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

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Tropical Brew The days grow longer as summer presses on. The temperatures are rising too. That is why most of the guides and local anglers are getting an early start. Early morning hours and late afternoons have been the best times to satiate that more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Variety Greetings, Hey fishing friends, life is good! With a new SeaVee 290b delivered and in service our charters are doing better than ever. Near shore there are tarpon at hand and willing to play. I have found them from Big Hickory Pass all more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Rain has ruined the Fishing Picnic in Southwest Florida. Redfish, Tripletail, and snagging Jet Skiers running the Mangroves remain your best options. Tarpon were schooling up and down Sanibel Beaches last Friday (7/23)but the rains came, the poons more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7/24/04 by Capt. Butch Rickey Weather again dominated the local scene this week. We'd already had onshore winds for the past week, but a large infusion of moisture set off heavy rains and storms both Monday and Tuesday f more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Dog Days of Summer We are definitely in the middle of summer in Southwest Florida. Water temps are hovering around 90 degrees and and we are in a drought. The fishing has been ok for the most part. Tarpon fishing is good most days. The fish will f more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7/17/04 by Capt. Butch Rickey Snook fishing on the outside was pretty much out of the question all week because of onshore winds that have our weather in a reversed pattern. That usually means storms building along the s more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Fishing close to home and around bridges has been paying huge dividends during the dog days of summer. This strategy provides saving on gas, catching fish I never knew were so close to home, plus offers a quick retreat from thunderstorms. This act ha more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Boca Grande and Charlotte Harbor - I'm not lost just to busy catching fish and having fun fishing. Captain Van Hubbard fishing update for July the 10th. Trips are starting to slow down some now I get to catch my breath and do more here. We still have plenty of most fish. After more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - The Heat Is On It’s hot. I’m not just talking about the summer heat either. The fishing has been spectacular these past few weeks. The beaches and point around islands have been choked with small scaled sardines, Spanish sardines and threadfin more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7/3/04 by Capt. Butch Rickey It was a week of great fun, and great frustration; frustration with boat problems and fish that refused to eat. All in all, though, it was a good week. Monday and Tuesday it was Alan and Ca more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound