Regional Fishing Reports for:
Southwest Florida (Cape Sable to Boca Grande)

A Warm Start to the New Year Brings Unusual Winter Opportunities - I am writing this report from the warmth of my den this morning after a strong cold front has swept through overnight. Lows in the 40's this morning along with winds gusting to 30 mph are keeping me off the water this morning. This type of weather more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples

December/January fishing better than normal. - The fishing has been better than normal for this time of year, most likely due to the unseasonably warm winter we have had. I have been getting water temp readings as high as 82 degreees in the backcountry. This warm weather has given us an excep more...
Capt. Geoff Crouse - Naples

Big Gag Grouper, Cobia, Goliath Grouper, Permit - Great fishing this month. Hard to throw back the Big Gag Grouper but they make a great picture. Cobia have been caught on many trips. Pompano and good size Flounder are also hitting. Goliath Grouper are still bending rods, we have brought up some more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers

Excellent Action Offshore & Inshore - Monday, 12/22/14, there was a weather front approaching our area, and winds, though calm in the early morning, were predicted to pick up, with seas rising as well. Bradley Miller had a choice between trying to beat the worst of the wind and fish offs more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Estero Bay: "From Hell and Back" - Today's full day charter (8 hrs) gave me and my clients the opportunity to fish as far North as Hell Peckney bay and as far south as the Imperial River. Hell Peckney has gorgeous, gin-clear water and should be taken advantage of. The back bay pr more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

SW Florida - Redfish: I've been doing best on any tide that has good current. Shrimp, shiners & cut bait has been working for me. The schools can be from ten to fifty. Fishing reds on the flats can be a casters' dream. On the lower tides, they become very visible more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound

Holiday week was a bonus for fisherman; lots of redfish! - The holiday week proved to be a great time to be on the water. Warm temperatures combined with good morning tides put the fish on the feed. The only drawback was morning fog, but if you moved slowly to your spot with a GPS you'd have the area locked more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

28 Dec Reds, Trout and Snapper - Reds, Trout and Snapper 18-28 Dec 2014 during this time I have gone out on several charters and with some friends in Wounded Warrior Anglers. With the grass being gone in Matlacha pass the bite has slowed a little bit but fish are still biting. On m more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Excellant Bite Throughout the Bays - Guys: You can expect to hook up with scads of fat sea trout, slot reds and release snook. Big sheepshead and black drum are on a chew with plenty of snappers for company. If your up for a tug of war, sharks are plentiful in the bays. Fly guys caught more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers

Estero Bay: Snook - Redfish - Sheepshead - Yesterday was a wonderful weary morning in the bay. I found that the bait of choice was shrimp, though, one could find decent whitebait around Big San Carlos. Snook were active and hiding in deeper water that was moving swiftly. The turn of the t more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay