Florida Fishing Reports

Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Saltwater Fishing Report - This is a great time to try out your light tackle skills on the inshore waters of Fort Lauderdale. There is loads of small baitfish (looks like baby blue runners) all over the harbor and the canals. Because of this the Jacks are in the area snacking more...
Capt. Andy Roydhouse - Fort Lauderdale

Indian River Lagoon & Banana River - Week of 4/6 Outstanding Catch Dept.- This week we had some near outstanding catch heartbreaks. On Monday Cliff Coughlin of Plattsburg NY hooked a big red on fly. In a case of unparalleled originality, the fly line got caught around the handle o more...
Capt. John Kumiski - Titusville

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Double Whammy Fishing this past week was like running the gauntlet in a fast paced movie. There were back to back fronts with intermittent reprieves in between. The wind was ferocious most of the week and you had to grab the calm moments when more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Jupiter & Palm Beach Offshore Saltwater Fishing Report - Spring Is Here! Fishing off Palm Beach has been good during the past several weeks. The only downside has been the lack of baitfish. I have seen immense schools of small baitfish, but I'm not sure if these schools are juvenile sardines or greeni more...
Capt. Rob Mazzei - Jupiter

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - More Wind.......More Tarpon The unpredictable windy weather has made fishing a very difficult task most of the week. Southwest winds at 15-20 knots have made the water muddy and made fishing for tarpon on the outside impossible. Never the less, we more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - Date Fished: 4/3/2000 Water Temperature: 78 Water Clarity: 2-3 feet The fishing on the Stick/Farm has settled into a post-spawn pattern with the bass moving out into the Farm. The boat trails become the place to be now and the last two days winds more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Miami, Florida - Offshore - What’s your pleasure? Sailfish, Dolphin, Kingfish? And how big do you want them? Ten pounders? Twenty Pounders. How about a forty pound Kingfish or Dolphin? Why not a fifty pound Sailfish thrown in for good measure. It’s all possible. more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Practice Good Releasing Techniques The folks that fish regular along Citrus County’s Nature Coast know first hand that the fish stocks seem to be improving in size and quantity. This is because of improved fisheries management and from folks li more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Ft. Pierce, Florida - The inshore fishing this last week was very good until mid week when the winds kicked in. I did have 4 charters this past week with good catches on all of them. JACKS - The jacks are here and are every where you throw your bait. Last week I ha more...
Capt. Joe Ward - Fort Pierce

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - OFFSHORE Bottom Fishing continues to be excellent with a good showing of mingos (vermillon snapper) coming in to 100 to 150 ft of water this week. The trigger fish are still thick but getting well practiced at stealing bait. I had a family of 5 more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin