Fort Myers Fishing Reports

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Large Winter Trout are on the prowl in Pine Island Sound. How large are they? Hmmmmm. Fhuhe Trout. On a recent 1/2 Day Charter, Ted Crawford of Portland, Oregon scored 24 and 26 Trout. His wife Susan felt sorry for him reeling in 27 that was a ski more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - I fished over live bottom off Bonita Beach Monday, in 40 feet, with live shrimp. We caught a keeper gag grouper at 25 inches, a 15 inch hogfish, and ten mangrove snapper to 15 inches. We released short gag and red grouper a Spanish mackerel, and one more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Winter Patters / Hot Fishing Greetings, Thanks to everyone that read these reports over 2004, I thank you personally. 2004 was one for the record books in many ways. This was the best year on record for Magic Hook. Even with the storms, and the more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Winter Pattern Prouduce Lots of Action Greetings, Our winter pattern is in full swing now. With water temperatures in the mid sixty’s and regular cold fronts passing through our winter fishing is solid. Its this time of year that we focus on num more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - It's time to go trout fishing! I don't usually target trout for most of the year, but this is one of the times of year that I actually look forward to catching them. All trout fishing has been catch and release for the past two months and snoo more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Southwest Florida Fishing is warming up as temps warm up. We seem to be in a great mixed bag phase right now. Anglers on GiddyUp Fishing Charters have been catching limits of Flounder, Trout, and Redfish. The bite is slow and limits usually take all more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Team Gottim'ON goes to the SKA Nationals! SKA Nats 2004 What a trip. Team Gottim’ On, MJ, Mark, Brittany, Liz and I loaded up and left Ft. Myers at 5:30 AM Sunday with the Venture 34 in tow. Fourteen hours later we unloaded in Biloxi MS at the more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Remember the song What a difference a day makes? Chances are if you are reading this you do. For the past two weeks, we have been nailing keeper Grouper, Kingfish, and Cobia in 30Ft of water off Redfish Pass. Now, everything has changed. The Gro more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Late November/December Report Redfish: Sight fishing for redfish has been excellent in Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound. Check areas that have heavy grass and are exposed during winter low tides. The best fishing will be during the rising ti more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - SKA Nationals 2004 What a trip. Team Gottim’ On, MJ, Mark, Brittany, Liz and I loaded up and left Ft. Myers at 5:30 AM Sunday with the Venture 34 in tow. Fourteen hours later we unloaded in Biloxi MS at the Imperial Palace. Next morning we launc more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers