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| Posted: March 10, 2010 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | Early March Report
Three days of fun fishing in Pensacola Bay. The sheepshead bite has not kicked off yet, but I’m sure it won’t be long now. We’re catching a few small males, but the bigger fish have yet to show their faces. The white trout bite has been exceptional the past month and it’s still going strong. The great thing about these fish is they are a blast on light tackle and they’re pretty tasty with some hushpuppies and slaw. Not only are they fun, but this year they are running big... |  |
| Posted: March 09, 2010 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | http://www.wrightsvillebeachfishingcharters.net captain mike 910-619-8509 today the sun is out and the water temps are hitting the 50`s! reds,trout,flounder are starting to move around and feed more and more everyday.the fish that were under the docks are now moving up on the warm flats looking for a easy meal.small crankbaits and gulp shrimp are doing the trick for me so far. the fish as they move up on these flats seem to get spooky easier than the ones holding on to the docks.a good p... | |
| Posted: March 06, 2010 by Captain Michael Savedow - Edgewater, FL
http://www.EdgewaterRiverGuide.com | | We have been catching Redfish, Seatrout, and Sheepshead on many charters the last few weeks. Water and air temperatures have remained colder than normal for February. On the flats of Mosquito Lagoon the Redfish are in their winter schools and have gotten used to the cold water temps of upper 40’s to low 50’s F’. We are catching Reds and Seatrout on select size shrimp, live mud minnows and finger mullet. Backcountry trips are targeting Sheepshead in the deeper holes and drop-offs, our mixed bag ... | |
| Posted: March 05, 2010 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | March 5, 2010
This ol' boy is sure tired of all the cold and windy weather this winter. I would love to enjoy a few days in the 80's! We have managed a few days out on the water this week. The rest of the week has been blown out and cold. Mother Nature just doesn't want to let Spring arrive on the Treasure Coast. Fishing has been great in spite of all these conditions.
Dennis McNeer and son, Garth, were out with me on a very windy day. The guys caught loads of sheephead and jacks fro... | |
| Posted: March 04, 2010 by Captain Chris Myers - Orlando, FL
http://www.floridafishinglessons.com | | The weather here in central Florida has been mostly cold and unpredictable but the flats fishing has been consistently good. Redfish and black drum have been abundant with most of the fish being found in schools of 25-200 fish. They have been willing to eat a variety of well placed small soft plastics and flies. Both the reds and drum have been feeding in very shallow water and have been extremely spooky. The fish must be approached slowly and quietly with your casts landing at least ten feet aw... | |
| Posted: March 03, 2010 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | http://www.wrightsvillebeachfishingcharters.net captain mike 910-619-8509. after spending months chasing the reds,today we went after some black drum in the wrightsville beach areas.hitting some of the older docks that offered us more structure than others,we float fished with frozen shrimp and it wasn`t long before it was on.5-10 black drum on 20lb braid on light rods is a great way to work up a sweat on a cold day!! http://www.topsailbeachfishingcharters.com
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| Posted: March 03, 2010 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | Hello, all you winter wonderland fishermen and women. Mother Nature is testing our will to hold out for warmer weather, isn’t she? We’re dealing with some of the coldest water that I can remember. On February 20th I checked the surface temperature in Pensacola bay at 44 degrees! I’ve never seen it that cold before.
The water clarity is getting better. Now that the days are getting longer by a couple of minutes every day, it won’t be long before we’re set up for a very productive early sprin... | |
| Posted: March 02, 2010 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | I love Southeast North Carolina for the seasons, but I’m really starting to get over this winter FAST! Man; up and down but mostly down as far as water and air temps go! The good news is we are in to March and hopefully it will start warming up soon. Just like the weather the fishing has been up and down lately; we have good days and slower days, for the most part we are catching a few fish. Let’s take a look at that in this weeks fishing report.
Redfish has been the main shot lately for ... | |
| Posted: March 02, 2010 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Tuesday morning, 2/16, after a gorgeous day offshore on Monday, seas were back to their usual for this winter—rough, with small craft advisories issued. Brad Urlaub and family traded their offshore fishing plans for a morning of bay fishing. We used live shrimp to catch lots of sheepshead, including three keepers measuring 13 inches, 15 inches and 17 inches. We also caught a 15-inch whiting and a 12-inch mangrove snapper. We released lots of ladyfish, along with the smaller sheepshead.
Wednes... | |
| Posted: February 27, 2010 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Only one trip to report on this week, but it was a good day with my friend Martin Wenick.
I was the first guide at the ramp Friday morning. There were two commercial fishermen also putting in. Shortly after I parked Steve Waugh showed up. It was 40 degrees when I left the house just a couple of miles from the ramp. The forecast was for light breeze of 4 to 8 MPH, and a high of around 65. It was the first day after the front, and I knew both were probably fiction. But, I was also prett... | |
| Posted: February 27, 2010 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | http://www.topsailbeachfishingcharters.com captain mike at 910-619-8509 what a great weekend! my son and i went on a boat ride looking for reds under some docks that we had luck with last year in the wrightsville beach area.we found some nice schools and catch several reds. to my surprise there were a dozen hog trout hangin with the last school we hit. 4-5 lb trout and 8 reds from 16-24 inches is a pretty good day for febuary.all the fish hit frozen whole shrimp on a 1/4 ounce jig head…http://... | |
| Posted: February 27, 2010 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | Pensacola Inshore Fishing Report: 2-26-2010
I had a trip today, and although I was a little hesitant at first, because of the cold, what a great day on the water! It had been a while since I had a client on the boat due to the cold weather, rain, and wind we’ve had over the past 9 weeks.
I knew the bite would be good on today’s trip, because I have been out scouting my spots to see where the fish were and to also see how good the bite was. I wanted to check to see if the muddy water had pus... | |
| Posted: February 24, 2010 by Captain Captain Dusty Powers - Pensacola, FL
http://captaindpcharters.com | | Had the pleasure of taking these gentleman to meet their first Pensacola Redfish. We started our guided fishing trip from Perdido Key. We made a breif run to Pensacola Pass through Big Lagoon and started fishing. The bite was slow and the fish where on the lower end of the slot so we bolted. We ran down Pensacola Beach fishing schools of bait when they popped up, with no luck we changed tactics and began to run toward Pensacola Beach Fishing Peir in search of birds and redfish on top. We spotted... | |
| Posted: February 24, 2010 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | captain mike 910-619-8509 feeling a little like spring? after the cold front that creamed the east coast, a sign of the end of cold weather? i finally got a day to fish without a ton of cloths on.the reds are still in the surf from masons to topsail inlets.the waterway up towards north topsail is still holding fish but they are lazy! after watching 5 reds pick up my gulp shrimp,run a few feet and drop it. i thought about a frozen live shrimp that i brought with me.casting infront of the slow m... | |
| Posted: February 20, 2010 by Captain Bill Russell - Pine Island, FL
http://www.fishpineisland.com | | This will be the winter we remember for a long time, I never understood why so many people leave the cold states to our north to move to Florida, but now I know why. A couple days of cold weather is tolerable, but when it’s constant it really is miserable. And to think this really isn’t that cold for northern standards, but for a Florida boy it’s been one miserable cold winter that can’t end soon enough.
I was on the water a lot this past week and each day was colder than I anticipated. Almo... | |
| Posted: February 20, 2010 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Well, once again this week I only managed to run 2 of my 4 scheduled trips. A snowed in Atlanta kept my friend Andy Mount from getting here on time, and unexpected schedule changes kept my old fishing buddy Dr. John Hitt from keeping his date. John may have missed some great trout fishing, as it really busted loose on Wednesday, the day before we were to fish.
I'll tell ya! This month has been schedule change after schedule change, trying to get my anglers a descent day to be on the water... | |
| Posted: February 19, 2010 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | February 19, 2010
Wintertime on the Treasure Coast can bring lots of challenging days out on the water. Between cold temperatures and windy conditions, you certainly can be tested out there fishing. We found the normal weather patterns again this week. There are plenty of fish to catch out there no matter what Mother Nature does about it. We had lots of fun out there this week.
Mark Amorello called to report the trout were active earlier in the week as well as the redfish. He caught 1... | |
| Posted: February 18, 2010 by Frederick Sieber - Port Alberni, Canada
http://www.uuathluk.ca/bcsportfishingguides/index.html | | 2010 summer saltwater fishing season on the west coast and central area of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. This is not saying that the only time to fish for salmon is during the summer and fall. This area offers 12 months of salt water salmon fishing. Beautiful Barkley Sound has waters that are protected during west coast storms which shut down any surf line or offshore fishing opportunities. This is not to say that there are not still some great November, December and January days on the Pa... | |
| Posted: February 17, 2010 by Captain Chris Myers - Orlando, FL
http://www.floridafishinglessons.com | | There is still much speculation going around about the effects of the big freeze we experienced at the beginning of the year. While the full extent of the damage may not be known for quite some time, I can say with confidence that the populations of adult redfish and black drum are alive and well. We have been seeing hundreds of fish each trip roaming the shallow flats. From big schools of redfish and drum to singles and small groups, the fish have been active, feeding, and generally happy. The ... | |
| Posted: February 16, 2010 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello folks, I hope all is well with you and I hope you got through the snow “storm”. It was nice to see some snow around the area; but I’m ready for spring now. Sunny days, warmer weather and of course FISHING!!! With that said, it is now time to get the tackle, rods, reels and line ready for spring fishing. Not to say that we are not catching any fish now, (we are) you just have got to work for them a little bit! To the Fishing report>>>
Redfish has still been a good bet lately, but th... | |
| Posted: February 16, 2010 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | On Wednesday, 2/3, after watching the rain for the two preceding days, I finally got out fishing. Seas were still rough offshore so I fished Estero Bay’s backwaters with Bob Graham, daughter, Jenn Ness, her husband, Ryan Ness, and their adorable little boy, Graham Ness. Using shrimp, we caught two keeper sheepshead at 14 inches and 17 inches and a 17 inch keeper whiting. We released loads of ladyfish, which kept little graham amused—his 24-incher was almost as tall as he is! We also released lot... | |
| Posted: February 14, 2010 by Captain Bill Russell - Pine Island, FL
http://www.fishpineisland.com | |
I am beginning to wonder if we will complete a week of fishing without weather becoming an issue. This past week was pretty brutal on the water with lots of wind, rain and more cold. Again we are in for another lengthy stretch of cold weather, not the killer type freeze we experienced last month but enough to set our fishing back once again.
We fished a couple days this week where the winds felt Gail force strength and it was tough. I suggested canceling or rescheduling but both days we... | |
| Posted: February 12, 2010 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | February 12, 2010
Lots of windy days this week made it yet another challenge to get out fishing. Those who were able to brave the weather were rewarded with a good bite around the Indian River. It will remain windy most days this month, but you might catch one or two a week that will be a little on the calmer side. The fishing is great if you can stand the winds!
I spent the last weekend camping with some friends on one of the spoil islands of Fort Pierce. Even though it was way to win... | |
| Posted: February 10, 2010 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | http://wrightsvillebeachfishingcharters.net captain mike 910-619-8509. even though the wind is strong and the water is cold, fish still have to feed sometime right? trying to find these times are a challenge.the last few weeks i`ve been going by the major and minor feeds and they haven`t been off by much.it seems the reds are liking the 2-5 o`clock evening bites when its the warmest time of day.is antone burning the flounder?i`ve caught some dawgs red fishing the last few weeks. 3-5 lb floun... | |
| Posted: February 10, 2010 by Captain Alan Pereyra - Galveston, TX
http://www.galveston-fishing.com | | Well it is already Feb. and Spring is coming up. Spring is consistently a great time to fish, getting the kids out for a spring break trip is always a good idea. Nothing is better than seeing a huge smile on a kids face after a great day of fishing. March is also a great time for catching speckled trout and from what I have experienced and have been told by my peers, fishing in Spring and Summer has been outstanding after a very cold winter. So I look forward to some awesome fishing in the next ... | |
| Posted: February 09, 2010 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | It was another pretty full week cut short by bad weather. I had four trips on the books, but actually got to run two of them. Even though the fishing was tough, the trips were great fun.
After bad weather Monday and Tuesday, my friend Martin Wenick was up on Wednesday. Martin is a super guy my age, and is very easy going and laid back, and great to have in the boat. Martin wasn't too concerned about the state of the fishing (catching), and said he was fine with anything that would put a ... | |
| Posted: February 08, 2010 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | Only six weeks away until spring will be knocking at our door, and I can’t wait. It’s been a long, hard, cold winter. With freezing temperatures lasting two weeks at the start of 2010, it made it tough to get off the couch or even want to go fishing. To pass the time, I worked on my tackle getting it ready for this new season.
This past week we had great weather; sunny skies and temperatures in the lower to mid- 60’s, and I did not waste it. I went out scouting and found a lot of fish. My fir... | |
| Posted: February 06, 2010 by Captain Pete Rowney - Islamorada, FL
http://www.islamoradaonthefly.com | | Greetings from the Florida Keys. As I am writing this, it's booming thunder and raining like it was summertime. The weather still continues to be unsettled and the fishing has reflected this. Some days a hero, some days a zero. Things are still a bit abnormal in Florida Bay. Sight fishing for redfish has been hit or miss. A few days have left me wondering if I was poling on the moon. That being said, blind casting in runoffs and some of the creeks has been pretty good for reds, snook, black drum... | |
| Posted: February 05, 2010 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | February 5, 2010
Other than quite windy, it has been pretty nice out lately. Weekly weather patterns have set in, so you have many windy days and one or two that are calmer. With another front closing in this weekend, it will be anther challenge to get out fishing.
We did manage to get out this week on one those calmer days. After having to cancel the week before, Paul Styspeck made it back from Orlando and we found a good day to get out on the water. As soon as we made it to the first... | |
| Posted: February 02, 2010 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Wednesday, 1/20, seas laid down nicely and I had a great morning of fishing with Rick and Ann McGrath and Orlando and Susan Ferrer. We headed out of New Pass to 43 feet and fished with live shrimp. We did well with grouper and snapper, and caught two keeper gag grouper at 25 inches and 23 inches, and thirteen keeper-sized mangrove snapper to 18 1/2 inches. We also caught a few keeper lane snapper and sheepshead, and we released lots of smaller grouper and snapper, with steady action all morning.... | |
| Posted: February 01, 2010 by Captain Keith Palmiero - Celina, TN
http://www.smallychasers.com | | Dale Hollow Report – Late Jan. 2010
Water Temps: 44 to 45 range below First Island / 43 to 44 mid lake.
Barometer: 31.0 and steady
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous to Full
Water Clarity: Main lake – Clear close to the river channel to slight stain in the flatter areas and the mouths of the pockets and hollows.
Creeks – Slight stain to muddy the further back you went.
Generation: Ran one generator 4 hrs. a day earlier in the week. Running one generator around the clock now ... | |
| Posted: January 30, 2010 by Captain Bill Russell - Pine Island, FL
http://www.fishpineisland.com | |
I wouldn’t say we had a great week of fishing but it was good and getting better each day. Our water temperatures are slowly rising and it’s getting easier to pattern fish again. The waters are coming to life with the warming as dolphin are everywhere again, birds are active and we come across pods of two to three dozen manatees foraging in Charlotte Harbor.
We fished Matlacha Pass both north and south of the bridge and the bite was better to the north, especially for trout. Th... | |
| Posted: January 30, 2010 by Captain Michael Savedow - Edgewater, FL
http://www.EdgewaterRiverGuide.com | | Fishing is getting back to normal on Mosquito Lagoon after our long hard freeze during the first 2 weeks of January. Water temperatures were between 40’F and 45’F for an extended length of time. Our population of larger size Seatrout which love to frequent the shallow flats during the winter were hit very hard by the freezing water with large numbers of dead large Trout seen on most shallow flats in our entire area. Local area fishing guides will be trying to protect the remaining populations of... | |
| Posted: January 29, 2010 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | January 29, 2010
The river has come alive! From what looked like a wasteland not long ago to a river teaming with hungry fish. The trout and redfish bite has been outstanding this week along the Indian River. Milder conditions have allowed us to fish just about anywhere on the river and the fish are out there feeding. Hope you get a chance to get out soon.
Mark Amorello was out with me this week. We made it pretty much a DOA day on the water. After catching several trout on Mirrolure... | |
| Posted: January 27, 2010 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Island Fishing Report
Water temperatures are returning to normal around Sanibel and Captiva.
The fishing is also on the upside for me.
Yesterday we caught 36 trout in the slot and 4 over the slot.
We had a few opportunities for Redfish. No hooks were set on the Redfish, but it was good to see them.
The weather is real nice here so pick up your things and come down for some fishing!
See ya on the water!
Captain Greg Hood
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| Posted: January 26, 2010 by Captain Pete Root - Naples, FL
http://www.naples-fishingcharters.com | | Land & Water
Reports have been frequent on the devastating impact of recent cold temperatures on local harvests which unfortunately spans land and water.
