Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Hanson

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Spanish, snapper & a hogfish: Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo at right is of a 28 inch kingfish, caught on a recent offshore trip. With rain on the radar Monday and Tuesday mornings, 6/20 and 6/21, I cancelled my fishing plans for those days. We more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Yellowtail, mangs, mackerel, redfish & snook: Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo at right is of a 26 3/4 inch redfish, caught on live shrimp, on a recent backwater trip in Estero Bay. I returned from some time off to fish Wednesday about 17 miles w more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Redfish, permit, yellowtail, kings, amberjack, goliaths: Bonita Beach, SW FL I fished central Estero Bay Monday, around the oyster bars. We had a good success with live shrimp, and caught three keeper-sized redfish, two at 24 inches (see photo a more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - 10 lb. gag, Spanish, lanes & a hog: Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo shown is of a 28 inch gag caught on a recent offshore trip. I fished Monday about 17 miles west of New Pass, with live shrimp. We caught twenty nice lane snapper, some Spanish ma more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - 1st permit of the season! Amberjack, goliaths: Bonita Beach, SW FL I fished the backwaters of Estero Bay Monday with live shrimp. We caught keeper sheepshead and mangrove snapper, and released small snook, four small black drum, and a large stin more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - first kingfish; redfish bayside: Gulf & Bay report-Bonita Beach, SW FL The above 24 inch redfish was caught on a recent backwater trip in Estero Bay. Fearing more rough seas after a windy weekend, I fished Estero Bay and its creeks on Monday, more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Yellowtails, lanes, trout, redfish & lots of wind: Bonita Beach, SW FL Gulf & Bay Report The 16 and 19 inch sheepshead shown in the photo above were caught on a recent offshore trip. After the high winds Sunday, conditions were still sloppy Mo more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Gulf and Bay Report: Bonita Beach, SW FL I fished in Estero Bay Monday. It was kind of slow, but we released snook to 22 inches and mangrove snapper, all caught on live shrimp. Fishing Tuesday 17 miles west of New Pass, we used live shrimp, g more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Redfish, trout, snook & high seas: Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo shown is of a 27 inch gag grouper, caught on a recent trip to the artificial reefs off Bonita Beach. I fished Estero Bay, by Wiggins Pass, on Monday. We caught a 24 inch redfish more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - 3 keeper gags, snapper, sheepshead, trout: Bonita Beach, SW FL It was still rough early Monday morning, after a windy weekend, but it calmed down as the morning progressed. We used live shrimp at the Bonita reefs to catch mangrove snapper to 14 more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers