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

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 10/15/05 by Capt. Butch Rickey I had two trips on the books for this week, but only ran one. It was a tough one! I met my old friend Texas Wader Ron Hunter, on Thursday morning. Ron brought along his girlfriend Pat, more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Run For Cover October is always one of the best times of the year to fish in the Marco Island and Ten Thousand Islands areas. The fall baitfish migration has been disrupted in the past month due to unsettled weather in the Gulf. Red Tide has been more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Just when fishing starts to return to Pine Islaand Sound like old times, Hurricane Wilma has us in her crosshairs. Having gone to Biloxi and Pascagoula to assist in S&R after Katrina, it is my plan to say plenty of prayers tonight. Anyway, here's th more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - October Redfishing! It is the season for for redfishing in Southwest Florida. There are to ways to target reds right now. YOu can fish schools of breeder reds from 10-20 pounds or you can sight fish singles that range from 4-8 pounds. more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Boca Grande, Florida Fishing Report - Fall Approach With the first hint of fall arriving this weekend in Southwest Florida fishing should be about as good as it gets. Water temps are falling and fish are becoming more aggressive. Schools of redfish are scattered through out the area. more...
Capt. Andy Boyette - Boca Grande

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Nothing exciting, but at least the red tide is gone...Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo shown at right is of a 4 1/2 pound pompano, caught on live shrimp in Estero Bay last Saturday. I fished last Monday, 10/10, in Estero Bay, around the Wiggins Pa more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida - Naples, Marco, 10,000 Islands - Fall Update for Naples-10,000 Islands Oct.13,2005 Well it looks like the RED TIDE is finally dispersing and blowing away. Fall is definately here, with the winds starting to dominate out of the NE, and the water temps slowly dropping. Fishing more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 10/8/05 by Capt. Butch Rickey Well, it was another week cut short by weather and luck. I was supposed to do four day with my long-time friend Dr. John Hitt. His duties as president at UCF are very demanding and changeable, more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Pompano, redfish, sheepshead: Ft. Myers Beach, SW FL The photo shown at right is of a 19 inch redfish, caught on live shrimp in Estero Bay. I fished Saturday, for the first time since the last week of September. We had planned to fish the gul more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound, Florida - Welcome to Capt. Terry's FISHING REPORT: Oct. 3rd, 2005 Snook, The water temperatures are still in the 80's and the snook are very active. We've been catching some legal size snook near the flats and in the backc more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound