Fishing Reports by Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch

March winds in April. On and Off Tarpon - How bad is the wind velocity? I was doing 25MPH looking for fish and a wind surfer passed my boat! My boat is equipped with the best anchor made. It requires no chain. The Sea Claw. It has taken me 2-3 tries to set up nearshore. 25 Flippin Knots ever more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Tarpon action is a little late but heating up - Fishing with cut catfish is not my style but doing so has been producing some great local action. For whatever reason I've always enjoyed throwing a Thread-Fin-Herring in front of moving tarpon but we are not quite there yet. If you love to tarpon more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Things are about to get REALLY HOT in SW FL - The March winds have arrived but so have quite a few tarpon, cobia, and king mackerel. Inshore there have a ton of trout and spanish mackerel. Wind will prevent any productive NEARSHORE fishing today (Sunday) because the Gulf of Mexico is ALL STI more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

High Barometric Fishing - In all my days, never have I seen so many consistent readings in the high 30.19+ Other things have been strange as well. About one 10 days ago water temps were 77. After 4 days of very low night temps, back to 65 it went. Full Moon. Almost like a per more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Pine Island Sound

No Grouper/No Snook/$4.50 gas at the Marina? - I'm not sure how much higher the deck can be stacked against the Florida Fishing Guide. One thing for sure. It is imperative for anyone fishing in Florida to check for the following documents. 1) TWIC Card.....If a Guide cannot immediately produce more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

"The Bite" and Water Temps are slowly on the rise - Last week was a freakin' nightmare. 3 great guys board my boat at Punta Rassa for a 4 Hour Fishing Trip. My 4 hour trips take 5 hours because my customers get 4 hours of fishing. With this clarified, allow me to make the following disclosure. IN ORDE more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Check out the way this snook is being held - http://www.sportfishingmag.com/indexhome.jsp Remember when I said, Leave our snook alone even when it comes to catch and release. Check out the snook in this picture! OK, you are welcome. Imagine you are fighting and dodging bullets in Afg/ more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Last Day of Grouper Season was truly amazing - On January 29th I had 2 great guys who I wished had fished with me yesterday. On January 30th I had a gentleman (with Ball&Chian in tow) fish with me whom I wished had fished with me on the 31Jan2011. The 29th and 30th charters had water temps in the more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Inshore continues to suck but nearshore is getting hot - Hey, if you don't believe me, call Tom at the Sanibel Harbor Marina. He is the manager at the Marina. I wondered if it was just me having a tough time Inshore. Tom showed me his sheet (no charters) and related a story Capt Pat told him. Capt Pat has more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Inshore bites but nearshore is getting hot - Charters on Sat/Sun produced jackcrap (new word) but nearshore trolling was surprisingly productive. Water temps spiked to 58 and in my wildest dreams NEVER did I think a grouper would feel like chasing a lure down in cold water temps. Allow me to more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers