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

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

Good Anglers And Good Fishing! - Report for week ending 3/7/15....... I met Todd Lawson, who I'd done a beach snook fishing trip with last year, at the ramp at 7:00 AM.  The beach snook were not cooperative that day, and I offered Todd a Pro Bono kayak fishing trip to make up for more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Sanibel

March has been more about catching fish than fishing for them. - The March bite has been off the charts! Every day has brought something new to not only my clients, but to me personally. I have been fortunate to be able to claim some new personal bests on my boat. My first new boat record was set this month by more...
Capt. Geoff Crouse - Naples

Estero Bay: Redfish - Snook - The water is warming up, as well as the fishing! Beautiful water has been found in the bay near Mound Key making the redfish and snook happy. This is the time to try new techniques, baits, and artificial baits. My client and I had the opportunity more...
Capt. Joe Angius - Estero Bay

Clearest water of the year, Tons of Cobia, Permit, Sharks - Certain times of the year you can see the structures that we fish daily. Exciting to see Cobia and Permit cruising by. We landed two Cobia yesterday, one approx. 45 lbs. Goliath Grouper still crunching our big rods rigged with 400 lb. test... We hav more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers

Best Bite and Conitions in Weeks - Backbay: Relief at last with a few really nice days, with warm air and water temps, perked up the flats action. My crews found reds, trout, sheepies all willing chewers with plenty of fat shrimp to satisfy their taste buds, I like It ! Snook we more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers

Nearshore bite heats up with mackerel, cobia and tripletail - With the rising temperatures of our local waters, and no cold days in site. This coming week should be just as good as the last. The nearshore bite exploded with mackerel showing up at 10ft of water and out. A small spoon with a small piece of wire l more...
Capt. Greg Stamper - Estero Bay

Charlotte Harbor / Pine Island Sound Fishing Report - Trout and redfish are moving onto the grass flats in the Sound. In the upper harbor the Redfish are in the holes around the mangroves. The Snook are getting more active as the water warms. Fishing Tactics: Make your redfish presentations to the edg more...
Capt. Dave Pecci - Charlotte Harbor

SW Florida - Snook: The water temperatures have warmed up considerably and the fishing has also. They can be found near mouths of creeks, passes, canals, pot holes and points. White bait, pinfish, shrimp, cut ladyfish, flies and jigs all will work. Fish them on a more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound