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

SW FL-Bonita beach: Great grouper Action! Shark & More! - I spent about a week off the water, as I only had a couple of fishing trips scheduled and they were both offshore trips that were made impossible by the winds and rough seas, which were relentless for days on end. I finally got back out fishing on Mo more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Fort Myers Inshore Tarpon Bite Is Outstanding - The Tarpon fishing in the Fort Myers Beach and the Estero Bay backcountry has been awesome for the last two weeks. I have been guiding fly fisherman nearly every day and everyone has had multiple hook-ups per trip. My clients have had steady action more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

Summer fishing has arrived with big sharks and tarpon - We are sliding into summer. The winds have calmed down, the heat is up and the fish are biting. Tarpon sightings and reports are good from the Gulf at about 3 to 7 miles out. Watch for the frigate birds working over the water and you'll find the more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

A Week Of Bad Weather? - Week ending 5/03/14.......... Again this week I had three trips on the books, and one day to visit with my buddy Frank Faust and get him to RWS on his plane back to Iowa. First up on Tuesday was Bob Rinear, of Sarasota, Florida, and he was ta more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Matlacha

Dying Winds Lead to Better Marco Island Fishing - With higher than normal winds, the fishing in the 10,000 islands has been slower than usual for May. Finding clean water has been difficult in the backwaters from Marco to Everglades Park, but for the experienced angler there are opportunities t more...
Capt. Lisa Williams - Marco Island

A Busy Week Fishing Some New Waters - Report for the week ending 4/5/14........ I got in four trips this week, and the first three were all with my friend Dr. John Wilkinson, of Marquette, Michigan. We fished last September, and had a great day. But, the fishing has continued tough more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Charlotte Harbor Fishing Report - Charlotte Harbor Fishing Conditions: A strong cold front settled in on Wednesday of last week with very strong winds which killed the tarpon fishing. There was a small bite on Wednesday before the winds picked up. The Boca Grande Kids Classic Tarpon more...
Capt. Dave Pecci - Charlotte Harbor

SW Florida - Fishing report for Pine Island Sound May 15th., 2014 Tarpon: They are HERE! Time to BOOK your tarpon trips is NOW! May, June and July are prime months, but these fish will be here in large numbers from April Thru Sept. May has been very windy, more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound

Inshore Fly Fishing Report - Estero Bay continues to provide my fly anglers with great action especially on snook and jacks. We're concentrating our casting around schools of mullet holding around oyster bars and mangroves. We're throwing small baitfish and shrimp/crab patterns more...
Jennifer Wolter - Naples

Estero Bay report - Fishing the shallow waters of Estero Bay has been tough, but persistent anglers can still manage a few redfish and snook. Cut ladyfish or shrimp tipped jig heads thrown around the mangrove islands and oyster bars on high tides is your best bet. Mov more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay