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

Offshore Mixed Bag - We have been lucky with the fishing the last couple of charters and have been putting some really nice fish in the boat! Had some big kiddos with the Billman party Saturday morning and some little kiddos with the Grand Party Saturday afternoon! Both more...
Capt. Ted Gibson - Naples

Two weeks of excellent fishing offshore - Seas were choppy Saturday morning, 1/28, when brothers, Nick, Andy, and Ken Eckle, fished with me 17 miles west of New Pass, using squid for bait. The guys decided to brave some rougher than ideal conditions offshore, rather than fish the backwater i more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Spring is coming early this year - It's been a busy few weeks and fishing been good. Yes there's been a few challenging days here and there, but lets face it its's the dead of Winter here in South West Florida and we to have to struggle through mid 50 weather for a few hours as well. more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Snooking - Temperatures going up and down But the Snook keep hanging around Usually getting double-digit Snook each day Life is Good...what can I say Slot sized fish and larger often come along And the drags are singing that beautiful song a more...
Capt. George Grosselfinger - Pine Island Sound

Boca Grande to Punta Gorda fishing report - The fishing and the weather the past two months has been really good. This has been the warmest winter I can remember. With the warm weather has been light winds which is unusual for winter. Snook: Snook are not usually a fish that I target during more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Estero Bay Report - There has been plenty of options for anglers fishing in and around Estero Bay. Te backbay bite is teaming with spotted seatrout, sheepshead, snapper, ladyfish, and jacks. The seatrout bite has been good over the grass flats in 3-5 feet of water. Sh more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Naples Fishing - Inshore Fishing & Backwater Fishing - The redfish and trout bite has been excellent the past week. From rat reds to overslot fish have been caught recently as well as trout from 15-23. Pompano have been on the seen, not in numbers but the ones tha more...
Capt. Jeremy Kiley - Naples

The February Freshwater Scene for Naples to The Everglades - The Hype of the New Year is over and we are on to February. I hope all had a great start to the New Year and I hope our weather in February is nice and mild with no freezes this year. I will have to first apologize for the February article because more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples

Seatrout are biting again in Estero Bay - Fishing has gotten a whole lot better over the past week. That big front caused a lot of problems in the backcountry, but things have settled down and the fish are biting. On a recent trip with my son Brad-the-3rd and his friend Jake, we caught seven more...
Capt. Brad Brown - Fort Myers

Good Weather and Good Fishing - We were out on charters Sunday and Monday. Fished in about 45' of water both trips over live bottom. We tried closer areas both days, but nothing was happening. We got into plenty of Lane Snapper to make dinner and caught Red Grouper to 19 and 15/ more...
Capt. Ted Gibson - Naples