Fishing Reports by Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch

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

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - 2006! 05' was here an outtahere. The Red Tide from Aug/Sept has caused more damage than I ever expected. Grouper Trolling has produced NADA for everyone. Where I scored limits last year has not even produced a short this year. So, let's take a look more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Filming a new adventure of Light Tackle Angler Capt. John Follweiler out of Pineland, Fl I wish to PROMISE you a great TV Show. As a matter of fact, the four hours we spent on the water was enough to do 2 TV Shows! Oversize everything, including Th more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Praise the Lord, Allah, Buddha, or whomever you might worship. Normal patterns of fishing have returned to SW FL! King Mackerel, Redfish, Snook, and Gag Grouper are ON FIRE. This is good news but not the best news. The BEST NEWS is what all these n more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Just when fishing starts to return to Pine Islaand Sound like old times, Hurricane Wilma has us in her crosshairs. Having gone to Biloxi and Pascagoula to assist in S&R after Katrina, it is my plan to say plenty of prayers tonight. Anyway, here's th more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Red Tide, Stinch, Stink, and Decomposing Fish (Millions) are just some of the issues here in SW FL. My 6HR Charter yesterday (9/27/05) turned into a full refund 2HR Charter. We saw millions of dead fish and we all began to have respiratory troubles. more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers