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

Closing Down For The Summer! - Week ending 6/22/13..... Only two outings to report on this week. It's just about time to shut down for the summer. First up on Tuesday was my first trip with Jim Davidson, of Simpsonville, South Carolina. Jim is a really nice guy and an avi more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Great Times With Friends Old and New! - Week ending 6-15-13...... I had several trips booked for the week, but had to move one trip for weather. So, I wound up with two for the week. Monday, Kevin Duffy, who I've been kayak fishing with since I made the move to the kayaks, was up fo more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Estero Bay Report week of August 13th - The fishing remained pretty much status quo for this past week as the backbay is still flooded with dirty brown water. Scent is the way to go back in the shallows where redfish have been taken on cut ladyfish and pinfish. Circle hooks with no weig more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Hot Weather Mixed Bag in Naples Backwaters - It's mid-August, and while typically the hottest time of year in SW Florida, there are still some good fishing opportunities. With recent temperatures soaring into the mid 90's each day, it is a good idea to get on the water early to take advantage o more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples

Nearshore bite off of Estero Island is where the action is - The summer heat has been pounding down and that's moved the water temperatures up into the high 80's. That will make it tough to find fish in the shallow waters of the backcountry. Think deep cuts and nearshore reefs if you want to be successful wi more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Fishing Awesome Offshore! - Tuesday morning, 7/30/13, I headed 22 miles off Naples with Brian Ritter and his daughter, Danni, joined by their friends Bill Sands and his daughter, Alissa. We used live shrimp to catch twenty keeper lane snapper along with one keeper yellowtail sn more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Boca Grande fishing charters August 2013 forecast - August is here and the fishing in as hot as the weather! Tarpon are feeding, the reds are schooling, snook are in the passes, snapper are all over and I'm even catching some pompano! To sum it up the Boca Grande fishing charters are catching fish. more...
Capt. Danny Latham - Boca Grande

Redfish, snook , trout rebound - Guys: The Area has redounded well after the moonsoon rains and freshwater discharges from Big O. Crews have been popping upper slot reds, nice trout and a mixed bag of critters in Estero Bay and on the nearshore Gulf. Snook are on a nice chew more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers

August Fishing in Naples, FL - The pilchards are showing up for bait. Get out early to beat the afternoon storms. Look for fish to still be on the beaches and deep holes on the tide. First part of the high tide has produced some nice catches. Attached are some pics of this weeks g more...
Capt. Joey Benko - Naples

Grouper Hot In Hot Weather - I haven't talked much lately about offshore fishing. Between afternoon thunderstorms and high winds, offshore excursions were dicey at best. But the weather has improved, so we've been able to spend a little more time out there. Fishing the wre more...
Capt. Lisa Williams - Marco Island