Florida Fishing Reports

Sailfish Season Starting Out Strong! - It's been two weeks since my last report. The first week consisted of extremely windy weather which kept us at the dock for a week. During that time we rebuilt all our sailfish gear, made plenty of leaders and got ready for a great sailfish season. more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

WINTER TIME IS COMING TO TMAPA BAY! - What a blast from Mother Nature… another cold front. We went straight from summer temperatures to winter temperatures with no in between, and it is going to make the big fish move back into the Bay. Despite the cold weather and the wind, fishing ha more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Nice Weather for Flats Fishing! - The Fishing Report. Nov. 15, 2009. A few more cold fronts have swept through the Keys and tropical storm Ida also brushed by last week. The resulting winds and weather have since diminished and we now have very nice conditions for flats fishing aga more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Winter Sailfish Season Has Arrived! - The winter sailfish season arrived with the most recent cold front that passed through the South Florida area. That's the best news that most anglers have been waiting to hear after a long hot summer. With winds from the WNW to N @ 15 - 20 knots, a more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Sight-fishing the Sound - The wind finally settled and the tide was predicted to be extremely low. So, that meant a trip to Pine Island Sound was in order. The Sound is a great place to look for tailing redfish on a negative low tide. Launched the kayak just befor more...
Steve Gibson - Pine Island Sound

Still Waiting on The Fall Run! - I was able to slip out and try the Flounder gigging this past Friday night. Even though November is usually the best month as far as the size of the Flounder so far this year I'm not seeing the big ones like I should… I really hope they haven't more...
Capt. James Howard - Jacksonville

Game On!! - The weather up north is cool and the fishing in Miami has gotten hot. With weather forecast of 20 MPH north winds and temperatures in the 60's that can only mean one thing, sailfish. As if someone had thrown a switch the sailfish have arriv more...
Capt. Gil Gutierrez - Miami

CATCHING THE BRONZE BOMBER - in this article I am going to discuss the tactics and tackle that I use to catch red fish. Targeting areas that will hold these bronze bombers is important, but there are other factors to consider. Choosing the correct tackle,bait, and tide can ma more...
Capt. Keith Tomlinson - Hernando Beach

Just About Perfect - Well, I've been lucky enough to run the past 3 days and while the weather has been nice and the Gulf calm all 3 today was just about perfect! It may be the middle of November but I was cleaning fish on an (almost) empty beach under a bright sunny sky more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Mosquito Lagoon/Daytona/New Smyrna Beach - We have had many great fishing trips the past few weeks here in our area of New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach, Orlando, Mosquito Lagoon, & Edgewater. Catching Redfish weighing 25 to 30 pounds near Ponce Inlet. Catching many Seatrout, also Black Drum in more...
Capt. Michael Savedow - Daytona Beach