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

Tarpon Season - Well it is finally tarpon season, and it's in full swing right now. Calm, warm days with perfect water temps in the 80's. The average day starts out casting to rolling fish in the deeper channels until the sun is high enough for the pursuit of th more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands

Sw Florida Fishing report - Fishing report for SW Florida May 11th., 2009 Tarpon: ARE HERE! Time to BOOK YOUR TARPON TRIP NOW! Summer is tarpon fishing time! All my tarpon trips so far has been successful. We do best with live baits, fly and cut baits. These critters will more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound

Tarpon and Sharks are everywhere - Fishing report for Sanibel week ending 5/9/09,Tarpon are in full swing and with them lots of sharks. On trips this week off the beaches we have been averaging two catches a day with 5-6 hookups. We are finally geting into a summer pattern with the wa more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Sanibel

Tarpon are here! - 5-10-09 fishing report by Captain Van Hubbard Fishing has been very good and tarpon just got hot! We have enjoyed very good fishing and catching recently. I have stayed busy and have a steering challenge down the boat for the weekend until I more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Tarpon Fishing on Fire - Tarpon fishing has really gotten good over the last few weeks and this week was no exception. I have been fishing north of Naples this week and it has really paid off. The fish are feeding good on big live threads freelined in 15-30ft of water. I h more...
Capt. Chris McCubbin - Naples

Tarpon Season - Sorry, It's been a while since my last report. I have very busy for the past month trying to catch the elusive Silver King. I'm up at 4:30AM and don't get home until after 9:00 PM on most days. The morning tarpon fishing trips have been out producing more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Sanibel Fishing - May is here and the Tarpon are finally in the sound in big numbers. Last month had cooler than normal nights with the water temperatures staying at 72 to 74 degrees. I have fished 3 days for tarpon and hooked up each trip, brought 2 to boat more...
Capt. Dave Andrews - Sanibel

Tarpon, snook, and redfish - These past few weeks have been a challenge. The Bermuda High that has stalled and remained out in the Atlantic has made for some steady breezy winds. Although not uncommon this time of year, it can force you to put on your thinking cap. Still, we more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

A Week of Friends and Slams! - I ran three trips this week, and save for still fighting off the flu, it was a great week with old friends, and the fishing was pretty good with Slams all round! First up on Tuesday was my old friend Jim Turman, of Manchester, Iowa. Jim and I hav more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

400 lb. goliath whips two of us! - Saturday morning, May 2nd, I fished Estero Bay with brothers, Steve and Howard Potash, and their wives, Loree and Bonnie. We caught three trout, two of which were keepers at 17 ½ inches, and we released two undersized snook and mangrove snapper. A more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach