Florida Fishing Reports

Key West and Lower Keys - Wily Bonefish a Summer-Fall Specialty Today we ventured onto the Gulf Flats at daybreak in search of those wily Bonefish. We found them everywhere! Bones of all sizes from 5 to 15 pounds pushing water, tailing and following southern sting rays arou more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - This time of year there are many different species of fish available for those who venture out on the Gulf of Mexico. With so many choices to make it can be tough deciding which type of fish to target. Usually I'll take the easy way out and let my cl more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Indian River Lagoon & Banana River - This week's report on the upper Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon from Spotted Tail, updated 8/3 Outstanding Catch Dept.- I found a full can of Budweiser in the Atlantic Ocean the other day, off the beach from Cape Canaveral. What can I say more...
Capt. John Kumiski - Titusville

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - FISHING REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7/1/2000 by Capt. Butch Rickey This was a fantastic week of great fishing, and catching. It was marred only by one mechanical problem, and news of the worst kind. Monday was reserved for my friend Rusty Holme more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - More Heat If you can’t handle the heat, stick to the morning shift. That’s sound advice. This is the time of year when you hear about people suffering from heat strokes. It’s a good idea to keep lots of fluid in your body no more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Fish Early............or Late? The tarpon are playing hide and seek and they are winning. Last week I ran all over Charlotte Harbor looking for tarpon but couldn’t score on the two days I fished that far north. We have hit the slow season for char more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - The Mosquito Lagoon has been red hot this past week with the tails of reds waving like flags on the forth. Yesterday we watched twenty to fifty tails waving at once as the school of three hundred plus pushed on to the flat. Watching schools like this more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - The dolphin fishing has been, as you would call dolphin fishing. One day it is good and the next day it is mediocre. For instance, on Friday the fishing was just OK. We caught 15 or so dolphin, but at least almost all were over 10 lbs. Then we cam more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Grouper and Shark Gag grouper and small sharks were on the (M) reefs. This seems to have been the best fishing over the past week. Fishing in 25 to 30 feet of water off shore and any deep structure on the bay has produced some nice fish. I li more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Sauna Summer It has been a long time since I remember it being much hotter than it has been in the last few weeks. Some of the guys have complained about the wind that we had last week but it really kept things bearable on the water. Slow inco more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island