Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Hanson

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: redfish, mackerel, lane snapper Virginia Stafford, her sister Carol, and her grandsons Mac and William, fished Monday with me in Estero Bay, toward Wiggins Pass. We used live shrimp to catch a 20 inch redfish and keeper sheep more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Spanish mackerel, mangrove snapper, shark I fished Monday with John Maliszewski and friend, Joe, in 30 feet out of New Pass. We used live shrimp and dead shiners, free-lining for Spanish mackerel, and we caught thirty keeper more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: African pompano, mutton snapper, mangrove snapper, lane snapper, goliath grouper, lemon shark, Spanish mackerel & stubborn tarpon I headed out about 65 miles with Gregg Bedell on his boat Monday, to fish the Stoney Point wrec more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: 41 inch kingfish, shark, bonito, snapper & Spanish Fishing in 45 feet out of New Pass Monday with the Patrick Smith party, we used live shrimp and shiners to catch keeper mangrove snapper and Spanish mackerel to 28 inches. We more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita beach: Spanish & snapper I fished with live shrimp and cut-bait in 35 feet out of New Pass Tuesday with Mike Sokol, wife Ann, and the Sokol children, Michelle, Michael, Phillip and Brian. We caught Spanish mackerel, mangrove snapper more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: Gulf & Bay Report After a few weeks hiatus, I fished Estero Bay Friday with Steve Ross and father-in-law, Jack. We caught some live shiners, and used those for bait, along with live shrimp. We fished toward Wiggins pass, alon more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: A bonefish in the bay??? I fished Estero Bay Wednesday with Frank Tota, Frank Witt, and friends, Joe and Jim. Strange as it might sound, we caught and released a seventeen inch bonefish. I have never seen, much less caught, a more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - SW FL-Bonita Beach: yellowtail, goliaths, king, redfish Monday, I fished with live shrimp in 40 feet, 19 miles out of New Pass, with Ernie and Tim Moffet. We caught four keeper yellowtail snapper, and released three smaller ones. We also caught more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Bonita Beach, SW FL: redfish, trout, snapper, jack bayside Monday, I fished the west wall of Estero Bay with brothers Tom and Kevin Connolly. We used shiners to catch three redfish, two of which were keepers, and an 18 inch trout. We released a more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Bonita Beach, SW FL: Spanish, Yellowtail, Lanes & Mangs...photo of goliath I fished Monday in 35 feet out of New Pass with father and son Dan and Eric Harper. Using live shrimp, we caught keeper Spanish mackerel, a nice yellowtail snapper, keepe more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers