Fishing Reports by Capt. John Rivers

Pensacola, Navarre, Perdido Key, Report - Summer is almost over, and the kids are heading back to school. Most of the tourists are beginning their trips home after enjoying our white sandy beaches and our warm water. For some of us, our summer is just getting warmed up, because the fishing i more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola, Navarrre, Perdido Key Fishing Report - July is about over and the fishing is still red hot on the flats for Redfish in the middle to upper slot range. I'm hooking most of my redfish in depths of 2 – 3 ft on artificials like the MirrOdine 17MR and Bass Assassin's 4 Blurp shrimp (electric more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola Inhsore / nearshore fishing report - It's been a while since I've written a report, but because of all the great fishing along the NW Panhandle, I haven't had the time. If you're in the mood for some great light tackle inshore action, then you need to check out Pensacola, Florida. It's more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola inshore / nearshore report: - What a week of fishing here on the gulf coast. I've been itching to get out and go king fishing, so when the gulf calmed down for a few days, I dusted off my king rods and took them out for some quality king time. I hadn't been out king fishing much more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Hot Summer Fishing - Pensacola, Navarre, Perdido Key - Is the sun getting closer or what? With 105-to 110-heat indexes and humidity levels near or over 85 %, this is one crazy summer. The only thing making the heat somewhat bearable is that the fishing is hotter than ever. Since it starts to really heat more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Inshore / Nearshore Report Pensacola, Navarre, Perdid - It's been a great week of fishing aboard the Mega-Bite, especially with calm seas for the past 5 days days. I've put fishing the flats for trout on hold and have been out in the gulf searching for some nice red snappers. The gulf has been so flat, th more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

More specks than you can count! Pensacola inshore fishing report - Well, the weather has definitely turned around for the better. Get out while the weather is good and head to the flats for some speck-tacular speckled trout fishing. This has to be the best year I've seen in for speckled trout in the last five year more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Inshore Fishing Report Pensacola, Navarre, Perdido Key - Speck mania is sweeping the waters in Pensacola along the ICW and in our back bays. This has to be by far the best Speckled trout fishing I've seen in the past 5 years. On my past 8 trips, I've boated 4 – 5 fish in the 3lb range and a couple in the more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola, Navarre, Perdido Key Inshore Report - It's the first week of May and the wind is still blowing. We fishermen need a break already; it's been 4 months too long! With the wind blowing a gale almost everyday the only time I've been able to go fishing has been very early, from 6am to 11am an more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola, Navarre, Perdido Key, Inshore Fishing Report - Some crazy weather in March and April made for some tough fishing conditions. March ended with 27 of rain and April followed up with 20+ knots winds for several weeks. Of course, true fishermen are like the mailman; he will deliver the mail in rain, more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola