Fishing Report - Naples, Ft. Myers, Bonita Beach & Estero Bay

Shark, redfish, sand bream, sheepshead, spanish: Bonita beach, SW FL I was off the water most of this past holiday weekend, with a family event to attend, but got out in Estero Bay with family on Sunday for about an hour, and caught two keeper redfish on live shrimp. Tuesday, I fished Estero Bay again. We caught a 23 inch redfish, two keeper sheepshead, keeper mangrove snapper, and two sand bream, all on shrimp. We released a 19 inch barracuda and small snook. I fished Wednesday in 35 feet off New Pass, with live shrimp. We caught keeper Spanish mackerel, porgies and porkfish, and released lots of small yellowtail snapper, along with a 45 inch bonnet-head shark (photo at right). Seas were increasing some, perhaps in advance of tropical storm Dennis. I fished Wednesday in 35 feet off New Pass, with live shrimp. We caught keeper Spanish mackerel, porgies and porkfish, and released lots of small yellowtail snapper, along with a 45 inch bonnet-head shark. Seas were increasing some, perhaps in advance of Hurricane Dennis. Preparations for Dennis kept me in port the remainder of the week and weekend.