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

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Weather Tricky but Fishing Good - Another weather-front came through the area Sunday night, once again kicking up winds and seas. But, despite some choppy conditions, the fishing was good offshore Tuesday morning. I fished with Bill Story, Marvin Giescke and friends, Doc, Dave and Be more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

One Great Day of Fishing Before the Front! - Fishing guides are by necessity, weather men! Actually, I'm convinced by years of observation and experience that most of us fishing guides are far more qualified to give the evening weather forecast than most of the media weather men. Our liveliho more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Everglades Winter Mix. - January does bring about change in Everglades National Park. The plentiful bait fish of November and December thin out dramatically. However, most all of the near shore structure still has plenty baitfish … and their predators. I like to sight fi more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Super Fishing in the Naples and Marco Back Country waters. - December Fishing in the Naples and Marco Back Country waters so far has been very good. There has been some chilly mornings but the afternoons have been nothing short of BEAUTIFUL. Most of my Fly clients have been fishing the afternoons and the Bai more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples

Redfish and Snookj in the shallows - Sightfishing in the 10,000 Islands and the Everglades has been nothing short of stellar! Redfish and snook are warming themselves in the shallows over the soft muddy bottoms. This time of year is probably the best time to sightfish the gamefish o more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands

Grouper Trolling with Yo-Zuri Hydro Magnum Lures - Finding no fish between 20-32 Ft, we headed out of Redfish Pass on a 280 Heading and slammed BIG GROUPER and 2 Cobia on Yo-Zuri H-Mags. 42-45FT and we were trolling in the same general direction of migrating bait schools. I have another charter t more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Ft Myers to Sarasota Fishing Report - Most of my fishing the past month or two has focused on flats fishing in Pine Island Sound and Charlotte Harbor. The fishing has been a bit different than last year. The water is much cooler and I've had to rely on a deep water pattern much earlier t more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Winter Fishing - With winter temps occurring almost every other day, fishing has become an late morning or early afternoon affair. Most mornings are capped with extreme negative tides creating dry flats. The positive side is the trout redfish and snook are pushed in more...
Capt. Andy Boyette - Boca Grande

True Black Grouper & Good Fishing This Week - A weather-front came through on Monday, 12/1, brought some rain, and left us with high winds and very rough seas. So Tuesday, Erwin and Millie Matusiak traded their offshore fishing plans for some backwater fishing in Estero Bay. We fished the shorel more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Sanibel Fishing - Fishing Sanibel, and Ft. Myers this week was hot and cold. After catching keeper Grouper in the past weeks on large pinfish. Cold fronts came in and droped the water tempature, making it hard to get bait. Today I focused on the grass flats and fo more...
Capt. Greg Hood - Fort Myers