You name it. Snook, redfish, trout, pompano, king mackerel, cobia, snappers, bass, crappie and more are biting inshore, offshore and in fresh waters all over Southwest Florida. Even the weather has been good.
The cool breezes associated with fall cold fronts are a double-edged sword, slicing good and not so much. Cooling water temperatures inspire pelagic species to move south along the Gulf Coast.
Fishing has been good, if not too windy, in local salt and fresh waters. But Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has issued executive orders closing two of Southwest Florida's most popular and closely regulated species.
The weather and fish have been very cooperative for anglers taking advantage of the September weekends in addition to the fall red snapper season, the reopening of gray triggerfish and gag grouper, plus lots of other tasty bottom fish and pelagics.