Fishing Reports by Capt. John Rivers

Redfish Mania! - It's quarter after 6 a.m. on a Saturday, and I'm rounding the pass as the sun is coming up over the horizon. It's cool and calm, and looks like it's going to be a wonderful day for fishing. We head across Caucus Shoal and off to the west I see what I more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Fall has arrive and the bite is great! - Fall has arrived, although with the wind blowing like it has been, you'd think it was March. On the calmer days, the weather has been just perfect for getting out on the water and going fishing. Last weekend, I headed out to Blackwater with my wife more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Great Fall Fishing in Pensacola, Navarre & Perdido Key - It's been a great start to the fishing season so far this fall and it looks like October will continue the trend. We've been on the water quite a bit these past few days hooking a lot of Spanish mackerel and even a few kings in the bay. Most of th more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Great Fishing after the Storm - What a week. Hurricane Ike made landfall in Texas early Saturday September 13th causing havoc along its coast. What it brought to Pensacola was rough surf, a little wind, and hopefully good fishing. After Gustav came through the fishing was very good more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

The calm before the storm - What can I say about the fishing this past week? Not too much as we just had Hurricane Gustav come through about 175 miles to the west of us, which still brought high winds and rain for 3 days. I haven't been out since, but I'm sure the water is ver more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Report, Pensacola, Navarre, Perdido Key. Florida - Well, the summer season is coming to an end, and the kids have headed back to school. So let's talk about what has happened in the panhandle the last few weeks and what's in store for the end of August and into September. The past few weeks, fish more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Panhandle Florida Report for Pensacola to Perdido Key - August arrived with a nice tropical storm off the coast of Pensacola, Edouard, headed just west of our area, bringing with it high surf and winds for a few days. Since the storm brought higher than normal surf, I was not able to get out offshore or f more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Red snapper are plentiful and so are the kings. - Red snapper are plentiful and so are the kings. Fishing has been very good the past few days, but now we have a tropical storm in the gulf named Dolly, which will keep me in the bay for the next few days, because the swells out in the gulf and alo more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Hot fun in the summer time! - Well, they say time flies when you're having fun, but can June be over already? They also say, April showers bring May flowers, well, July thunderstorms bring kings, Spanish, trout, redfish and sharks. (Okay, I'll admit poetry is not my thing!) more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Day Oh! - Would you like a banana? Kara asked. I turned around quickly and said, Who brought bananas? I couldn't believe my eyes! She was holding up a bushel of the little yellow devils. My crew today consisted of Steve Haines, his wife Kara, Jo more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola