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

Calm Seas-Hogfish, Sheepshead & Snapper - What a treat Monday, 3/9 was offshore! For the first time in a very long time, seas were dead-calm and the fishing was good at the same time. I fished in 46 feet out of New Pass with brothers Mike & Paul Conneally and their friends, Rodney & Kass Bro more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Warming Waters/Dropping Barometer/And a Ray to Boot - Although we are not out of the woods completely with the potential of one or two late fronts coming down, it appears that the winds of March have blown away the majority of the winter cold fronts. Warmer water has been allowing the jigs and shrimp to more...
Capt. Pete Root - Naples

great fishing now! - 3-11-09 fishing report by Captain Van Hubbard. Beautiful weather and fine fishing. We are catching some snook, a few pompano and a bunch of Spanish Mackerel. Kings will migrate in any day. Minnows are small but available and fishing is improvi more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Naples Fishing Report - Wow what a week of warm weather can do for the fishing. The water finally held at 70+ all day today and the fish responded. All week long fishing has been good, but today they really were chewing. Pilchards have been a little tricky lately with thi more...
Capt. Chris McCubbin - Naples

Spring is here - Spring is here and the fishing is great, on a trip in San Carlos Bay with Bob Arens and his friends Sunday we had nonstop action. Using Strikeking softbaits in 3-5 ft, of water we caught Spanish Mackeral,spotted seatrout,silver trout,bluefish,blackti more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Sanibel

Sanibel Fishing Charter - Todays charterwith the Fabinis was one of those spring day that you remember. The boys caught Sheephead, Trout, and almost the first snook. the water is starting to warm up after last weeks cold front. I can't wait for the Tarpon ,they more...
Capt. Dave Andrews - Sanibel

Spring Weather in Boca Grande - The fishing has been good. The big Snook are eating our flies, but landing them has been a different story. We put a 34 inch Snook in the boat along with a 30 incher and a bunch of fish in the 20-26 inch range on that same day. The next day the col more...
Capt. Austin Lowder - Boca Grande

The Week Was a Blow Out! - Sorry! No report for Pine Island Sound for the week ending 3/7/09. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

March in Like a Lion; Plenty of Sheep - March definitely charged in like a lion on my first scheduled day of the month. Monday, 3/2, brought extremely rough conditions offshore with seas to fifteen feet. The tide in the backwaters was low, and it was cold and windy. I cancelled my fishing more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

March winds means Nearshore loss - So, how do you like the play on words in that title? Pretty good for an old salt huh? GiddyUp is off to speak on the Offshore Stage at the Florida Sportsman Magazine Show in Sarasota on Sat&Sun March 7th and 8th. I'll be staying at the Indigo Inn w more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers