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

6 June 2017 IT'S HOT! - 6 June 2017 IT'S HOT! How do you fish when the water is 93 degrees in the middle of the day? Easy, fish early or late. But if you absolutely must fish in the heat you need a couple things. Water movement, cover and depth close by. The last coupl more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Estero Bay & Night Fishing - Summer is here in Southwest Florida and with this season comes hot days and rainy evenings. The early morning snook bite has been great, along with redfish prowling the mangrove shorelines on higher tides. Trout are feeding on the grass flats and shr more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Summer has arrived - As we begin our transition toward more rainy days and warmer water, the bites been good. We've spent a bunch of days fishing in the back waters of Estero bay, Pine island, and our rivers. Snook fishing is in full speed as bait is plentiful along our more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Cobia, Shark, Grouper & Snapper - Monday, 5/15, I headed out to spots fifteen and seventeen miles west of New Pass with Dave and Debra Brinkmann and family. Using both squid and cut-bait, the family boxed twenty-one keeper fish, consisting of lane snapper and grunts. They released fi more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Estero Bay Report - This past week has proved tough for backbay fishing in and around Estero Bay. Fish are being caught but there hasn't been much size to them. Seatrout have been cruising the grass flats in 3-5 feet of water and shrimp under popping corks will work b more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

25 May 2017 Windy days and a short report - 25 May 2017 Windy days and a short report This has been one heck of a windy month! Lost track of how many offshore trips I had to turn into inshore trips and the onshore trips into backwater trips just to hide from the wind. With that being said, more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Husband and Wife Tarpon - Tide Walker Charters: On a day off, Muffin and the Captain having a great day in the Gulf catch a hundred pound Silver King. Tarpon #3 for the season. We dropped anchor and Muffin did an excellent job driving the boat and the Captain fought the fish more...
Capt. Russ Walker - Cape Coral

Estero Bay Report - This past week there were plenty of options for anglers in and around Estero Bay. Redfish were feeding around the oyster bars on higher water and shrimp tipped jig heads proved the go-to bait. Spotted seatrout were plentiful over the grass flats in more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Tarpon, snook, redfish, and trout - It's been a good few weeks minus the usual windy ones thrown in. When the wind is minimal, we've had fun nearshore jumping tarpon sometimes within a few hundred yards of the shore all the way out to 45 feet. Permit are in full swing and seeing school more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Big Shallow Water Action - April and May have been nothing short of fantastic. Tarpon have been the Big Fish to catch here in SWFl. Snook Redfish and Trout have been around in great numbers providing anglers with nonstop action. Look for pilchards and threads to be on the b more...
Capt. Joey Benko - Naples