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Dylan H.
Cape Coral, Florida
Reported 4 years ago
Fishing has been great. Snook, snapper, and grouper are biting on pilchards and pinfish. Weather conditions are good and sunny!
Dylan Hood
Dylan H. Cape Coral, Florida Reported 4 years ago
Fishing has been great. Snook, snapper, and grouper are biting on pilchards and pinfish. Weather conditions are good and sunny!
Snook fishing in Fort Myers, Florida
Snook fishing in Fort Myers, Florida
Snook fishing in Fort Myers, Florida
Snook fishing in Fort Myers, Florida
Snook fishing in Fort Myers, Florida
Snook fishing in Fort Myers, Florida
Snook fishing in Fort Myers, Florida
Snook fishing in Fort Myers, Florida
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Jon Fetter
Jon F.
Fort Myers, Florida
Reported 4 years ago
The fishing has been really good both inshore and nearshore. The shallow water bite has been good for spotted seatrout and ladyfish. Plenty of keeper seatrout. Mostly caught in shrimp under a popping cork. The nearshore shark fishing has been crazy good with both size and variety! Cut bait and chumming is the key to getting them to feed.
Jon Fetter
Jon F. Fort Myers, Florida Reported 4 years ago
The fishing has been really good both inshore and nearshore. The shallow water bite has been good for spotted seatrout and ladyfish. Plenty of keeper seatrout. Mostly caught in shrimp under a popping cork. The nearshore shark fishing has been crazy good with both size and variety! Cut bait and chumming is the key to getting them to feed.
Fishing in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Fishing in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Fishing in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Fishing in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Fishing in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
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Dylan H.
Cape Coral, Florida
Reported 4 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
Dylan H. Cape Coral, Florida Reported 4 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.
Snook fishing in Fort Myers, Florida
Snook fishing in Fort Myers, Florida
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Recent Punta Gorda Reviews

  • ★★★★★
    Captain Chris was amazing! He provided great communication before our iguana hunting trip and during. Captain Chris was great with his instructions for our 10-year old and 8-year old. He was also very considerate and had a great approach to dealing with kids. We saw quite a few iguanas, shot quite a few, and recovered quite a bit. Overall, it was a great experience and I'd highly recommend Captain Chris! Very knowledgeable and experienced!

    Jonathan D. | August 24, 2026

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    Bobby S. | August 23, 2026

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    Absolutely a blast. Great group, great coordination, and a genuinely fun evening from start to finish. It took some getting used to at first, since you basically have to identify the animals by color alone, but once you get the hang of it, it clicks fast and makes the whole thing even more interesting. Everything was well organized and the communication was spot on. I would do this again anytime. Highly recommended!

    Markus F. | August 20, 2026

    Trip: Cape Coral Iguana Hunt

  • ★★★★★
    Dalton was great with the kids! Caught a lot of fish.

    Raymond D. | August 18, 2026

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    Had a great time out on the water. Would highly recommend using Captain Brett

    Ryne S. | August 16, 2026

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    James R. | August 14, 2026

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    Frank D. | August 12, 2026

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    Matt C. | August 10, 2026

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    Jesse was friendly, knowledgeable and was very helpful with a group of semi-newbies to this type of fishing. I’m not sure what other activities Jesse is involved in but I think he is a budding stand up comedian as well. We had three previous trips cancelled before Jesse jumped in at the last minute to save the day. Thank you Jesse

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