Florida Fishing Reports

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Tarpon Return to Homosassa Jos Arets of Holland is one of many who come to Citrus County each year to ply the waters of the Nature Coast for giant tarpon. About half the crowds are hard core fly fishers who return each year to Homosassa to have a more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Record Levels of Freshwater. Due to all of the rainfall these past two weeks, the Apalachicola River has been at record flood levels. The Chattahoochee/Flint system is dumping huge volumes of freshwater downstream through the Apalachicola. The Apa more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - I know its been a while but I’ve been on the water everyday for the past several months, so writing a fishing report becomes the last thing on the list for daily chores. Anyway the fishing has been really great. The water temperature has been cooler more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - I have been doing a lot of Tarpon fishing. Last night, I fished Sam Costantini from Connecticut, he landed one out of two fished hooked. Last week, Tom Lewis from England; caught one 100 pounder the first night and two the second night. The fish are more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - In the past two weeks our best fishing has been along the Gulf coast and nearby rivers from Cape Sable all the way to Lostmans River. Every day we've had lots of shots at large tarpon that are gathering in preparation for their spawning migration. more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - The Tarpon are here! The Tarpon are here! Tarpon have started to school and move along the beaches in eight to twenty feet of water. Large live baitfish or crabs will work once you find the pod. Kingfish action has slowed down but could more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Tarpon Fever and King Mackerel Greetings, I spent every day this week except one tarpon fishing. Ranging far and wide the schools are here but moving around. Lots of time looking, but when found they are eating so its worth the effort for more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - The weatherman said that it would be great, the boat was fueled, and we were primed to putting the Chug Bug to work. We started at daylight and fished until 2:30. A slightly magnified breeze kept us cool and an abundance of cooperating ba more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Fishing Report for Miami, Florida - Fishing was red hot on Saturday. We got off to a bad start with birthday boy Peter Katz, his son and his son-in-law. It seemed that the fish were biting our live pilchards and herring, but they would not stay on the hook. Things turned around after t more...
Capt. Bouncer Smith - Miami

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - Double D Charters 05/11/03 What can I say about the fishing, other than the fact that it is really good. Starting with kingfish, this has been the best year in the last 5 years, as far as the size, quantity, and the length of the kingfish more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami