
2016-09-06 4:54 PM
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Estero Bay Evenings - Beat the heat and catch a lot of fish during the evening hours in Estero Bay. Tarpon, snook, Goliath grouper, and redfish have been caught in the bay on the right tides before dark.
Pilchards, pinfish, and mullet are all great baits to use. A 4/0 more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay |

2016-09-06 4:16 PM
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Record Goliath Grouper, Cobia, Permit, Gag Grouper - Lot's of great eating fish this time of year.
Gag Grouper are on our close reefs. Still seeing schools of Permit and Cobia are still around and are hungry.
Also best time of the year to book an all day Red Grouper / Wreck trip.
Departing daily fro more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers |

2016-09-06 7:10 AM
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Estero Bay bite is rebounding after storm - It was all about sunset fishing before the storm arrived last week. It was a bit cooler once the afternoon showers breezed through. Luck and a giant snook showed up at about the same time, but alas, no photo. This turned out to be a wily snook and he more...
Capt. Brad Brown - Fort Myers |

2016-08-28 4:01 PM
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The bite continues!! - It just depends on what your after as of late. Snook, tarpon, redfish, pompano, or trout are just a few of the species readily available the past week and a half. There has been a few slow days mixed in due to weather, poor tides, or winds, but overa more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay |

2016-08-26 12:33 PM
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Great Grouper Action - Offshore: Too good to be true, Nah!! Same old same old good bites at 60 plus feet. Crews reporting great grouper action with live baits top picks, cut-stuff will do. Trollers are again all over the kings, bonito and big Spanish. Cobia are cruising th more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers |

2016-08-26 6:42 AM
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Late August Variety in the Backwaters of Naples - It has been a fun week of fishing for me along with my anglers who have been rewarded with some great catches. Very warm water temperatures over 90 degrees inshore are forcing most of the action into the early morning.
I headed out before sunri more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples |

2016-08-25 10:15 AM
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Estero Bay Report - The bite in and around Estero Bay has picked up. The redfish are starting to move around the oyster bars and mangrove islands in the mornings due to the cooler water. Cut bait like ladyfish and cut pinfish seem to work best on 2/0 circle hooks soak more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay |

2016-08-24 2:34 PM
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Get out early before it's too hot! - 24 Aug 2016
Get out early before it's too hot!
August has been darn good for fishing. Reds have been out on the flats schooling on an incoming tide in Matlacha and Pine Island sound and I'e been catching them on white bait, Pins and cut ladysfish. more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha |

2016-08-23 11:40 AM
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Summer Heat - Bait has come back to the beaches in a big way. As a result, the fish will follow. Snook, redfish, trout, lots of mangrove snapper are taking advantage of the bait schools too.
It has been a hot month so getting out early in the morning is a must. B more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island |

2016-08-22 1:56 PM
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Estero Bay: Tarpon-Snook-Redfish - The tarpon bite in Estero Bay continues to stay strong. Locating the fish isn't the problem though. Half of the battle is getting a fish to bite and not shake the hook. These fish are feeding on mullet, crabs, shrimp, pilchards, soft plastics, and ha more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay |