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

Great Weather, Great Friend, and Good Fishing Make A Great Day! - Week Ending 11/3/12 I was scheduled to fish Estero Bay with my good friend Frank Faust, from Iowa, on Tuesday, but the lingering winds in the wake of the hurricane prompted me to move our day to Wednesday. And, of course, Wednesday was slick as g more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Estero Bay

Rough Start to November is Getting Back to Normal - November started out a little rough on the fishing scene as Hurricane Sandy skirted the east coast bringing some very strong winds to Florida. That was followed by a cool front which really slowed the action for several days. We adjusted to the c more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples

Fall Redfishing Continues to Heat Up with the Cooler Water Temps - The onset of consistent cold fronts we've been experiencing lately accompanied by strong Northerly winds means lower than normal tides this week. We've had productive mornings wading the lower stages of the tides working the edges of the flats and oy more...
Jennifer Wolter - Naples

Fishing on the USMC Birthday and Vet Day then my last report - I'll be returning to SW FL for 5 days of charters starting on Nov 9th. My last Cyber Angler Report will be submitted after these charters. In case you got to the party late, I don't think it is fair for me to keep writing reports when a majority more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

SW FL-Bonita Beach:Grouper, Snapper, Shark, Sheeps, Reds & Snook - Saturday, 10/20, I fished with long-time customer Marshall Swain, along with his family and friends. We used live shrimp, about 22 miles west of New Pass, and the group caught twenty-five keeper lane snapper to 12 inches, along with one keeper mangro more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

November's Forecast for Boca Grande Fishing Charters - Our first few cold fronts have come through Southwest Florida, giving us cooler temps and super comfortable fishing conditions. The reds are feeding like mad, the snook are fattening up for winter and the big trout are starting to show up on the flat more...
Capt. Danny Latham - Boca Grande

More Redfish! - Fishing this past week has once again been excellent. Post Sandy winds have died down and bait is sizzling on every point. Some of the fish have moved to the back bays. My charters have been catching plenty of small to medium snook on live bait unde more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Getting Back to Normal, Winds are down, fishing is improving - Wind, wind and more wind was the story of last week, but things are getting better and it looks like we are going to move into a warmer pattern as well. The fishing in the Gulf took a beating, but the backcountry waters produced good fishing despite more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Venice fishing improves with fair weather. - October 30, 2012 fishing blog by Captain Van Hubbard It was time for a break from fishing to visit family. These are turbulent times and things were a mess here so a family reunion in the mountains seamed like a great idea. The election mess more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Everglades City: November 2012 - Chokoloskee, Everglades City, and the Everglades National Park November is one of my absolute favorite months here in the Everglades National Park! The reasons are numerous and I could go on forever describing them, but some of the highlights are… more...
Capt. Brandon Acosta - Everglades City