Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Hanson

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Fishing Great, Inside & Out - Tuesday morning, 7/29, winds were stronger than they had been in about a week, and they were straight out of the west. I advised brothers Jose and Robert Garcia and their sons that we would likely be fishing near-shore, rather than well offshore. Eve more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Good Snapper Fishing, Grouper, Shark & More - Tuesday morning, 7/15, thunder was rumbling by about 6AM, but the weather forecasters reported that there were only a few scattered thunderstorms, moving northeast, and that the one that was in north Naples and the Bonita area would soon be gone. So, more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Fishing Offshore Excellent & 1st Gag of the Season - Monday, 6/30/14, Matt Siebert and friends Matthew, Jim and Steve, had planned to fish a full-day with me offshore. The dead calm seas of the several preceding days had picked up somewhat, but the NOAA forecast was for two-to-three foot sees out to si more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Big Shark & Goliaths; Food-fish Too - Monday, 6/16, I fished in spots 28 ½ to 35 ½ miles west of New Pass with Paul McConnell and his son, Andrew. They had fished with me the previous Saturday, and had done well with red grouper that day. This time, yellowtail snapper, which had all been more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Grouper, Snapper & Sharks - Tuesday, 5/27, I headed offshore to fish 25 miles west of New Pass with Conrad and Ellie Cherry, their son, Kevin, and Kevin's young daughter, Katie. We used pinfish for grouper, and the group caught and released twenty five of those, three of which more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita beach: Great grouper Action! Shark & More! - I spent about a week off the water, as I only had a couple of fishing trips scheduled and they were both offshore trips that were made impossible by the winds and rough seas, which were relentless for days on end. I finally got back out fishing on Mo more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita beach: Big Game & Food Fish - Monday, 4/28, I fished a full day offshore with Bob Donelson, Kent McCarthy, Chuck Babcock, and Skip Hamilton. The guys wanted to go after big, catch-and-release fish, so we headed out to spots between 28 and 36 miles from New Pass. We released four more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Goliath Battles, Shark Attacks & Red Grouper Action - Monday morning, 4/14, I fished a catch-and-release trip about 12 miles west of New Pass with Carol Harris, her daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Jeff, and their teen-aged sons, Bradley and Alex. The group used live shrimp to catch four Spanish macker more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

50-lb King, 8 1/2-foot Hammerhead, Grouper & More! - Monday morning, 3/31, it was a hard call on whether to fish offshore or inshore for the Frantz family--Mike and Sue, daughter Kim, and grandson Kevin. After many days of wind and high seas, predictions were for calmer conditions, with two-to three fo more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Big Gags Gulf-side; Drum Inshore - Winds were still gusting to 25 knots Tuesday morning, 3/18, after a gusty day Monday and heavy rain overnight. The only good news was that the wind direction was beneficial for the tide in the backwaters, where I fished the island groups by Little Ca more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach