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

Sharks big and little - Fishing report for the week ending 8-22-2010 Snook have been primarily on the beaches and around the passes with the best times early and late, midday heat does nothing to get these fish active. I have been targeting redfish on the high outgoing more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Pine Island Sound

Back in Maryland after horrible Florida weather - Until Sept 8th US Troops coming home from Iraq and Afgganistan will have my full attention in Maryland. Our Troops will soon be able to fish free here. Returning for charters 9/8/2010 in SW FL more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Tarpon,Reds and Snook on the Moon Phase - With the summer time storms,get out early and back to the dock befor you get caught in the shallow water with no where go. For Tarpon,get out early before sun up in the rivers. Reds are still around in pretty good numbers, and you can fish for them more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee

Snook, Mackerel, Redfish - Fishing this past month has been sporadic. Prior to the tropical depression that passed through Florida, the fishing was red hot. Small schools of redfish came into the area an d provided some good action. The snook were very happy and all was well. more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Big Changes Coming at BarHopp'R - A changing world which has brought us a poor economy and high unemployment resulting in less discretionary income for the last several years has now been further exacerbated by a mass exodus from southwest Florida in reaction to the mainstream media more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Red Grouper, Snapper & Trout - No oil—No spoil Our Beaches are Clean—Our Waters Pristine Estero Bay was my fishing grounds on Tuesday morning, 7/27, when I fished with Chris Polumbo and his young daughter, Miranda, along with Miranda's two friends, Bridget and Rachel. We caugh more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Best Fishing Early and Late in Southwest Florida - The Best fishing around Pine Island has come during the early and late hours of the day. This is the most comfortable time to fish the summer heat in southwest Florida and generally the time fish are most active. The redfish bite was good over more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Estero Bay Snook and Redfish Bite Excellent! - The fishing in Southwest Florida has been great the past week despite very warm air and water temperatures and the formation of Tropical Depression number 5. As a matter of fact, the formation of the low pressure system seemed to really increase the more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Boca Grande to Fort Myers tarpon fishing report - August tarpon fishing has been pretty good at times but it has also been very hot and the bite has been getting shorter as it gets hotter. Boca Grande Pass has had decent sized school of tarpon and the beaches are still holding some scatter more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Stormy weather but good fishing - Fishing report for the week ending 8-10-2010 With our fifth tropical system of the year sitting on us providing three days of steady rain we spent a good part of our days dodging storms. Although I can honestly say it's a welcome break from the he more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Pine Island Sound