• We did well in Estero Bay | South Florida Fishing report

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  • Captain Dave Hanson is a native of southwest Florida. He has been fishing local waters since childhood, and has been fishing professionally for over fifteen years. He is Coast Guard licensed, and is a member in good standing of the Bonita Springs Chamber of Commerce. He has been quoted and featured in several national fishing magazines, and he also appears weekly in the fishing reports sections of the local paper.

  • We did well in Estero Bay | South Florida Fishing report

    Fishbuster Charters’ Captain Dave Hanson reported,"Monday morning, 12/23, the winds were much calmer, though predicted to increase late in the day and into Tuesday. Frank Barry, his daughter, Becky Rivera and her two sons, Zach and Tim, joined by friend, Emily Suma, took advantage of the calmer conditions to head offshore with me, about 18 miles west of New Pass, where they fished with live shrimp. The group caught four nice sheepshead to 17 inches, three keeper porkfish, and a mess of grunts. They released a 19 ½-inch red grouper, just short of legal size, along with a 17-inch hogfish, which is out of season until January 1st. They also released a half dozen yellowtail snapper shorts, a half dozen triggerfish shorts, and four smaller porkfish.

    The morning of Christmas-eve, Tuesday, 12/24, I fished in Estero Bay with George Siambones and his three sons, George Jr., David, and Matt. The boys had originally planned to fish offshore, but the weather and sea conditions prevented that, with small craft advisories issued and six-to-right feet seas offshore. I figured the bay might be a good option, since there was finally some water in it, unlike the low tides we have had over the past several days. So, we headed into Wl, fishing with live shrimp. They caught three 16-inch pompano, two 16-inch black drum, a 16-inch sheepshead, and a 19-inch redfish. They released a few crevalle jacks, a 24-inch ladyfish, and a couple of 5-pound sailcats.

    Christmas Day and the day after were spent with family, on land :-)
    Friday, 12/27, I fished inshore in Estero Bay on a windy morning, with Sven and Carrinna Petterson. The couple used live shrimp to catch two keeper mangrove snapper and three keeper sheepshead, one measuring 14-inches, and two at 16 inches. They released smaller sheepshead.

    Saturday morning, 12/28, with the winds still blosing and seas rough offshore, I fished inshore in Estero Bay again with Dave Carey and his son, Dan, along with friends George Siambones and his son, Matt, both of whom fished with me on Christmas Eve. The foursome used live shrimp to catch pompano and sheepshead, boxing a 16-inch pompano and two sheepshead measuring 14 and 16 inches. They released smaller catches, along with four stingray weighing two to three pounds and five sailcats weighing three-to-four pounds."


    Captain Dave Hanson with a 28-inch red grouper, caught on a pinfish on a recent offshore Fishbuster Charter.



    Angler Chris Starleaf with an 18-inch sheepshead, caught on shrimp in Estero Bay on a recent inshore Fishbuster Charter.
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