
2017-09-03 5:16 PM
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South West Florida Freshwater Scene for September - September is here and hopefully fall is just around the corner, fishing in the freshwater this month is difficult at best.
Lake O levels are still way up and the fish are still deep in cover. Shiners will still be your best bet, unless you can f more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples |

2017-09-03 3:40 PM
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September Fishing - Fun morning with my crew from Germany today. They really wanted to catch Goliath Grouper, but we got lucky and caught a couple cobia too. Fishing has been great this summer even though it's our slow season. more...
Capt. Ted Gibson - Naples |

2017-08-31 2:03 PM
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Plenty of fish in the sea - September should give us the last bit of the hot days, transitioning SWFL toward a Fall pattern soon. Don't be fooled it's still going to be hot most of the month, however by the end of the month we should be blessed with temperatures beginning to co more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay |

2017-08-26 2:20 PM
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July and August has been a great months of fishing - 26 Aug 2017
Sorry I haven't written a report for a month besides being busier than normal this time of year I can only attribute it to being lazy. I will try and do better.
July and August has been a great months of fishing especially if you're more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha |

2017-08-24 9:06 PM
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Epic fish on a stormy day. - I had planned a Permit trip with some friends. We were to meet at the boat ramp at 5am to catch pass crab (calico crab) under the bridge before our trip. While traveling to the boat ramp I notice lightning off shore, so I checked the weather. There w more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande |

2017-08-21 1:04 AM
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Estero Bay: What to Expect - A lot has been changing in my life which has kept me off of the water more than I'd like to be. The chances that I did get to fish were fantastic, hot, and successful. Snook has been my primary target and fishing schools of 50+ plus fish is not uncom more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay |

2017-08-19 1:43 PM
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Red, Snook; Shark, Grouper, Snapper - Mr. and Mrs. Rick Ogata fished a catch-and-release trip with me in southern Estero Bay on Monday morning, 7/24. They used live shrimp and sardines to catch fourteen snook to 22 inches, two sheepshead, and a sand bream.
Wednesday morning, 7/26, I h more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach |

2017-08-17 4:59 PM
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Estero Bay Report - The key to finding and catching fish this past week was getting out early. The bite has been best before the summer heat kicks in, usually around 10 am. Fishing the grass near oyster bars has been producing redfish in the upper slot size. Free line more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay |

2017-08-16 7:15 AM
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One more month - Well it's still hot out mid day and it's best to get out early in the morning or late in the afternoon to beat the heat. Fishing during these times has been productive most of the days. It seems the best morning bites have been when its rained the pr more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay |

2017-08-14 7:30 AM
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Steady August Action in the Backwaters - The heat continues on the water, but the fishing has been pretty consistent for our anglers on trips the last week or so.
Our annual run of red minnows has begun. These micro baits show annually by the millions in area passes and trigger an am more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples |