Fishing Fort Myers Beach in the Spring
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| March | 81° / 59° |
| April | 85° / 63° |
| May | 89° / 69° |
The spring is an awesome time to fish the Fort Myers Beach area. San Carlos Bay is a good spot to start as many species of fish are found in the bay. Anglers target snook, redfish, trout and tarpon. As water warms towards the middle to end of spring, you will start seeing large numbers of tarpon moving through the area. Snook can also be found in bigger schools as they stack up along the beaches and near the passes to get ready for the spawn. These are just some of the species you can catch here in the spring. If you get some time to fish these waters during this time of year, you have so many options for putting fish in the boat.
Fishing Fort Myers Beach in the Summer
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| June | 91° / 73° |
| July | 92° / 75° |
| August | 92° / 75° |
In the summer, the weather is hot, but the fishing can be too. Anglers fish inshore for redfish, trout, snook, tarpon, sharks, mackerel and mangrove snapper. You will find a lot more fish roaming the beaches in the summer, but you also have a lot more crowds on the beaches as well. Offshore, anglers target grouper, snapper, permit, barracuda, huge Goliath grouper, sharks, kingfish and more.
Fishing Fort Myers Beach in the Fall
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| September | 90° / 74° |
| October | 86° / 69° |
| November | 81° / 62° |
In the fall, the summer tourist season is over and the temperatures become a lot more tolerable for fishing. Waters cool a little bit, which brings more fish back into the backcountry waters. The inshore waters usually hold good numbers of snook, trout and redfish. You will also see increasing numbers of migratory species such as tarpon, cobia and mackerel. Sharks, grouper and snapper provide good offshore trips. Fall offers some of the finest fishing of the year in this area.
Fishing Fort Myers Beach in the Winter
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| December | 77° / 57° |
| January | 75° / 54° |
| February | 77° / 56° |
The weather doesn’t get nearly as cold in southwest Florida as it does in the northern part of the state, however, the cold fronts that do hit this area can really affect the fishing negatively. The inshore fishery is outstanding as many anglers prefer to go fish the backcountry waters of Estero Bay. Anglers usually experience good fishing for a variety of fish such as snook, sea trout, redfish, sheepshead, mangrove snapper and more. Offshore, the cooler water temperatures actually bring a lot of fish closer to shore, so you may be able to do well fishing 50 to 80 depths instead of having to venture out to triple digit depths. Offshore, anglers target bottom structures for grouper, snapper, sheepshead, triggerfish, hogfish, Goliath grouper and more.
