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Fishbuster Charters' Captain Dave Hanson reported, "Neil and Jayne Muschett fished near-shore with me, thirteen miles west of New Pass, on a windy Monday morning, 2/11. The couple used squid to box fifteen good-sized grunts, perfect for the fish tacos they had planned. ...

The past week provided plenty of wind and a little bit a rain, but that did not shut the bite down. Fresh to saltwater fish were chewing.


The snook fishing is great around mangrove shorelines, channels, docks and seawalls. Live bait and jigs kept the rods ...

Fishbuster Charters' Captain Dave Hanson reported, "Craig and Jan Royal and their son, Dan, along with Craig’s dad, Ron, fished southern Estero Bay’s backwaters with me on Monday, 2/4/19. The family used live shrimp to catch four nice, keeper sheepshead, two at 14 inches ...

Hard to believe that Valentines Day is just around the corner… Don’t forget your sweetheart and enjoy the fishing this month. Winter is well established, and you can expect weekly cold fronts to blow through the area bringing windy days and cool temperatures with them. Water ...

Fishbuster Charters' Captain Dave Hanson reported, "After many days of rough seas, NOAA predicted calmer seas on Tuesday, 1/29. But, Joe Kovach and his dad, Paul, didn’t trust the forecast, and neither did I, after seeing that seas were very rough the previous day, and ...

It has been a “Florida winter” so far as of early 2019, plenty of chilly nights in the 40’s with a few down to the upper 30’s,throw in several days from 75’ to 80’ and it’s a nice cool to mild winter pattern. Water temperatures have ranged from mid 50’s after the chilly spells ...

As winters go here in Central Florida, we certainly can’t complain about the weather we’ve experienced thus far. Other than some rain and extreme winds we experienced this week, gorgeous fishing conditions have prevailed, and we’ve had some first-rate catching as well.
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Fishbuster Charters' Captain Dave Hanson reported,"High winds and rough seas, ushering in the next cold front to hit our area, caused Randy Mueller and his son, Coby, to exchange their offshore fishing plans for backwater fishing on Friday, 1/25. We fished southern Estero ...

It has been awesome weather so far in January! Days can be windy and cool, but overall it has been beautiful on the water. Water temps are in the mid 60's lately and that usually means deeper water for better results. As the day warms up, you can fish shallower water when ...

Fishbuster Charters' Captain Dave Hanson reported, "On Monday, 1/14, I headed offshore with Bill Conklin and his two friends, Mark and Susan. NOAA had forecast seas of two to three feet well offshore, but even out just eighteen miles from New Pass, we encountered seas of ...

January has been much kinder to us this year. Last year, it was rough weather the first half of the month and a challenge to get out. Milder temperatures have been nice to enjoy and the fishing has been very good so far. Expect similar conditions for a while with weekly cold ...

Captain Ron’s first American shad of the 2019 season.
The 2019 American Shad Run is Shaping Up


All my fishing opportunities over the last few weeks have led me to the St Johns River in pursuit of American shad and crappie. With this said, this report ...

As we begin 2019, let's hope that this year will bring about change to help the water quality on the Treasure Coast. Last year had it's challenges, but we ended up on a high note as I see the sea grass and water quality improving with the fairly dry winter months. It has been ...

Fishbuster Charters' Captain Dave Hanson reported,"The first trip of the New Year was an offshore one on Wednesday, 1/2/19, with Brian and Tracy Matlock, their young sons, Graham and Iman, and friend John Royer and his young son, Eli. The group used squid and cut bait eighteen ...

January Fishing Forecast
The holidays are over and 2019 is upon us already. Winter arrived a little early this year and the cold fronts have cooled the water down quite a bit already. January is traditionally a cold month for the Treasure Coast and the weekly fronts ...