Bonita Beach Fishing Reports

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Abundant Hogfish, Keeper Gag, Snapper - After several weeks off the water because of a family reunion trip, followed by lots of rainy days unsuitable for fishing, I finally got offshore on Friday, 7/20/12 with John Hamilton and friends. We fished 36 miles west of New Pass, where we got in more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: recent trips, before the rains came - We have had a lot of rain recently and, prior to that, I was off the water for a couple of weeks, due to a family reunion. So there isn't a whole lot to report, but I did do a couple of trips inshore and near-shore. Last Monday morning, I headed to t more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Great Fishing Offshore & a 500-lb Goliath! - Tuesday, 5/29, I spent the day fishing in 47 feet, using live shrimp, with Robert Pierce, Brian Clark, and Julie Meng. The trio hoped to catch some good table-fare, along with doing some sport-fishing for bigger fish. I had hoped to put them on some more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SWFL-Bonita Beach: Cobia, Shark, Snapper, Goliaths & Grouper - Monday, 5/7, I fished at the near-shore reefs with Joe and Donna Corso. The couple used live shrimp to catch a 14-inch keeper-pompano, two keeper flounders at 14 and 18 inches, a keeper mangrove snapper, a keeper sea trout at 20 inches, a half dozen more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Grouper, Snapper, & lots of rough seas - After about six days off the water, due to high winds and seas offshore and shallow, muddy conditions in the bay, I finally got offshore with Ron Musick, Eddie Alfonse, Dick Arnett, Bob Mayer, and Matt Watson on Thursday, 4/26. We headed out of New P more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Red Grouper are Back! - Monday morning, 3/26, I fished over hard bottom in 35 feet, with Chris Ernberger, his dad, Jerry, and Chris's son, Carter. There was about a 3-foot roller left over from the windy Sunday that preceded our trip, so we didn't venture too far offshore. more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SWFL-Bonita Beach:20-pound kingfish,shark,mangs, hogs, Spanish - Monday, 3/12, after a windy weekend, winds were predicted to calm somewhat, and seas were forecast at two-to-three feet near-shore, and three-to-five feet beyond twenty miles. But, as I approached the near-shore reefs with Mark McCarthy, Mark and Dav more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Nice Grouper & Snapper, Hogfish & Trout - Although, after a windy, rough weekend, seas were calming to two-to-four feet on Monday, my planned gulf-trip canceled, as they thought seas would still be too rough. So I missed that day on the water. But, I got back offshore on Tuesday, 2/28, with more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Shark-Battles, Big Snapper, Sheepshead, Hogs - After a couple days off the water, due to a cold front that brought frigid temps, high winds, low tides and rough seas, I headed to the near-shore reefs Monday, 2/13/12, to fish a catch-and-release trip with Richard and Trish Burdow. Seas had calmed more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Shark, Mutton, Hogs, Mangs & Mackerel - The week of 1/30/12 began with a cold-front that brought high winds and seas and small-draft advisories, which forced me to cancel both offshore trips planned for those days. Wednesday morning, 2/1, began a little rough offshore, but quickly calmed d more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach