Estero Bay Fishing Reports

Estero Bay: Redfish-Snook-Trout - The fishing in Estero Bay is tough with the current tides we are experiencing, but catching fish is still an option. Redfish are most active at the beginning of the incoming and outgoing tides. Cut lady fish and pilchards work great but patience more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - The bite this past week was pretty tough for anglers in and around Estero Bay.Fish were caught just not much in size. The passes were producing pompano, whiting, silver trout, spotted seatrout, sharks, mackerel, and jacks. Bouncing shrimp tipped jig more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Spring time - As we begin the transition to Spring fishing, things turned on nicely! Lots of options opened up this past week as water temperatures begin to approach the 70 degree mark. Bait showed up as did the predators that follow it. Over slot redfish could be more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - There have been a few options for anglers in and around Estero Bay this past week. When the weather has allowed nearshore ventures, the sheepshead are biting like crazy and with size. 1/4 oz jig heads or #1 circle hooks with egg sinker for weight more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Estero bay fishing mid February - Good weather kept fishing going. Although we had to be aware of the continued Lake Okeechobee water dumping, when we did find clean water fishing was good. Nearshore the sheepshead, snappers, grouper, and occasional amberjack fishing was excellent. W more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Estero Bay mid February - Finally some nice days brought good fishing! The backcountry bite was average for February,fishing most of the week for redfish, sheepshead, and trout. Redfishing was steady with most trips landing a few each day in the 17-25 size. Redfish continue more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - The dirty water in addition to the cold windy weather has made for tough conditions for anglers the past week. The key to locating and catching fish has been to find cleaner water. Here anglers will find spotted seatrout willing to take shrimp unde more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Estero bay in February - As we worked through the week windy days made for some interesting fishing. Between the cold fronts, charters were shuffled around and we still got out a few times to catch fish. Throughout the week we had to move around a bunch to find areas that ga more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Estero bay thru Pine Island - Finally a break in the rain and winds had anglers on the bite this weekend thru Wednesday. After the winds died down and the water began to loose the sediment it carried through most of the previous week, fishing got better. Sheepshead continue to be more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - The weather really played games with anglers this past week, but those that were able to get out were rewarded with a quality sheepshead bite. Fishing blow downs along mangrove islands, docks, or oyster bars proved the best location to find the sheep more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay