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

Rain cool off delivers good redfish bite, Estero Bay - A little break from the rainy weather was on tap for the end of the week and it looks like we'll be sliding toward the usual afternoon storms as we move through the weekend. Fishing reports have been good, thanks to the cooler water temperatures and more...
Capt. Rob Modys - Fort Myers

Fishing Naples in August - So far the fishing in Naples has really been red hot! I have had a few slow days on the back end of the blue moon, but all in all I can't complain. Snook, redfish, trout, snapper and black drum have all been chewing hard. We've even been catching a more...
Capt. Geoff Crouse - Naples

SW Florida - 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 them and let them come to you. Don't chase t more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound

Rain, rain, go away--got some snapper anyway - Been trying to fish around the rain lately… Monday morning, 7/20, I headed offshore, 22 miles west of New Pass, with Patrick and Jessica Goodman and friends Ally Janson and Blake Cissell. The group used live shrimp and bait-fish to catch a nice va more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Redfish, Snook, Sea Trout on a chew - Guys: The recent rains have cooled the bays and turned on a nice bite on the flats. Livebait, cut stocks and scented plastics all scored. Tarpon are rolling off Point Ybel near Sanibel. Snook in the feeder creeks. Good bass and peacock bass action in more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers

Ft Myers Beach thru Captiva - A week of rain brought South West Florida a much needed cool down and great fishing. Redfish showed up in big numbers from Ft Myers beach all the way through Pine Island sound. If you were willing to stand in the rain and tough it out, redfish up more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Boca inshore snapper and Gag gouper - 7/20/2015 Today's trip I was going to assist my partner Capt. Scott out using his 24' flats boat. We had three men and an eleven-year-old boy from Tennessee. They wanted some fish to eat then maybe some bigger fish later. We star more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Back Bays and Shallow Water Wrecks Fishing Report! - Fishing the back bays of Estero are giving up great catches of redfish and big trout. The key is fishing the mid ties and having the right bait. Pilchards and pinfish is the choice of bait and chum the areas up with the pilchards. Mangrove snapp more...
Capt. Scott Theis - Fort Myers

Boca Grande rain and lighting challange - July 15, 2015 Today's trip my nephew Jason and I were going flats fishing for snook, redfish, trout and mangrove snapper. He is on military leave from Alabama. We started at day light by getting bait on a local grassy flat. The bait was ther more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Mid-Summer Inshore Action - July is flying by and while I have still been laid up for the most part recovering from foot surgery, Capt. Ben Geroy has been busy most days and finding a good variety of fish for our clients. The water is hot now running about 89 degrees on the be more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples