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

Cooler Weather Hot for Sea Trout - Cold weather means hot fishing for spotted sea trout. Cold nights have dropped water temps into the low 60s. Trout are good cold water targets because they develop patterns that you can predict and prepare for. Trout instinctively look for places more...
Capt. Lisa Williams - Marco Island

Try Venice fishing for Christmas. - November 29, 2012 Venice fishing report by Captain Van Hubbard Venice to Boca Grande fishing is fine. First it was great to take some time away from fishing to pursue other interests. I hope you got to share time with your family and friends also; more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

November Backwater Fishing Winding Down with a Mixed Bag - I have had a very busy month and fished double half days every day for the last week. As is the norm for November, the fishing has been in a definite transition. Cool weather settled in on Thanksgiving week bringing low temperatures to a chilly more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples

Everglades Backcountry Fly Report - The canal systems and creeks along the western fringes of the Everglades has been producing quality fish. We've caught numerous snook on fly in the 28-30 range casting along the deep rocky ledges of the canals. Many of these fish have been laid up a more...
Jennifer Wolter - Naples

Sanibel Island's Surrounding Waterways - Fall Migratory Fishing - In late fall, the air in Sanibel is crisp and the water gets cooler as well. Fishing in Sanibel Islands's bayous and creeks gives you a front row seat to the hot spot of fishing activity especially with water temps in the 60's. We can say that we're more...
Capt. Jeremy Stewart - Sanibel

The Good, Bad, and Ugly! - Week ending 11/17/12.......... I got in two trips this week. One was out of Bokeelia in the Jug Creek area, and the other out of Castaways. The first was on Tuesday, with my friend Don Marano, of Salt Lake City, Utah. He and his wife Dawn a more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Tough Fishing After The Blow! - Week ending 11/10/12...... After watching if blow in the 20s for the second week, the wind forecast was finally down some for Thursday. The forecast was NE 7 – 15, gusting to 20! This would be my first trip with Tim Frank, of Canton, Michigan, more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Estero Bay

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Good Action & Variety Inshore & Offshore - Monday, 11/5, I fished about 22 miles west of New Pass with Mark Cavanaugh and friends. The four guys used live shrimp to land five gag grouper, three of which would have been keeper-size, to 23 inches, except for the fact that season closed for thos more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Fort Myers to Boca Grande fall fishing report 11-19-2012 - My tarpon fishing ended on October 20th this season. That is a couple of weeks longer than most years. Over all, it was a good tarpon season. I stated catching tarpon on March 20th, which was a few weeks earlier than the previous year. With that said more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

11/18 Nearshore Bonita Springs Bonita Blitz - Motored out of the passes around 8 am with the intention of taking my client Triple Tailing and Nearshore reef fishing. The stiff offshore winds decided against. We spent the time chasing the birds casting assorted plugs and having a blast catchin more...
Capt. Eddie Challinor - Bonita Beach