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

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Hot or Not Greetings; I hope this first report of the new year finds you happy and well. I ran several charters over the holidays. Fishing in general was up and down but productive. Many good days with a few slow days mixed in. The more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Christmas Cool It is Christmas day and there is a cold front passing through the state as I write. It is dreary, cold, and raining outside. However, that didn’t stop most of us from having a great holiday. Prior to the front, fishing was good, as more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Free For All Fishing was about as good as it gets for this time of year. In fact, it was good for any time of the year. The water temperature remained in the seventies. That has kept the live bait around. When there is bait, there are predators. more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound, Florida - Welcome to Capt. Terry's FISHING REPORT: Dec. 17th, 2001 Merry Christmas and a Happy New year! The holidays are here and SW Florida currently has some great deals on the airlines and hotels. Take advantage of it, come down and more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - I've got a bite! “I’ve got a bite!” was the quote of the week by one of my customers this week just after a 80-pound tarpon took his bait. I ran two trip out of the 10,000 Islands this week and we landed 11 of 22 tarpon we hooked with live baits. more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 12/01/2001 by Capt. Butch Rickey There are only two trips to report on for the week. We (I) at least, are entering the slow period that always come before and right after Christmas. Things aren't back to normal, yet, an more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Bonus Action We were blessed this week when the last front fizzled out. That left us with favorable tides and fine December fishing. December is not always the friendliest month so it is a bonus when it stays warm throughout the holidays. I know t more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Fishing is excellent for snook and redfish! Good fishing still continues out of Marco Island. Huge snook, oversized redfish, acres of mackerel, bluefish and jack crevelle provided excellent action this week. Large sardines have been the key more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Still Holding It seems as if winter has been put on hold these past few weeks. This last week we enjoyed mild breezes out of the northeast and fishing has been excellent. It reminds me of how good it can be in the spring. The beaches and bays are more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Big Kings & Big Reds Greetings; Thanks to the nice weather we have enjoyed lately fishing has been very consistent. Although I have not made many long runs offshore, we have had plenty of nice bragging fish to show for our efforts. I am still r more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers