Fishing Reports by Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - STAY AWAY FROM SW FL! OUR REDTIDE IS THE WORST IN 60 YEARS. MAKE NO MISTAKE, THE WATERS OF SW FL LOOK LIKE BEIRUT. IF MY FELLOW GUIDES BLACKBALL ME FOR THIS REPORT, GOD BLESS THEM. I WOULD NOT WISH SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ON OSAMA BIN LADEN. I WILL NOT D more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - As the Spring/early Summer Tarpon Season comes to a close, 2006 will go down as one of the best but as one of the most diabolical. Professional Guides share one common bond. How we feel about ourselves after a fishing trip is of the greatest importan more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Tarpon Season has been an Emotional Nightmare for me and countless other Professional Saltwater Guides. The 2006 has been Dr. Jekyl and Mr Hyde. When it is good, it is soooooo damn good but when it is bad it is kinda like going to a convent and a more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - If a Major League Pitcher has a record of 20-2 he is an MVP and wins the Cy Young Award. If you are a Profeesional Fishing Guide and get sucked 2X, you feel like swimming out into the Gulf of Mexico and drowning yourself. At least I do anyway. This i more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - King Salmon are biting off the beaches! Just messin'with ya but everything else certainly seems to be. There is good news and bad news regarding bait to catch big fish. The Good News. Bait is everywhere. The Bad News. It is Pee Wee Herman in size. (W more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - SW FLorida has all the usual suspects in town except Silver Kings. The Big Boys were here 10 days ago when the water tempts hit 78 but pulled a Hank Snow when the cold front dropped tempts to 65. We are now at 72. The following is the Truth, the w more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Fishing is getting hotter than the fresh fox in the forrest fire and so are the obnoxious winds of March. If there is a month of more wind than March, enlighten me. Even on 20KT days, Gator Trout, Snook, and Pompano seem to be eager for a fight on li more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Fishing in SW FL has been very difficult of late. Billions of gallons of fresh water are still being flushed down the C-Hatchie River. There is growing concern if a fix to this monumental problem is possible. Trout and Redfish have provided some chea more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Hippee! Our limit of 1 Snook begins Feb 1st! How about that fishing fans? 1 Redfish. Jeb Bush proclaims Florida as the Fishing Capital of the World. Jeb is almost as good of a Snake Oil salesman as a close relative of his (Hint: Not his Dad who is more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - How windy is it on Pine Island Sound? It is so windy that Dudes on windsurfers are passing my 24FT Bay Boat with 225 GiddyUps on the transom (in SC The Good Ole' Boys call it a TRANDSOM. Heavy on the D that ain't there) Here what's happening in th more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers