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

Weather changes fire things up - Redfish, Snook, And Trout went nuts this week as the first cold front of the Fall found it's way through SWF. These first fronts signal the fish that it's time to eat up and pack on some pounds before winter. Redfish led the charge this week as they more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Big snapper out from Boca Grande - 9-3-15 My good fishing friend Joe and I were going to target big mangrove snapper today. Our plan included using live or dead greenies off shore in my flats boat. The first stop was to catch small bait just before day light. One cast and more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Off shore Boca snapper line stretchers - 8-26-15 Our plan was to fish for big off shore mangrove snapper today. My long time fishing buddy John was going out with me on my flats boat. The trip would be over 15 miles off shore so the weather had a big factor in the decision for more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Nice mix of inshore species near Fort Myers, Floriida - Summer is officially over in most parts of the country but not in southwest Florida. As a matter of fact, warm weather will still be with us for another month or two. However, the days are getting shorter and the fish know that Fall is right around t more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

September Backcountry Fishing is a "Grand Slam"! - We are merging into my absolute favorite time of year to fish the back waters of SW Florida. The days are getting shorter and soon, the waters will begin to cool off slightly. These factors will contribute to more of an all day bite as opposed to t more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples

Estero Bay Report September 1st - Anlgers looking for the best opportunities were out early taking advantage of the cooler air temps. The redfish bite seemed to be better around the mangroves islands and oyster bars on the higher water. Cut ladyfish, pinfish under floats, or even s more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Rain cooled water steps up the bite in Estero Bay - Well, we managed to miss another potential tropical weather event, but we did get quite a bit of rain. The local Gulf water temperature dropped from 90 degrees to 84. That ought to help quite a bit with the bite. Capt. Alex Dolinski of Spot On Cha more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Get ready for the good months! - Redfish are still biting even on this weeks full moon tides. Redfishing was good this week with plenty of slot and below slot fish caught this week. Anglers that got out earlier in the morning had the best chance at it. The snook bite this week was g more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Redfish Good and Snook Opens - Inshore: Good redfish action across the board with very high tides in the morning and a nice window on the outgoing. The waters have cleared up and bait has returned to the bays. Trout are rebounding well with scented plastics the top offerings and f more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers

Sept. SW Florida - Updated Fishing Report for SW Florida-Sept. Redfish: With the fuller tides the redfishing has become very good. Call ahead and get the good tides. The next couple of months are pre spawn, watch for large schools on the flats, get out in front of the more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound