Florida Fishing Reports

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE The King Mackeral bite has been the excitement of the past week. All the big wrecks and rocks have Kings on them and they have been anxious to bite . There are also a lot of good sized spanish thrown in the same schools. With the the Kin more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Key West and Lower Keys - Summertime and the Fishing is Hot! The Grand Slam Season is still here in the Keys, and there are many opportunities for anglers to score on Big Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon on the flats, edges of channels, and saltwater basins. July and August ar more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Miami, Florida - Offshore - Even though the heat has been almost unbearable, the Dolphin fishing has been holding up well, and anglers are still finding it relatively easy to bring home a few for the freezer. Most of the fish have been schoolies. Pompano Dolphin have made a more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - The dolphin fishing has been decent offshore, but most fish have been small (2 - 8 lbs.), and the dolphin have been as far out as 30 miles. Most fish are under birds, but some of the larger fish have been under debris. The kingfishing to the nort more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Bonitas, Kings and More: The Bonitas have moved in and a few kings are mixed in. Most have been caught trolling spoons and strips in 100' of water. Some Kings have been over 20 lbs. The Amnberjacks and sharks are still on the wrecks and more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - Date Fished: Week of 7/16/2000 Water Temperature: 89 Water Clarity: 2-3 feet This weeks fishing has added a new challenge in the form of emerging Hydrilla everywhere in the SE area of the Farm. It is going to force you to change your baits but yo more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Get Scorched!......by Tarpon and the Sun. These are the dog days of summer and the fishing is as hot as the weather. There are a couple of ways to beat the heat and have some of the best fishing of the summer. The first is to fish late or ear more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - The inshore fishing has been good for the most part this past week with the action slowing down on Friday. The best time to fish has been from just before daylight until about noon. TROUT - The trout fishing was excellent this week up until Friday more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Long offshore If you have been wanting to run some long offshore trips, this is the time to do it. Blackfin tuna and dolphin have been on the bite forty to fifty miles offshore. Artificial and live bait have both been productive. The baitfish h more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Whatever Goes It was hot and breezy this past week. Winds were strong out of the west-southwest. That made catching bait along the beaches next to impossible. It didn’t really matter for the bait fisherman because there are finger mulle more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island