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

Running From the Weather - I did get out one day this week. Morning storms were again a factor, and messed with my plans. But, I had a couple of great guys, and we had a good time in spite of the weather. I stumbled to the office still half asleep Thursday morning at 4:00 more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing in August and September is hot and not just the weather - This fishing report for the Naples and Marco areas will be short and sweet. The summer slow down has not hit yet. There is good action from the inside to the outside. Early season Redfish are starting to show up in bays close to the passes. Snoo more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples

GiddyUp has great day in Pine Island Sound - From 6AM to 9AM things were smokin'!!! Trout, Redfish, and hold on to your collective ass, TARPON. Check this out. We had a 12 trout get attacked by a 60LB Tarpon. I reached over my angler and open the bail AS SOON AS I SAW the tarpon swallow. W more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Goliath Adventures & Table-fare Too - Wednesday morning, I fished about 17 miles west of New Pass with Harry and Melanie McDaniel and their daughter, Molly. We had steady action, which helped compensate for some pretty rough seas as we were on the storm-fringe much of the morning. We us more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Still Hidin' From the Heat! - The Dog Days vacation continues, but I'll be out a day or two next week. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Lots of snook and redfish around Boca Grande. - 8-12-09 fishing report by Captain Van Hubbard. Just returned from a short vacation and found the fish waiting for my return. We went to Atlanta for a few days to see the niece and nephews before they went back to school. It was hot but always more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Boca Grande, Fl. 11 Aug 09 - Boca Grande, Fl. 11 Aug 2009 Our fishing this summer is very good. So many elusive species have been easily accessible now that the fishing pressure is light and the days are long and warm. Although I have been away to Colorado for two week more...
Capt. Pete Greenan - Boca Grande

Summer fishing report Forty Myers and Boca Grande - I'm sorry that I haven't been able to keep up on my fishing reports this summer. But, after spending all day on the water in 95 degree heat, getting on the computer has been a high priority. Tarpon: For the past three months I spent most of my more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

High Water Temps keep chill on local action - Having just gone through a FULL MOON with some nice tides, I regret to inform you that the times of the great tides were totally BOGUS 12-2PM). Early charters had the last hour of 90 minutes of the ebb and then the dreaded slack before the incoming. more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

A Variety of fish to beat the heat in Southwest Florida - No doubt about it, August is one hot month in Southwest Florida. Many locals and old timers don't even bother to fish this month or if they do only venture out early or late or on overcast days. Like the air the water temperature is also very w more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound