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

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

Spectacular Fishing in the Back Bays! - The fish are happy with the amount of bait around the flats. It's that time of the year where the redfish school up on the flats. Look for potholes and oysters that have bait moving along with the tides. Snook fishing is picking up with a few trout more...
Capt. Scott Theis - Fort Myers

Estero Bay: Redfish - Snook - Trout - Tarpon - With afternoon and evening showers becoming a normal part of our weather pattern in Southwest Florida, fishing has been better than ever this summer. Fresh rainwater has been cooling down the backwaters and turning the backbay bite on. Schools of red more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Fish are biting - Redfishing continues to be great during August. Anglers have been catching nice fish both in the backcountry and along the pass shorelines. Snook are moving in and out from the beaches to the backwater so fishing passes continues to be good. Most sno more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Rain cooled Estero Bay gives up great bite - By early in the week we may be in a rainy situation thanks to an approaching tropical storm and the fact that we are still right in the middle of rainy season. The good news is these storms tend to really put the fish on the feed as they approach, so more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Patience Brings Rewards During the August "Dog Days" - Nobody can ever say that this long time guide doesn't tell it like it is! Anyone that tells you that inshore fishing in August is easy is stretching the truth a little. Water temperatures often spike into the upper 80's along area beaches and into t more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples

1-20Aug Reds Reds and More Reds - 1-20 Aug 2015 Reds Reds and more Reds Haven't made a report in a while due to a slight change in my life, but the Redfish bite is on fire. With the high tides in the morning making an outgoing tide all day long fishing the flats early is the key to more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Estero Bay Report - There we some really good tides this past week that allowed anglers to stay in their favorite shallow spots a little longer and chase the redfish. They have been hanging out around the oyster bars and mangroves on higher water. Free lining pinfish, more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Captains report top notch Estero Bay redfish bite - Warm weather with afternoon thundershowers will continue to be the norm for the next week or so. Early morning is best for the catch, so get out there and wet a line as soon as possible. Once the heat of the day sets in, all bets are off. Capt. Ne more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers