Florida Fishing Reports

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Six weeks of wind and March type weather that has carried into May is depressing. Fishing continues to be tough because of the conditions, but there is some good fishing to be had. The bright spot this year ha more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - Fishing in the Mosquito Lagoon has been for the most part good. I have talked to others that have had some non-productive days, but we have been real consistent on the catching end of the deal. A few days ago we pitched shrimp and 12 Fathom shad bodi more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Fishing Report for Miami, Florida - May Action is Hot When will the weather break! We had a spectacular last trip of April. It was an evening tarpon trip with Ben Eskanazi and his relatives. We caught 5 tarpon from 80 to over 130 pounds plus a big ladyfish. We hooked a fish ab more...
Capt. Bouncer Smith - Miami

Florida Fishing Report for Panama City & Destin - Panama City/N.W. Florida Water has warmed up to the low 70's which means everything is starting to happen. Some of the fish have been a little slow to start such as trout and reds but with the passing of the full moon these fish should start more...
Capt. James Pic - Panama City

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - Submitted by George: 5/2/04 There isn't much to say about the above. It came out of the SW corner of Lake Washington as did the one below. We had never been to Lake Washington so on the 29th we decided to give it a try. Lake Washington is more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Fishing Report for Ft. Lauderdale & Port Everglades - The Way fishing should be Conditions are playing a big roll in the bite right now. We are in and out of heavy winds and rain and some beautiful sunny days as well. During the air and sea show the winds were blowing hard out of the east and the Mahi- more...
Capt. Cary Hanna - Fort Lauderdale

Southwest Florida Fishing Report - Bonita Springs to Captiva - Tarpon, Redfish, and King Mackerel Alert Tarpon are everywhere. The Silver Kings are especially thick in front of The Twins on Ft. Myers Beach. This area is located almost Mid-Island. Big Fish are on the prowl. I'm talkin' Tarpon over 100LBS. more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers

Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Migration Stalled by Winds May 3, 2004David Wipf (2002 Angler of the Year) is fishing aboard FlatsMaster this week and has hooked up a few Tarpon in less than perfect conditions. The winds have continued to blow hard and the big migration more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Central Indian River Lagoon - Capt. Ron Bielefeld's Indian River Lagoon Report-Sebastian Area The fishing this past week has been good, especially for trout. We consistently caught fish to 3 lbs. with several fish over 5 lbs. We took a few reds, but the winds made finding th more...
Capt. Ron Bielefeld - Indian River Lagoon

Miami and Key Biscayne – offshore - Lot of variety Yesterday and today yielded lots of fish, and some nice ones. We had 38 Dolphin on the edge kitefishing, along with a couple of sailfish,2 big black fins,a mutton snapper, a grouper, and lots of bonito/ THe action was all on the more...
Capt. Quinton Dieterle - Key Biscayne