Fort Myers Fishing Report for February 19, 2020

Plenty Of Fish February

Being that we had the warmest January on record since 1880.  We've had plenty of fish to catch so far this February.  Fish really like these moderate temperatures.  Not too cold and not too hot.  We've also been starting to see a few Tarpon start showing up which means Tarpon and Shark season will be here sooner than normal.  Typically Tarpon season runs late April through July.  

Snook, Trout and Redfish are still catch and release until May 2020 because of the red tide from summer of 2018 but the good news is the fish population has really bounced back.  Especially the Trout.  

If you're interested in more than catch and release and you'd like to put some food on the table,  we've been catching a lot of sheepshead, snapper and mackeral.  

The bottom line is the fishing's been good and if you'd like to get out on the water to soak up the suns rays and breath in the salty air, now's the time to do it.  Spring breaks right around the corner and the calendars filling up quick.