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

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Awesome August Warm breathless mornings gave way to afternoon scorching heat this past week. August will bring on the warmest days of the year. As in the past few weeks, most of the catching is done in the early hours of the morning. Heat and sp more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Everglades GRAND SLAM!! I had the pleasure of fishing and shelling with two very nice women, Nan Speigel and Miriam Cardwell of Miami.  The fishing was a blast, but unfortunately the catching was slow.  However, we did get to see manatee more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Boca Grande, Florida Fishing Report - Southwest Florida Fishing Report If you think the tarpon season is over you better tell all the tarpon in Charlotte Harbor. As in all years past that I can remember when the tarpon cool off in Boca Grande Pass and leave the beaches they fill up th more...
Capt. Andy Boyette - Boca Grande

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Excellent Fishing Continues ! The past two weeks produced good catches almost every day. The only days that we didn't catch much were the days that I didn't fish. Tarpon fishing is getting hot in the Pine Island area and snook and mangrove snapper more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Early Hours Mornings have been still and the atmosphere is like a sauna. Afternoon rains are right on schedule. The beaches, points, nooks and crannies are bulging with bait. Everywhere you look, there is evidence of the struggle for the survi more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Hot Weather Hot Fishing Greetings; Fishing from Naples to Sanibel offshore has been action filled for us. Most of our time has been spent within five miles of the beach looking for tarpon and sharks. The times we made the offshore run, loads of more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Chokoloskee Charters -- On Vacation!! Sorry for the lag in reports, but we have been on vacation in the Keys.  You guessed it fishing and diving!!  Every year, Vickie and I go with several other couples to the Keys for the opening of t more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7/27/2002 by Capt. Butch Rickey Things have come to a screeching halt as the end of July approaches, and there is only one outing to report on this week. It was a hot Wednesday for my first trip with Tony Laporta and more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Early Bird It has been hot and humid with the temperatures in the nineties this past week. The rains of the Everglades have been rolling across the state with regularity. There is no relief in sight. The good news is that the fish love it. Keep in more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7/20/2002 by Capt. Butch Rickey The week began with four trips planned, but one was lost at the last minute. It was a brutally hot week! The first trip wasn’t a fishing trip at all. Rather, a shelling trip with Mike R more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound