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

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Hogfish, Yellowtail, Lanes, Mangs, Spanish - Wednesday morning, 7/15, I headed out to fish fifteen to nineteen miles out of New Pass, with Paul and Debbie Szemplinski and their three children, Ryan, Audrey and Evelyn. We caught a bunch of yellowtail snapper, fifteen in all, but only one that we more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Sanibel Fishing with AnglersChoiceOutfitters.com - A Break in the Weather It's been a windier than average year, and a drier than average year so far. This is no good for the grass, but it doesn't bother the fish. The lacks of Thunderstorms in the afternoon have really helped with keeping the wat more...
Capt. Jason Marsh - Sanibel

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Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

winds have backed off and fishing is fine! - Life has been busy around fishing but you are not forgotten. I do apologize for not reporting more recently but I've had my hands full. The strong west winds this summer have frustrated fish and fishermen but we are enjoying some good action. M more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Brown waters for snook tarpon and reds & drum - Considering we are in the beginning for the summer brown water conditions,fishing has been pretty good. Myself, and Ned Small fished 1 day, Ned had a slam,I jumped a few tarpon and we boath caught a few snook. On day 2 I was fishing with Bill Blant more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee

Naples beach with local angler 7/13 - Today I guided local angler and part time Georgia resident John Goodheart. He never did the beach sightfishing before and was eager to learn more about it. Conditions early were tough (very calm and clear water), but the action picked up a notch wh more...
Capt. Paul Wolter - Naples

Oh! Thank Heaven For Eleven and Seven! - Oh! Thank Heaven for Eleven and Seven! I wound up with one trip to run this week. It was a hard one, but one of the most rewarding in a while. My customers were Larry Fleming, and his eighty year old father-in-law, Ed, of Jacksonville, Florid more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Look For Snapper And Sharks To Keep Busy - LOOK FOR SNAPPER AND SHARKS TO KEEP BUSY Now may be the best time to take advantage of the snapper fishing. Snapper up to sixteen inches were caught in and around the Passes and inshore under piers and under some off the deeper mangrove shore more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Steamy days of summer - Fishing report for week ending 7/11/09, the temperature of the air and water are up, along with lots of fresh water coming out of the river have slowed the bay fishing a bit. There are still plenty of snook on the beaches and near the passes but with more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Sanibel

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Trout, Sheepshead, Snapper & Snook Inshore - Slow season is here for sure. Seasonal residents have fled our heat and humidity until October and the economy is not producing our usual number of summer vacationers this year. On top of that, a low pressure system that hung over our area for severa more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach