Florida Fishing Reports

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - High Winds Force a Retreat to the Backcountry. The past few weeks since my last report have been fairly productive. The tarpon fishing was hot before strong winds forced us to hide in the backcountry and fish for snook, redfish, snapper and sheeph more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - The BIG sharks are here! All the boats in town have been catching a wide variety of species. These fish are very abundant in and around 300' of water. AJ's are on the wrecks in good numbers. Kingfish have been in the 100' range. Most of the kings more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Indian River Lagoon & Banana River - Updated 4/27 Outstanding Catch Dept.- Pete Kazmier, soon to be Doctor Pete Kazmier, a flyfisher from Pennsylvania, got his first two redfish and his first flounder, all on fly, in the Mosquito Lagoon on Saturday. This in spite of this week's windy w more...
Capt. John Kumiski - Titusville

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Reds are always fun action on Homosassa flats Sam Shine and his friends fish with me 6 or 8 times a year. He always try to pick the best tides so we do not have an excuse as to why the fish do not bite. Just recently Sam and his neighbors came more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - The weather has been consistent for the pact few weeks. Consistently changing that is, one day it will be flat calm and then a front will come through and it will blow. But that is Florida this time of year. That has not changed the fishing just our more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Jupiter & Palm Beach Offshore Saltwater Fishing Report - The best fishing so far this year is taking place as you read this fishing report. The beauty of it is that it is all occurring within 2-3 miles from the inlets. Kingfish, sailfish, cobia, blackfin tuna, dolphin and wahoo were cooperative over or j more...
Capt. Rob Mazzei - Jupiter

Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Weather Forecast The Tarpon fishing in April has been under the weather this season. When the weather is good, then the fresh fish have moved in from the deep Atlantic and Gulf providing some great action on the flats and in the channels more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Miami, Florida - Offshore - West and southwesterly winds have been putting a damper on the offshore fishing scene. Dolphin have been making brief showings and encouraging action, but it only lasts for a day or two before they move on. The westerly winds are not conducive fo more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - Inshore fishing has been on the rise this past week with good snook action reported early in the morning. The hot spot again this past week has been at the North bridge. Live shrimp are still working best on the tide changes. The trout action h more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE Bottom fishing remains fantastic with Red Snapper taking center stage. Almost every rock or wreck in 75' of water on down is holding fish. Some of course are way better than others but the fish are here. I ran two bottom trips this past w more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin