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

Fishing Conditions Are Ever Changing With The Weather - The weather in southwest Florida has been nothing short of ever changing heading into the Holiday week. Again this week we had it all, early in the week the seas were calm enough to head offshore in a canoe and by the week's end you would have had a more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Lots of options. - Well the weather has held out quite well so far, even though the temps are a little higher than average. Fishing has been pretty good, and with the good weather it gives you lots of options. Snook fishing has been really good. Some real big snook more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands

Backcountry Snook On Fire! - Greetings, This week its all been backcountry fishing for me. What fun its been! Amazing for December because the Snook fishing is the big story. Inshore / Backcountry fishing is just about as good as it gets in Estero bay. Twice this week we rele more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Nice Grouper & Snapper & Redfish - I had planned to fish everyday of Thanksgiving week, but by Wednesday, 11/24, it was raining in advance of a cold front that kicked up seas to 5-7 feet offshore on Friday. The next time I got to fish, after Tuesday, was on Saturday morning, 11/28, an more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

This does not feel like December! - Fishing report for the week ending 12/13/09 It is two weeks to Christmas and we are fishing in shorts you have to love it! For you folks up north in the cold take note its time to come to Florida. Fishing has been great with cool nights and days in t more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Pine Island Sound

Fishing report for Boca Grande to Fort Myers - Week tides and a 20 knot wind slowed the flats fishing this past week. But the ingredants are still there for excellent fishing. The tides are going to be better this week and with highs in the mid-80's the fishing should get HOT! Speckled trout: more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Naples Fishing Report - I had a great month of business and fishing in November and December has been pretty slow so far business wise. I have a great run of trips starting on the 19th lasting through the first week of January. The fishing has remained strong though this mo more...
Capt. Chris McCubbin - Naples

Can't Beat Our Florida Weather - Watching the weather up north on the news I really feel for our northern friends. Looks like lots of snow and very cold miserable weather, while here in Southwest Florida we spent most of the week on the water in shorts and shirt sleeves. Not rubbing more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Kayaking the Backcountry - I've been taking a few trips to the backcountry this week kayaking with good results. 4 people yesterday caught and released aprox. 20plus snook,2 slot reds and loads of trout. This didn't make a few guides to happy to see other people fishing,(exp more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee

Sanibel Island Fishing - Sanibel Island Fishing. Wind and fog with cooler temperatures has made Sanibel fishing a challenge. I like a challenge. I like the change in seasons. This time of year is always a nice change from the hot temperatures we endure in the summer an more...
Capt. Greg Hood - Sanibel