Florida Fishing Reports

Miami, Florida - Offshore - Dolphin have finally arrived here in South Florida. This isn’t just a wave of Dolphin moving through. This is the full fledged Dolphin run that we call our Dolphin season, and there are big ones, small ones, and in-between ones. Anglers ha more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - The inshore fishing has been good this past week even with the winds that we have had. All you had to do was find a spot out of the wind so you could cast your pole and wait on the fish. There was plenty of good snapper, trout, sheephead, jacks, a more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Key West and Lower Keys - Preparation is the Key! Preparation is the key to success with the mighty Silver King, Mr. Megalops, the Tarpon. It helps to have the proper equipment: 11 or 12 weight fly rod and reel matched for big-game angling, sharp hooks, strong leaders, and more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - This past week we saw excellent dolphin fishing. With an east wind of 15 - 20 mph most of the week and east winds of 15 during the weekend, the dolphin have moved in to the edge. Most of the fish were caught from 350 ft into 150 ft. Although I did more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Looking for Tarpon May 7, 2000 Sarasota Fla. Fishing Report By Capt. Bob Smith This was my week to start looking for Tarpon, but I found not one tarpon! We ran along the beach from New Pass to the Venice Jetty's about 15 miles south of New more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Catch A Wave The process of fishing has been a little bit like the act of surfing. Thank God that most of us fish better than we surf. This past week has been a repeat of the former weeks. There has been very little breaks in the weather patt more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Snook and Tarpon Attack! Light east winds opened up the tarpon fishing and we had some big scores with giant snook this past week. Live sardines and thread herring were the ticket for all the species that we caught. With the wind not bl more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Indian River Lagoon & Banana River - Updated 5/4 Outstanding Catch Dept.- On Friday morning I fished Tim McNicholas and Tim McNicholas, a father and son team. Fishing was slow, with a total catch of one redfish, one black drum, and one flounder, all from the Mosquito Lagoon. I fished t more...
Capt. John Kumiski - Titusville

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - Double D Charters 5/3/00 Although it is spring, the past weekend saw almost winter type fishing. The wind was blowing from the NE to East at 15 - 20, and as expected the sailfish bit well. On Sunday we had 5 sails and had two yesterday with more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Homosassa Fishing is Weather Perfect I can tell you at this point, is to come and go fishing because it is good. Homosassa Bay is chalked full of trout, redfish, cobia and many other salt water fish. I am so tired from catching fish and guidin more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa