Estero Bay Fishing Reports

Estero Bay Report - This past week the redfish were status quo. Good that is. The bite has been good both on incoming and outgoing tides around the oyster bars and mangrove islands. Shrimp tipped jig heads, shrimp on circle hooks under floats, or free lined pinfish w more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Estero Bay report - If variety is the spice of life then fishing in Estero Bay right now is cinnamon. The redfish bite is off the hook right now on the grass flats and around the mangrove islands depending on the tide. Lower tides they have been schooling up on the gr more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - Anglers looking for good action this time of year should fish the grass flats and nearby mangroves and oyster bars for redfish. They have started to school up and will move on and off the grass flats depending on the tide. On shallow water look fo more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Back From Vacation - Week ending 9-06-14........... I have two trips to report on this week of returning from vacation. One is a trip I ran on Friday, the 5th, and the other is a submission from a friend and customer of mine, Capt. Larry Ulmer. Read on. I'd just more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - Capt. Jon Fetter of Catching The Cure Charters is back in town after a visit to Montana, and is ready to go after snook and other saltwater gamefish. This past week he had the pleasure of fly fishing the Flathead and Bitteroot rivers in Missoula and more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - The best opportunity for anglers in Estero bay is early in the morning. Fish the mangrove island edges for redfish using shrimp tipped jig heads or cut bait. Once the water and the sun heat up they move way back into the bushes for shade and won't more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - The fishing this past week in and around Estero Bay was very slow. The bite was best the first few hours of the day, but as the water and air temps heated up the fish moved deep into cover areas and were not feeding. Redfish were taking cut pin fi more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - Those anglers looking for redfish action need to work the higher tides along the mangroves and oyster bars. Shrimp tipped jig heads or cut ladyfish on 2/0 circle hooks seem to work best. They are hunkered down way back in the mangroves to avoid the more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - This past week provided anglers with some options both in the backbay's and nearshore reefs. Fishing the flats produced redfish around the oyster bars and mangrove islands on high water. The best bite was the last part of incoming tide and the firs more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Estero Bay Report - If action is what you are looking for then the nearhsore waters is the place to be. Anglers can choose either the reefs or off the beaches depending on what they are after, Spanish mackerel, silver trout, small grouper, and ladyfish are daily catch more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay