Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Conant

Fishing is Hot! Mid Sep- 11 Oct 2015 - Mid Sep-11 Oct 2015 Fishing is hot! Since my last report a while ago, I've done quite a few Guided trips and a couple Red fish tournaments. I haven't written much lately due to I am currently back in school training my brain, but that's winding dow more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

1-20Aug Reds Reds and More Reds - 1-20 Aug 2015 Reds Reds and more Reds Haven't made a report in a while due to a slight change in my life, but the Redfish bite is on fire. With the high tides in the morning making an outgoing tide all day long fishing the flats early is the key to more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

1-11 July It's Hot! Make a Plan and stick to it. - 1-11 July 2015 It's Hot and the fish think so too! Make a plan and stick to it! My last couple of trips seem to have almost been identical other than where we were at on the tides. I've been out catching my bait for the day a half hour in front of more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Reds, Snook, trout and snapper - 1-18 June 2015 Red fish, Snook, Trout and Snapper are all biting great! If your not catching these with regularity you may want to check what your doing wrong. The water temp is 91.9 during the day a little warm for the fish out on the flats. Wi more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Weather is Hot and fishing even hotter! - 26 May 2015 Fishing is hot and the weather is even hotter! Now that the summer heat is upon us the waters are warm and the difference between the daytime high and low tides can be only a couple inches difference. Catching the water when it's moving more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

White bait equals Snook Reds Trout and Snapper - 24 April 2015 Haven't written reports in the last couple weeks due to being extremely busy fishing. Throughout the north half of Matlacha on around through jug creek bait is everywhere making even a novice cast net thrower look like a pro! I have be more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

25 March 2015 Snook and trout on fire! - 25 March 2015 After catching some white bait this morning I took Rick L. out this morning for a short trip in Matlacha pass. Instantly we were on Snook and trout. I had cast one direction for a Snook and then in another for trout. Rick had never cau more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

Report 5 thru 23 March 2015 - 5-23 March 2015 It's been awhile since my last report as I have been busy as heck. Since my last report fishing has been good and continually getting better with the warmer water and longer days. Snook have been on fire using white bait and green more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

1 -15 Feb Sheepies, M Snapper, Flounder and trout - 1-15 Feb 2015 Fishing the first two weeks of February has been a little tougher for the Reds but were still on the Sheep heads, mangrove snapper, flounder, trout and short Snook. The sheep are plenty big and the snappers are a mixed bag of small more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha

25 Jan 15 Big Reds are getting harder to find - I haven't posted in a couple weeks due to being extremely busy. Well since my last report I've still had my clients on some over slot redfish and under slot snook with a few unexpected monster snook breaking my clients off after heading into the mang more...
Capt. Jim Conant - Matlacha