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

SW Florida - May 2015 Tarpon: Time to BOOK your TARPON trip is NOW! The water is warm, the bait has returned and the tarpon are Here! The last couple of weeks the weather wasn't cooperating, but it now has settled down and the fish are feeding. We do best wi more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound

Boca Grande Buffet of Fish - The three picture are old rods that I rebuilt. The first two were colored to look like its on fire. The next one has rattle snake skin under the guides. If you want a rod tricked out or a custom rod built contact Capt. Darel Carter at www.hookedonch more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Waters have calmed and we are ready to go fishing.. - Last week the seas were brutal. Not much to report. Took boat out of water for maintenance. All done are ready to see what's on our wrecks and reefs. Before the blow we was a steady bite of Cobia and Permit. Best time of the year to bend rods on th more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers

Redfish Bite Slow in Estero Bay, Trout Bite Is Hot - This week's front changed things up a bit with cloudy water in Estero Bay and wind that mixed up the tides. The redfish bite got tough just after the front, but it started to pick up again on Sunday. Cut baits and live shrimp thrown under the mangro more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Tarpon Fishing Improves Mid Week - Reds / Snook Meanwhile - Conditions: The water level in the backcountry will be high enough to get way back in the creeks. The passes, sound and beaches will have a lot of moving water. Water temps will be in the low mid 70s and slowly rise throughout the week. The winds the more...
Capt. Dave Pecci - Charlotte Harbor

Fishing is Fantastic! - The fishing is fantastic due to the great tides and warmer water temperatures. It's been a little windy to head out for tarpon but we manage to jump four the other day. Most of the trips I've been running are inshore due to the windy conditions. My more...
Capt. Scott Theis - Fort Myers

Boca Grande Tarpon - Capt. Scott Fishers report. 4-28-15 My trip started out @ 5:30 AM when I met at a local tackle shop for some live Tarpon crabs. Once I had 2 dozen crabs in the boat I set off to Placida boat ramp, met by an 11mph wind and 50% chance of rain I knew more...
Capt. Darel Carter - Boca Grande

Busy and Not So Busy, But All Good Days! - Report for the Week Ending 4/18/15........ I met Rob Kurens at the Circle K near my Florida home at 7 AM.  We headed out to Sanibel ready for a day of fishing.  Traffic was light on the way out, and we were on the water by 8 AM. The wind had be more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Sanibel

Great People, Great Boats, Great Waters, Great Weather - Week Ending 4/11/15....... It was Easter Sunday, and my first trip with Frank Coffey, of Boundbrook, New Jersey.  I met Frank at the Circle K near my home at 7 AM.  He had taken a taxi from the Hyatt on south 41.  We headed out to Sanibel as dawn more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Sanibel

Estero Bay Report - The high water with slow moving tides and increasing winds made for some challenging fishing this past week in and around Estero Bay. The winds made the pass and nearshore waters fishing non existing so anglers were forced to fish the backbay. Chu more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay