Regional Fishing Reports for:
Southwest Florida (Cape Sable to Boca Grande)

Black Drum Fun - Hanging around the docks near Cayo Costa and under the boat house at Mondongo, the black drum are in the 4 to 5 pound range. Number one owner hook on a 16 30 lb mono leader, half oz egg slip sinker above a small shrimp will do the trick. Also, at bl more...
Capt. Russ Walker - Cape Coral

27 Nov 2017 Fishing is good despite Sanibel red tide - 27 Nov 2017 Despite the red tide along the outside of Sanibel fishing is still hot here in Matlacha and Pine Island sound. Redfish have been biting on live and cut bait on the incoming tide, trout on any moving water. Snapper bite is OK a lot of sma more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Hot Trout Action - This weeks fishing has been fantastic. Trout, Pompano, Snook and Redfish have been the major players this time of year. Look for Pompano to be in the passes using jigs tipped with shrimp and trout to be taking up residence on the various grass pock more...
Capt. Joey Benko - Naples

Estero Sheepshead - Redfish - Black Drum & More - The past few weeks in Estero Bay has been on fire, despite the small front that came through last weekend. Pilchards and threadfin have been all around out in the Gulf, which has produced a successful bite. My go-to bait this time of the year is live more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Fort Myers Fishing Report - The Bite is Tough Right Now - Fishing the past few days is as tough as it gets. While there has been no official testing done in Estero Bay its obvious that the same Med levels of red tide found in all of Pine Island Sound seem to be present in Estero Bay. I did see some dead m more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Decembers looking good! - Fishings been good for Estero bay, the beaches of Fort Myers, and the associated near shore waters. Snook, redfish, trout, pompano, and sheepshead are just a few of the backbay targets available now. Snook have definitely moved to their winter haunts more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - Although the air temps are cooling off the fishing is starting to heat up in and around Estero Bay.The redfish in the shallows are chewing on shrimp tipped jig heads and free lined shrimp thrown around the oyster bars and mangrove edges. Anglers wil more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Nice Trout Inshore; Keeper Mutton Offshore - Gary Wilson, Larry Jones, and Kevin Scully fished 19 miles west of New Pass with me on Monday morning, 10/16/17, in calm seas. The guys had a productive morning of fishing, using cut-bait and squid. They boxed a dozen keeper lane snapper to 16 inches more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Winter patterns, nope not yet - So we've had some awesome times over the last few weeks. Fishing has been great most of the days, with a few weak fronts stunting it here and there. There's been a bunch of bait available if you need it at times is'ts been so thick I'll throw once an more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

8 Nov 2017 - 8 Nov 2017 November fishing Red fish have been biting well since my last report. I've been catching them on the flats as well as mangrove lines in Matlacha and Pine Island sound. When the water was warm (above 80) live pins and cut pins were the tr more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha