Fishing Reports by Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Rain has ruined the Fishing Picnic in Southwest Florida. Redfish, Tripletail, and snagging Jet Skiers running the Mangroves remain your best options. Tarpon were schooling up and down Sanibel Beaches last Friday (7/23)but the rains came, the poons more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Fishing close to home and around bridges has been paying huge dividends during the dog days of summer. This strategy provides saving on gas, catching fish I never knew were so close to home, plus offers a quick retreat from thunderstorms. This act ha more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Summer Thunder Bumpers better get your attention. Before I get to the fun part, I have one request of you this summer. Do not roll the dice with fast moving Thunder Storms. Remove your rods from the rod holder and haul ass in the opposite directi more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - OK, The Fishin' is so hot, I'm thinkin' about A/C for da boat! Goodness Gracious, Great Balls of Fire!! Tarpon: Locals cannot remember a Tarpon Season like 04 in many years. I'll just say this. You can literally walk on them BUT there is a big pro more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Tarpon are THE BIG STORY! This is the time of year I live for. Tarpon fishing brings sleepless nights and long days. But I have never had anything that thrills me more than this great fish. At this time, Tarpon fishing is as good as it gets. Off t more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Tarpon, Redfish, and King Mackerel Alert Tarpon are everywhere. The Silver Kings are especially thick in front of The Twins on Ft. Myers Beach. This area is located almost Mid-Island. Big Fish are on the prowl. I'm talkin' Tarpon over 100LBS. more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - The Bite is on! GiddyUp The wind has been less than 10KTS and the fishing has turned on like a sprinkler system. It seems as though everything is on the bite. King Mackerel have been traveling from South to North in 42-44FT of water directly off more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Windy but nights are calm. Fish are everywhere King Macks: I loaded up on Kings on Saturday but paid the price for my success by NOT leaving until the wind came up instead of ANTICIPATING the wind would come up and leaving a little early. I knew b more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Windy, Blown Out, and it stinks for everyone (Except of course for the guys who report great fishing in Hurricanes) It was very disappointing to cancel three (3) trips this week because of the freaking wind. White caps in Estero Bay and white caps more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - The Calm before The Storm All hell is getting ready to break lose down here in SW FL. This is a good thing because I am getting reports of Cobia and Tarpon arriving before April. March is always a windy month. It was windy in SC in March where I f more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers