Bonita Beach Florida Fishing Reports

Snapperfest gulfside & good bay fishing too by Dave Hanson (10/13/2008)
Offshore was terrific for all varieties of snapper this week. When the seas kicked up, I fished inland for some nice reds, sheepshead and catch-and-release snook.

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Gulf & Bay Short Report by Dave Hanson (10/05/2008)
Windy and rough this weekend but fishing went okay.

Offshore Fishing Excellent by Dave Hanson (9/27/2008)
Finally, the storms are gone, customers are back, and the fishing is excellent.

Tropical Storm Fay gone, then good fishing by Dave Hanson (8/29/2008)
After the waters calmed from the storm, the fishing was good in about 37 feet, with a nice variety and a lot of snapper.

Nice Redfish Action; Snapper, Flounder, Spanish by Dave Hanson (8/15/2008)
The redfish bite was great inshore. The reefs and out to 18 miles offered a good variety of species.

27 inch gag & Nice Snapper-Reefs; Bay Reds & Sheepshead by Dave Hanson (8/01/2008)
The fishing was great this week inside and outside, with lots of nice tablefare as well as some sport fishing.

Good Bite Inshore & Offshore by Dave Hanson (7/05/2008)
There was great redfish action this week inshore, and a nice variety with a steady bite offshore.

Good Action Offshore by Dave Hanson (6/27/2008)
Fishing was good this week in the Gulf with a few hogfish, lots of snapper and mackerel and a bunch of throw-back groupers.

Reds, Snook, Snapper, Sheepies Inshore; Yellowtail & Porgies Gulfside by Dave Hanson (6/20/2008)
Fishing inshore this week offered a nice variety of species and good redfish action. Offshore, the whitebone porgies were good sized and a few yellowtails and mangs entered the mix.

Hog, Yellowtail, Mangs, Spanish, Sharks & Reds by Dave Hanson (6/14/2008)
Yellotail were abundant about 28 miles offshore and mangs were biting near-shore this week along with Spanish mackerel and porgies. Sharpnose sharks were almost a nuisance they were so abundant.

Tortugas Tales and Goliaths on Bonita Beach Reefs by Dave Hanson (6/06/2008)
My trip to the Tortugas was a great adventure...marli and sailfish sightings, and mahi galore. Back home, goliaths and mackerels at the Bonita Beach reefs.

Good Gulf Variety; Reds & Snook by Dave Hanson (6/01/2008)
The reefs yielded steady action and good species variety and the backwater was good for snook and redfish.

Reds Inshore; Gag, Snapper, Shark by Dave Hanson (5/25/2008)
Fishing was good both inside and outside this week. we caught a good variety of species and a good quantity of fish.

It Takes Two to Hold this Cuda; Bull Reds by Dave Hanson (5/16/2008)
Big redfish are back in the bay now with summer approaching. And offshore, the catches have been varied, with both sport and dining fare.

Nearshore in 25 Knots; Redfish in the Bay by Dave Hanson (5/03/2008)
The winds howled all week with barely bearable seas even close-in. But we caught some snapper and porgies in 45 feet. Inside, the redfish bite was good.

A Little Boy and a Big Fish by Dave Hanson (4/26/2008)
The best catch this week was a 29 inch gag grouper, hooked by a nine-year-old angler in 43 feet.

Shark Battles, Yellowtail & More by Dave Hanson (4/19/2008)
Friday was the only day the winds laid down enough to fish offshore. Tuesday and wednesday also brought low tides that weren't too good for inshore prospects. But the fishing was good inside and outside the 3 days I went this week.

Kings, Porgies, Snapper by Dave Hanson (4/12/2008)
Kingfish were the big catch this week, along with some other good eating fish on the days that the bite was good.

Kings, Shark, Grouper, Hogfish by Dave Hanson (4/06/2008)
Fishing was great this week for shark, king mackerel and a few grouper, yellowtail and hogfish mixed in.

Sheepshead Predominate, Inside & Out by Dave Hanson (3/29/2008)
The windy start to the week subsided by week's end and the fishing was good both inshore and offshore this week.

How's Fishing? The Answer is Blowin' in the Wind...SW FL-Bonita Beac by Dave Hanson (3/22/2008)
March winds are killing us around here...two trips out of six actually got to go this week--one nearshore and one inshore.

Brave the Seas or Endure the Shallows - SW FL-Bonita Beach by Dave Hanson (3/15/2008)
Choices this week weren't optimal--the gulf was choppy and the bay was shallow most of the week. But we made the most of it and managed to catcha few grouper, snapper, hogfish and sheepshead.

Mostly inshore due to high seas this week. by Dave Hanson (3/07/2008)
Weather has been playing havoc with fishing lately, but we managed a few catches of sheepshead, mackerel, trout, reds snapper and grouper.

shark, goliaths, mags & lanes, sheepshead, snook by Dave Hanson (3/01/2008)
Fishing was good offshore once seas subsided this week. Inshore provided a few nice sheepshead and whiting and a snook ot two to release.

Hogs,gags,snapper,sheeps,huge goliaths by Dave Hanson (2/23/2008)
Fishing was great this week with some exciting sport-catches as well as consistent table-fare.

grouper & snapper hot offshore by Dave Hanson (2/16/2008)
Too bad the grouper season is closed in federal waters or we'd have had a few nice ones--But the snapper bite was excellent too.

Sheepshead gulf & bay, snapper by Dave Hanson (2/09/2008)
Sheepshead fishing was strong both inside and outside this week.

SW FL-Bonita Beach: grouper, snapper, hogs & sheep by Dave Hanson (2/02/2008)
Fishing was good this week for big sheepshead, several hogfish and grouper.

Hogfish, sheepshead & snapper by Dave Hanson (1/25/2008)
I got out a couple times between weather fronts and had good success with hogfish, sheepshead, snapper and fun with catch & release grouper.

More grouper, snapper offshore & inshore report by Dave Hanson (1/19/2008)
Weather fronts blew out most of this week's fishing but the few trips salvaged yielded good fishing both inside and outside.

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