Florida Fishing Reports

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Over the past week, due to the high winds, I fished only backcountry. Early in the week, I found nice mangrove snappers around some islands in the park. They are moving in anticipation of the Aug. spawn on the reef. The following day I found great tr more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Everglades National Park & Biscayne Bay - Cane Polin’ Fishing report April 27th to May 18th, 2004 Now that we have reached May, the weather is starting to warm up nicely but stiff East winds are sometimes a nuisance. On nicer mornings (when the winds had laid down) we’ve been seeing schoo more...
Capt. Jim Hale - Flamingo

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - Dates Fished: 5/16-17/05 Water temperatures: 80-83 Water clarity: 1 foot to 3 foot Weather: Air temps to high 80's - clear skies with afternoon clouding - light winds varying from south to east. Hours fished: daylight until 1:00 on Monday and more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Pine Island Sound, Charlotte Harbor & Matlacha Pass - Tarpon are banging The waves were rolling in and it was a bit rough as we set out to Sanibel island to chase after the silver king.After collecting some threadfin herrings my friend Capt Bob Winger and his friend Ted Lyke put out three lines.Afte more...
Capt. Glenn Grimes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - PULL ON THE TRIGGERS-- SPECTACULAR OFFSHORE ACTION RIGHT NOW Yesterday on an offshore soiree we decided that triggers would be the top target on our agenda. So, we ran out southwest about 12 miles to a huge reef covered with coral and limestone r more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - Summer is finally here. The cool wet weather pattern we had this spring is a memory and I'm back to putting on the suncreen everyday. Calm in the morning, a seabreeze in the afternoon and a cooler of fish by the middle of the day, lifes good. The c more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 5/14/05 by Capt. Butch Rickey I was at the ramp early on Monday morning, for my trip with two of my favorite friends, Steve and Liz O'Rourke, of London. I had a chance to talk to several of my friends there, and most wer more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Miami, Florida - Marvelous May Fishing Boy, have we had some good fishing. Wednesday we fished with Patrick Fixter from New Jersey. He wanted his best chance for sailfish and tarpon, so we left the dock at 1 PM. This would give us some day fishing as well as th more...
Capt. Bouncer Smith - Miami

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - May 15th, 2005 The fishing for the most part has been very, very, good. There have been plenty of sailfish around, and plenty of kingfish as well. Starting with the sails, we have caught sailfish on every trip for the past two weeks and had some more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Southwest Florida is ON FIRE WITH TARPON, SNOOK, and REDFISH. It is hotter than the fox in the forrest fire (if you know the old saying). Tarpon are the big story so let's get going here and I'll give you the 411!!! Tarpon: How about my Thursday more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers