Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Hanson

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Red grouper Offshore; Redfish Inshore - Monday, 4/29/13, seas were supposed to be two-to three feet, out to sixty miles, when I headed offshore with Scott Savaraid and four of his friends. But it was a lot rougher than that, in windy conditions, and we ventured out to 18 miles, where the g more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach:Nice Red Grouper, Hogfish, Kingfish & Snapper - Monday, 4/15, I fished twenty miles west of New Pass with Richard Pyper and friends, Steve, Craig and Carey. The guys used live shrimp to catch twenty-five lane snapper to 14 inches, a half-dozen whitebone porgy keepers to 14 inches, and ten grunts, more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita beach: Red Grouper Season is On! - Monday, April 1st was the first day of red grouper season re-opening, and I headed out to fish in spots 28 miles and 36 miles west of New Pass with Ron Lash, Kelley Wood, Peter Vitale, and their friends Bob and John. We used a few different live bait more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach:Nice Reds Inshore; Grouper & Snapper Offshore - Monday, 3/18/13, I fished about 19 miles west of New Pass with Chris Ernberger, his son, Carter, Chris' dad, Jerry Ernberger, and friends Greg and Spencer. The group used live shrimp to catch five nice sheepshead, all 15 and 16 inches, four whitebone more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Big Drum, Grouper, Plentiful Snapper - Finally, a day with warmer temps, light winds and calm seas—That was just what frequent customers Ron Musick, Eddie Alfonso, and Dick Arnett were hoping for on Tuesday, 3/5, when we headed out to fish about twelve miles west of New Pass, with a bait- more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Near-shore Reefs Productive - 03/04/13- SW FL-Bonita Beach: Near-shore Reefs Productive After a cancelled trip on Monday, I got out fishing Tuesday, 2/19, as winds and seas finally began to calm down from their week-long highs of 30 knot gusts and 4-12 foot seas. It was still a more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: If only the winds would stop... - Monday, 2/4, I headed offshore with Barry Pflueger and friends. I hadn't been offshore in nearly a week, due to rough conditions out there. Seas were still fairly choppy early on, but they calmed down by mid-morning. Fishing was kind of slow although more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Plenty of Grouper in Closed Season! - After cancelling six consecutive fishing trips, due to weather conditions offshore and red tide in the bays, I finally got to fish again on Thursday, 1/24.I headed out about 18 miles from new Pass with Ron Musick, Eddie Alfonse and Jack Dee. Fishing more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Lots of Action & a 20-inch Hogfish! - Tuesday, 1/8, I headed well offshore, 37 miles west of New Pass, with frequent customer Ron Musick and friends, Eddie Alfonso, Dick Arnett and Ralph Lussluer. We had a good day fishing with live shrimp, and the guys landed four keeper red grouper, 21 more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Winter Fishing Lookin' Good! - After Wednesday's trip on 12/19, our weather began deteriorating, with a very windy, cold front that arrived late Thursday into Friday and Saturday. I cancelled my offshore trip for Friday with the Graham family, but I was able to reschedule that for more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach