Florida Fishing Reports

Indian River Lagoon & Banana River - Updated 5/26 Outstanding Catch Dept.- My son Maxx got three Mosquito Lagoon reds today, 37, 31, and 22 inches. Great work, Maxx! Five days of tarpon fishing along the beaches of Sanibel, Captiva, and Cayo Costa islands yielded only three bites, more...
Capt. John Kumiski - Titusville

Key West and Lower Keys - Keys Loaded Up with Silver Kings There are some huge schools of Tarpon in Keys waters these days. Today we had shots all day at schools ranging from 30 fish to 300. The big push of Tarpon is here and there are schools of Silver Kings on the flat more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Kings and more kings May 25, 2000 Sarasota Fla. Fishing Report By Capt. Bob Smith Almost the end of May and the wind and high pressure are still with us making the fishing drag. The only consistent fish has been the king mack more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Summer Brew It’s hard to believe that summer is around the corner. The weather shows every indication that it is true. The mornings this past week have been steamy and the afternoons have been hot. The convection has been building over t more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Today the wind was breezing up pretty good out of the south, and although the weather service called for a light east wind with seas two to three foot, it was more like four to five. The fish bit like crazy all day. We started out trolling spoons and more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - For the past couple of weeks, the Gulfstream has been pushing royal blue water up against the edge of our reef. Visibility has been over 100’ and the sailfish have responded in a most favorable manner. Those using live bait have been taking up more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Catch Bait...Catch a Fish Over 10 Pounds. Well it’s officially summer in my book. All the summer species are in full swing on the outside and the backcountry has been hot and humid. I spent the past two weeks splitting my time between Marco Island more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Miami, Florida - Offshore - Islamorada is the hot spot this week! If you want big Dolphin, then Islamorada is the place to go. Captains have been venturing to the “Hump” and beyond in search of Frigate birds diving on Dolphin. Armed with binoculars, they hunt for more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - This past week was the 35th Annual Pompano Rodeo Tournament. This tournament is fished for dolphin, tuna, kingfish, wahoo, and cobia. There is also a separate sailfish division. Last year we placed 8th, and wanted to improve on our standings. We more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - FISHING REPORT FOR PINE ISLAND SOUND FOR THE WEEK ENDING 4/29/00 It seems that every week I'm whining and complaining about the weather, in particular, the wind. Well, I'm sorry, but I guess I'm going to do it again. Will these fronts ever stop c more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound