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

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

Rescheduling Trips Was the Order of the Day, Trying to A Bite! - Constant cold fronts and the wind and high barometer that comes with them, along with cold water, have served to make catching very tough this week. I was supposed to fish on Monday with Bob Johnson, on what was to be the first of three trips. Bu more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Cold and Winds - The cold water has somewhat put the bite off as far as the snook fishing goes until later in the day as the water slightly worms up. The reds have been quiet the opposit,drop in a jig about 2 feet in front and Wham,you have him on. The Tarpon are s more...
Capt. Bert Barkus - Chokoloskee

Sanibel Fishing - Tarpoons.com Fishing Report for Sanibel Island, and Pine Island Sound One more cold front. Just as the water temperature gets near 70 we get another front. I hope this is the last one. March is here and brought that lion with it. The fishing more...
Capt. Greg Hood - Sanibel

Giants in the Backcountry - Typical weather for this time of year, and the giants are finally into their winter/spring haunts. Semi consistent weather has made the fish very predictable. Big snook have been haunting the shorelines in the backcountry bays, Hugging the darker more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Everglades City

Sanibel Fishing Charter - Fishing in February means changing weather conditions. The last day of February was a great day for Joe and his sons from New Jersey. Saturday's Sanibel Fishing Charter produced a variety of inshore fun. Trout to 4lbs, Bluefish, Ladyfish and more...
Capt. Dave Andrews - Sanibel

Bonito, Grouper, Snapper, Sheepshead (Inshore & Off) - Monday, 2/23 brought yet another windy start to this week. I headed out of new Pass with Jim Sistek, his son, Jim Jr., grandson and friend, Frank, in what was predicted to be two-to-three foot seas. We were barely out of the pass before we were con more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

warmer water and better catching. - 2-26-09 fishing report Spring weather arrives and fish start to bite. As the temperatures climbed and waters warmed up our fishing improved. Early week trips were slow. We found fish (both trout and redfish) but they were slow to co-operate. I more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Spring is just around the corner - We are getting a regular dose of high preasure and east winds with little cold in the future. A combination of air temps in the 70s and cool water have made the bite slow at times. The bigger trout are leaving the shallow potholes and are moving into more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Pine Island Sound