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

Fishing is Heating Up in Estero Bay - Last week was a great week to be on the water! Plenty of species were fired up with the water temps continuing to rise. Inshore the redfish bite was strong. Best results for these spot-tailed drag pullers came from fishing mangrove shorelines with go more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Report 5 thru 23 March 2015 - 5-23 March 2015 It's been awhile since my last report as I have been busy as heck. Since my last report fishing has been good and continually getting better with the warmer water and longer days. Snook have been on fire using white bait and green more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Snook season is in full swing! - Snook fishing is good since the season has opened. All sizes are being caught all around the mangrove shorelines and beaches. Live freelined thread herring or pilchards is a must for bait. You can castnet or sabiki these baits around bridges and mar more...
Capt. Scott Theis - Fort Myers

Estero Bay Report - Spring is in full swing and so too are the fishing patterns. The nearshore waters are full of Spanish mackerel, whiting, silver trout, and ladyfish. Bouncing shrimp tipped jig heads in 10-20 feet of water is your best bet. There are plenty of shar more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

March fishing in Everglades City & Chokoloskee - In like a lion and out like a lamb… March is living true to the saying. We had weeks of wind and are now seeing a settling trend beginning. The water temp is now 80 degrees, and along with that comes our late winter/early spring fishery. We now h more...
Capt. Brandon Acosta - Everglades City

Huge Hammerhead Shark, Keeper Cobia, Permit - What a week fishing and weather wise... Captain John Glenn brought an estimated 12 foot Hammerhead Shark to the boat. Also caught nice 35' cobia, unfortunately lost a monster one.. It's Permit time and we hooked into two this week. Spotted Eagle R more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers

Warmer Weather Brings Fantastic Fishing to Estero Bay - It was a great week to be on the water! Snook, redfish, trout, cobia, tripletail, permit, mackerel, and even tarpon got in the mix this week. With great conditions it was hard to decide what to do. When there was no wind, we fished the nearshore wrec more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Charlotte Harbor / Pine Island Sound Fishing Report March 15th - Bait in the Area: Scaled sardines, pinfish, shrimp, crabs, ladyfish and some threadfin herring. Fishing Tactics: Start the day around the oyster beds and the cuts. As the tide rises and the sun comes up move to the mangroves and creek mouths. more...
Capt. Dave Pecci - Charlotte Harbor

Grouper, Snapper, Porgies, Drum, Sheepshead - Monday, 3/2/15, I headed offshore in calm seas—what a treat that was, after a couple of battling or surrendering to windy, rough conditions. Long-time customers, Jim McGrath and Bill Crockett had a good morning of fishing 22 to 25 miles west of New P more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Big Snook and Redfish Make Anglers Happy - We are enjoying the continuation of the spring warm up with water temperatures now reaching 80 degrees. Snook are showing up all over the backwaters and are staging along the mangrove shorlines as well as near the passes now. Live sardines have more...
Capt. Todd Geroy - Naples