Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Hanson

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 in 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 i more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Hammerhead & 'cuda fun; snapper, sheepshead, mackerel, flounder: Bonita Beach, SW FL I remained in port for a rainy Monday this week. Tuesday was still to rough to head offshore, so I fished in the back- bay with Bill Hoover, Ron & Ben Griggs, and more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Better variety for snapper-weary anglers: Bonita Beach, SW FL offshore report I fished Monday, 3/14, in 42 feet, about 18 miles out of New Pass. We caught keeper lane snapper, mangrove snapper to 17 inches, and two keeper sheepshead. Tuesday, fi more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Mostly lanes and sheepshead: Bonita Beach, SW FL I fished Monday in 40 feet out of New Pass, with live shrimp. We caught a nice mess of lane snapper to a pound and a half and 12 inches, three mangrove snapper, 16, 17 and 18 inches, and three sheep more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - sheepshead, snapper, shark, black drum-2 out of 6 days with decent conditions: Bonita Beach, SW FL offshore After a blustery Sunday, small craft advisories remained in effect on Monday and Tuesday, and I again cancelled my offshore plans. Tides we more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - nice lane snapper, big black drum: Bonita Beach, SW FL I fished Monday in about 35 feet out of New Pass with live shrimp. We hooked up on something big for the first time in a couple of weeks—turned out to be a 45 pound black drum (photo). We also more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - snapper, sheepshead, and a patch of red tide Monday, I fished 18 miles out New Pass. We caught seventeen keeper mangrove snapper, five porkfish, and released lots of gag and red grouper just short of legal size. Fishing in 35-40 feet out of New more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - I fished over live bottom off Bonita Beach Monday, in 40 feet, with live shrimp. We caught a keeper gag grouper at 25 inches, a 15 inch hogfish, and ten mangrove snapper to 15 inches. We released short gag and red grouper a Spanish mackerel, and one more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers