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

Fishing Report - Chokoloskee - The bite is ON and the fishing is at it's best right now out of Chokoloskee and Everglades City. The water temperatures have been ranging between 80 and 82 degrees for the last few days. There was some wind Friday - Sunday which pushed the tide out l more...
Capt. Brandon Acosta - Chokoloskee

Red October in full swing - Its been a good few weeks here in SWFL. There's been a lot of options for a lot of different species all month. Snook surprisingly has been the easiest fish to find as they're just about everywhere. Redfishing was excellent for about 2 weeks with a f more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - There are plenty of options for anglers in Estero Bay. There has been some bait off the beaches and pinfish are easy to get over the grass and the fish are chewing it all. Snook are around the floating docks and oyster bars and they are feeding on more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Big Fish and Rare Shells - On Monday morning my client and I were in search of snook and tarpon. His girlfriend was left to shelling on the beach while we fished. That day we landed over 15 snook and jumped 4 tarpon; landing the one. When we picked up his girlfriend she had A more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Fishing Report October 2015 - rvice GUIDE SERVICES ABOUT SOUTHWEST FL MEDIA CONTACT Fishing Report October 2017 October 11, 2017 Here in Southwest Florida, the the welcoming of Fall typically coincides with some of the best fishing we have to offer. For us, these 'transiti more...
Capt. Mitchell Wozniak - Ten Thousand Islands

Southwest Florida Freshwaer Scene for October - October is one of my all-time favorite months to fish in South West Florida. Salt or Fresh it is just one of those times were you cannot go wrong. A little cooler temperatures and still light people pressure on the water equates to some great fishin more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples

10 Oct 17 Reds, Trout and Nurse Sharks - Reds, Trout and Nurse Sharks October starting with a bang with Reds galore out on the flats in Pine Island sound and Matlacha. In the sound if the reds weren't in their usual spots the Nurse sharks were and they put up a nice fight when you're expec more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Fishing pre and post Hurricane Irma - For Craig Seacrest and family, it was a toss-up as to whether to fish offshore or in the backwaters on Thursday, 8/24. The threat of rain was a concern offshore, with its timing uncertain, and with its potential to rough up the seas. The bay was at a more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Fort Myers Fishing Is Great After Irma Come On Down - One the weather settled down after Hurricane Irma the fishing really took off! There has been large mixed schools of Ladyfish, Spanish Macs, Pompano, and bluefish busting bait in the passes. The fish have been biting for hours at a time, this is one more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Estero Bay Report - Well things are finally getting back to some sense of normalicy since Hurricane Irma. There is plenty of bait around and the fish are chewing. Redfish are hanging around the oyster bars and mangrove islands and are not picky about bait options. Fre more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay