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

Estero Bay: Tarpon are Back - The backwaters of Estero Bay have finally filled up with juvenile tarpon. I've been seeing schools around the past week or so, but the past two days my clients and I jumped a few fish. Since the water temperature is up, they are aggressive and feedin more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Naples Fishing - Both kings are back! Spring is in full swing. We have had a number of tarpon silver kings show up lately as well as king mackerel nearshore. Nice sized trout have also been feeding on the flats and around passes. The snook also have arose from t more...
Capt. Jeremy Kiley - Naples

Little girl can fish for snook, trout and flounder - Took my 6yr old grand daughter out flats fishing on 3-25-17. This was the second trip with her. I'm getting her ready for the CCA Star tournement that starts in May. The day started out by catching plenty of 4 thread-fins for bait. They came eas more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Offshore or Inshore-Great Fishing! - The winds that had been blowing hard for the past several days continued into Monday and Tuesday, 3/6 and 3/7, with gusts still at 20 knots and seas offshore still too choppy for my fishing party, Shawn Enoch and his parents, Janie and Monty. So we more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

25 March 2017 Tarpon, grouper sheep snapper - 25 March 2017 Tarpon, Grouper, sheep and Trout It's been two weeks since my last report and during that period we have been on quite a few different species and having to work harder to find them or get them to bite. I have been fishing Charlotte more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Estero Bay Report - The fishing in and around Estero Bay has been tough for most anglers, but those with patience have been able to find a bite and bring home some keepers. the seatrout bite is pretty good over the grass flats in 3-5 feet of water and shrimp under popp more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Spring Break Fishing - Its been an extremely busy March for us, but I finally found a minute to write about what we have been catching. Short of 2 days where the weather was too rough to fish we have been on the water every day. The Snapper fishing has been solid and we more...
Capt. Ted Gibson - Naples

April Fishing From Everglades City /Everglades National Park - April 2017 : Everglades City, Chokoloskee & the Everglades National Park The full moon this April falls on the 11th and the New moon is on the 26th. April is the first month of the year that we will not have any extreme negative daytime low tides more...
Capt. Brandon Acosta - Everglades City

Snooking - The cold Northwest winds are still blowing If you know the spots the Snook are still showing The tactics are different and changes made The big girls are now rarely found in the shade Another 38 incher was the biggest this week These a more...
Capt. George Grosselfinger - Pine Island Sound

Estero Bay: Redfish-Snook - The fishing in and around Estero Bay has been excellent. Redfish are feeding heavy on pilchards, shrimp, mullet, crabs, and cut lady fish. Snook have been around the same areas feeding primarily on mullet and pilchards. These fish can be caught throu more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay