
2005-04-23 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Gulf and Bay Report: Bonita Beach, SW FL
I fished in Estero Bay Monday. It was kind of slow, but we released snook to 22 inches and mangrove snapper, all caught on live shrimp.
Fishing Tuesday 17 miles west of New Pass, we used live shrimp, g more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers |

2005-04-21 12:00 AM
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Southwest Florida - Naples, Marco, 10,000 Islands - 10,000 Island's - 4/20/05
Now is the best time to be on the water. With the water temp's in the 70's and climbing, the fish are in feeding mode. Everything is coming togeather, the wind's are still pretty consistent but still workable. And the cro more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands |

2005-04-21 12:00 AM
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Naples & Marco Island, FL - Fishing the Deep Everglades Creeks
Sorry It has been a long time since I submitted a report, but fishing has been kinda slow and un remarkable. Not that we aren't catching fish, we are, just not catching lots of fish. April has been a very tough more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples |

2005-04-19 12:00 AM
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Boca Grande, Florida Fishing Report - Tarpon Fishing
If you fish the Boca Grande Pass this year don’t forget the law has changed to only three lines in the water at a time and no gear that breaks away this includes floats or corks or anything not attached permanently to the line. Don’ more...
Capt. Andy Boyette - Boca Grande |

2005-04-16 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 4/16/05
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Capt. Butch Rickey
The first day of the week was just a great day. I met John Marconnit, and his father-in-law, Gib, whom I hadn't seen in some five years, at eight o'clock at the Punta Rassa Ramp. It was a b more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |

2005-04-16 12:00 AM
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Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - The Fishing is heating up but the constant winds ice it down. My Dad always said March winds. He was a man of simple observations and April winds as well. It seems to be the same darn thing everyday. 20-30MPH Consistantly! Anyone, here's the scoo more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers |

2005-04-15 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Redfish, trout, snook & high seas: Bonita Beach, SW FL
The photo shown is of a 27 inch gag grouper, caught on a recent trip to the artificial reefs off Bonita Beach.
I fished Estero Bay, by Wiggins Pass, on Monday. We caught a 24 inch redfish more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers |

2005-04-13 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - 3 keeper gags, snapper, sheepshead, trout: Bonita Beach, SW FL
It was still rough early Monday morning, after a windy weekend, but it calmed down as the morning progressed. We used live shrimp at the Bonita reefs to catch mangrove snapper to 14 more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers |

2005-04-12 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - 3 keeper gags, snapper, sheepshead, trout: Bonita Beach, SW FL
It was still rough early Monday morning, after a windy weekend, but it calmed down as the morning progressed. We used live shrimp at the Bonita reefs to catch mangrove snapper to 14 in more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers |

2005-04-12 12:00 AM
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - We're getting there
So far this has been a frustrating tarpon season. The tarpon moved in the middle of March and then left when a hard cold front blew in a bunch of muddy water. For the past three weeks we have been waiting for the water more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |