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

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

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Catch A Wave The process of fishing has been a little bit like the act of surfing. Thank God that most of us fish better than we surf. This past week has been a repeat of the former weeks. There has been very little breaks in the weather patt more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Snook and Tarpon Attack! Light east winds opened up the tarpon fishing and we had some big scores with giant snook this past week. Live sardines and thread herring were the ticket for all the species that we caught. With the wind not bl more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Roll And Pick Another week slid by and it was like trying to score two points from the inside only to take a shot from the key for the three pointer. Frontal associated winds plagued us off and on all week. Those that were savvy managed to pul more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - High Winds Force a Retreat to the Backcountry. The past few weeks since my last report have been fairly productive. The tarpon fishing was hot before strong winds forced us to hide in the backcountry and fish for snook, redfish, snapper and sheeph 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 4/15/00 The weather here is still the issue. This is the longest March on record, now going on 45 days of fronts and winds. I'm ready for summer and the calm, still mornings of intense sno more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Wind And The Moon Another cool front passed through this past week that generated some stiff breezes. It was almost a repeat of last week. You had to take advantage of the lulls in the weather. It is almost like threading the eye of a needle. more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island