Fishing Reports by Capt. Pete Matson

July bass fishing in Orlando - 7/21/10 With water temperatures hovering around 90 degrees fishing has slowed down some. You need to fish very early in the morning or at night to catch the bigger fish. Each day seems to be a different approach. One day they will hit shiners an more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Kissimmee Chain

Sebastian Inlet - 6/19/10 Vero Beach Inshore Flats Report The redfish are biting in the Indian River Lagoon near Vero beach the fish are biting 1/2 oz. golden spoons and top water on the incoming tides. It is possible to catch 15 to 20 fish some weighing over more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Sebastian

early summer florida fishing - 06/10/10 With summer weather here and water temperatures getting around 85 degrees fishing is good. On ½ and ¾ day trips producing over 20 fish normal on artificial. The top water bite and Carolina rigged worms producing the best , sinkos and p more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Kissimmee Chain

March Fishing - 03/11/10 With weather getting close to normal and water temperatures getting around 62 degrees fishing is starting to get good. Caught 2 fish over 10lbs shiner fishing this week. Lake walk in Water produced a fish 11 lbs on shiners. Butler Chain more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Kissimmee Chain

Fish still bitting! - 1/07/10 With the coldest temperatures in years in Central Florida shiner fishing is producing the larger fish. Not as many as you will catch on artificial. There is no sign of a spawn with temperatures hovering around freezing at night. Lake Toh more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Lake Tohopekaliga

Fishing Report 12-12-09 - 12/12/09 With changing weather all week and water temperatures rising and falling between 65-72 degs. shiner fishing was not as good as artificial bite the fish not on a steady feed no sign of a spawn yet. Lake Toho was tough but we managed to cat more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Orlando

Thanksgiving week - 11/28/09 With the changing weather and an arriving cold front in Central Florida this week fishing was excellent in the first part of the week to slow in the later part. Lake Toho was on fire on Tuesday temperatures were in the 80's and cloud cove more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Orlando

Fall in the Air - 11/4/09 With fall weather arriving in Central Florida and cooler temperatures beginning the fish bite is a little better. The artificial bite is good on Walk in Water and Lake Istopoka. Toho and Kissimmee Chain are good as well but fish are a litt more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Lake Walk-in-Water

Fishing Report 10-5-09 - 10-05-09 With water temperatures around 80degs. fishing was excellent this week for 3-8 lb. fish. On the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes the fish are very aggressive 20-25 fish per day. We caught fish on artificicials including top water baits, flukes more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Kissimmee Chain

Dog Days of Summer - 9-01-09 Welcome to the dog days of summer! For the last couple of weeks the fishing has been the same about 10-12 fish per trip 90% coming the first 2 hours of the day. The exception to the rule was a trip with Nick Kelly and his young friend w more...
Capt. Pete Matson - Lake Tohopekaliga