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

Wind and Poor Tides Again the Order of the Day! - Wind was again a factor this week, as were poor tides toward the end of the week. By Thursday the forecast was for 31 knots, and that's just time to stay at the dock. It was bad enough Tuesday and Wednesday, blowing near 25 knots! First up on Tu more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

SW FL-Estero Bay & Bonita Beach Reefs - Monday, 3/30, looked like it might have to be an inshore day when I heard the marine forecast the night before. But by early morning, the forecast had changed and it was looking calm enough to head to the reefs. I fished there with Dave Kempston, his more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Hot Snook and Redfish Bite in Naples - Wow the wind keeps blowing and the fish keep chewing. The key to success is live pilchards. The seas have been very rough with seas at 3-5ft almost every morning. The bait is on the nearshore wrecks around 3 miles, just need to take your time gettin more...
Capt. Chris McCubbin - Naples

How about that WIND! - The wind has been out of control lately. It hasn't cost me any trips but it has made thing a little difficult. I scoted my fist tarpon of the season on 3/31/09 and if it wasn't for the wind i would have many more by now. The only good news is that mo more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

SW Florida - Fishing report for SW Florida April 2nd., 2009 Redfish: Are on fire when you get the right tide. The water temperature is closing in on the high 70's which will only make the fishing better. A few going into the 30 class. I've been doing best more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound

The Wind here in SW FL sucks "The Big One" - Dudes/Fishing Babes, lend me your ears and a small portion of your heart. The wind has had its way with us. Wind? Hmmmmmmmmmm, maybe flippin' Gale Force more aptly describes it. Oh, you want a Fishing Report? In the words of Jack Nicholson in more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Its Spring....Tarpon Time - I am sure that it is my relationship with the rooster is a major reason that makes May and June one of my favorite times to be in the Everglades. However, the fishing certainly is the dominant one. I get up very early all year round whether I a more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

How quickly the weather can turn a full week into crap! - How quickly the weather can turn a full week into crap! We fished for three days is wind gusting to 25 MPH. By Thursday morning the wind was out of hand. Some of us put our boats back on the trailers and went home. Others went out to try to get t more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

March ends windy - Fishing report for Matlacha Pass,San Carlos Bay week ending 3/28. A long very windy week with winds first out of the east and then south which made our tides much higher than normal. Snook redfish and trout have been good around oysterbars and island more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Sanibel

Sanibel Fishing - Fishing Sanibel this week or Florida has been WINDY!! Not much to report this week but heavy wind. more...
Capt. Greg Hood - Sanibel