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

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - I fished over live bottom off Bonita Beach Monday, in 40 feet, with live shrimp. We caught a keeper gag grouper at 25 inches, a 15 inch hogfish, and ten mangrove snapper to 15 inches. We released short gag and red grouper a Spanish mackerel, and one more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Over The Hump The New Year signals the beginning of open trout season. It also means that our days will start to get longer. The Earth will pull away from the Sun and the tides will get less radical. It also means that we are another month clo more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 12/25/2004 by Capt. Butch Rickey The week began with the coldest weather we've seen here in several years; near record temperatures. My old friend John hit and I decided to forego fishing on Monday, in favor of Tuesday, more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Winter Patters / Hot Fishing Greetings, Thanks to everyone that read these reports over 2004, I thank you personally. 2004 was one for the record books in many ways. This was the best year on record for Magic Hook. Even with the storms, and the more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Winter Pattern Prouduce Lots of Action Greetings, Our winter pattern is in full swing now. With water temperatures in the mid sixty’s and regular cold fronts passing through our winter fishing is solid. Its this time of year that we focus on num more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - It's time to go trout fishing! I don't usually target trout for most of the year, but this is one of the times of year that I actually look forward to catching them. All trout fishing has been catch and release for the past two months and snoo more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Southwest Florida Fishing is warming up as temps warm up. We seem to be in a great mixed bag phase right now. Anglers on GiddyUp Fishing Charters have been catching limits of Flounder, Trout, and Redfish. The bite is slow and limits usually take all more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 12/18/04 by Capt. Butch Rickey Not much happening this week other than cool weather. But, by Thursday the weather was moderating nicely for Bob McGuire and me. I hadn't been out in a while and figured bait would be non-exi more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 12/4/04 by Capt. Butch Rickey It's a short week before taking a little time off before the holidays. I ran two trips with a couple of great fishing buddies, John Hitt and Tom Smith. I met my old friend Dr. John Hitt at his more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Zoo Time The last couple of weeks have been a bonus considering it is 40 degrees outside at the moment. Water temperatures hovered above 70 degrees and fishing remained quite productive. We caught snook and an array of redfish of all sizes in t more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island