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

Boca Grande Tarpon - Capt. Scott Fishers report. 4-28-15 My trip started out @ 5:30 AM when I met at a local tackle shop for some live Tarpon crabs. Once I had 2 dozen crabs in the boat I set off to Placida boat ramp, met by an 11mph wind and 50% chance of rain I knew more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Busy and Not So Busy, But All Good Days! - Report for the Week Ending 4/18/15........ I met Rob Kurens at the Circle K near my Florida home at 7 AM.  We headed out to Sanibel ready for a day of fishing.  Traffic was light on the way out, and we were on the water by 8 AM. The wind had be more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Sanibel

Great People, Great Boats, Great Waters, Great Weather - Week Ending 4/11/15....... It was Easter Sunday, and my first trip with Frank Coffey, of Boundbrook, New Jersey.  I met Frank at the Circle K near my home at 7 AM.  He had taken a taxi from the Hyatt on south 41.  We headed out to Sanibel as dawn more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Sanibel

Estero Bay Report - The high water with slow moving tides and increasing winds made for some challenging fishing this past week in and around Estero Bay. The winds made the pass and nearshore waters fishing non existing so anglers were forced to fish the backbay. Chu more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Conditions in Estero Bay mean a good chance for an inshore slam - Another week of great conditions continues to keep Southwest Florida in the bite. Anglers seeking inshore fish such as redfish, snook, tarpon or trout i.e. The inshore Grand Slam have had every opportunity to check that one of their bucket list. Re more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Tarpon in Pine Island Sound and on the Beaches - Conditions: May conditions are here, water temps in the mid-eighties. Watch for those afternoon thunder storms. Bait: threadfin herring, Green back Herring, pinfish, shrimp, crab Fishing Tactics: The beach is the place if the wind and swells allow. more...
Capt. Dave Pecci - Charlotte Harbor

Bottom Fishing Yields Good Variety - Monday, 4/13/15, seas were predicted to be two feet or less, but NOAA definitely underestimated those. I fished with long-time customers Clement and Evelyn Wong, along with their son, Nathan and daughter-in-law, Joy. Seas were three feet or more, abo more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Full on Action in Naples Backwaters! - My last couple reports mentioned spring transiton. Well that's over with and no matter what species you want to tackle, it's on right now! With water temperatures now holding around 85, fishing has gotten very consistent. Big tarpon, monster more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples

Spring Fishing Continues to Heat Up - Backbay and flats action has picked up and will continue to get better with the Spring tides upon us. Hopefully you can get out on flood stage and maneuver the grass flats oyster bars and mangrove islands before the midday cook-off. Trout will be an more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers

White bait equals Snook Reds Trout and Snapper - 24 April 2015 Haven't written reports in the last couple weeks due to being extremely busy fishing. Throughout the north half of Matlacha on around through jug creek bait is everywhere making even a novice cast net thrower look like a pro! I have be more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha