Fort Myers

Lee - Florida


  • 336 catches

  • 996 followers

  • 96 spots

The Lee County area of southwest Florida includes Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Pine Island and Sanibel Island. The region is as close as one can get to a tropical paradise without leaving the United States. You can walk along the soft white sands of the wonde...

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Fort Myers Fishing Reports

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  1. Caught this LM before hurricane Fred arrives.

    Largemouth Bass with a Crankbait

    1. Rick S 0
      nice one John
  2. 28 1/4" red fish free lined a pinfish with a circle hook (5)

    12 lb. 28 in. Red Drum

    1. Sherri Spencer 0
      I’m sure it is but I’m new to this a and still trying to figure it out lol
    2. Scott S 0
      Looks a little bigger that 2 pounds.....
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  3. My biggest Florida Bass so far, (a little under 3lbs), was caught in a canal

    2 lb. 12 oz. Largemouth Bass

    1. Drew H 0
      Nice, can't wait to fish florida some day.
    2. John M 0
      Way to go! That's a decent size LM for fishing in a 2 foot canal ...wow. What other species are in those Florida lakes.
    3. Rick S 0
      Nice one Ben!
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  4. So, i'm down here in Fort Myers, Florida vacationing with the kids (fun stuff). And they have these "small" lakes right on the property that we're ...more allowed to fish at for free. Anyway, to my surprise, i pulled out this 2 1/2 pounded the other day! I'm having a hard time identifying it ...lol. Anyone? Anyone??

    2 lb. 6 oz. Blue Tilapia?? with a Crankbait

    1. Cat tirado 0
      Mojarra. In the tilapia family. I caught also a reddish one like it in the Callosahatchee canal behind my house, Mexican Mojarra or Mayan Cichlid
    2. Rick S 0
      Bet that was fun to pull in!
    3. Mark Merlin 0
      Nice John
    4. Ben M 0
      Nice fish, seems like a Blue Tilapia
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  5. It’s illegal to even touch this fish so size is approximate. (5.5’-6’) When I reeled this beast in the boat captain had to record and summit to every single detail ...more about the catch to FWC. It was an absolute once in a lifetime experience. I tried to load the Live Photo but it would only load a still picture to this site.

    72 in. Sawfish with a Chum bait

    1. Saltwater Experience 0
      They are such awesome fish!
    2. George Horvath 0
      Wow
    3. frank gentile 0
      Prehistoric, nice
    4. Robert Coleman 0
      That's pretty cool Nick! 👍👍👍👍
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  6. Sheepshead

    1. I think I know who's boat your on lol
  7. Largemouth Bass with a Frog

    1. George Horvath 0
      Huge
  8. mean to share this from my FB page and it didn't... here's my son with a monster 32" + snook caught just inside the channel going to deep lagoon

    32 in. Snook with a pin fish

    1. Preston R 0
      Nice one!

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