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

Spring Like Weather In December - Fishing report for the week ending 12/27/2011 Warmer than normal air and water are making for great fishing this month. Redfish have been so good its all we target some days. Pictured above Mike Cronin and his son with a nice double. Sea trout h more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Fort Myers

Fort Myers to Boca Grande Christmas Fishing Report - Its been unseasonably warm for the past month. It hasn't really hurt the fishing except for the flounder have pushed off the flats and more toward the gulf. Redfish and speckled trout fishing is still very good with double digit catches of both speci more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Great fishing now! - Weather and fishing are great down here in Venice and Boca Grande, Florida. I can not remember this good of weather from the Christmas Holidays and I've been guiding along this Gulf Coast for more than thirty-five years now. Our fishing is good t more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Hope all are Having a great Holiday Great fishing for Naples - Let us start by saying I hope everyone is having a great Holiday season. The weather in Naples and Marco has been nothing short of spectacular which has made the fishing much the same. I know everyone likes a white Christmas but I am happy when we more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples

What a gret December - This past week the fishing continued to be pretty good with a decent variety boated daily. Shrimp on a jig head around the mangroves on high water produced some good numbers of redfish with some in the slot. You really need to work an area well bef more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

March wind in December but fishing is not so bad - The weather this December has been very windy but beautiful in southwest Florida. The redfish and trout having showing up in decent numbers. The flounder has been quite surprising. Mackeral, Bonita, and bluefish have been showing up in large numb more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Warm Winter Temperatures Equals Great Fishing - The pleasant and warm weather should stay with us through the Christmas weekend with a slight drop in air temperatures as we move toward New Years day. The higher water temps will keep the bite going so get out there and enjoy! The warmer water more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Holiday Fishing in Southwest Florida - With the exception of an occasional day or two of cool weather it has remained warm in southwest Florida with warm weather forecasted through the Christmas Holiday. Visitors from the north are loving the warm sunshine and some pretty good fishing. more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Big Sheepshead Back! Grouper, Snapper, Hogs - Just as busy season was gearing up, the first week of December brought not only high winds and rough seas, but also red tide conditions in the gulf and up into Estero Bay. The good news is that the weekend's wind direction helped push the red ti more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Plenty to Catch in Naples - Marco Backwaters! - We have enjoyed unseasonably warm days here in SW Florida for the last week. Along with it has been some hot fishing for Snook, Pompano and Redfish! We are still catching live sardines and having success with some large Snook for this time of ye more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples