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

Permit, Cobia are starting to Prowl..... - Yeah, waters warming up nicely and bait schools are showing up bringing great keeper Cobia to our local reefs. Our first Permit showing also. Will only get better through the next 5 months. Goliath Grouper crushing baits and bending rods big time. more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers

12 March 2017 Jacks, Reds, Snook, Tarpon, sheep's etc.. - 12 March 2017 Jacks, Reds, Snook, Tarpon, sheep's etc.. Since my last report I have been fishing Matlacha, Pine Island sound and near shore when the weather is good. And everything is biting when the weather is good. In Matlacha Reds have been more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Spring Smiles! - Things have been crazy lately with great catches and lots of happy anglers. Bait has been tough moving up and down the coast but with some good throws you can load up the wells with some pilchards. I've been hitting a few spots early for trout acti more...
Capt. Joey Benko - Naples

Reds-Drum Inshore; Grouper-Snapper Offshore - Long-time customer Kari Vilamaa, along with three of his friends, George, Don, and Dick, fished 22 miles west of New Pass with me on Friday, 2/17. The guys used squid to catch a mess of keeper lane snapper, and kept forty of those, releasing an addit more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Windy weather made things tough but bite still on in Estero Bay - The wind is the story over the next few days and fishing in the blow is a problem. No worries. It will hopefully calm down on Tuesday or Wednesday and we can get back at it. This past week has been interesting with a variety of species. Fishing w more...
Capt. Brad Brown - Fort Myers

March Freshwater Scene for Naples, Marco and the Everglades - March is here and everyone will be looking for bedding bass this month. Whether on lakes or canals the bass should be hungry for forage to sustain themselves through the spawning time on the new moon and full moon. I am a big believer in not messin more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples

If It's Blowing We're Going! - The wind has been blowing the last couple days! Small Craft Advisory through the weekend and seas at 3'-5' just a few miles offshore. Last night I called the crew and gave them the option to cancel, but they still wanted to give it a shot. I'm gla more...
Capt. Ted Gibson - Naples

Smoking with artificials - With the wind blowing over 20 from the Northeast We were trying for three days of landing a beast Some days you don't and some days you do We had over 20 Snookwhen the day was through As a guide I feel like getting a big one a duty An more...
Capt. George Grosselfinger - Pine Island Sound

Estero Bay Report - The spotted seatrout bite continues to be on fire for backbay anglers in and around Estero Bay. Drifting the grass flats in 3-5 feet of water or setting anchor near deeper channels is where anglers are having the best action. Shrimp under popping c more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Signs of Spring Fishing in the Naples Backwaters - It has been a great month of fishing so far. I have fished daily and most of the trips this month have focused on typical winter pattern fishing with good numbers of the more cool water tolerant species. Sheepshead, mangrove snapper, sea trout, pomp more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples