Pine Island Fishing Reports (May 2026)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Pine Island

Drew Underwood
Fort Myers, Florida
Reported: 10 hours ago

These three snook are from today's 4-hour charter using pilchards sight fishing them in the mangroves

Drew Underwood Fort Myers, Florida Reported: 10 hours ago

These three snook are from today's 4-hour charter using pilchards sight fishing them in the mangroves

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Ray Moses
Sanibel, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago

Tarpon and sharks are on fire

Ray Moses Sanibel, Florida Reported: 1 week ago

Tarpon and sharks are on fire

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Dalton Bryant
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago

The bite is firing up in pine island sound, the trout bite is amazing as always and the large schools or reds are showing up.

Dalton Bryant Fort Myers Beach, Florida Reported: 1 week ago

The bite is firing up in pine island sound, the trout bite is amazing as always and the large schools or reds are showing up.

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Jesse Calhoun
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Reported: 4 weeks ago

Been windy, some days better than others but plenty of action

Jesse Calhoun Fort Myers Beach, Florida Reported: 4 weeks ago

Been windy, some days better than others but plenty of action

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Brandon Douberly
Bartow, Florida
Reported: 4 weeks ago

The fishing has been phenomenal lately, getting into our spring trends with higher tides and strong bite inshore. Snook, redfish, trout and tarpon have been the big targets along with Spanish Mackerel, Jack Crevalle, mangrove snapper and others. White bait is prevalent throughout the sound and that's what these predatory...

Brandon Douberly Bartow, Florida Reported: 4 weeks ago

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Frankie Bird
Ruskin, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Snook bit has been on 🔥 and we are starting to get some good 30+ inch reds up in the trees. Shark bite staying consistent and if you want to fill the cooler with meat the mackerel and trout are plentiful.

Frankie Bird Ruskin, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

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Randy Frank
Saint James City, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Red Grouper bite has been spotty but good slabs when we find em.. Blankets for the ride out on those chilly Fla. mornings..

Randy Frank Saint James City, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Red Grouper bite has been spotty but good slabs when we find em..
Blankets for the ride out on those chilly Fla. mornings..

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Drew Underwood
Fort Myers, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

The fishing has been great the best few weeks with the warming water. Pilchards and thread fans are the Bait of choice.

Drew Underwood Fort Myers, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

The fishing has been great the best few weeks with the warming water. Pilchards and thread fans are the Bait of choice.

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★★★★★
Had a great trip with Jeff and would absolutely recommend him!
Jesse L. | April 9, 2026

Trip: Pine Island Inshore/Nearshore Trip
★★★★★
My opinion: Capt. Chris was the best, and that's coming from a former 100-ton Coast Guard-certified captain who ran fishing charters in the northeast for years. His boat was clean and well-provisioned, he came prepared, listened to what we wanted to do and delivered on every one of our requests. Along the way he provided great conversation, insights and local color and left us with an unforgettable day. Should we go back to the Cayo Costa/Sanibel/Pine Island area, we 100 percent will hire Chris to take us out again.
Ted H. | April 6, 2026

Trip: Boat Day Shelling Beach Sightseeing
★★★★★
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
★★★★★
James was great for myself and my 3 sons! Caught some big fish and multiple species.
David L. | April 1, 2026

Trip: Fort Myers/Sanibel Fishing Trip
★★★★★
Thanks Captain Frankie for the great time we had fishing with you. You put us on many fish, we did catch a few which were great. Can’t wait to do it again I don’t have pictures but what we did land was a lot of fun. Thanks for the great time.
Bruce | March 30, 2026

Trip: 4-8 Hour Fishing Trip
★★★★★
Captain James was very accommodating, helped us with casting, and really knows his stuff! If we visit the area again, we would definitely re-book with him! We had a great experience and we highly recommend!
Amanda R. | March 10, 2026

Trip: Inshore Fishing Sanibel PineIsland
★★★★★
A GREAT day fishing with Captain Al! Ended up booking for the COLDEST day possible in January but Cap’n Al found protected spots with great returns. We all three caught a bunch of Reds, snook, snapper and sheepshead. Cap’n Al is super experienced and a great navigator..which is ideal when out in any waters. He is also calm, funny and patient, with a kind manner. Had great equipment and plenty of bait for us to lose while trying to entice the fish! The boat is terrific, clean and very well kept, a comfortable and safe platform to fish from, and took the chop very well. He also kindly filleted our keepers to ensure we had a perfect dinner when we got home! An excellent fishing adventure and we will certainly be going out with him again. Thanks Cap’n Al, for a wonderful day!
Karen D. | January 22, 2026

Trip: 4 Hour Inshore
★★★★★
Great fishing with a guide who knows exactly where the fish are. Highly recommend.
Brett L. | January 8, 2026

Trip: Inshore Bay / Flats
★★★★★
Captain is a real professional!! We were on snook minutes from leaving the dock. We caught Red grouper, gag grouper, mangrove snapper and snook. My wife and I highly recommend Captain James.
Jack L. | November 15, 2025

Trip: Fort Myers/Sanibel Fishing Trip
★★★★★
Had a great time catching fish. Billy was patient with us and extremely helpful. 10 out of 10 would recommend!
Sebastian L. | October 4, 2025

Trip: Inshore Bay / Flats