Florida Fishing Reports

world record kingfish - January 26, 2009 Fishing guide Craig Lahr of Largo has tried for the past five years to set a new world fly tackle record for kingfish. This is no small feat, considering these open-ocean predators have dozens of sharp teeth that cut through even more...
Capt. Craig Lahr - Clearwater

- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Charter Boat Gulf Grouper Fishing Report Location: Hernando Beach Fla, Grouper Country Grouper, Grunts, Sea-bass, Mangrove Snapper, Spanish Mackerel, and Kingfish are what is happening in the Gulf waters west of H more...
Capt. Rick Rodriguez - Hernando Beach

SW FL-Bonita Beach: Inshore & Reef Report - With gusty winds and high seas Sunday morning, 3/22, Stuart Norris and Mike Holers took my recommendation to fish the backwaters. We fished central Estero Bay with live shrimp, where we caught a 23 inch black drum (see photo) and five keeper sheepshe more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Fishng picking up - After some bad weather days and a slow down in fishing, things are looking up. Some nice size dolphin are showing up on the edge. Sailfish action is picking back up after a week of slow sailfishing. And Kingfish are biting good on the deep line. The more...
Capt. Quinton Dieterle - Key Biscayne

tampa bay holding poons - If you are a Tarpon enthusiast, or want to catch the fish of a lifetime, now is the time to book your trip. April through October is prime Tarpon fishing. Clearwater has some of the best Tarpon fishing that the west coast of Florida has to offer. more...
Capt. Craig Lahr - Tampa Bay

Offshore action is heating up for a boilover - After such a windy March, I'm very hopeful and expectant that April will offer gulf anglers some slam-dunk fishing action. In my opinion this is the best time of year along Florida's west coast and the fishing should be nothing short of awesome over more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Red Hot March Fishing - Boy! March has lived up to it's reputation as a good fishing month although a bit windy. On the 4th we fished with Hank, Ron and Bob from the Washington D. C. area. They had a good day with 3 sailfish and 5 dolphin to 12 pounds. Ron and Gar more...
Capt. Bouncer Smith - Miami

Tampa Bay Non Stop Action! - Tampa Bay fishing has been producing non stop action lately! A front did come through the area last week, but it didn't seem to faze the fish. We did, however, have to move and fish in new areas to get out of the wind. We had great luck catching f more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report - MARCH 28, 2009 INSHORE - There has not been much to report this week except for plenty of southeast to east winds. This has made fishing from most spots tough. About the only reports were coming from Bear Point where there has been some trout, more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

South Indian River Fishing Report - March 26, 2009 INSHORE: March winds continued to blow strong again this week. Some of the brave dared to venture out some days, including myself. If you can stand the wind, you can catch fish! Look for more blustery days ahead, but the sunsh more...
Capt. Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie