
2016-09-08 8:42 PM
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Estero Bay Report - The fishing conditions have changed quite a bit following tropical storm Hermine. The water was really churned up and the fish somewhat shut down. Anglers seemed to have better luck on outgoing tide because there was cleaner water coming out of the more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay |

2016-09-06 4:54 PM
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Estero Bay Evenings - Beat the heat and catch a lot of fish during the evening hours in Estero Bay. Tarpon, snook, Goliath grouper, and redfish have been caught in the bay on the right tides before dark.
Pilchards, pinfish, and mullet are all great baits to use. A 4/0 more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay |

2016-08-28 4:01 PM
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The bite continues!! - It just depends on what your after as of late. Snook, tarpon, redfish, pompano, or trout are just a few of the species readily available the past week and a half. There has been a few slow days mixed in due to weather, poor tides, or winds, but overa more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay |

2016-08-25 10:15 AM
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Estero Bay Report - The bite in and around Estero Bay has picked up. The redfish are starting to move around the oyster bars and mangrove islands in the mornings due to the cooler water. Cut bait like ladyfish and cut pinfish seem to work best on 2/0 circle hooks soak more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay |

2016-08-22 1:56 PM
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Estero Bay: Tarpon-Snook-Redfish - The tarpon bite in Estero Bay continues to stay strong. Locating the fish isn't the problem though. Half of the battle is getting a fish to bite and not shake the hook. These fish are feeding on mullet, crabs, shrimp, pilchards, soft plastics, and ha more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay |

2016-08-13 7:21 AM
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Great times in SWFL - As another week of steady afternoon storms goes by, the bite has been good. These steady rains are keeping the water temperatures in the low 80's and that's created a great early morning bite. This week we had good tides giving us good moving water t more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay |

2016-08-11 4:18 PM
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Estero Bay Report - The fishing in and around Estero Bay is getting really interesting with plenty of options for anglers. Bait is everywhere on the beaches and on the grass flats and the fish are very happy. There are juvenile tarpon all over the shallows and free lin more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay |

2016-07-30 11:45 PM
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Estero Bay: Redfish - Snook - Sharks - It has been a very long time since my last report. A client of mine brought that to my attention and I am now trying to get back in the groove of keeping up with these fishing reports.
Redfish have been found along mangrove shorelines on a good m more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay |

2016-07-28 4:43 PM
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Early bird gets the worm - Fishing early in the mornings for the past week or so has been well worth losing a bit of sleep over. Tarpon have been hanging around fairly consistently attacking the schools of white bait moving along the beaches, passes, and back country. Even if more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay |

2016-07-28 2:43 PM
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Estero Bay Report - There are plenty of options for anglers in and around Estero Bay. With the abundance of whitebait on the beaches snook fishing has been really good on the floating docks and mangrove shorelines near the passes. Free-lined on 3/0 circle hooks is the more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay |