Fishing Reports by Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Unseaasonable warm weather has everything all confused. Tarpon are rolling, trout are biting anything, sheepshead are ripping off baits, and redfish are on cut ladyfish like a cheap suit. Snook are out of season but are willing and able to rumble aro more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - 2006 produced some serious wind, redtide, plus vast amounts of fresh water from Lake O-Foley. Snook Season and Trout Season are now closed as of this writing. If you live in the Fishing Capitol of the World your dailt bag limit is 1 Redfish. more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Big Fat Live Shrimp have been instumental in the success of some monster snook taken from St James City canals. As well, decent numbers of juvenille Goliath Grouper are being caught and released as well. Snook: Man O' Man has the snook fishing bee more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Happy Holidays to all except Mark Foley. He is responsible for bringing masses amounts of freshwater to SW FL and killing our nearshore reefs. For the past 2 years our Grouper Trolling has been a total bust. Where all the freshwater goes should be a more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - MAN O' MAN is it ever cold in Ft Myers, Fl. HOW COLD IS IT? It is so cold I saw a Gull wearing a fur coat! Let's look at Inshore as there 'ain't' no nearshore. The talk and the walk in SW FL is Redfish. Holy Smokes, redfish are everywhere espec more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Successful Fishing Guides share one common bond. They keep a Log. Some write down everything. The really smart guides depend on their instincts. Most of the really smart guides are no longer in business. Onward! Exactly 2 years ago, you could not more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - For Total Clarification, I offer the following. Inshore is defined as all waters on the East side of the Gulf of Mexico including Sounds, Bays, Passes, Rivers, Creeks, and Ditches. Nearshore is hereby defined as Those waters from the Gulf Bea more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - So here we are already into October. Amazing how it all just flys by. Capt. Kevin of Sea Claw Anchors (the best anchor made and the least lost)has informed me of a huge fish kill in and around Charlotte Harbor. If this Red Tide descends on Pine Isla more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Title this fishing report Returning to Normal except our Bait Situation. Only small strains of Red Tide remain and if you happen through it, SAY-LA-VEE to all your bait. Sunday (Aug 13th) was a good day in Pine Island Sound. Everyone has been wa more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - In searching for a proper opening, I have good news and bad news. As my last report was noting but bad news, first the good news. Most of the millions of Dead Fish have decomposed. Sightings of dead fish are therefore the exception not the rule. Now more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers