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

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

Estero thru Pine Island - Redfish are in full swing and fish have been caught in all sizes. Throwing artificial lures early in the mornings, proved to be a fun thing to do this week. Top water and swim baits worked best along mangroves and blow downs as long as the anglers co more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Red & Black Drum Inshore; grouper & Snapper Offshore - Monday morning, 8/3/15, I headed twenty-two miles offshore with Ron Sticha and his son, Noah. They had planned to go last Thursday, but that day was rained out, so we rescheduled, hoping to beat the PM showers predicted for Monday. Seas would have be more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Boca Grande Fat Mangrove Snapper - 8-9-15 Our target today was top water trout then move to big inshore snapper. We started out fishing potholes with Zara spook type top water lures. I was using a higher pitch click clack type noisy lure then Aaron. Both had seve more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Gag Grouper, Goliath Grouper, Pompano, Snapper, Shark - After a solid week of rain, Gulf has started to settle back to normal and the fishing has picked up as well. Goliath Grouper bite has not stopped. Bending rods like pretzels daily. Nice Gag Grouper bite in close on structures. Hitting thread herr more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers