20 fishing spots · Florida
Lee County encompasses Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Pine Island Sound, and Estero Bay — a massive, interconnected inshore system that rivals anything on Florida's Gulf Coast. Pine Island Sound is one of the most productive Snook fisheries in the state, with miles of undeveloped mangrove shoreline and crystal-clear shallow flats. Cape Coral's extensive canal system holds Snook and Tarpon in every canal from spring through fall, and the canals warm faster than open water, making them productive even through winter cold snaps. Fort Myers Beach and the Estero Bay backwaters offer Redfish, Spotted Seatrout, and Sheepshead. Cobia show up in numbers along the beach in spring, following rays and sharks in the nearshore zone. The Caloosahatchee River provides a unique freshwater-to-saltwater gradient that attracts Snook and Tarpon on every tide.
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Boca Grande — the Tarpon Capital of the World — plus Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound
