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

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

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

Blasting the Action - Get out early and you will be amazed at the numbers of fishing blasting things out of the water. Early morning Tarpon action and mid -day snook action can make for an awesome experience. Bait has been getting bigger by the day making catching it a l more...
Capt. Joey Benko - Naples

August fishing in Chokoloskee - We are now finding ourselves in the warmest summer months, and now that we are entering August, we are presented with some of the hottest fishing days of the year in the Ten Thousand Islands. Midday in August usually means we can see high temp more...
Capt. Brandon Acosta - Chokoloskee

South West Florida Freshwater Scene for August - August in South West Florida is not always a pleasant month to fish. Wet, buggy, and unbelievably hot does not make us want to jump out of bed and go running to the water. But for you intrepid die hard anglers there are still plenty of fish to catc more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples

August Fishing in Everglades City and Chokoloskee - We are now finding ourselves in the warmest summer months, and now that we are entering August, we are presented with some of the hottest fishing days of the year in the Ten Thousand Islands. Midday in August usually means we can see high tempera more...
Capt. Brandon Acosta - Everglades City

Mid-Summer Backwater Success is All About Timing - These are the dog days of summer here in south Florida. This summer has seemed extra warm with heavy rain showers almost daily that only seem to make it feel more steamy. Water temperatures are hovering near 90 degrees along the beaches and even wa more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples

It was a good July - As July comes to an end and August begins we look forward to or typical Summer pattern returning. Although it rained a bunch in both the mornings and afternoons throughout July the fishing was good. Redfish, Snook, tarpon, and trout were all targeted more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - There are some options for anglers this past week in and around Estero Bay. The shallow water bite is starting to heat up as the bait is starting to show up and the fish are chewing. The redfish are hanging around their summer spots and are willing more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Snapper Fishing - Took my grandfather and his neighbor out yesterday. We started off the day Grouper fishing, but only got one that was big enough to keep in the 3 hours that we tried (lots of short ones). While we were Grouper fishing we did bump into a few nice Mang more...
Capt. Ted Gibson - Naples