Every location.
Every species.
Inshore fly fishing and light-tackle charters across Southwest Florida — tarpon, snook, and redfish from Pine Island to Boca Grande, from Sanibel and Captiva's Gulf beaches to the Caloosahatchee River and the Cape Coral canals.
Eight waters,
three gamefish.
RescueFly Charters operates across the full Southwest Florida inshore corridor — from Boca Grande's legendary tarpon pass at the north end, south through Charlotte Harbor, Pine Island Sound, Matlacha Pass, Sanibel and Captiva's beach and backcountry, and down to Fort Myers Beach and the Caloosahatchee River system.
Each location fishes its own playbook. Boca Grande's "Hill Tides" concentrate migratory tarpon in a mile-wide pass. Matlacha Pass holds one of the densest year-round snook populations in Florida. The Ding Darling Refuge on Sanibel protects thousands of acres of quiet backcountry. Cape Coral's dock lights turn on after dark. We'll match the water to the day — and the fish you came to chase.
By the water.
Every fish has a favorite piece of water. Pick the location and we'll work the species that fish best there — or reach out and we'll help you build the right day.
Pine Island
Home port. The largest island on the Gulf Coast of Florida, flanked by Pine Island Sound to the west and Matlacha Pass to the east — some of the most productive shallow-water flats in the state.
Matlacha
The skinny water between Pine Island and Cape Coral. Some of the most consistent snook fishing in Southwest Florida, and a legitimate sight-fishing flat for reds year-round.
Boca Grande
The Tarpon Capital of the World. Boca Grande Pass drops past 70 feet and funnels the entire Gulf Coast migration through a mile-wide inlet every May and June.
Sanibel
Barrier island at the southern edge of Pine Island Sound. Clear water, long beaches, and the J.N. "Ding" Darling backcountry — a famously photogenic fishery.
Captiva
North of Sanibel, between Redfish Pass and Captiva Pass. Deep passes with heavy tidal flow, uncrowded Gulf-side beaches, and the kind of bay-side flats reds love.
Fort Myers Beach
Estero Island, Matanzas Pass, and the backside of Estero Bay. Big Carlos Pass funnels tarpon in the spring and the oyster-bar maze behind the beach holds reds and snook year-round.
Cape Coral
400 miles of canals, the east side of Matlacha Pass, and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River. Dock-light snook at night, juvenile tarpon in the deeper canals, and reds along the mangrove shoreline.
Fort Myers
The river proper — bridge shadows, power-plant discharge, and the mouth at San Carlos Bay. A year-round juvenile-tarpon fishery and a real snook hole in the winter.
By the fish.
Already know what you want to chase? Pick the species and see every location we run trips for that fish.
Pick a water. Pick a fish.
Limited dates each season. Reach out to lock in your charter.