Fishing Reports by Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - March is such a TOUGH WIND MONTH in SW FL. If we have 9 days of wind less than 10KTS, it would be a shock. The waters are warming and if you can catch a LOW PRESSURE FRONT DISPLACING A HIGH PRESSURE FRONT, this would define FARTING IN SILK If you d more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - The Local Action is heating up. Redfish, Trout, and even some Tarpon are starting to show in pretty good numbers. Some Pompano are being scored by other Guides but not this one. And it SO TICKS ME OFF! Let check out the latest scoop. And my Scoop do more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Tarpon in Feb? You betcha. This is the good news. Maybe these Poons are some kind of early freaks but GiddyUp Fishing Charters have jumped two and landed two. All 4 fish hooked were like a nun in a whore house. But such is the lure of fishing in SW more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - OK: Every swingin' angler is giving me grits over my last report. Do I just say Kiss my Grits and move on? Let me say this. When things are hot, I'm going to tell you. When think suck, I'll ask for a plumber's friend. When we are ass deep in Red Al more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - SW FL has been invaded by a tremendous strain of Red Algae. We have a mess on our hands because this stuff is everywhere. More to follow: more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - March winds are here in January. Big Trout in Pine Island Sound have been as difficult to find as women with real teeth on Pine Island. Redfish are doing there thing under the bushes. I like the sound of that so GiddyUp! Big Trout? You have to g more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Unseaasonable warm weather has everything all confused. Tarpon are rolling, trout are biting anything, sheepshead are ripping off baits, and redfish are on cut ladyfish like a cheap suit. Snook are out of season but are willing and able to rumble aro more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - 2006 produced some serious wind, redtide, plus vast amounts of fresh water from Lake O-Foley. Snook Season and Trout Season are now closed as of this writing. If you live in the Fishing Capitol of the World your dailt bag limit is 1 Redfish. more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Big Fat Live Shrimp have been instumental in the success of some monster snook taken from St James City canals. As well, decent numbers of juvenille Goliath Grouper are being caught and released as well. Snook: Man O' Man has the snook fishing bee more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Happy Holidays to all except Mark Foley. He is responsible for bringing masses amounts of freshwater to SW FL and killing our nearshore reefs. For the past 2 years our Grouper Trolling has been a total bust. Where all the freshwater goes should be a more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers