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

Red grouper know it's safe to bite now! - After several weeks off the water, with a week-long family reunion to attend, and some rainy weather once back home, I finally got offshore fishing on Friday, 11/6/15, when I headed out to fish twelve to twenty-two miles west of New Pass with Glen H more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Great first half of November - Redfishing continues to take top billing this week with a great bite continuing. Redfish were caught in every manner this week from artificial lures, cut baits, and of course live shrimp. Snook continue to fill up the docks as they push into their w more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Fort Myers Fishing Report - Large Schools Of Jacks Inshore - For reasons known only to the Jacks, I have been encountering large schools of 50 or more fish moving up the local rivers and the backcountry creeks. They act like mullet showing no interest in feeding at all. Even though they are not supposed to spa more...
Capt. Eric Anderson - Fort Myers

November Variety in Naples Backwaters - Well, nobody has ever accused me of not telling it like it is and I would be exaggerating if I said every trip recently has been easy. Usually, by this time of year we are enjoying a cool down of sorts in south Florida which drives plenty of differe more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples

Steady weather makes for excellent Fort Myers fishing - Looks like we are finally going to get break from the very warm weather. NOAA is calling for lows in the 60's by the weekend with highs in the low 80's. Perfect fishing weather. Capt. Neil Eisner of Fishing The Flats Charters noted that redfish ac more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Lots of Quality Fish - The month of November has seen lots of mackerel and bonita schooling up in the Gulf waters. Kingfish have also made a showing up to 25 pounds. Cobia in the 25 to 40 pound range of have also been landed near rays and structure. This next cold front more...
Capt. Darrin Covert - Pine Island Sound

Groupers and Redfish - Offshore: Good stuff reported this week with fair weather letting crews run the deeper marks. Scads of red grouper but the closure rained on the parade. Other grouper took up the slack with gags at the head of the list. Plenty of snapper again from 5 more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers

10 Nov 2015 Inshore fishing is hot! - This last week I've done a lot of fishing from the back country to near shore to pine island sound and Charlotte harbor and have caught plenty of a variety of fish. The waters are finally starting to drop a little bit. Yesterday the water temps aver more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Boca Grande 15 Redfish and 6 Snook - 10-22-15 Joe and I had planned to flats fish today for redfish, Snook, Trout and snapper. The day started out with finishing the install of my new GPS trolling motor at 6am. The only thing needed was to attach the prop. I put the pro more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Jumbo Permit, Cobia, Gag Grouper, Goliath Grouper - We are seeing large schools of big Permit on our wreck spots. So good on the grill. Cobia bite has been steady and we have been bringing some nice keepers on 4 and 6 hour trips. Love it when the water starts to cool... Lot's of Spanish Mackerel t more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers