Florida Fishing Reports

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Fishing the Gulf over the past week has been enjoyable. The areas around the artificial reefs at seven and thirteen miles west of Venice Inlet have been consistently providing decent catches for us. There has been lots of baitfish hanging around the more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - FISHING REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 3/18/00 This was the week of my wife's second surgery. I took three days off to be home with her, and had one cancellation. The result was that I only fished two days, and they were tough. Monday, my friend more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Indian River Lagoon & Banana River - Outstanding Catch Dept.- On Tuesday fly fisher and outdoor photographer (on vacation) Larry Aiuppy of Livingston, MT got himself a 36 inch, 16 pound redfish on a black bunny booger. fishing in the Indian River. It was his first redfishing trip and h more...
Capt. John Kumiski - Titusville

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE The cobia run is in full swing with more fish showing up everyday. The big wads haven't showed up yet but there are lots of singles to find for those that put in the time looking. I got to go cobia fishing tuesday on a day off from charte more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - Date Fished: 4/14/2000 Water Temperature: 76 Water Clarity: 2-3 feet Water conditions couldn't be much better on both the Stick Marsh/Farm 13 and Ansin/Garcia. For the last week you had to dodge between storms to get some fishing in but the catch more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Gulf is Hot Offshore is where most of the fast action has been. Kingfish, Barracuda, little tunny, grouper, snapper and there are large schools of baitfish everywhere. M-7 has been hot for the kings and live shrimp or baitfish has worked we more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Wind And Fire Last Wednesday was a complete blowout. Many guides cancelled their trips and slept in. There were a few that went out and the reports that I got were not favorable. The wind blew a steady 20-mph and a fire in the Golden Gates Est more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - The fish are eating well even though we have had a few really windy days in the Mosquito Lagoon. Bill Balckburne and Red fished with me in thirty to thirty-five mile per hour winds a few days ago. They caught nine big reds on shrimp and plastics. Cha more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Some good fishing has been hampered by high winds. Evidently I have been doing something wrong. The wind gods have been punishing us all month. This doesn’t mean we haven’t been catching fish it just means that it’s been a little uncomfortable ou more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Dolphin, Dolphin & more Dolphin! From 3 lbs. to 45 lbs. They are everywhere. Most of the fish are in being caught in 120 to 400 feet of water. Boats going too far offshore are not finding them. Thresher Sharks have showed up and they are more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale