Florida Fishing Reports

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - When the wind blows from the East, fishing is least. When it blows out of the East at 15 to 20 knots for several days, the Apalachicola Bay turns into chocolate milk with 3 foot rollers packed tight as sardines. Only place to escape is up in the Ri more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - I made a trip to flamingo and caught a lot of sea trout up to 19 inches and a couple of redfish. The action took place a couple of miles from the Ranger station. Tarpon fishing still remains good. This Wednesday I took out Adam Piasecki and his wife more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - October Offshore Gulf Fishing Forecast With October just around the corner, I can't help but to get a little excited. As the daylight hours began to get a little shorter each day, air and water temperatures will begin to start cooling down. A more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 9/21/02 by Capt. Butch Rickey It was a short work week with three trips scheduled, made shorter by a cancellation due to family problems. The two trips I ran were very good ones, both with old friends. The first trip w more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound, Florida - Welcome to Capt. Terry's FISHING REPORT: Sept. 19th, 2002                    Redfish,  The reds have started schooling up on and near the grass flats. A lot of rain and stormy weather, has made the water in some areas a bit off color. Some coole more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound

Miami and Key Biscayne – offshore - BAhamas Trip I spent the last couple of days in the Bimni Islands chasing Yellow Tails and Yellow Eyes. The result was good. The Yellow Eyes were biting best in 700 on bottom rigs and 10 pounds of lead. The yellow tails were biting though a bi more...
Capt. Quinton Dieterle - Key Biscayne

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - The inshore fishig has been great for trout and snook. The trout have been on the flats in 3 to 5 feet of water and are feeding on pigfish (when you can find them) and live shrimp. Fish the shrimp under a popping cork or free line it. On 2 charter more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Key West and Lower Keys - Father-Son Fishing Trips Extended to Fall-Winter It has been a summer to remember here in the fabulous Florida Keys. Teaching fly casting to fathers and sons & daughters has been a lot of fun. So much so that I want to share a few stories of our e more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Swordfish, Sailfish and Kingfish We have still been catching the Swordfish. However they have not been as big as the last one. In the past 6 trip since August 22, we have caught 10 Swordfish. The smallest being 40 lbs and the largest being 12 more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - 9/16/02 Offshore fishing in Miami is heating up. Somebody forgot to tell the sailfish that it was September. Fishing on a half day last week, and fishing on the edge between the Miami Sea Buoy and Key Biscayne, we caught 2 out 3 sailfish one day more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami