Florida Fishing Reports

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 4/5/03 by Capt. Butch Rickey What was supposed to be a six day work week was reduced to three days by an evil, wicked, mean, and nasty cold front that came rumbling through here last Sunday. I brought with it record cold more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Miami and Key Biscayne – offshore - Red Hot Today with over a hundered boats fishing the Miami Fishing event I thought I might be in trouble, wrong. There was plenty of fish to go around. We first started to fish for kings after hearing about some bites off the boil but it did not t more...
Capt. Quinton Dieterle - Key Biscayne

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - NEWS FLASH………….RED SNAPPER SEASON SET TO OPEN. Yes, it is true. After a long five month recreational closure, the red snapper season opens in state waters on April 15th and, in federal waters, April 21st. Gulf of Mexico anglers are fortunate that more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Indian River Lagoon - Indian Lagoon Coast Fishing Report Indian Lagoon Coast Fishing Report, April 4, 2003 Mosquito Coast Fishing Charters There I go thinking again! You see, I thought the word “ cold” was out of my vocabulary for the rest of the year, not! On S more...
Capt. Tom Van Horn - Indian River Lagoon

Fishing Report for Ft. Lauderdale & Port Everglades - Wonders of the Deep The long tail thresher shark is an accomplishment to bring to the boat. This time of year, the early Spring, these Longtails move their way through our waters. They are mostly nocturnal but can be caught during the day on the bo more...
Capt. Cary Hanna - Fort Lauderdale

Miami and Key Biscayne – offshore - Engine Work Done Well today was the first time out since Sunday, what a week ! Well the Cutting Edge is back in shape and hopefully ready for another couple of years of relieable service. We headed out and the conditions looked favorable, an more...
Capt. Quinton Dieterle - Key Biscayne

Central Indian River Lagoon - Capt Ron Bielefeld's Indian River Report - Sebastian Area The fishing this past week has been good during the very early mornings for trout and some snook. Top-water plugs have been productive during these times fished over the edges of grass fla more...
Capt. Ron Bielefeld - Indian River Lagoon

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Sorry it’s been so long since the last report, my time is very limited this time of year. Believe me it’s not for lack of good fishing but actually the exact opposite. Everything seems to be biting right now and fishing could not be any better. more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - March Winds in Chokoloskee --Still March 20 – John Horstmeyer (Naples) fishing with his son, David and grandson Mike (St. Louis, Mo.) battled the 25 mph winds in search of snook.  It was an all around tough day, but we managed quite a few b more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Any Way The Wind Blows March has proven to be as unpredictable as it can be. The first few weeks of March were warm and pleasant. It appeared that spring would come in like a lamb. For all practical purposes, it did. The winds were mild and the we more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island