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

December Fishing Report - The fishing the last two weeks has felt more like Spring rather than Winter. Water temps are in the low 70's and the bait is thick. It can be found on the beaches, markers and wrecks. Snook fishing has been great in the bushes and on the docks. more...
Capt. Chris McCubbin - Naples

Good Start to a New Year of Fishing - Monday, 12/29, I fished in 44 feet off Naples with Tom Wolf and sons, Jordan and Patrick, and friend, Chris Coriddi. Using live shrimp, Tom caught a nice 23 inch keeper red grouper. We released lots of gag and red grouper shorts, which provided stead more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Sanibel Fishing Fun - Warming waters of the Pine Island Sound area have made for great fishing. Tuesday's charter with the Fabini family was non stop action for the kids. Sea Trout and Ladyfish kept the boys busy all day. Wednesday fishing brought the sam more...
Capt. Dave Andrews - Sanibel

Fort Myers, Sarasota and Marco Island fishing report - I've been splitting my fishing time between Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor and the 10,000 Island south of Marco Island. Each of these three areas have had a slightly different kinds of fishing. Sarasota fishing is mostly artificial lure fishing f more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Boca Grande 12/31/08 - more...
Capt. Pete Greenan - Boca Grande

Grouper Fishing - With the new fishing regulations coming into effect for grouper, I decided to take a quick fun trip offshore over the holidays. I accompanied Dr Dan Moenning and his father and father-in-law in search of dinner. we traveled west for over 12 miles bef more...
Capt. Andy Boyette - Boca Grande

80 Degree Chritsmas fishing ? - December 29th, fishing with Marti Ketko. Today is the day before a weak front, 80 degree plus air temperature and water temperature has been rising for more than a week. We are fishing Pine Island Sound today. The tide today is a negitive .5 very low more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Sanibel

3 Wisconsin Charters: (2 Excellent and 1 Ugly-Windy) - The newspaper said East to South East Winds to 10 occasional 15KTS. The National Weather Service said the same thing. All the hot babes on the local stations said the same thing (Capt GiddyUp does not listen or look at Dudes when there are hot more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Offshore & Inshore Recent Catch Report - Monday, 12/15, on a cloudy morning in Estero Bay, I dodged a few rain sprinkles and fished with H.O. Brownback and Steve Aggunt. We did pretty well using live shrimp and caught five keeper-sheepshead to 16 inches and four keeper-mangrove snapper. We more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Sanibel Fishing - Sanibel Fishing during the holiday week of Christmas and New Years. Great weather and warmer water have the fish in a feeding pattern. Schools of ladyfish, and bluefish, can be found all over Pine Island Sound. The schools are easy to locate bec more...
Capt. Greg Hood - Sanibel