Fishing Reports by Capt. John Rivers

Pensacola Fishing Report - Inshore trout, redfish and snappers - July inshore fishing report for 2012: I'm back on the flats fishing for everything that lives there; trout, reds, bluefish, ladyfish and much more. Flats fishing with artificials is what I like to do and what many of my clients enjoy. A lot more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola Fishing for Redfish & Red Snapper has been RED HOT! - Fish on! I've been hearing a lot of that the past 10 days. Our fishery is so diverse; I can be on the flats in minutes fishing for trout and redfish or head to deeper waters of Pensacola Pass fishing for red snapper, redfish, and much more. Mary a more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Redfish & Red Snapper - Pensacola Inshore Fishing Report - I've caught hundreds of redfish over the years, and there is almost no sound I like more than the sound of a screaming drag when I've hooked into a red! What is almost as great as hearing that sound, is feeling the power of these awesome fish, and it more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Monster Redfish - Pensacola Fishing at it's Finest ! - On the flats in the upper bay areas, the trout and redfish bite has been outstanding recently. The key to fishing these upper bay areas and most of our inshore waters is to watch the tides and fish when the water has good movement. My last few trips more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola Light Tackle Fishing Adventures for Redfish & Trout - May is turning out to be a great month for big trout and fun fighting redfish on the flats. We've had some rain, which was much needed, and it's helped the inshore bite for sure. The upper bay areas are teeming with lots of bait schools, and if more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola Fishing - Trout & Red fishing on the flats! - May has arrived with great shallow water fishing. The trout bite is on fire with the in-coming tide, and if you like night fishing, word has it that big trout are crushing live and artificial shrimp on the dock lights. I went out last Sunday with my more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola Fishing - Light Tackle Action -Redfish and Trout! - Pensacola Fishing Reports - Mega-Bite Inshore Charters. It was a great week last week, with lots of redfish and trout caught on the flats with suspending twitch baits and top-water plugs. If you love fishing like I do, spend a day with Mega-Bite more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola Fishing - Redfish, Jack Crevalle, Spanish Mackerel - Well, I thought Spring Break was over, but I guess I had a couple more trips to run. My crew was from Louisiana, and included Mike and his two girls, Caroline and Maddie and their friends Sky and Gabbie. We started out on the flats hoping to get some more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola Inshore Report - Sheepshead & Jacks Crevall - Over the past few days I've been out with some great clients and they've been bowing up on a variety of fish including Sheepshead, Redfish, and Jack Crevall. Spring break is coming to a close, and with it goes the sheepshead bite. It's been a great 5 more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola Sheepshead, Redfish Inshore Report - It's been windy and rainy the past few days, but when I was able to get out in between the rough weather the inshore bite was outstanding. The sheepshead bite is still going strong in Pensacola Bay and Pass, and we are also catching quality redfish, more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola