Rookery Bay Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Steve Gould with Trophy Time Charters and More
Marco Island, Florida
Reported: 15 hours ago

The last three weeks have been amazing with hundred percent on Tarpon and big sharks.

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Steve Gould with Trophy Time Charters and More Marco Island, Florida Reported: 15 hours ago

The last three weeks have been amazing with hundred percent on Tarpon and big sharks.

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Tim Rushing
Naples, Florida
Reported: 3 weeks ago

Big snook, redfish, sharks, and tarpon highlight the current fishing report. As we get into middle April, the fishing has been heating up weekly and becoming outstanding. With the water finally back firmly in the 70s and close to 80 degrees, the bait is plentiful. Lots of quality mangrove snapper,...

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Tim Rushing Naples, Florida Reported: 3 weeks ago

Big snook, redfish, sharks, and tarpon highlight the current fishing report. As we get into middle April, the fishing has been heating up weekly and becoming outstanding. With the water finally back firmly in the 70s and close to 80 degrees, the bait is plentiful. Lots of quality mangrove snapper, big jack crevalle, and sheepshead are also bring smiles, and pulling drags!

With plentiful bait comes big snook. We are hooking at least one really big fish on every trip, and on most trips we are hammering the mid size, and smaller snook. to put it into perspective, in terms of freshwater fishing back home for many folks, its like catching a dozen 2 – 3 pound bass or walleye, that fight twice as hard, with the opportunity to catch a huge one.

The big redfish have also been gobbling up bait bending rods, and ripping drags right along with the snook. We haven’t been doing anything specific for the redfish, they are just on the move with the warming water and the oncoming burst of life the water brings every spring and early summer. This time of year, the big reds seem to be in the same spots as the big snook, which adds to the intrigue when you see a huge boil and hear that drag start squealing.

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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

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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

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Robert Forte
Naples, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

This past week, the highlight for most trips, especially with the kids are the bonnethead sharks. Yesterday I believe we caught 10, and these young boys wanted nothing more than to see a shark. So how about 10?! Using light tackle with shrimp as bait, they put up a great...

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Robert Forte Naples, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

This past week, the highlight for most trips, especially with the kids are the bonnethead sharks. Yesterday I believe we caught 10, and these young boys wanted nothing more than to see a shark. So how about 10?! Using light tackle with shrimp as bait, they put up a great fight and were great for the table as well!

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Justin Richards
Fort Myers, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Spring time fishing is firing up with big schools of snook and redfish showing up

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Justin Richards Fort Myers, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Spring time fishing is firing up with big schools of snook and redfish showing up

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

Tons of action, plenty for dinner. Fun exciting variety of fish around

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

Tons of action, plenty for dinner. Fun exciting variety of fish around

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Steve Gould with Trophy Time Charters and More
Marco Island, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Goliath grouper and tarpon are going really well. Lots of action.

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Steve Gould with Trophy Time Charters and More Marco Island, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Goliath grouper and tarpon are going really well. Lots of action.

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Robert Forte
Naples, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Spring is kicking into full effect. Different species are showing up, such as Jack, black drum, redfish, trout, and more!

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Robert Forte Naples, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Spring is kicking into full effect. Different species are showing up, such as Jack, black drum, redfish, trout, and more!

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