Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Pinkham

Lots of fish around - This is a slow time for charters and that's really too bad because the fishing action has been great. Snook are stacked up on all the inshore spots and I now am running bay trips on my new 16-foot Carolina Skiff. The boat is powered by a 50hp Yam more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Lots of Sharks Hitting - If you are looking for a big fight now is the time to pick it. All the trips are crossing paths with shark. We've been hooking into blacktip shark, reef shark, hammer head shark, and nurse shark. Generally we just anchor and start fishing for more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Fishing on the Gulf is red hot! - What a great time for fishing on the Gulf of Mexico. Aboard the Legacy we've been catching all sorts of fish. Yesterday on a full day trip we limited out on red grouper as well as caught a nice mess of mangrove snapper. The folks requested a shar more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

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