Florida Fishing Reports

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE The cobia are here!!! Not just the first fish but fish everyday since Thursday. Panama City Pier caught one on Thursday. Capt. Cathi Wagner caught the 1st fish out of Destin (for the 2nd year in a row) on Friday. She hooked a fish twice o more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Bait's Here, Life is Good! It’s officially spring when a front comes through and it doesn’t affect fishing very much. Bait is everywhere from Marco Island to Ft Myers. This means the fish are about to be here also. Large schools are holding in th more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Miami, Florida - Offshore - The recent beautiful weather we have been having has not only been bringing out the fisherman, but it has also been bringing in the Dolphin. March can be an excellent month for Dolphin fisherman. Some years Dolphin will make an early showing and c more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - Fishing had been good this past week with snook in the Turning Basin and around the North bridge early in the mornings. They have been biting both in the morning and just before dark at the South Jetty. Most of the snook have been caught on pinfish more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - After spending the last two weeks on the Marsh I finally have the opportunity to get home and catch up on some of the home front responsibilities. Fishing has been absolutely excellent for the most part with most days in the 30+-catch range. Traffic more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Swiss Cheese Spanish mackerel have invaded the inshore waters! Along the beaches and in the passes, the mackerel have come to feed on the large schools of glass-minnows. Live shrimp, spoons and jigs have worked well all week. A few nice co more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Key West and Lower Keys - Rusty Angler Nearly Nets Grand Slam Mary Carol Skinner stepped on FlatsMaster this morning and announced that she had fished just two days in the past year, so don't expect very much from me! she said. She then jumped and brought to the boat he more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Fishing is still Great! This week we have been fishing the wrecks. Lots of Sharks, Amberjacks and Barracudas. The Hammerheads have shown up. There was also a couple of Thresher sharks caught this week by other boats. Trolling this week h more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Indian River Lagoon & Banana River - Outstanding Catch Dept.- This week's outstanding catch was all mine, just a few hours ago. My charter was a no-show this morning so I went out alone. I found a big school of huge redfish in shallow water, put on my boots, and abandoned ship. One cas more...
Capt. John Kumiski - Titusville

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Warming Trend This past week was just what the doctor ordered. There was plenty of sunshine and the water temperature perked up quite nicely. The fish get real happy during a warming trend. Plenty of bait started showing up and we were able t more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island