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

Quick fishing recovery after tropical storm Isaac - Sorry about the delay between reports but I wanted to make a couple of trips after tropical storm Isaac to see what the state of fishing was in our area. Good news! Things have recovered nicely considering we had five very windy days and quite a bi more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

This week in Estero Bay - The fishing this past week was spot on, no pun intended. The redfish bite is very good right now and tailing fish are the target. Fly fishing with clousers or shrimp pattern has been the key to getting them. Getting out and wading in the shallows has more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Backcountry and Nearshore Wrecks off Ft Myers Beach - The backcountry fishing in Estero Bay is holding plenty of redfish and snook. Fish the last 2 hours of the incoming tide and the first 2 hours of the outgoing tide. There's a lot of small bait around the mangroves, which is why these fish are in a fr more...
Capt. Scott Theis - Fort Myers

Avail for charters 9/4-9-12 (Returning to SW FL) - Can't wait to return to SW FL. Hope there is something left after Hurricane Isaac. Still in Md at my wife's farm. more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Redfish Showing in Numbers in Naples Backwaters! - August 21, 2012 I fished with clients most mornings in the last week and finally found some good schools of redfish in the back waters. Most of the fish have been in the 20 to 24 inch range, with a few topping out at 30 inches. The pilchards al more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples

Last Trip Before Taking A Couple of Months Off - Week ending 7/7/12...... Just one trip this week, and it was the last before I shut down for the summer. It's just too hot for kayak fishing during the dog days of summer! My trip was with Noel and Michalene Pfeffer, some great folks I haven't more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Goliaths, Gags & Snapper - Monday, 8/6, I headed out to 35 feet to fish with Brian Woeste, Adam Bodkin and Tim Powers. The guys wanted to experience the thrill of big game, but also wanted some food fish. We started out catching blue runners and Spanish mackerel for goliath gr more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Snook and Redfish - Fishing these past few weeks has been good to excellent. Snook, redfish, and the occasional tarpon have been the order of the day. I have been throwing live bait under popping corks. The bait along the beach has been small to medium so using a cork more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Venice area fishing action improves. - 08-19-12 fishing report by Captain Van Hubbard We were blessed with some good fishing last week. We have Spanish Mackerel scattered from Venice south to Boca Grande Pass. We are catching them inside both Charlotte Harbor and even into Lemon Bay; more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Kayak Fishing On Fathers' Day - Week ending 6/23/12........... It's Fathers' Day, and I am at Week's Fishcamp to meet Dr. Mark Dreyer and his son, Pat at first light, to do the second instructional day. This one on the water. I had to install an anchor pulley system on their o more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound