Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Pinkham

Permit showing up offshore - The Gulf has been beautiful, and the action continues to be very good. Yesterday we fished over a wreck about 15 miles west of Venice and had lots of fish hitting. These wrecks always seem to produce good fishing action and right now there some sc more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Catching plenty of fish - We've been catching lots of fish and depending on the lenght of the trip different species. On the deeper wrecks the permit are making a good showing. Some of these beautiful fish weight in to over 25 pounds. Just west of the beaches there is more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Kingfish and shark action is busting wide open! - This past month the fishing on the gulf has been nothing short of amazing! We're still catching lots of kingfish, with some up to 30 pounds. The biggest problem we've been having is getting them to the boat before a shark hits them. May is one more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Kingfish Action Redhot Offshore of Venice - The king mackerel run is in full swing on the west coast offshore of Venice. Aboard our charterboat Legacy we've been catching lots of kings with some big ones up to 40-pounds when we use live baits such as blue runners. When we are looking to catch more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

April Offshore Forecast - Fishing action on the Gulf has been excellent and I'm expecting the action to bust loose this month Schools of baitfish such as Spanish sardines, thread fin herring, and scaled sardines will be migrating up the coastline this month. The appearance more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Fishing Action Action on Gulf Continues to be very Productive All of our charters have been producing plenty of fish. On the half day trips we are having lots of rod bending action with mangrove snapper, Spanish mackerel, cobia, and little tu more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Cold weather should improve bottom fishing The first real cold front of the year blasted over the state last week. Generally when we experience a dramatic chill like this, the bottom fishing will do nothing but improve. Not to say that the group more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - December Fishing Action Should Be Good All Month This past week was beautiful, and the fishing action out on the gulf wasn't half bad either. There's still plenty of white bait all up and down the beaches, which always seems to bring the big fis more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Kingfish Season is Here! The weather is finally starting to cool off a bit, and the fishing action is still red hot. There’s plenty of white bait scattered all up and down the beaches which is excellent considering the kingfish run has alread more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - The Gulf has been Beautiful Fishing action out on the Gulf this week was about the same as it was last week. On the shorter trips inside of 20-miles offshore of the Venice, Englewood Beach area we’ve been catching a mixed bag of gag and red grou more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice