Florida Fishing Reports

A day of great bait, tough bite, and dodging weather! - Week Ending 6/21/08 It was a vacation week for me, but I did run one trip with Harry Krukenberg and his daughter Allison, from the great state of Ohio. I first fished with Harry and Aly last summer, along with his Dad Herman. They were great fol more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Waather Heats Up - Typical summer weather this week with rain and wind punctuated by periods of calm. I checked the Gulf water temperature on Friday morning and it was 90 degrees. The tides were moving around the full moon earlier this week, and the bite was fair. T more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Permit on a Tarpon Fly - The Fishing Report. June 12, 2008. Permit on a Tarpon fly is a great experience, especially when it happens within minutes of fighting a Tarpon with the same fly! Curtis from Oklahoma recently jumped a 60 pound Tarpon with a Marquesa Sunrise fly, t more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Sailfish and Dolphin still on edge - The last couple of weeks I have spent in the Bahamas in search of the big ones,but luck has not been with us. I really think the fishing has been better on this side of the gulf stream than in the Bahamas. We did see some giant Blue fin Tuna a f more...
Capt. Quinton Dieterle - Key Biscayne

Fun on the big water - Fun on the big water I had the Green's aboard today. Can't remember every one's name. Probably because there were 5 of them. Fran, Dan, Dan's Mom, Dan's Dad, and 9 yr. old Mariah. We left out early, because as usual the wind and seas start kic more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

Big Fish Catches - We left off in our last report with Heather Harkavy catching a pending world record Almaco jack of 31.5 pounds. This fish was only 2 ounces off the 50 pound tackle record but is 9 pounds better than the standing junior female angler record. more...
Capt. Bouncer Smith - Miami

Summer fishing is great - The statement that I hear most often as we start our way across the Stick Marsh is, wow, I thought this was a much smaller lake. As we round the point of the separation levy they get the full impact as all 11 square miles is in view. Where do we s more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Biscayne Bay Bonefish Pt. 2! - Went out again this past monday, had a little bit more wind to deal with than last report but wasnt that bad! The bonefish were still there and in good numbers. I had on a double digit fish I hooked while tailing and just before I could get him to th more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Biscayne Bay

Mixed Bag Offshore, Consistent Tarpon Action Inshore - The good news is that legal size dolphin have finally shown up in good numbers in our area. We've been waiting and not so patiently for the dolphin run to begin. Be prepared to burn some fuel in your search. The best action has been in the 13 - 25 more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Hot summer Grouper and Mangrove Snapper - Gulf Grouper Fishing Report 23 June 2008 The water is warm and we are catching lots of Grouper on every trip. Big Mangrove Snapper are a consistent bonus these days. I am looking forward to more night trips to escape the heat. The evening bite more...
Capt. Rick Rodriguez - Hernando Beach