Calendar of Fishing in Ft Myers

     One of the great things about fishing in the Ft Myers area is the fishing is good year round. Each species in the Fort Myers area is seasonal the fishing is good for a certain period of time and then it fades off and the next species gets hot. This page is set up so that you can see what species is available during the time when your going to be in the Ft Myers area. Please note that this is a rough outline from my observations over the last 10 years and that weather conditions and salinity levels can make these results vary somewhat from year to year.

Inshore Fishing by Month

• January: Excellent fishing for speckled trout, redfish, inshore grouper, bluefish, mackerel, jack crevelle, ladyfish and sheepshead.
• February: Excellent fishing for speckled trout, redfish, grouper, ladyfish, jack crevelle and sheepshead.
• March: Excellent fishing for snook, redfish, speckled trout, mackerel, bluefish, jack crevelle and sharks.
• April:  Excellent fishing for tarpon, snook, redfish, cobia, and sharks.
• May: Excellent fishing for tarpon, snook, redfish, and sharks.
• June: Excellent fishing for tarpon, snook, sharks and snapper.
• July: Excellent fishing for tarpon, snook, sharks, and snapper.
• August: Excellent fishing for tarpon, snook, redfish and snapper
• September:  Excellent fishing for redfish, snook, tarpon, and snapper.
• October:  Excellent fishing for redfish, snook, speckled trout and snapper.
• November: Excellent fishing for redfish, snook, speckled trout and mackerel
• December:  Excellent fishing for speckled trout, redfish, jack crevelle and mackerel.

Fishing Techniques by season

• Winter fishing charters
  Most fishing during the winter months is with artificial lures or live shrimp.
• Spring fishing charters
  Flats fishing in the spring can be good with artificial lures or live or natural bait.
• Summer fishing charters is mostly devoted to tarpon fishing which requires a combination of live bait and lures to have successful trips on a daily basis.
• Fall flats fishing charters is effective with either artificial lures or live bait if it can be found.

    

Ft Myers Fishing

• Tarpon fishing: April-September.
• Snook fishing: March-November.
• Speckled trout:  October-April.