Captiva Fishing Reports (May 2026)

James Willis
Port Charlotte, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

The water is starting to warm up the fish have been very active this week

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James Willis Port Charlotte, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

The water is starting to warm up the fish have been very active this week

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James Willis
Port Charlotte, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

I've been stalking and sight fishing and Fishing the backcountry on negative tides. Been catching redfish in less than a foot of water.

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James Willis Port Charlotte, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

I've been stalking and sight fishing and Fishing the backcountry on negative tides. Been catching redfish in less than a foot of water.

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Tim Rushing
Naples, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

The fishing in Naples and Southwest Florida has been outstanding, with the fish into a nice wintertime pattern, despite the warm tropical weather. In the backcountry, we have been bouncing jigs and drifting shrimp on the bottom of the deep holes surrounded by shallow flats, and getting rewarded with all...

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Tim Rushing Naples, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

The fishing in Naples and Southwest Florida has been outstanding, with the fish into a nice wintertime pattern, despite the warm tropical weather.

In the backcountry, we have been bouncing jigs and drifting shrimp on the bottom of the deep holes surrounded by shallow flats, and getting rewarded with all kinds of fish, big and small. Redfish, black drum, sheepshead, big seatrout, big mangrove snapper, jewfish (golaith grouper) and jack crevalle have been the predominant characters in the show, and they have kept bends in the rods, smiles on faces, and yummy delights on dinner plates!

The only species we have not been tangling with, have been snook and tarpon. And with another strong cold front heading down shortly, I don't expect to see those fish in the back waters, but one never knows!

In the meantime, we will keep on enjoying some outstanding fishing, fun, and fish dinners in the foreseeable future!

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Tim Cornish with Cornhusker Charters
Punta Gorda, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Saturday's fun... Sunday they took all the pics and I didn't get any, but got a pompano in the back water canal's 😳first time for that not in the gulf!

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Tim Cornish with Cornhusker Charters Punta Gorda, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Saturday's fun... Sunday they took all the pics and I didn't get any, but got a pompano in the back water canal's 😳first time for that not in the gulf!

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Christopher LeDrew
Cape Coral, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Today's trip

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Christopher LeDrew Cape Coral, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Today's trip

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Jesse Calhoun
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Cold snap over, bigger fish starting to eat again

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Jesse Calhoun Fort Myers Beach, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Cold snap over, bigger fish starting to eat again

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Drew Underwood
Fort Myers, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

The sheepshead bite has been good using live shrimp on the bottom fishing docks, oyster bars, and deep mangrove shorelines.

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Drew Underwood Fort Myers, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

The sheepshead bite has been good using live shrimp on the bottom fishing docks, oyster bars, and deep mangrove shorelines.

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Brandon Douberly
Bartow, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Sheepshead season is in full swing and despite the colder days and extra layers for a comfortable day on the water, we are loading the boat with delicious fish. Sheepshead crowd into our area this time of year for the spawn and they are hungry and need to fill up...

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Brandon Douberly Bartow, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Sheepshead season is in full swing and despite the colder days and extra layers for a comfortable day on the water, we are loading the boat with delicious fish. Sheepshead crowd into our area this time of year for the spawn and they are hungry and need to fill up to get through the hard days of spawn. Alongside the sheepshead, we are catching many other species such as redfish, black drum and mangrove snapper. All very fun and very tasty species. Cold days or warm days we are keeping the rods bent and having a lot of fun on the water with Floridaze.

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