Florida Fishing Reports

Awesome August Fishing Action - The catching on Florida's Nature Coast this month has been almost as hot as our August weather itself. With most of our days featuring 90° temperatures it pays to hit the water early this month. Anglers fishing early and often these days have found more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Good action offshore and summertime showers - The late summer forecasts will continue to hold the possibility of rain and that is to put it simply the way it is here in South Florida. Occasional thunder storm but most likely just showers on many days. Yesterday's sunrise found a thunderstorm j more...
Capt. John Logan - Fort Lauderdale

Deep Sea Sport Fishing Fort Lauderdale - Fort Lauderdale Fishing with Top Shot Sportfishing Charter Boat and Capt. Zsak Darrel and Darla Knight along with their children, Dru and Tyler, from Kentucky chartered the Top Shot Sportfishing charter boat team to do some deep sea charter boat s more...
Capt. David Zsak - Fort Lauderdale

Mangrove Snapper and Redfish Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay Fishing Reports 8/20/2017 The dog days of summer are here. August is one of the hottest months in Tampa Bay, and that is an understatement. But don't fret, (can't say don't sweat), the fishing can still be very good; you just have to adj more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Good bite early in Sarasota - Fishing continued to be very productive on the grass flats near both Big Sarasota Pass and New Pass. Bait was thick and easy to catch with most of them being perfect sized threadfin herring. Clients on fishing charters landed speckled trout, Spanis more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

August, Same As July for Me. - August is a tricky month. Where I fish in the river, it's pretty much no different than July. It's all about dealing with the heat, and very warm water. I either go get live Pogies behind the surf, tossing a castnet. First thing in the morning. Us more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

Red, Snook; Shark, Grouper, Snapper - Mr. and Mrs. Rick Ogata fished a catch-and-release trip with me in southern Estero Bay on Monday morning, 7/24. They used live shrimp and sardines to catch fourteen snook to 22 inches, two sheepshead, and a sand bream. Wednesday morning, 7/26, I h more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach

Fort Lauderdale Fishing Charters - Fishing has been excellent this week out of Fort Lauderdale. Good action on reef fish such as kingfish, bonito, blackfin tuna, mutton snapper, mahi-mahi, barracuda and more. The reefs are lit up with a lot of variety. It has everything to do wit more...
Capt. Paul Roydhouse - Fort Lauderdale

Estero Bay Report - The key to finding and catching fish this past week was getting out early. The bite has been best before the summer heat kicks in, usually around 10 am. Fishing the grass near oyster bars has been producing redfish in the upper slot size. Free line more...
Capt. Jon Fetter - Estero Bay

Good fishing lots of action - The fishing off Fort Lauderdale continues to be very good despite the heat. Early morning fishing charters seem to be producing the most fish. With afternoon charters being fairly slow due to the heat. Daytime fishing has been producing lots of bon more...
Capt. Vinnie Sacks - Fort Lauderdale