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

24 July 2017 Enough rain already and let's try Conserving our re - Fishing has been very good this last month when you dodge all the rain we've had. This last two weeks has been tough trying to keep my clients dry and catching quality fish. I do try and keep them dry and have been successful on both dryness and fish more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Grouper, snapper, redfish, black drum, sheepshead - Saturday morning, July 1, 2017, I fished 22 miles offshore with Barry Hart, his son, Derrick, and Barry's grandson, Baylor. The guys used squid to catch 25 keeper lane snapper, and released fifteen red grouper shorts. I fished the south end of Est more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Estero Bay Report - If big game is what you are looking for then now is a great time to get on the water. The nearshore waters are teaming with sharks of all species and sizes. Blacktips, spinners, hammerheads, lemon, and even nurse sharks are daily catches. Cut bait more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Early is best - Summer heat starts about 11am this time of the year, so getting out early in the morning has proven to be the way to go. Redfishing has been good until it starts getting hot, or after the late thunderstorms roll through cooling things off. We've caug more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Everglades city- Snook bight! - Snook fishing's been hot, they've moved from the backcountry and out the beaches in Flamingo and to the outer islands of Everglades city. We've caught Snook in the 8-15 lbs class all on light tackle- 20 lbs Suffix 832, led by 20lbs fluorocarbon and more...
Capt. Armando Alejo - Chokoloskee

Summer Fishing Estero Bay For Snook and Redfish - Fished with Jim Toothman, his grandson Jarrett and friend Gave Wolverton, all from West VA, this past week. Seems like we fished from one end of Estero Bay to the other. Got a well full of white bait and then started at the south end of the Bay using more...
Capt. Brad Brown - Fort Myers

July South West Florida Freshwater Scene - Summer JULY, stay inside and soak up the A/C. July and August are two tough months for freshwater fishing in this part of the world. Not impossible but tough with high water and heat and just an overall lack of enthusiasm with both the fish and the more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples

Chokoloskee July 2017 - Your best bet for fishing the shallow flats and nearshore areas will be early morning and getting in before the late afternoon rain. The regular mid day storms will become more regular as the month progresses. We are now fishing mostly on the ou more...
Capt. Brandon Acosta - Chokoloskee

June wrap-up: Grouper, Snapper, Shark - We had heavy rains most of the week of 6/5/17, then rough seas for a couple of days. I was in port most of that week, but got to fish in the backwaters of south Estero Bay on Friday, 6/9, with Ashton Lockhart and his nine-year-old daughter, Barrett. more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Estero Bay Report - Captain Jon Fetter of Catching the Cure Charters reports that the fishing inside Estero Bay this past week has been pretty tough for anglers. The focus has primarily been on getting ladyfish and jacks for shark fishing off Fort Myers Beach. The are more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay