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

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Feels Like Spring! After a full week last week I got a break with only a couple of trips this week. The fishing is still very unpredictable out of Marco Island. Every day presents a different challenge, but all in all most of my trips have had som more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fair February Fair weather and plenty of action would best describe this past week. The cold front came through and there were some stiff winds behind it. Even though strong winds can dictate where you fish, with a little ingenuity, you can stay i more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - On Again!.......Off Again. I’ve had all kinds of stuff going on since my report last week. I fished both sides of the state this week and scored well each time but not good enough to call the fishing excellent. The fishing is starting to show sig more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - A Taste Of Spring There is something to be said about fishing in a short sleeved shirt. This past week has been absolutely perfect. The only thing wrong was the radical low tides. That is not uncommon in late January and February. The tides went w more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Spring Has Arrived! (Maybe) Greetings; Well fishing friends I am hoping that it is not premature to say that spring has sprung. Our water temperatures have climbed ten degrees in the last week. Bait schools are migrating into our area also. Thi more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Tarpon Season is getting Close! Just Seven Weeks to Go! February isn’t known as one of the best fishing months in Southwest Florida but even a bad month in our area still offers some very good fishing. The famous tarpon, snook and sharks may not b more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Jump Start Fishing remained consistent this past week and doesn’t appear that the weather will change much in the next week. Despite a day of gray overcast skies, the past week’s weather was sunny and warm. Eighty-degree afternoons were just what more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound, Florida - Redfish the last couple of weeks have started to turn on again, now that most of the cold fronts have come thru. I've been finding them Tailing on the flats on the beginning of the incoming tide. Try throwing your favorite fly at them during this tim more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 1/27/2001 by Capt. Butch Rickey The fishing week began in typical fashion, with the approach of another cold front and windy, drizzly weather. Dennis McKeever, of Mt. Ephriam, New Jersey, and his sons Shawn and Ryan, wer more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Winter Pattern Greetings; Boy is sure is nice to leave the house and only need a light jacket again. Hopefully this warmer air temperature will start to warm the Gulf up a bit. This should improve the over all fishing scenario. Fish more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers