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

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. There is no relief in sight. The rains of the Everglades have been rolling across the state with regularity. There is no relief in sight. The good news more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Boca Grande, Florida Fishing Report - Charlotte Harbor Fishing Report Fishing has been as hot as it can get through out the year, and has been one of my personal best. The snook, redfish, trout, and of course my favorite the tarpon cooperated all through the season. I spent numerous d more...
Capt. Andy Boyette - Boca Grande

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - The Blackwater Tarpon Return! I have spent the past two weeks fishing the brackish waters of Charlotte Harbor chasing my favorite fish the blackwater tarpon. We have hooking at least one tarpon over 100-pounds almost every day for the past two w more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Greenhouse Effect It was like fishing inside a greenhouse this past week. Temperatures hit the nineties. There was barely a breath of air on the water and it looked as if the sky and water had no beginning or end. Boat traffic is minimal. Ther more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound, Florida - Welcome to Capt. Terry's FISHING REPORT: July 14th, 2002                   Tarpon, we've been still catching some between the thunderstorms and the windy days.Currently, Pine Island Sound is full of tarpon. Live bait and flies have been working t more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - FISHING REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7/13/2002 by Capt. Butch Rickey I have four trips to report on this week. It was a pretty good week considering the weather. Here’s how it went. Sunday was my first outing with Kathy Gomez of Miami, and her more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Chokoloskee Fishing for Big Snook and Big Tarpon Mike and Charlene Astin -- July 8, 2002 Chokoloskee fishing for big snook and big tarpon was the name of the game fishing with Mike and Charlene Astin of Douglasville, Georgia.   On a spl more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7/6/2002 by Capt. Butch Rickey I began the holiday week with four days booked, but lost one unexpectedly. Here’s how the holiday madness went. The first trip was on Tuesday with my old friend and favorite fishing buddy more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Business As Usual This past week we had a small reprieve from the weather. The mornings were windless and easterly prevailing winds were the norm. Bait has returned to the beaches of south Marco. There are glass minnows and hordes of threadfin her more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Tough Snooking in Chokoloskee David Siskin -- July 7, 2002 I had the pleasure to fish with David Siskin of Largo, Florida and Matt of Punta Gorda, Florida.  Matt had just graduated (congratulations!!), so David was taking him fishing to ce more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City