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

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - It was the week of the full moon. Although the full moon brings good morning tides, it curses us with fish that have lockjaw. Our prime species, snook and redfish, are both very much nocturnal feeders. For several days either side of the full moon more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Premonition Fishin' It has been like a steam bath almost every morning this past week. A lot of people don’t like it because it’s “too hot”. Well fish love it. The tarpon are very fond of a sticky breathless morning. Th more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Summer Brew It’s hard to believe that summer is around the corner. The weather shows every indication that it is true. The mornings this past week have been steamy and the afternoons have been hot. The convection has been building over t more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Catch Bait...Catch a Fish Over 10 Pounds. Well it’s officially summer in my book. All the summer species are in full swing on the outside and the backcountry has been hot and humid. I spent the past two weeks splitting my time between Marco Island more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - FISHING REPORT FOR PINE ISLAND SOUND FOR THE WEEK ENDING 4/29/00 It seems that every week I'm whining and complaining about the weather, in particular, the wind. Well, I'm sorry, but I guess I'm going to do it again. Will these fronts ever stop c more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Just Right This last week was made to order. The weather has been mild and the winds have been out of the southeast for the most part. Yes there are some things that would have made fishing easier. For those of you that like to catch your own more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Boca Grande and Charlotte Harbor - THE TARPON SEASON IS HERE. Tarpon are gathering in the Boca Grande Pass; but the boats are packing in too. This is a place we expect company, so this is no big deal. The majority get along all right but the exceptions really stick out. We’ll more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Snook and Trout are hot.......Tarpon get lockjaw. The past few weeks since my last report have been filled with action from a number of different species. There are plenty of tarpon from Marco Island to Boca Grande Pass and sharks are everywh more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Summer Breeze This past week had a hint of summer attached to it. The prevailing wind was out of the southeast for the most part. That is considered normal for this time of the year. As a consequence, we were able to enjoy some fine fishing w more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Boca Grande and Charlotte Harbor - A GREAT SNOOK TOURNAMENT AT CABBAGE KEY. We shared a gathering of some of the very best snook anglers from this area. The Obannon Invitational is a primer Lee County fishing event. Weather was cooperative, bait available and there were still many more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande