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

Boca Grande to Punta Gorda fishing report - The fishing and the weather the past two months has been really good. This has been the warmest winter I can remember. With the warm weather has been light winds which is unusual for winter. Snook: Snook are not usually a fish that I target during more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Estero Bay Report - There has been plenty of options for anglers fishing in and around Estero Bay. Te backbay bite is teaming with spotted seatrout, sheepshead, snapper, ladyfish, and jacks. The seatrout bite has been good over the grass flats in 3-5 feet of water. Sh more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Naples Fishing - Inshore Fishing & Backwater Fishing - The redfish and trout bite has been excellent the past week. From rat reds to overslot fish have been caught recently as well as trout from 15-23. Pompano have been on the seen, not in numbers but the ones tha more...
Capt. Jeremy Kiley - Naples

The February Freshwater Scene for Naples to The Everglades - The Hype of the New Year is over and we are on to February. I hope all had a great start to the New Year and I hope our weather in February is nice and mild with no freezes this year. I will have to first apologize for the February article because more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples

Seatrout are biting again in Estero Bay - Fishing has gotten a whole lot better over the past week. That big front caused a lot of problems in the backcountry, but things have settled down and the fish are biting. On a recent trip with my son Brad-the-3rd and his friend Jake, we caught seven more...
Capt. Brad Brown - Fort Myers

Good Weather and Good Fishing - We were out on charters Sunday and Monday. Fished in about 45' of water both trips over live bottom. We tried closer areas both days, but nothing was happening. We got into plenty of Lane Snapper to make dinner and caught Red Grouper to 19 and 15/ more...
Capt. Ted Gibson - Naples

Big Black Drum, Breeder Sheepshead, Hubcap Porgies, Red Grouper, - Water finally has settled down and clearing nicely after our last big blow.. Our local reefs are holding large breeder Sheepshead and monster Black Drum as well as well as some gator Trout. Further offshore the Red Grouper and Snapper bite has been more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers

Reds on fire, near shore Ok - 1 February 2017 Reds on fire, near shore Ok Over the last month with my new boat I have been fishing all over the place from Matlacha when I want to get on Red fish and Trout to Pine Island Sound when I want to catch Sheepshead, snapper and Snook a more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Improving SW Florida weather should improve the bite - The past couple of weeks proved tough for catching. Duel weather systems delivered a one-two punch with cold temps and windy conditions. The nearshore reefs did produce some pompano and sheepshead and we caught a few seatrout on the flats of Estero B more...
Capt. Brad Brown - Fort Myers

Cool Weather = Hot Inshore Fishing in Naples Backwaters - I have been very busy for the last month running trips daily while enjoying some great winter fishing. Anglers have consistently had great catches of a variety of species on the inshore waters. Sea trout, redfish, pompano, sheepshead, black drum, m more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples