Fishing Reports by Capt. Joe Angius

Big Fish and Rare Shells - On Monday morning my client and I were in search of snook and tarpon. His girlfriend was left to shelling on the beach while we fished. That day we landed over 15 snook and jumped 4 tarpon; landing the one. When we picked up his girlfriend she had A more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Update: Post Hurricane Irma - Fishing in Estero Bay has been fantastic after hurricane Irma passed through. A ton of snook are in the backwaters along with juvenile tarpon. The water quality in the backwaters is not the best, but the fish are still feeding. Though beachgoers are more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay: What to Expect - A lot has been changing in my life which has kept me off of the water more than I'd like to be. The chances that I did get to fish were fantastic, hot, and successful. Snook has been my primary target and fishing schools of 50+ plus fish is not uncom more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay & Night Fishing - Summer is here in Southwest Florida and with this season comes hot days and rainy evenings. The early morning snook bite has been great, along with redfish prowling the mangrove shorelines on higher tides. Trout are feeding on the grass flats and shr more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay: Snook-Redfish-Sharks-Trout - This past week in Estero Bay has been interesting. The water was finally stabilizing in temperature and quality making the redfish and snook bite amazing. Then we had a small front come through and turn the water dirty near the passes. Needless t more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay: Tarpon are Back - The backwaters of Estero Bay have finally filled up with juvenile tarpon. I've been seeing schools around the past week or so, but the past two days my clients and I jumped a few fish. Since the water temperature is up, they are aggressive and feedin more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay: Redfish-Snook - The fishing in and around Estero Bay has been excellent. Redfish are feeding heavy on pilchards, shrimp, mullet, crabs, and cut lady fish. Snook have been around the same areas feeding primarily on mullet and pilchards. These fish can be caught throu more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Fishing Forecast - The weather is starting to warm back up, as well as the water temperature. Fishing has been strong with tripletail, redfish, sheepshead, and snook being caught. This weekend, 1/13/17 - 1/16/17, the early morning tides look fantastic for fishing. more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Future "Fishcast" - I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas this season! This weekend, Saturday and Sunday, the low tide will be very low and should produce some amazing fishing. I'm predicting a lot of sheepshead, redfish, and trout. Contact me today to book the best more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay: Tripletail - Pompano - Redfish - Trout - Fishing this week has given anglers countless opportunities to catch a variety of species. The passes have been loaded with pompano and bluefish. Nearshore has proven that the tripletail are a popular target. It seems as if the larger fish are furthe more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay