Fresh Southwest Florida Fishing Reports

This groups first time to the area, they said they will be back!

Fishing was awesome today alot of fun and managed to bring home some dinner

Mid-Winter Fishing Update | Naples, FL We closed out 2025 strong and have started 2026 even stronger. The winter bite has been outstanding down here in Naples, and we’re looking forward to another couple of months of this phenomenal action before gearing up for spring. The offshore bite between passing cold fronts has been epic. With Cobia, Amberjacks, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Kingfish, and plenty of other species in the mix, it’s safe to say our hands have been full. This is hands-down the best time of year for putting quality fish in the box offshore. On our six-hour and full-day trips, you can expect a great mix of delicious table fare along with hard-fighting sportfish. Timing the cold fronts is the name of the game, and when the weather lines up, the action is lights out. The inshore and nearshore bite has been solid as well. During warm-ups, we’ve had some fun sport action nearshore with plenty of Jacks, Barracudas, and Sharks to pull on. The big Sheepshead have also started to show up, giving our clients another excellent dinner option. Inshore fishing during winter is more of a quantity-over-quality game, and it’s perfect for families and kids. Cold-water shrimp fishing produces steady action with Sheepshead, Trout, Mangrove Snapper, Jacks, and the occasional Snook or Redfish mixed in. The temperatures may be cold, but the bite is hot down here in Naples. If you have any questions or are looking to book a charter, please reach out to any of our captains—we’re happy to help. Happy fishing, – Captain Perry

Our 12 hour trip this week produced a trophy sized African Pompano! We went out on Sunday, with rain storms and wind all around us. We were the only boat out there thats for sure. The 39’ frontrunner ate up a 3-4’ sea state with grace. We even had people sleeping it was so comfortable. While other companies are canceling trips, we are getting naps in on our way 100 miles offshore. We quickly got to work on grouper and snapper. We even put some cobia in the boat. We found new bottom 15 miles off of the Dry Tortugas. After a few hours, we left here and went to a wreck nearby. We caught multiple big AP with this being the largest. One heck of a day and a slicked out ride home!

Cast after cast this group of 4 caught loads of snook and trout!

This is how a fishing day starts RIGHT Livewell loaded at Eldredge Marina ? When the bait looks like this… the fish don’t stand a chance.