Fishing Reports by Capt. John Rivers

Trout Smack Down - Saltwater Fishing Academy - Hello fellow anglers, I would like to welcome you to a new specialty fishing experience to Pensacola Florida called Saltwater Fishing Academy. It's more of a teaching style charter for anglers who want to up their fishing skills from freshwater to more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

September Speckled Trout on the Flats - Pensacola Fishing - We're two weeks into September and I'm excited about the cooler weather headed our way. What a difference a month makes. Last month the mornings were a bit humid and hot and I was breaking a sweat some days even at 5:30 am, but this week the mornings more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Small Cold Front helps Fishing! - Pensacola Inshore Fishing - We got our first cold front this week and it was about time. As summer ends and fall arrives the fishing is going to really get better. Not that it's not good during the summer months, but generally the fishing is better in the spring, fall and more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Fun trout fishing and Monster Drag Screaming Redfish - The remnants of Isaac have caused some more wind and rain in our area again for a few days. I'll take this small reprieve to get my tackle in order for my upcoming trips. I have a couple of days when I detail the boat, check all my equipment, and bas more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola Fishing on the flats - Topwater Fun! - Hello, my fellow fishermen, here's a quick report from Pensacola, Florida. I've not been on the water the past few days due to Hurricane Isaac. It made landfall around Grand Isle, Louisiana on Tuesday, and we got a lot of rain on Monday and lots of w more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Muddy water Trout fishing on the flats - Pensacola Charters - Since we've had all this rain it's muddied up the bays pretty good and even around Pensacola Pass. I've not been to the pass in weeks, because I've been fishing the upper bay areas for trout and redfish, but I've got some captain buddies that primari more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Trout are crushing suspending baits - Mega-Bite Inshore Charters - The trout are crushing suspending twitch baits this week! Picture this in your mind: it's zero dark thirty and we're launching the boat, the sun's not up yet, and we're heading to our spot to entice some tasty fun drag screaming trout into smashing more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Light Tackle Action at Mega- Bite Inshore Charters - Let's start out with some drag-screaming action on the lower end of Pensacola Bay. The past few trips have been outstanding with a plethora of inshore species to choose from. Some days we get into a good mix of trout and redfish, but over the more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola Inshore Fishing Report, Trout, Redfish & More! - Winds and tides have been just right for trout and redfish in the shallows in the upper bay areas. We've had some serious storms in the afternoons which have muddied up the waters a bit, but that's all right, because I find that it's helped the fishi more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola Flats Fishing for Trout, Redfish, Bluefish and more! - I've been back on the flats the past two weeks and it's been totally awesome! My clients have yelled out Fish on! more times than I can count, and to be honest, that's music to my ears! I've put my snapper fishing on hold till next year; I pulled more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola