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

Ft. Myers - Offshore - The Arrival! Greetings, Things are really heating up in South West Florida. Water temperatures have risen from a cool sixty-eight to an almost balmy seventy-five in two weeks. We have seen a dramatic change in action as well and it’s going to ge more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 3/26/05 by Capt. Butch Rickey I had six trips scheduled when the week began, but of course, Mother Nature once again got in the way! The week began on Sunday with Pat Kolata. She and her husband Dr. Ron Kolata are lo more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - March has no equal when it comes wind velocity on a daily basis. How windy is it? It is soooo windy that me and my charter witnessed a wind surfer flying out of control in to the mangroves. Smack, crack, OUCH! One of the funniest things I've ever see more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Naples & Marco Island, FL - Naples/Marco Tarpon are on the Move Fished for small Tarpon and Snook this week, around Naples and Marco. Seemed as if the best action was in the tightest creeks I could pole the boat into. I believe the reason for this is that it was extremely more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples

Pine Island Sound, Charlotte Harbor & Matlacha Pass - Well their's only one thing to say about the fishing right now and that is it's hot.With the warming of the water temp's to over 70 degrees the snook fishing has exploded.On the 23rd we landed a 35 snook,281/2snook,and a 24snook.We then proceeded more...
Capt. Glenn Grimes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Better variety for snapper-weary anglers: Bonita Beach, SW FL offshore report I fished Monday, 3/14, in 42 feet, about 18 miles out of New Pass. We caught keeper lane snapper, mangrove snapper to 17 inches, and two keeper sheepshead. Tuesday, fi more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida - Naples, Marco, 10,000 Islands - Inshore Report: Naples-10,000 Island's Mar. 23 The inshore fishing is finally starting to pick up! With water's warming to the ideal temperature's, fish are cooperating quite well. Snook are becoming a regular target on each trip, alot of smal more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Spring Fishing is Heating Up! This report is going to be short and sweet. I've been running 6-7 days a week and have had very little time or energy for working on a computer. Snook: are on fire right now. They are migrating out to the beaches an more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - FISHING REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 3/19/05 by Capt. Butch Rickey What was to be a five day work week was reduced to two. Weather, tides, and mechanical bug-a-boos once again conspired! I was to fish with my old friend Bill Chaney and a good frie more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 3/12/05 by Capt. Butch Rickey It was another one of those weeks where too many days are lost because of things that are out of your control. The Yamaha on the Talon was still not wanting to shift into reverse when cold, more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound