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James Goodman

James Goodman
Fort Myers, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Lots of Cobia and reds on the near shore wrecks eating small pilchards off the bottom.
James Goodman
James Goodman Fort Myers, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
Lots of Cobia and reds on the near shore wrecks eating small pilchards off the bottom.
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Brandon Douberly

Brandon Douberly
Bartow, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Fishing ahead of a cold front is one of my absolute favorites. The barometric pressure gets to a perfect point before fronts come through and these fish feel it and get extremely active. Cold fronts can cause fish to go into a lethargic state where they have no energy or...
Brandon Douberly
Brandon Douberly Bartow, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
Fishing ahead of a cold front is one of my absolute favorites. The barometric pressure gets to a perfect point before fronts come through and these fish feel it and get extremely active. Cold fronts can cause fish to go into a lethargic state where they have no energy or motivation to chase or eat baits. Imagine for a second you wake up and you feel bloated, nauseous even, your initial reaction is not to get out of bed and eat a big breakfast, instead you lay around for as long as it takes to feel well again. This feeling in that scenario is very similar to what fish feel after a low pressure system blows through, they have to work to keep a balance and have no problem sitting around until the pressure builds back and they feel comfortable again. They tend to eat like they’re going into hibernation for a few days because essentially that is the case. As for the day we had before our most recent front, the fish had no quit in them, it seemed like every bait for 3-5 hours was getting bit. We caught tons of redfish, snook and trout in just a matter of a few hours. The trout were huge, most over 20 inches, redfish ranged in size but many between 19 and 25 inches. We caught a lot of snook too, most in the mid 20’s and a couple over 30. I had my brother out and we were on a mission to get meat for a family fish fry. We did our job, we limited out on all three species and the family will have a fine fish fry in the coming days.
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
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Phil Haley

Phil Haley
Naples, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Snuck red tarpon goliath grouper all are biting good. Come on down to Naples, Florida and get you some took my grandson Fishing got his first snook and redfish and goliath grouper three off the bucket list come fishing in Florida and you won't regret it.
Phil Haley
Phil Haley Naples, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
Snuck red tarpon goliath grouper all are biting good. Come on down to Naples, Florida and get you some took my grandson Fishing got his first snook and redfish and goliath grouper three off the bucket list come fishing in Florida and you won't regret it.
Fishing in Naples, Florida
Fishing in Naples, Florida
Fishing in Naples, Florida
Fishing in Naples, Florida
Fishing in Naples, Florida
Fishing in Naples, Florida
Fishing in Naples, Florida
Fishing in Naples, Florida
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Brandon Douberly

Brandon Douberly
Bartow, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Late fall is an epic time to fish our waters, the snook are fully back in the inshore waters and hungry after all the work they put in during their spawning season. You will frequently find long, skinny female snook looking to get their figure back after giving birth to...
Brandon Douberly
Brandon Douberly Bartow, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
Late fall is an epic time to fish our waters, the snook are fully back in the inshore waters and hungry after all the work they put in during their spawning season. You will frequently find long, skinny female snook looking to get their figure back after giving birth to the next generation of snook. We have been catching our bigger snook on large greenbacks we refer to as turbos, these bigger baits are irresistible to those bigger slot and overslot snook. Beef up your leader because you will need it with some of these monsters, I typically step it up to 40 lb Fluorocarbon which is less susceptible to abrasion when those fish shoot under structure. Redfish are still schooling up towards the tail end of their spawn, mostly the mid to upper slot fish are what we have found around the mangrove islands, oyster beds and docks. Pinfish are hard to pass up but they will certainly eat greenbacks as well. Trout over grass flats and edges of bars and channels have been pretty good, just lacking in size at times. We have been targeting those trout with gulp shrimp under a popping cork. They absolutely love those baits but just about anything will work. At times when the wind is blowing it is best to use a bait you can slow retrieve like a shrimp immitation bait. We are starting to head into a change in season, cold fronts are pushing through and soon we will see a change in bait, tide heights and target species. As we begin seeing lower winter tides we will switch to shrimp and focus more on sheepshead as they make their way into our inshore waters to spawn.
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
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Jesse Calhoun

Jesse Calhoun
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Storms are gone, fish are here. Action all day every day
Jesse Calhoun
Jesse Calhoun Fort Myers Beach, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
Storms are gone, fish are here. Action all day every day
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
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
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
Fishing in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Fishing in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Fishing in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
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Brandon Douberly

Brandon Douberly
Bartow, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Our fishing is firing off in Pine Island Sound despite our stint of hurricanes over the last several weeks. unfortunately there is damage left in their wake but it isn’t affecting our fishery and we are open and welcome anyone wanting to get out and catch a bunch of great...
Brandon Douberly
Brandon Douberly Bartow, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
Our fishing is firing off in Pine Island Sound despite our stint of hurricanes over the last several weeks. unfortunately there is damage left in their wake but it isn’t affecting our fishery and we are open and welcome anyone wanting to get out and catch a bunch of great fish. In between storms we have been catching great redfish that are still schooling up in large numbers as we are in the middle of their spawning season. Snook season is also in full swing for another month and a half and when we break away from the schools of reds we’ve been catching plenty of snook. The slot fish have been getting the best of a few of my groups since the season started; these fish are strong and not an easy fight especially when hooked in the mangroves or other structures. Our trout are getting into a great size range, many of the fish we are catching are in that 15-19 inch range giving my anglers plenty of meat to bring home. This fishing should get better and better in the coming months, fall is a personal favorite time of the year to target big reds, snook, trout and sometimes we get the tarpon to play along as well. Come get on the fish with us, you’ll leave with awesome memories of a great fishing experience.
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
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Logan Hawthorne

Logan Hawthorne
Cape Coral, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

No problem red bite is on fire right now
Logan Hawthorne
Logan Hawthorne Cape Coral, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
No problem red bite is on fire right now
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Jesse Calhoun

Jesse Calhoun
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Lots of redfish lots of sharks Lots of redfish lots of sharks
Jesse Calhoun
Jesse Calhoun Fort Myers Beach, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
Lots of redfish lots of sharks

Lots of redfish lots of sharks
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  • ★★★★★
    Captain Jesse knew where the fish were and just a great captain to hang with very knowledgeable would for sure go out on his boat with him again

    Michael A. | November 9, 2025

    Trip: Fort Myers Beach Local Captain.

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    Captain Dalton did a great job and so knowledgeable of the area. His knowledge of the fish, areas to fish, is excellent. His old Florida mantra made the trip top notch. We will be looking for hIm on our next trip to FT. MYERS

    Ronald K. | July 5, 2025

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    Rebecca S. | March 29, 2025

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    Jesse was a great captain, and took my girls and I to some awesome beaches and caught some fish. thanks captain!

    Jeffrey A. | March 26, 2025

    Trip: Fort Myers Beach Local Captain.

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    Very good time! Everyone had a chance at a snook! Granddaughters loved it and. Able to keep on in the slot limit!

    Michael B. | March 23, 2025

    Trip: Inshore Bay Trip - 23' Aqua Star

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    Wonderful experience. Captain Mike was great and accommodated us wanting to go offshore, he got us catching fish quick even though there was a recent red tide that killed off a bunch of fish. He was super nice, let the kids ride up top with him when he was driving, kept us baited at all times and even cleaned our catches for us.

    Jillian N. | March 15, 2025

    Trip: Reef Fishing Trip

  • ★★★★★
    Wonderful day on the water! Jesse took our family of 6 out for a full day. We did a little bit of everything, inshore & off shore fishing, dolphin watching, even a great lunch recommendation stop. Now back to our VRBO to cook some of the days catch! Jesse gets our 10/10 rating, we had a GREAT day!

    Meggin F. | December 31, 2024

    Trip: Fort Myers Beach Local Captain.

  • ★★★★★
    Dalton did a great job and highly recommend anyone looking at fishing. He’s super knowledgeable, puts bait on, takes fish off, will cast for if needed, filet your fish up, etc. Very personable and easy to talk to and hang out with. He got us on a ton of fish and took extra time with our 13 year old.

    Darold W. | December 28, 2024

    Trip: Fishing Thrills In Fort Myers

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    Was a great time, Mike was awesome!

    Kirby L. | December 28, 2024

    Trip: Fishing Backwater (No Waves)

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    Captain Jesse was AMAZING! We had so much fun and were catching fish constantly. A spectacular day on the water with the fabulous Captain Jesse at the helm! So many beautiful birds, wildlife and dolphins!!

    Mary R. | December 7, 2024

    Trip: Fort Myers Beach Local Captain.

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