Fishing Reports by Capt. John Rivers

Rainy Start To The New Year - Pensacola Fishing Charter Report - Rain Rain, Go Away, Come Again Another Day! Well, as you might figure from the title we've had some serious rain over the past two weeks, as has the rest of the country. The Mississippi is at its highest flood stage in the past 20 years. Our river more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Brackishwater Adventure - Pensacola Fishing Charters - Christmas is almost here and 2015 is coming to an end. Over the past two weeks since my last report I've not fished as much. Either it's been too windy, rainy or I got stuck in a holding pattern at the mall looking for parking. Besides, I've not h more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Bull Reds O'Plenty - Pensacola Fishing Charters - November is in the books. It started out very warm and then it went to crazy windy conditions. The first two weeks were tough, but the last two weeks were off the chain. More big bull reds then we could count some days. No exaggeration here; it was v more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Flounder Fishing 101 - Pensacola Fishing Reports - Flounder Fishing 101 Yesterday 10-23-2015, I had Steve from Kansas City, Missouri on board the Triton. He was down for a wedding and told me that wherever he travels he tries to book a charter to try new styles of fishing. I told him about our in more...
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Blue Herons, Flounder, and Bent Rods - Pensacola Fishing - Blue Herons, Flounder, and Bent Rods October is a great month to inshore fish for lots of species, especially flounder. While some of my counterparts are out fishing the gulf, I'm enjoying the flats practically all to myself. I've been tossing a more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola, Navarre, Perdido Key Fishing Report - The 2015 Spring and Summer Season is in the books. Here is a brief report on the area fishing. It was a hot season for sure, with temps well over 100 most days. We had to start out early and quit around 10am to avoid the unbearable heat. I ran some more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Summer Season almost over Fall around the corner - The 2015 summer vacation season is in the books, the kids are headed back to school, and now it's time to get a few maintenance things done on the boat and trailer and reorganize the tackle and get ready for fall fishing. Although the 2015 summ more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Summer Season Report 2015 - Pensacola Fishing Charters - Summer Season Report The 2015 summer season is about over and I'm happy to say it's been a fun season, but also one of the hottest I've ever fished. We've got about 2 1/2 more weeks and the kiddos will be heading back to school, and that means th more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola Fishing Report - Light Tackle Fun Fishing - The first week of July is in the books and was it ever a good start to the month. Over the past 10 days, I've been on the flats chasing specks, reds and all the other species that inhabit our inland waters. My last few trips have been especially fun. more...
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Heat Wave Hits Gulf Coast - Pensacola Fishing Charters - Heat wave hits gulf coast The past few days it has been brutally hot here. With temps well above 90 and the heat index in the 100's, I've been starting just before daylight and finishing up right around 10am. With it being so hot, the fish have mov more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola