Florida Fishing Reports

Fishing in Fort Lauderdale - The fishing in fort Lauderdale has continued very strong for the Blackfin Tunas with the continued presence of some good sized Sharks offshore. Kings along the reef line remain slow, but there is an occasional Smoker sized King on the live baits. O more...
Capt. John Logan - Fort Lauderdale

Steady sheepshead action in Sarasota - The sheepshead bite remained strong in Big Sarasota Pass over the last week. We had to move from the pass itself to the nearby docks and bridges due to very strong tidal flow. The best time to work structure in the pass is on a slack tide. Sheepshead more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Pompano Time - We are finally starting to see some pompano on the Treasure Coast and the bite should continue to pick up thru April. The Sailfish Flats, Crossroads and areas in the St. Lucie River are holding pompano to 3 lbs. Snook near area bridges and docks. The more...
Capt. Bob Bushholz - Stuart

Feb 2017 New Smyrna Backcountry Mosquito Lagoon - Early spring has arrived to East Central Florida, water temperatures in the upper 60's, warm water fish like Jack Crevalle and Ladyfish are starting to show up after spending the winter in south Florida, seeing the first of the year Manatees arrive i more...
Capt. Michael Savedow - Daytona Beach

Big Trout Remain Strong, Redfish Beginning to Show - Unseasonably warm weather remained the rule and large seatrout seem to appreciate it. Fishing for the larger winter spotted seatrout has ben as good this year as any in recent memory with limit catches continuing to be the norm. Whitebait has been a more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay

Ne Florida's No Winter - NE FLORIDA has had no winter this winter. Right now it's 75 and just rained like hell all night. In my opinion this had a severe effect on the Speckled Trout fishing early on. With too warm water temps, and too many bait stealers. It's more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

bottom fishing - I took a charter out to the snapper hole 12 miles north east of Fort Pierce Inlet. The forecast was marginal but the sea buoy said the seas were 2.5 feet so we decided to give it a try. The seas were out of the south east and were more like 3 to 4 an more...
Capt. Mark Rosen - Port St. Lucie

Sailfish bite is on!! - Finally the sailfish bite is on! We have been fishing everyday and catching sailfish, kingfish and some blackfins . We have had half days with up to 7 sails and are averaging 2 to 4 sails a trip. Most fish are caught while kite fishing with live more...
Capt. Quinton Dieterle - Key Biscayne

South Indian River Fishing Report - March Fishing Forecast Inshore: March has arrived on the Treasure Coast and, traditionally, we can expect windy conditions along with some rain clouds most days. It might dictate where and when you can get on the water, but at least we aren't more...
Capt. Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie

Fishing has really Improved - Fishing has really improved lately. We went from struggling to produce any action on day trips or night. We had a couple of cold fronts and things really turned around. Now we are catching some sailfish every day. We have also had some kingfish, more...
Capt. Bouncer Smith - Miami