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

Great redfishing on cut ballyhoo! - I had just one trip for the week, but it was a great one, with some really good redfishing. The trip was on Friday, with David Wallsmith, and his friend, Bill Shaw, of Knox, Indiana. David is the father of my old friends Todd and Lynn Wallsmith, more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing is much like 30 years ago/ Few can afford it - Before speaking of the various species and where they can be caught, allow me to make this observation. Few people, very few people, are fishing. Americans who have worked all of their lives to retire, wet a line, fry a fish or two, are sitting at ho more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Charlotte Harbor and Boca Grande tarpon report - This report will give an overwiew of the past three months since i was to busy to write reports lately. May: The tarpon fishing was excellent when the wind didn't blow. Despite the fact that we had some of the worst winds that i can remember, May more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Big Fun for Little Girls with Ladyfish - After a little time away in the relatively cool N.C. mountains, I resumed fishing this Saturday, 7/26. I fished 14 to 17 miles west of New Pass with Marty Kimball and his three young daughters, Haley, Cheyeynne and Michaela. The girls had a lot of fu more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Catch up on maintence to catch more fish and save gas. - Preventative maintenance helps make fishing safer and a lot less headaches. After a busy season it was time to catch up and check out the boat and tow vehicle. I had a week with out trips so I took the boat in to go over the engine and change more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Naples Fishing Report - What can be said about the fishing this month, other than excellent. It seems everything has played out perfect the last few weeks. Fish are in the passes, over the wrecks and on the beaches. I have been fishing a lot of six hour trips starting wi more...
Capt. Chris McCubbin - Naples

Big Redfish Were The Order of The Day! - Just one trip to report on this week. Oddly enough August is stacking up to be a busy month, and it's usually the slowest of the year even when times are good. My trip was on Friday, with an old friend Ed Mahoney, of Boca Raton, Florida. I've kn more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Summer Rains have started - Well it seems like the sky has opened up and dropped heavy rains on us for the past several days non stop. This has definetly had an impact on he fishing. The salinity levels have changed causing the fish to move. The outside has been consistent more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands

Building an Ark (taking extra Sheep and Goats) - OK: Anyone who has followed my dead/cold/honest fishing reports KNOW where I'm headed with this title. Honestly and swear to you, no title is more appropriate. In other words, the rain is intense. Say what you wish about former Marines but they will more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Tarpon Fishing Continues - Tarpon have continued well into July with the only variable being the weather. Heavy rains that backed up in Charlotte Harbor made tide changes and currents more difficult to predict. The tarpon fishing becomes very tidal at this time of the year wit more...
Capt. Andy Boyette - Boca Grande