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

Spring Tarpon are Jumping - Well,it's nice to finally have some stability in the weather because of the Tarpon in our area. It's necessary to have full sun with little wind to really have a great chance to jump those 100 plus pounders. Charlie and David had probably 50 shots more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee

Two Out Of Five! Good Days! - I had a full week this week, but it was reduced to two trips on Monday and Friday by three very windy days. I was able to reschedule those days for later this month and next month. My friend of many years and fishing trips, Dr. John Hitt, was up more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

High Preasure Dominates - Fishing report for the week ending 4/18/2010 Wind and more wind was the theme for the majority of this week, with high pressure in control keeping our winds easterly and at times gusting into the thirties. Fishing has been good and getting bett more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Pine Island Sound

Despite the Wind Fish are Hungry around Pine Island - For the better part of the week strong east winds dominated the weather around Pine Island. We still fished every day with the exception of one very rainy day and to my surprise the bite was actually better than what I would have thought. Spanis more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Sanibel Fishing - Spring fishing is off to a good start. The water has warmed up to 72 degrees and the bait has moved into the flats. The last two weeks has produced alot of trout, Spanish Mackrel and ladyfish. We have caught a few Redfish, Snook and sharks. The more...
Capt. Dave Andrews - Sanibel

Naples Tarpon, Snook, Redfish, Trout 4/13/10 - Spring is finally upon us and the weather has been perfect. The fishing here in Naples has been pretty solid since mid March. The water temps are right around 74 on the beach and close to 80 in the back. The pilchards are all over the place and the f more...
Capt. Chris McCubbin - Naples

Snook are a challenge - Four straight days we caught the inshore slam That's snook, redfish and trout by mister or maam The winds were blowing and the seas were rough Casting artificials was a little tough Today we were really at our best As 6 snook to 33 pu more...
Capt. George Grosselfinger - Pine Island Sound

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Good Action Inshore & Offshore - Tuesday, 3/30, seas were rough offshore and I ended up re-booking my planned gulf trip with a trio of ladies who wanted to fish the bay. Karen Taylor, son Evan Taylor, and Evan's grandmother, Kate Collins, fished with live shrimp and caught six keepe more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Spring has Sprung - Finally we are enjoying the warm weather and hot fishing we should have had weeks ago. Happy Easter by the way! I am enjoying this beautiful Sunday with Miss and the Kids by relaxing by the pool.. This week the fishing finally broke open. The snoo more...
Capt. Pete Root - Naples

Fishing is Fine! - 4-7-10 web report. Spring fishing is getting started. Monday we had a mess of Spanish Mackerel and five pompano with Dale & Allison from Upstate New York, and her folks, Doug and Anne of Venice. Lots of mackerel in and around Stump Pass and of more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande