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

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Break Out The Big Guns! First of all, I'm sorry for not keeping up with my reports this season. I've been running double trips lately and by the time I get the boat cleaned up it's well after 10 PM. This time of year most of my time is more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Boca Grande and Charlotte Harbor - Big silver kings are ready to test your metal. 5-19-05 It’s great to be busy catching fish. Our weather is finally co-operating and we have some good fishing. We’ve had some extra wind but not the bad weather that plagued us so much thru spr more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Pine Island Sound, Charlotte Harbor & Matlacha Pass - Tarpon are banging The waves were rolling in and it was a bit rough as we set out to Sanibel island to chase after the silver king.After collecting some threadfin herrings my friend Capt Bob Winger and his friend Ted Lyke put out three lines.Afte more...
Capt. Glenn Grimes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 5/14/05 by Capt. Butch Rickey I was at the ramp early on Monday morning, for my trip with two of my favorite friends, Steve and Liz O'Rourke, of London. I had a chance to talk to several of my friends there, and most wer more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Southwest Florida is ON FIRE WITH TARPON, SNOOK, and REDFISH. It is hotter than the fox in the forrest fire (if you know the old saying). Tarpon are the big story so let's get going here and I'll give you the 411!!! Tarpon: How about my Thursday more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - 1st permit of the season! Amberjack, goliaths: Bonita Beach, SW FL I fished the backwaters of Estero Bay Monday with live shrimp. We caught keeper sheepshead and mangrove snapper, and released small snook, four small black drum, and a large stin more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Naples & Marco Island, FL - Naples to Marco report Fished away from the norm the other day, instead of throwing the fly we tried our hand at Bait Fishing. Eventhough I was a little rusty I managed to cast net a full live well and off we went. The first stop was a flat outs more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound, Florida - Welcome to Capt. Terry's FISHING REPORT: May 8th, 2005 Tarpon, It's time to book your tarpon trip! The water temperature is 78 and the Silver Giants are HERE! So far it's been an excellent tarpon season, I have n more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - RERORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 5/7/05 by Capt. Butch Rickey First up this week was Troy Gale, of Cape Coral. Troy was supposed to have been accompanied by his boss for this trip, but at the last minute he ducked out. We had storms just offshore, but more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - first kingfish; redfish bayside: Gulf & Bay report-Bonita Beach, SW FL The above 24 inch redfish was caught on a recent backwater trip in Estero Bay. Fearing more rough seas after a windy weekend, I fished Estero Bay and its creeks on Monday, more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers