Best Bets: Lukewarm fishing reports as red snapper season opens
A tough bite on the weekend and snarky weather thereafter made for middling catches, with some dandy exceptions this week.
View ArticleBest Bets: Impending inclement weather may not be all bad for local anglers
Small craft advisories predicted for the weekend will continue to foil angling for red snapper and other offshore species. But as the matchmakers say, there's more than one fish in the sea.
View ArticleBest Bets: Full moon on fishermen's side this weekend
Slow-rising tides this week left some anglers flummoxed, but all that will change on this weekend's full moon. Redfish action continues to pick up steam on its late summer roll.
View ArticleBest Bets: No excuse to skip fishing this week
Gearing up for the start of school was the excuse for a failure to fish this week. But for those not affected, there was some pretty good action.
View ArticleBest Bets: Anglers who brave heat, storms are rewarded
Morning thunderstorms and the oppressive heat of the dog days continue to inspire anglers to stay at home. But the fish keep right on biting.
View ArticleBest Bets: Anglers hot and bothered, fish aren't
Fishing activity "fell off a cliff this week," with back-to-school issues and dog-days heat combining for a double whammy on angling interests. None of which bothered the fish (for which schooling is...
View ArticleBest Bets: Hurricane Isaac put a damper on fishing but there's a silver lining
Hurricane Isaac pretty much put the kibosh on Southwest Florida fishing efforts over the past week. But of course, you can't stop all the fishing, even some of the time.
View ArticleBest Bets: Plenty of redfish, snook and snapper up for grabs
The few anglers getting out of late have been contending with quite a few fish.Redfish have been biting very well in a wide variety of locations and sizes, including many that have been too big to keep.
View ArticleBest Bets: Anglers should be thinking 'red'
For anglers who want to get ahead, it's a good time to think red. Redfish have been biting in the bays from north to south, with tailing fish reported on low tides from both sides of Pine Island.
View ArticleBest Bets: Fishing action heats up, though red tide concerns loom
The old saw is, if the fish were always biting, they'd call the sport catching, instead of fishing. "Catching" would have been appropriate this week.
View ArticleBest Bets: Hunt for reds in October is on
It's a great time to fish, with typically fine October action, and not a lot of competition on the water.
View ArticleBest Bets: Better fishing conditions expected in Southwest Florida this weekend
Wild winds kept most anglers at bay, or more precisely, out of the bays for more than a week. But easterly breezes and seas predicted at two feet or less should bring a weekend resurgence to the...
View ArticleBest Bets: Beautiful weather last weekend produces Gulf success
Beautiful weekend weather produced bountiful offshore catches for anglers probing Gulf depths. Red grouper were caught in limit numbers; and gag grouper provided some good action, if not table fare due...
View ArticleBest bets: Finding keeper spotted seatrout challenging
Fishing has been pretty good over the past week. Some anglers have been struggling to bring in some beauties, and others have been struggling to get them to bite.
View ArticleBest bets: Finding keeper spotted seatrout challenging
Fishing has been pretty good over the past week. Some anglers have been struggling to bring in some beauties, and others have been struggling to get them to bite.
View ArticleBest bets: Fishing isn't 'half bad' despite cool temps, breeze
Waters dropping into the high 60-degree range have brought sheepshead out of the woodwork, in bays north to south, and even out to some of the nearshore reefs where winter spawning takes...
View ArticleBest Bets: Late fall fishing yields great results
Late fall is a great time to fish in Southwest Florida, for those who don't mind a little salt spray, and chin straps to hold down their hats.
View ArticleFishing Best Bets: Cool, windy weather singles out hardy anglers
Last weekend's cold snap clouded the fishing picture a bit, although some savvy anglers found silver linings. Sheepshead don't mind cold weather, and wind-driven currents only help them sniff out a...
View ArticleBest Bets: Brisk fishing for Southwest Florida anglers
Fishing has been much like the weather: very brisk, at times, variable to mild. Offshore bottom fishing has been great for saltwater panfish including snappers, porgies and grunts. Interactive map:...
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