Fishing Reports by Capt. Joe Angius

Estero Bay Redfish Fishing is Extraordinary! - The past couple of months have been insanely good fishing in Estero Bay. Big redfish are on the prowl and feeding heavy on live baits, as well as artificial lures. I've also been fishing near Marco island and it has been just as good. Now is definite more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay: Redfish and Sheepshead - The bite in Estero has been amazing these past few weeks. A lot of redfish and sheepshead are being caught on live shrimp. As long as there's good moving clean water, the fish won't be hesitant to eat. If the weather prevails and the wind is more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay: Redfish - Sheepshead - Snook - Jacks - This past week the fishing has been fairly consistent in Estero. Bait has been lurking the beach, but shrimp hasn't let me down on a trip. Free lined white baits and shrimp with a pinch weight seem to prove successful. There are big fish around b more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay: Tripletail - Redfish - Sheepshead - Estero has been producing high quality fish in the backwaters and even better action out in the Gulf. Shrimp has been my go to bait but there's plenty of pilchards and mullet off of the beaches. Tripletail are starting to show up in numbers and makes more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay - Pine Island - Marco Island - The past several weeks I've been trailering the boat to different fishing locations. This gave me a good gauge on what the water quality is really like and what fish were feeding in those areas. All three areas that I have fished produced quality gam more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Early Morning Snook & Evening Tarpon - Early in the morning anglers have a choice of fishing for large tarpon out in the Gulf or hunt for snook along the beach. This is the best time to fish the beaches because the sun wont cast your shadow on the schools of snook. Large live baits are ke more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Productive Fishing All Week with Pictures! - This past week on all of my charters there was non-stop action. Almost every single fishing spot we stopped at produced a lot of quality fish. Bait was plentiful, water temperatures were up, and the strong full moon incoming tide made the fish hungry more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay: Consistent Bite - Before the harsh wind came through, bait was sufficient and of good quality. Having good bait would trigger an awesome snook and jack bite. Now I have switched back to shrimp which has given me opportunities to catch pompano, sharks, trout, redfish, more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Consistent Bite in Estero Bay - With the water temperatures being so low, live shrimp have been my go-to bait. Fishing around oyster bars, mud bars, and mangroves with deep ledges has proven well. The most important factor this week is moving water. Id find myself in one area with more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Sheepshead - Redfish - Black Drum & More - The past few weeks in Estero Bay has been on fire, despite the small front that came through last weekend. Pilchards and threadfin have been all around out in the Gulf, which has produced a successful bite. My go-to bait this time of the year is live more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay