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

Nice Snook On Captiva Beaches - Report for the week ending 7/12/14........ I have officially closed down for the summer, until September 1st. I received an email from Ken Courtney, of West Palm Beach, on June 20th, requesting a kayak redfishing trip in a couple of weeks, and ha more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Sanibel

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

Good Stuff All Around Redfish, Snook, Sea Trout Others - 4cast SwFl 30-07-14 Capt. Ron Kowalyk Offshore: Excellent reports if you skirted the morning storms on the grouper and snapper fronts. The bite was hot from 5 to 30 miles out, look for features in 26 to 70 ft. of water. The snapper bite ha more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers

Shark Fishing On Topwater Lures - Great Ft Myers Inshore Action - If you spend anytime in the back country of Estero Bay or Pine Island Sound you have no doubt seen sharks in the 3 to 5 foot range cruising the flats. There are bigger ones out there for sure but the medium size sharks are the most cooperative. I more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Permit are Hot in Southwest Florida - With the onset of summer it can only mean one thing, Offshore Fishing!! With wind finally down to a manageable speed ,we have been venturing out to the deeper water in search of one of my favorites, ..Grouper. And they are plentiful. Most trips ha more...
Capt. Lisa Williams - Marco Island

Good Snapper Fishing, Grouper, Shark & More - Tuesday morning, 7/15, thunder was rumbling by about 6AM, but the weather forecasters reported that there were only a few scattered thunderstorms, moving northeast, and that the one that was in north Naples and the Bonita area would soon be gone. So, more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Estero Bay backcountry redfish and tarpon are biting - It was a busy week on the water and we fished both backcountry and nearshore Gulf waters. The way back of Estero Bay has been a good place to be for redfish. They were feeding near the top of the high tide near mangrove shorelines and along the o more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fishing Is Great Early Top Water Trout & Tarpon - Just about every morning at first light there is a fantastic top water bite for Spec Trout and Tarpon. Look for the trout to be on the deeper areas of a flat, and the best areas will be close to deep water. Most of the trout will retreat to deep wate more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Fishing Report 7-26-14 - We were greeted this week by high tides in the middle of the days, this time of year that usually means successful trips and it definitely did this week. The mornings have been slow with the water creeping in to the bay, but being patient and waiting more...
Capt. Mark Yimin - Fort Myers

Fort Myers Night Fishing For Snook Has Been Awesome - If you're tired of the dog days of summer, than there is no better way to beat the heat than night fishing. I'm not talking about fishing the lights at residential canal docks. There is excellent fishing just about anywhere there is some reflected li more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers