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

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Hancuffed Winter decided to get a grip on us and give us one more shake. Back to back cold fronts have plagued fishermen for the last week and it looks as if the cool air will remain throughout the remainder of the week. Most of us took a more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Boca Grande, Florida Fishing Report - I had a great trip with Chip W and his father Frank, Chip wanted to give Frank a great x-mas gift so we hooked him up with a gift certificate. They scheduled the trip for mid Feb and the weather couldn't have been better. We went straight to a pod of more...
Capt. Andy Boyette - Boca Grande

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound, Florida - Welcome to Capt. Terry's FISHING REPORT: Fishing Southwest Florida March 2nd, 2002 Redfish, We've been having front after front the last couple of weeks. Cooler weather and lots of wind has been making some trips almost impossib more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 2/23/2002 by Capt. Butch Rickey We had a week of pretty good tides, good weather, and good fishing, and I managed to get in three days. Here's how they went. On Monday, I had my first trip with Mike Lucas, and his nine more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Old Man Winter There were a few days this past week where you had to watch for the punches as far as weather was concerned. Most of the week produced fair catches. By the weekend, a front came through and made its presence known. Rain plagued us o more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Pompano and Trout and a Permit! Last week was textbook winter fishing. Trout, pompano and ladyfish were the main catches along with a few snapper, whiting and a permit. Small jigs and lures are the preferred baits and for best results, tip them wi more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Good Inshore Action Greetings: February normally centers around snapper fishing for me on day long trips. This has not been the case lately due to high winds and heavy seas. Instead we have found plenty of inshore action to keep us busy. We ma more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Major Players Sunshine, cool weather, rain and red tide were major players in this past week of fishing. The weather was a constant challenge. It changed by the hour. Regardless, fishing was productive if you rolled with the punches. The more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - CONSOLIDATED REPORT FOR THE WEEKS OF 2/9 AND 2/16/2002 by Capt. Butch Rickey The week ending February 9th was pretty much a blowout with lots of wind and some rainy weather. I managed to get in one trip with my good fishing buddy Dr. John Hitt, an more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Cold Front Fishing. Sight fishing is still the most attractive prospect this week. Last week we found excellent numbers of snook and redfish in the shallow backcountry of Charlotte Harbor. Cold fronts have been coming through on a regular bas more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers