Fishing Reports by Capt. John Rivers

Pensacola Inshore Fishing Report - Report for Pensacola Bay, Pensacola Pass and Inland Waters The forecast for the Pensacola waterways the past few days has been hot, hot, with a little bit of hot mixed in! With the heat index over a 100 nearly every day, it's a wonder the fishing ha more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Inshore Fishing Report Pensacola - The report in Santa Rosa Sound is good for both trout and redfish. Most of the fish are hitting artificial on popping corks. In Pensacola Bay, the bite for bluefish and Spanish mackerel is outstanding. The bite in Big Lagoon has also been very good f more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola, Perdido Key, Navarre, Inshore Fishing Report - Report for Pensacola Bay, Pensacola Pass and Inland Waters We've had some much-needed rain the past few days, although it did put a damper on many weekend activities. Another good thing about the rain is that it helps push the speckled trout out o more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Inshore Fishing Report Pensacola Florida - Pensacola beaches are open for business, and so am I. As of May 10th, there is no smell of oil along our beaches and no tar balls floating to shore. Forecast models have the oil moving farther away from Pensacola, which is a good thing for our fi more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Another Spring Break for the Books - 2010 - Pensacola, Fl. - The Spring Breakers have gone home, and I need a nap. What a great 6 weeks of fishing! Countless sheepshead, and by far, the best bull redfish bite for March and April since I've been guiding. This big red was caught a few days back. My client Je more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola, Navarre, Perdido Key, Florida Inshore Fishing Report - According to the calendar, it's April 2nd, but the fishing is as red hot as it is in October and November for the big redfish. No, this isn't a late April Fool's joke! We have been catching large numbers of the big bull redfish, and on light tackle, more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola Inshore Fishing Report - March 14th - 20th - What a great week of fishing along the Panhandle of Florida. All I can say is we whacked this past week. Here's a small report for the first two trips. Below is a report for the last part of the week. Redfish, Red Snapper, Sheepshead, Black D more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Light Tackle Action on Pensacola Bay - Early March Report Three days of fun fishing in Pensacola Bay. The sheepshead bite has not kicked off yet, but I'm sure it won't be long now. We're catching a few small males, but the bigger fish have yet to show their faces. The white trout bite more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Inshore Fishing Report Pensacola Florida - Pensacola Inshore Fishing Report: 2-26-2010 I had a trip today, and although I was a little hesitant at first, because of the cold, what a great day on the water! It had been a while since I had a client on the boat due to the cold weather, rain, an more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Inshore Fishing Report Pensacola, Navarre, Perdido Key - Only six weeks away until spring will be knocking at our door, and I can't wait. It's been a long, hard, cold winter. With freezing temperatures lasting two weeks at the start of 2010, it made it tough to get off the couch or even want to go fishing. more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola