Florida Fishing Reports

Sarasota and Venice - Sarasota, FL Fishing Report for 5/16 through 5/22/2004 Fly anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict connected with tarpon during the past week. As expected, tarpon have become plentiful along our beaches from Anna Maria Island to Venice. The action was slo more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Boca Grande and Charlotte Harbor - Giant tarpon are back at Boca Grande. 5-21-04 Boca Grande, Tarpon fishing report from Captain Van Hubbard. Big numbers of giant tarpon are back at Boca Grande for the Summer. We jumped a dozen tarpon on Monday; boated 5. am learning the new ca more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - The last 10 days in sunny south Florida have been a bit breezy, which at the very least made for difficult detection of the bite. Learning to fish grass and timber takes a bit of time as it is, but when you add 25 and 30 MPH winds to the equati more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - WEEK ENDING 5/15/04 by Capt. Butch Rickey The week began with my bi-annual trip to my dermatologist, Dr. Jay Herbst, in North Port Charlotte. I'm happy to say there were no suspicious things growing on me this trip. First day on the water was more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Slam Action In spite of heavy winds,this past week of fishing has been fabulous. I would have to say that the snook have provided the majority of the action for most anglers. There was a strong showing of redfish too. There are a few large tar more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Lady Angler Battles Huge Tarpon Every now and then I get a report from an angler who had a really great experience with a tarpon. Victoria Justice got a taste of tarpon fever. According to her boy friend, William Campbell, this tarpon could have b more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - May 20, 2004 INSHORE - With the wind still blowing it is making the seas rough and the inshore water dirty and most of the regular anglers are staying home. So, I thought I better beat the bushes a little this week to find a fishing report. I more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Central Indian River Lagoon - Capt. Ron Bielefeld's Indian River Lagoon Report-Sebastian Area The fishing remained good this past week or so especially in the mornings. The low light conditions in combination with low water levels and lighter winds made for the best fishing c more...
Capt. Ron Bielefeld - Indian River Lagoon

Key West and Lower Keys - Windy Weather Slows Tarpon Migration May 15, 2004Brian and Mark had some windy days fishing aboard FlatsMaster with Capt. Dexter Simmons during the second week of May. Even with the difficult East-Northeast winds, Brian and Mark were able to get t more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - This past week the fishing has been pretty good out of Flamingo, despite unfavorable weather conditions. We're now in our second straight week of very strong easterly wind. Fortunately, the one area that's fairly well protected and quite fishable i more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo