Florida Fishing Reports

Good Pre-Holiday Bite in Southwest Florida - As I write our report for the week the weather and fishing has changed considerably. Early in the week the weather was great and fishing was good then we had a full day of much needed rain at mid week followed by cold weather that set in as more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

They're Here! - Finally, after months of anticipation the Winter fishing season is here. After just two or three cold fronts the action has sparked and all of the varieties that we love to fish for are in town just in time for the holidays. Sailfish have been more...
Capt. Orlando Muniz - Miami

cooler conditions - November got off to a bad start for me, which was just bad timing. I had a rear seal go on my lower unit and my 22 Pathfinder was down for 2 weeks until the new one got here. The mullet run was starting and the beaches were full of bait and predators more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

thanksgiving weekend trolling and reef fishing - We fished friday nov. 27th and founds king mackerel inshore around the bridge rubble and east of the rubble. Reef fishing produced red snapper,scamp grouper,red grouper and amberines a member of the jack family. And flounder around the outside of all more...
Capt. Brian Keith - Destin

Naples fishing guide trip ... Tarpon on fly 11/27/09 - It has been a LONG time since one of my Naples fishing guide updates, so here goes! The beach fishing ended a couple weeks ago, and now the Tarpon fishing on the Tamiami Canals has started up to fill the void. A trip a couple days ago with repeat cu more...
Capt. Paul Wolter - Naples

Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Report - November 27, 2009 - Fall conditions have returned to the Mosquito Lagoon this week. The weather has been somewhat moderate allowing for some great days on the water. Cooler temperatures are forecast for the next few days so this should really start to heat up the fishi more...
Capt. Michael Bales - Mosquito Lagoon

TAMPA BAY FISHING MAKE OR BREAK! - What a great week! The weather was nice and the fishing was awesome. Of course we had a couple of days where we had to dodge the wind, but it didn't stop us from enjoying the great bite. Grouper fishing in the Bay has been hot! It seems li more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Sailfish Holiday! - I want to wish all readers a Happy Thanksgiving and hope you are spending it with loved ones. Here in the middle Keys we are thankful for the awesome Sailfish action that has been going on for the past couple weeks. Sails have been showing up showeri more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Turneffe Flats Lodge trip - I hosted a group at Turneffe Flats Lodge in Belize from Nov. 14-21. This was my second visit to the lodge, which is 30 miles off the coast of Belize City. We had near perfect weather and as a result, fishing was good. Although there was only one perm more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Winter transistion Tampa Bay - Subtle changes are occurring as fall transitions into winter on the waters of Tampa Bay. Capt. Steven's region which encompasses Clearwater, St. Petersburg and Tampa Florida requires changes in technique and location as the days get shorter and the w more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay