Arcadia Fishing Reports (May 2026)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Arcadia

Dan Muench
Fort Myers, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Dan Muench Fort Myers, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been pretty steady even though we have water temperatures in the high 80s. Today the guest, a non-fisherman, brought in a 32-inch Snook off the flats today! What a great find this time of year. I have also seen plenty of red fish this last week and the speckled sea trout bite is still hot as usual. No live bait needed for the Speckled SeaTrout, as they will hit soft plastics and hard Subsurface Baits as long as you work them correctly.

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Dan Muench
Fort Myers, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Dan Muench Fort Myers, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Hey David, the fishing has been pretty steady even though we have water temperatures in the high 80s. Today my guest, a non-fisherman, brought in a 32 inch snook off the flats today! What a great find this time of year. I have also seen plenty of red fish this last week and the speckled sea trout bite is still hot as usual. No live bait needed for the Speckled SeaTrout, as they will hit soft plastics and hard Subsurface Bates as long as you work them correctly.

Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout fishing in Fort Myers, Florida

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Victor Medico
Cape Coral, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Victor Medico Cape Coral, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The redfish bite in the back bays of Southwest Florida is starting to pick up and will only get better through the end of October. Plenty of breeder snook can be found in the passes and along the beaches. Bait has been plentiful on the grass flats which is a good place to work artificial lures for trout. Tarpon can still be found but time is running out on the 2022 season.

Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout fishing in Bokeelia, Florida

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Dylan Hood
Cape Coral, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been great. Snook, snapper, and grouper are biting on pilchards and pinfish. Weather conditions are good and sunny!

Dylan Hood Cape Coral, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been great. Snook, snapper, and grouper are biting on pilchards and pinfish. Weather conditions are good and sunny!

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Dylan Hood
Cape Coral, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

A lot of snapper and snook right now. Snapper we can keep and they have to be 10" to keep and we have been limiting out almost every day.

Dylan Hood Cape Coral, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

A lot of snapper and snook right now.
Snapper we can keep and they have to be 10" to keep and we have been limiting out almost every day.

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★★★★★
Trip was a lot of fun and John did a great job hitting different spots for us to catch fish.
Chad C. | April 20, 2026

Trip: Nearshore Reef & Wreck Trips
★★★★★
Great job as a Captain just a windy day Iguanas were not high up in the trees. We did have some shots lower level.
Henry S. | April 13, 2026

Trip: Iguana Hunts
★★★★★
Captain Josh was fantastic - he took grest care of my family and I, caught a ton a great fish, and enjoyed the amazing boat. He and his assistant were extremely enthusiastic and were great in teaching my kids about fishing in the Gulf. Great times had by all and would greatly recommend him.
Christopher J. | April 13, 2026

Trip: Nokomis Offshore/Nearshore
★★★★★
Big fun was had by all. Thanks again
Michael K. | April 13, 2026

Trip: Iguana Hunts
★★★★★
We had a great fishing, and the captain was awesome with our two kids! The youngest is 8 and she was entertained the entire 6 hour trip. Both kids said it was the best part of their vacation, and we'll definitely be back!
Erik H. | April 7, 2026

Trip: Nearshore Live Action
★★★★★
We had 4 of us and two kids one was 5 Scott was so patient with the kids and very interactive with everyone explaining each fish we caught- we caught 10 different species of fish that we boated but also had a shark and tarpon on. I would definitely recommend Scott to anyone who is looking for a great fishing captain.
Bob D. | April 7, 2026

Trip: Back Country/ Inshore
★★★★★
This was a very fun experience for our family! Brandon was a great captain and very friendly. We have very little experience with fishing and Brandon made it easy for us and even cleaned our fish!
Lucretia P. | April 5, 2026

Trip: Cape Coral Inshore Excursion
★★★★★
Excellent trip!! We battled some waves and then some sharks but ended up with plenty of fish for supper. Great variety of fish and lots of action! I will book with Lou the next time we come here!
Curt S. | April 4, 2026

Trip: Nearshore Live Action
★★★★★
Great time with Chris! Three generations went out for an iguana hunt and Chris was great at guiding us. Thankful for the adventure and our time out on the water.
Peter M. | April 3, 2026

Trip: Cast And Blast Cape Coral
★★★★★
Great guide! Very professional and helpful. Strong communicator!
Gary S. | March 30, 2026

Trip: Iguana Hunts