Estero Bay Fishing Reports

Warming water brings great bite from permit, tripletail, redfish - Another week of warming water was proof of an epic bite to come. As our water temperatures slowly climbed back toward 80 degrees fishing got better and better. The nearshore bite for cobia continues to be good. Most of the fish my clients caught were more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - If anglers are looking for action then the passes and nearshore reefs are the place to go. The passes are holding whiting, silver trout, spotted seatrout, sharks, ladyfish, and even a few Spanish mackerel. Drifting shrimp tipped jig heads will work more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Great Pre-Front Fishing for Snook, Cobia and Permit - Fishing was great before Friday's cold front! Water temps got up to 82 degrees before this weekend's front dropped things back down to 69. Tue, Wed, and Thur were excellent! Nearshore fishing was fantastic; Cobia, Kingfish, Spanish Mackerel, Bonita, more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Estero Bay: Fishing and Exploring Mound Key - This past week fishing has been fantastic, with the weather to compliment the action. My clients wanted to explore Estero Bay and truly experience Southwest Florida. I suggested that we fish in the morning and explore later in the day. Before more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Fishing is Heating Up in Estero Bay - Last week was a great week to be on the water! Plenty of species were fired up with the water temps continuing to rise. Inshore the redfish bite was strong. Best results for these spot-tailed drag pullers came from fishing mangrove shorelines with go more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - Spring is in full swing and so too are the fishing patterns. The nearshore waters are full of Spanish mackerel, whiting, silver trout, and ladyfish. Bouncing shrimp tipped jig heads in 10-20 feet of water is your best bet. There are plenty of shar more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Warmer Weather Brings Fantastic Fishing to Estero Bay - It was a great week to be on the water! Snook, redfish, trout, cobia, tripletail, permit, mackerel, and even tarpon got in the mix this week. With great conditions it was hard to decide what to do. When there was no wind, we fished the nearshore wrec more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Estero Bay: Redfish - Snook - The water is warming up, as well as the fishing! Beautiful water has been found in the bay near Mound Key making the redfish and snook happy. This is the time to try new techniques, baits, and artificial baits. My client and I had the opportunity more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Nearshore bite heats up with mackerel, cobia and tripletail - With the rising temperatures of our local waters, and no cold days in site. This coming week should be just as good as the last. The nearshore bite exploded with mackerel showing up at 10ft of water and out. A small spoon with a small piece of wire l more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Estero Bay: Redfish-Trout-Snook-Sheepshead - With the weather constantly fluctuating, wind turning up the water, and odd tides fishing has been difficult. Schools of bait have been hit or miss as well. Shrimp is my go to bait and is catching everything! Also, Its extremely important to find war more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay