Florida Fishing Reports

Deep Sea fishing Ft Lauderdale - Our charters for Deep Sea fishing here in Ft Lauderdale are producing some quality fish for our fishermen. The weather is for the most part remaining pleasant with afternoon temperatures falling short of 90. To me 90 has a hot ring to it and 89 just more...
Capt. John Logan - Fort Lauderdale

Big Dogs, Huge Schools of Pelagic Species, Cobias - Very fortunate with our perfect weather. We ran into the biggest school of Bonita we have ever seen, lot's of fun. Cobia action has been super consistent. Many keepers. Permit has also been productive on larger structures. Huge sharks and Goliath Gr more...
Capt. Brett Swenson - Fort Myers

Tarpon are on the Beaches - Conditions: The tarpon are cruising the beaches with steady action other than slack tide. No big wind or heavy rain is forecasted so the fishing should remain good. There are a few big snook in the troughs and on the bars just off the breakers. Ba more...
Capt. Dave Pecci - Charlotte Harbor

Palm Beach Jupiter salt and freshwater inshore report - Snook season closes June 1st and the monster fish are everywhere you look. The docks, seawalls, flats and deep passes all are holding fish. Top water heddon spooks during low light hours creates explosive action for anglers, doa 4 inch cal with 1/8 o more...
Capt. Craig Korczynski - Palm Beach

Hot bite - Sailfish, Mahi, Kingfish & Blackfin Tuna - The hot bite is continuing off Jupiter, FL. these days. Cobia are still being caught in decent numbers in 110' - 165' just north of the inlet. Also look for them in shallower water under the large rays that are cruising just off the beach. It se more...
Capt. Jim Black - Jupiter

Big Fish Everywhere - Tampa Bay is chock full of scaled sardines and threadfins. Bait is everywhere and so are the fish that chew on them. Spanish Mackerel can be found anywhere from deeper grass flats up to the shipping lane and skyway bridge. The kings are cruising more...
Capt. Sean Goddard - Tampa Bay

SNOOK on the Beach - Large Snook have been on the beach passes and the 35 + size fish are being caught regularly. The best bait seemed to be grunts. Free line a large grunt in the swash channel. Sometime we use a split shot to help keep the bait do. We like the incoming more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Tarpon Time! - Tarpon, tarpon, tarpon they have arrived in full force! Starting May 2nd I switched over to nothing but tarpon fishing as I traditionally do in the beginning of May and it has been spectacular. We have schools numbering in the thousands and 10 to 1 more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Wrecks still consistent as well as Sharks - Conditions this last week have been somewhat unseasonal to say the least. As much as we love hunting the blue waters offshore, we have been focusing on the wreck fishing and sharking for the last few days with frankly great results. Sharking has been more...
Capt. Lee Kerbel - Key West

NewSmyrnaBeach Backcountry Daytona MosquitoLagoon - Summer fishing patterns have arrived to the Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon Florida, rising water temperatures, mullet and baitfish schools continue streaming in from the south, early mornings alive with surface activity and feeding fish waking up w more...
Capt. Michael Savedow - Mosquito Lagoon