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2016-08-11 4:18 PM
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Estero Bay Report - The fishing in and around Estero Bay is getting really interesting with plenty of options for anglers. Bait is everywhere on the beaches and on the grass flats and the fish are very happy. There are juvenile tarpon all over the shallows and free lin more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay |
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2016-08-10 10:31 AM
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Summer Heat! - Fishing has been hot along with the weather and afternoon storms that usually push us off the water. Bait in the area is here in great numbers and is steadily growing in size making it more and more productive to fish with. We were blessed with a gre more...
Capt. Brad Buczko - Naples |
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2016-08-09 2:27 PM
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August Freshwater Scene South West Florida - Mike and I want to welcome you to a new Column in the Naples edition of the Coastal Angler.
Each Month I will be writing a column on fishing in the many freshwater canals and lakes throughout South West Florida. We will have fishing reports from La more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples |
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2016-08-07 9:24 PM
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Boca Gag grouper flats fishing guide - 7-26-16
Today customers would be Curtis and Iren from Indiana. They also wanted some fish to eat on this trip. With the live well full of greenbacks by 0645, I was ready for the 8am pickup.
Our first stop was for redfish and sn more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande |
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2016-08-06 7:08 PM
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Boca Grande flats fishing buffet of trout, snook and mackerel - 7-25-16
Today's trip was with repeat customers from Tennessee. This year they had seven people that were going to fish. My partner Capt. Scott Fisher would take out four and make it a split charter. Scott filled his live well at Gasparilla pass area more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande |
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2016-08-04 9:09 PM
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Boca flats fishing - 7-18-16
The plan for today's trip was to get on the water at daybreak, catch bait and pick up my customers at 8am. I would have three adults and a seven year old for a six-hour flats fishing trip.
I had plenty of green ba more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande |
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2016-08-02 4:52 PM
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Get out there early before the water temps hit 90 -
2 Aug 2016
Fishing is good if you're out early or late but not in between. Red fish, snook, snapper and trout are all biting on the later part of incoming and beginning to mid on the outgoing. I've been getting out early in the morning and gett more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha |
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2016-08-02 1:36 PM
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Estero Bay redfish and snook were leading the way - Lasts week's low tides were good for scouting. Worked the back bay of Estero Bay looking for bait and gamefish on the move. There is a ton of live bait available to anglers with a cast net. Look for the pods along the beaches and in the backcountry o more...
Capt. Brad Brown - Fort Myers |
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2016-07-31 4:52 PM
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August Heat!! - We have gotten through a very hot July with heavy afternoon inland rains still hitting the area. Everything this time of year is happening early and late. Bait is plentiful along the beaches and is getting bigger. Use a 1'4 inch mesh cast net to c more...
Capt. Joey Benko - Naples |
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2016-07-30 11:45 PM
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Estero Bay: Redfish - Snook - Sharks - It has been a very long time since my last report. A client of mine brought that to my attention and I am now trying to get back in the groove of keeping up with these fishing reports.
Redfish have been found along mangrove shorelines on a good m more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay |