Florida Fishing Reports

Getting Past the Storms!!! - Well it looks like Ike is going to leave North Florida alone. With all the storms the last several weeks possibly affecting the east coast of Florida not many people have been calling to book fishing trips… I had a trip with Phil Baker this past S more...
Capt. James Howard - Jacksonville

Grand Slamming the Glades - The fishing in Flamingo has become increasingly better over the past few years. Flamingo regulars are practicing catch & release more often and awareness of our impact on the Park is unusually high. I, for one, am very grateful of the improvements. more...
Capt. Benny Blanco - Flamingo

"Hurricane Blues" - Well everyone knows of the weather we have had for the past month. It has been one close call after another with these storms passing so close! To say the least the weather has been a little erratic! Not the blistering hot calm sultry days we are us more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands

Stick Marsh/Farm 13 with Kevin: - Submitted by: Kevin Swede Oleen - 9/8/08 Florida's famous Stick Marsh and Mr. George Welcome summoned me to prepare my gear and depart Tampa eastbound at O dark thirty yesterday morning. George and I agreed to meet up at about 6:30am - so I lef more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Cooling Water = Action - Sunday was an excursion to say the least as we ran 66 miles in total. Running to the Tampa bay Eastside we found Mackerel abundant in the main ship channel. Clark spoons as always was the hot ticket with many numerous hook ups. Tony from Mercedes was more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Mosquito Lagoon - With the recent storms moving through central Florida and the rise of water the fishing on the Mosquito Lagoon has changed a bit. However this just means you must change your tactics. Before the reds were roaming the flats and now they just have more more...
Capt. Drew Cavanaugh - Mosquito Lagoon

Barramundi in Central Florida - The barramundi is a cousin of our beloved snook, and pound for pound I guarantee you the fight is as good or better. Why do I mention this, because last week I got to visit Osceola Outback Adventures near St. Cloud to experience some barramundi fis more...
Capt. Ron Presley - Cocoa Beach

Before and After Storms The Fishing Is Good - We are now having a very busy hurricane season. The major networks seem to want to cover the storms starting when they are thousands of miles away. They show seven day forecasts that turn out to be just that, forecasts. Even the three day forecast more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Double Digit Bonefish in Islamorada - August and September is a slower time of the year for business, although generally speaking fishing is good. I usually take advantage of that and take some time off. After a family vacation to the cool mountains of North Carolina, I headed to the Flo more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Stuart Area Inshore and Offshore - The final rainfall total from Fay was over twenty inches of rain for the Stuart area. Brown runoff water stretched for miles and still lingers in some parts of the ocean and the rivers. To add to our misery, The Army Corps of Engineers have opened t more...
Capt. Kevin Drennan - Stuart