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

Backwater Reds, Trout & Shark; Yellowtail & Muttons Offshore - Monday morning, 5/18, Tim Guthman and his six-year-old son, Tyler, had hoped to go fishing offshore. But the time-line on an approaching weather front was uncertain and had me concerned about rough seas offshore for the little guy so I recommended we more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Clearing Skies Should Improve Fishing Opportunities in Southwest - Finally the rain has stopped! We sure needed the rain and we got it. It was a difficult week for fishing as a low pressure system hung over Southwest Florida and created endless thunderstorms and rain that could occur at anytime. It was di more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Stars are aligned for Holiday fishing - The storms are leaving SW FL and Tarpon/Snook/and Redfish should present themselves proudly over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Tarpon: Try INSHORE (Pine Island Sound) Snook: Try anything near a PASS like Redfish Pass or Captiva Pass. R more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Tamiami trail canal Tarpon - Hit the canals off Tamiami Trail for a couple hours today w/ my sister. The recent rain has pumped up the waterways a bit...the ones we fish definitely rose a few inches. They look alot better than before the rain, but can definitely stand to come more...
Capt. Paul Wolter - Naples

Early Tropical Weather System - Before diving into this report, allow me to share the smallness of my nearby neighbors. Remember my reference to the 900 calls after taking the totally smokin' babe on a charter? The following was yelled across my canal (I always knew they were clos more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Boca Grande Tarpon Fishing - Boca Grande, Fl. 20 May 2009 It's tarpon season in Florida. We concentrate on the silver king throughout the summer. The fish are in good numbers this year and are appearing in numerous places. Pine Island Sound, Charlotte Harbour and the beache more...
Capt. Pete Greenan - Boca Grande

Sanibel Fishing with Tarpoons.com - Sanibel Fishing with Tarpoons.com Tarpon fishing around Sanibel the month of May is great! Every year I have a trip where clients come for the first time and have the time of their lives. This year they are Scott and Sally Lund more...
Capt. Greg Hood - Sanibel

Rain improving the Snook and Tarpon Bite - With the recent change in weather the fishing has improved somewhat. You need to get out early befor the thunder storms start in the afternoon. With the tides this past week it has been hard to find the big laid up tarpon due to the clouds by mid-m more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee

Tarpon from Charlotte Harbor to Sanibel - For the past week we concentrated our fishing efforts on tarpon. There are a bunch of them here in Southwest Florida this month that's for sure. Some days they were just everywhere you looked free jumping and frolicking around. Other days the more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Kings, Shark & Snapper - Monday, 5/11, was one of those days that is bound to happen about three times a year and, fortunately, not more than that. The party for the gulf trip I had scheduled did not show up and did not call me or answer my calls. So, after purchasing the da more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach