Catches & Reports
Great time of the year
It was a good week to be in Southwest Florida. Great tidal movement combined with beautiful weather made anglers happy all week long. We did start getting the afternoon thunder storms and rain showers, so a good lightning app on your phone is a smart thing....
Here Fishy Fishy
By: Capt. Greg Stamper Playing off the waning moon this week in Southwest Florida will make for some low tides early in the mornings. No worries though, as the incomings and outgoings will be strong making those time frames very good for fishing. Typically, in this...
September 2019 fishing forecast
What a contrast in water quality this year in comparison to last. This has so far been exactly what we needed to allow fish stocks to redeem themselves and ensure future success of our estuaries. The continuation of closures to redfish, snook, and trout has already...
Fishing Fort Myers Beach
Fishing's been excellent over the past month. Even the cold fronts that have been pushing through haven't seemed to do much in terms of slowing things down. Redfish of all sizes, snook, jacks, and black drum are just a few of the targets. As February approaches many...
It’s getting good
Well, after a tough bout with red tide we are finally heading back in the right direction. The back bays and inshore fishing grounds are coming back with a variety of targets available. Redfish, tarpon, snook, and jacks all started showing up where they should be, as...
Well things are getting better in the back bays as there's been lots of baby tarpon in the creeks and rivers. Snook some up to 30 inches have been mixed in along seawalls and docks and can be targeted with artificial as well as live bait. Most of the snook have been...
Finally starting to win
September has arrived, and a continuation of summer patterns hopefully gets back to normal. This should be the last of the true heat, as we will hit the 90’s for most of the month consistently. Occasionally we’ll get some days in the 80’s, and if we’re lucky...
