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

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Fishing ain't easy these days: Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo shown at right is of a 22 inch redfish, caught on a backwater trip, before red tide hit the bay. I fished Friday, hoping the swells from Hurricane Rita effects had subsided, but it wa more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida - Naples, Marco, 10,000 Islands - 9/20/05 Pine Island-10,000 Islands The summer is coming to an end and fall is on the way.And the fish are aware of this, as they start to move from the outside beaches and passes to the middle islands and backwater bay's looking for their winter h more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 9/17/05 by Capt. Butch Rickey If I had to choose a title for this week's report, it would be Red Tide In The Morning, Redfish Take Warning! Although the red tide was awful here this week, the fishing for redfish was very g more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Southwest Florida - Naples, Marco, 10,000 Islands - more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands

Boca Grande and Charlotte Harbor - Fishing is good here right now. 9-14-05 Fishing has been different this year; frequently challenging but often good. Right now we are enjoying some comfortable weather and good fishing. We don’t know what to expect down the road because th more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Boca Grande, Florida Fishing Report - Fall Approach Snook season reopened on the 1st and the bite is hot. Big snook are still in the passes and can be found moving back in to the rivers and back county. Look at the points of islands and at the mouths of the rivers. Most structure with more...
Capt. Andy Boyette - Boca Grande

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 9/10/05 by Capt. Butch Rickey It was a short work week of three days. Fishing was pretty good for the most part, although we weren't always catching what we were after. First up on Monday was my friend Dr. John Hitt. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Mackerel Migration Usually this time of year I am still targeting tarpon but this year the late season tarpon have been a little slow so I have been taking advantage of the large schools of spanish mackerel that are feeding outside of the pass more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Water Cools, Bait Migration Starts Greetings, With water temps cooling a bit bait is starting to show along the coast in numbers. This means the predators are not far behind. Near shore there are tarpon to be found. If you are dedicated and l more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Pine Island Sound, Charlotte Harbor & Matlacha Pass - Hot fishing Hi folks,long time since my last report.My computer went down.I am now back and ready to go.Fishing has been hot for snook,redfish,and trout.Todays trip with some disabled veterans that Lee County Professional Guides Assoiation does e more...
Capt. Glenn Grimes - Fort Myers