Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Hanson

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Black Grouper! Gag, Goliaths, Spanish & Snapper: Bonita beach, SW FL I fished Monday, 8/15, in 35 feet out of New Pass. We used live shrimp to catch keeper Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper. We also caught some jack cravalle and blue runners more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Vermilion, yellowtail, lanes, mackerel, sharks, goliath: Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo shown at right is of a 40 pound goliath grouper, released on a recent offshore trip. I fished Monday, out of New Pass. We began in a spot about 41 miles off more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Red grouper, goliaths, snapper, redfish: Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo shown at right is of a pair of mangrove snapper, caught on an offshore trip. I fished Monday offshore. We used live shrimp to catch keeper mangrove and lane snapper, and som more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Goliaths, shark, Spanish & snapper: Bonita Beach-gulf-SW FL The photo shown at right is of a 21 inch red grouper, caught on a recent offshore trip. I fished offshore Monday, in 45 feet out of New Pass. We caught keeper mangrove, yellowtail, and more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Reds, snook, sheepshead, trout bayside: Bonita Beach, SW FL I fished in Estero Bay Tuesday, in the area of Wiggins Pass. We used frozen shrimp, and caught two redfish, including one keeper at 18 ½ inches, three sand bream, keeper sheepshead and more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Keeper red grouper, goliaths, yellowtail, mangs, redfish: Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo at right is of a 23 inch redfish, caught on a recent backwater trip. I fished Tuesday in 45 feet out of New Pass. Shrimp were in short supply, after the st more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Shark, redfish, sand bream, sheepshead, spanish: Bonita beach, SW FL I was off the water most of this past holiday weekend, with a family event to attend, but got out in Estero Bay with family on Sunday for about an hour, and caught two keeper more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Redfish, black drum, sheepshead & flounder: Bonita beach, SW FL The photo at right is of an 18 inch sheepshead, caught on a recent backwater trip in Esteo Bay. I fished Estero Bay, around the oyster bars toward Wiggins Pass on Tuesday, with li more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Spanish, snapper & a hogfish: Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo at right is of a 28 inch kingfish, caught on a recent offshore trip. With rain on the radar Monday and Tuesday mornings, 6/20 and 6/21, I cancelled my fishing plans for those days. We more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers

Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay - Yellowtail, mangs, mackerel, redfish & snook: Bonita Beach, SW FL The photo at right is of a 26 3/4 inch redfish, caught on live shrimp, on a recent backwater trip in Estero Bay. I returned from some time off to fish Wednesday about 17 miles w more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Fort Myers