Fishing Reports by Capt. Rob Modys

Good fishing despite elevated winds, Fort Myers Beach - Windy and cloudy weather got in the way a bit over the week, but that's about to change. Sun and calmer winds are in the forecast, so it might be time to take a break from all the shopping and hit the water for a fish or two. Capt. Alex Dolinski more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Estero Bay post cold front fishing, very good - Capt. Larry Hendricks of Tall Tails Charters got a few trips in at the end of gag grouper season to take advantage of grouper dinners. He reported a good bite on Saturday that included gags, grunts, mangrove snapper, short red grouper, short yellowta more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

First cold front of the year will get the bite going - Decided to post this report on Monday instead of Friday due to the much talked about cool weather. It finally arrived! We are going to have a beautiful batch of weather for this coming week and that ought to really push the fish into their Fall and e more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Steady weather makes for excellent Fort Myers fishing - Looks like we are finally going to get break from the very warm weather. NOAA is calling for lows in the 60's by the weekend with highs in the low 80's. Perfect fishing weather. Capt. Neil Eisner of Fishing The Flats Charters noted that redfish ac more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Warm weather leads to a nice mix near Estero Bay - Unusually warm weather has been the talk among anglers this past week and it looks to continue for another week. The Gulf temperature was 81, as this report was being written, and that's about 10 degrees above normal for this time of year. It's not a more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Windy days on Estero Bay, but the bite held - A breezy week made for some difficult angling, especially for offshore boats. The weather forecast looks a lot better and that ought to improve the fishing quite a bit. Tripletail fishing season is upon us. This it time of year the stone crab boa more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Redfish still the focus on Fort Myers waters - We are going to have a really nice weekend for fishing. We'll, at least half of it when it comes to wind. A cold front is on the way and that should pick up the breeze on Sunday into the early part of the week. Be sure to check the forecast before he more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Estero Bay has the redfish schooling up for Fall - The weather has certainly been more Fall like over the past week with somewhat cooler weather in the mornings and then warm afternoons. Light rain showers are back and the forecast is for warming temperatures as we head through the weekend. I like to more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Estero Bay is giving up some nice Fall redfish - Despite a run of overcast and rainy days the reported fishing was quite good. As a matter of fact a lot of fishermen stayed at the dock and that left plenty of room for the hearty anglers that made their way out on Estero Bay and the Gulf. A drying t more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Redfish are schooling up in Estero Bay, Florida - Sunny weather with the usual afternoon showers greeted anglers this week and made fishing better and easier. All were happy that dodging showers was not in the morning mix. The fishing has been good with lots of different species reported and a good more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers