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2016-03-05
11:07 AM
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Kings and Cobia over Structure - Offshore: Good news for diggers and draggers with decent weather and less wind aiding in tripping to the deeper marks. Crews reported great grouper and snapper action all along the region with best action starting at the 60 ft. plus marks from Sanibe more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers |
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2016-02-19
8:22 AM
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Water Temperatures Rise - Offshore: Well! take heart guys the weather is looking really good for the weekend and most of next week. Air temps in the mid 70's and the water temps are already heading into the 70's, finally. Winds are tapering with 4-8 mph in the morning and aro more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers |
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2016-02-06
10:05 AM
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Sheepshead Cold Weather Bite - Get out your #6 circle hooks, split shot and 20 lb. fluorocarbon leader material and a thermos of hot tea to enjoyed bundled up in your windbreaker. Sheepies dominated the cold water bite with scads of fatties reported filling the larders of stalwart more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers |
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2016-01-19
4:14 PM
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Redfish are Hungry - Offshore: You still had to have a suitable vessel to venture off the beach but the bigger head boats reported nice catches of snapper, grouper and kings. Other crews found those smoker kings from 3 to 9 miles out, just look for the birds and boils. S more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers |
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2016-01-04
10:06 AM
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Smoker Kings within Reach - Offshore: Gear up anglers the smoker king are in reach of small boaters from 1-9 miles off the beach. Crews scored with trolled spoons, shallow runner plugs and big lipped divers in the 15-25 foot range. You could soak a big live bait under a float c more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers |
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2015-12-14
12:26 PM
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Grouper getting Better, Redfish still Tops - Offshore: Same old, same old, which in this case is pretty good. Weather remains reasonable to some degree just plan accordingly. This is a strong El Nino year which means windy and volatile weather patterns, I guess. Crews reported lots of Spanish a more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers |
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2015-11-27
4:58 PM
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Trout on Mad Chew - Inshore: Bites recovering up for the back bay as well, although you might find some reds on the leeway sides of the mangrove islands and in the creeks. Trout are on a mad chew I'm told throughout the region. Get out the drift anchor or hookup on a fl more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers |
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2015-11-10
10:50 AM
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Groupers and Redfish - Offshore: Good stuff reported this week with fair weather letting crews run the deeper marks. Scads of red grouper but the closure rained on the parade. Other grouper took up the slack with gags at the head of the list. Plenty of snapper again from 5 more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers |
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2015-10-22
11:59 AM
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Lookout for Tripletail - Offshore: Another beautiful day and the weathers getting even better. The wind made for rough sledding off the beaches 12-14 kt. gusts from ENE. Didn't hear much from the reefs fisherman but there was a tournament out of Naples that reported good res more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers |
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2015-10-08
6:07 PM
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Weather and Fishing Improving - Offshore: The passing tropical storm made for iffy conditions off the beach but thankfully the weather has subsided. There were fair reports from the closer marks at 3-20 miles out. Grouper bites were strong with live bait, pins and threads the top o more...
Capt. Ron Kowalyk - Fort Myers |