On a positive note, this week I had to wait for a cold front to blow threw that had a strong line of rain preceding it. It was well worth the wait, Chad, Marla and their son Christian had 4 fantastic hours of fishing with me around Naples! The trout bite was simply awesome! They ended with 31 trout to the boat. We used a mixed a... | |
| Posted: January 26, 2010 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I was beginning to think I was about to have the first January without running a trip since I began guiding over two decades ago. I'd lost everything I had on the books due to the two week freeze and other things, but finally got on the water on Saturday with Tom Collins, an old friend I hadn't seen in about five years. Tom's brother Gary was down from the cold country, and they wanted a day on the water together, and weren't too concerned about the fishing forecast. We knew it was going to b... | |
| Posted: January 24, 2010 by Captain Bill Russell - Pine Island, FL
http://www.fishpineisland.com | | This week our weather pattern was what we expect from southwest Florida, mild days with highs near eighty. We had a couple rainy days, but overall it was a vast improvement from the deadly cold we recently experienced. The fish are slowly coming around, the water temperature doesn’t rise as quickly as the air, early in the week the water was still too cold but by week’s end the fishing was getting better each day. Even the manatees and dolphins reappeared in the bays.
We found seve... | |
| Posted: January 24, 2010 by Captain Chris Myers - Orlando, FL
http://www.floridafishinglessons.com | |
It has been an unusual winter so far here in central Florida. The year began with a record breaking cold snap that lasted nearly a week. Water temperatures in the Mosquito Lagoon plunged to the 40 degree mark and stayed there for much longer than normal. As a result, some fish did not survive and thousands of green sea turtles had to be rescued. The hardest hit species seem to have been the snook and large seatrout. The snook population throughout the state took quite a beating and the F... | |
| Posted: January 23, 2010 by Captain Alan Pereyra - Galveston, TX
http://www.galveston-fishing.com | | Hi everyone! Just wanted to inform all of you that we will be back on the water on a regular basis in 2-3 weeks. We are still running a few trips with mixed success, but for the most part we are doing some work with our sponsors and some minor boat repairs. We do have some shows & seminars coming up in Feb. & Mar. You can check www.galveston-fishing.com/galveston-fishing-reports.html for those dates. With the number of keeper & oversized redfish and the ABUNDANCE of 14-16 in. speckled trout we c... | |
| Posted: January 21, 2010 by Captain Keith Palmiero - Celina, TN
http://www.smallychasers.com | | Dale Hollow Report – Mid Jan. 2010
Water Temps: 44 to 45 range below First Island / 43 to 42 range in the first island area
39 to 41 above Goat Island
Barometer: 31.2 before the rain moved in / 29.6 during the rain
Moon Phase: New to Waning Crescent
Water Clarity: Green and clear on the main lake / Slight stain to muddy in the backs of the creeks
Generation: Running one generator 4 hrs a day @ 1,675 cfs
Lake Level: 640.3 – 640.6
Bobber down!! Had a fantast... | |
| Posted: January 21, 2010 by Captain Pete Rowney - Islamorada, FL
http://www.islamoradaonthefly.com | | Greetings from the Florida Keys. What can I say. The last couple of weeks have been surreal. You can't run more than a couple of feet without seeing dead fish. Pretty grim. Thankfully FWC has extended the closed season on snook. This is a good thing. Snook get whacked pretty good when they're in season. There are a lot of guides out there that wouldn't consider releasing a keeper snook and wouldn't think to fish for them unless they can put one in the cooler. FWC also has new regulations regardi... | |
| Posted: January 20, 2010 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | Warmer temperatures along the gulf coast brought smiles to the faces of many anglers. Pensacola very recently had record-breaking freezing temperatures lasting 13 days, which killed some fish (mostly mullet) in the local waters. Now that the temps have improved, I hope the waterways will start to get back to normal temperatures and the bite will pick back up.
Reports are that the fish kill wasn’t too large in Pensacola as it was in many other areas. There were reports of a lot of mullet dea... | |
| Posted: January 20, 2010 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | http://www.coronadazecharters.com captain mike 910-619-8509 the weather here on the coast has finally broke,the suns out ,the temps are up and the fish continue to bite. the offshore scene was great with the wahoo at the steeples burning it up, also a great king bite a little further of the beach. inshore a few big trout have laid up with the hardheads. the redfish are still around the docks and marinas on the icw and im sure by now everyone knows about the pigs in the surf off of topsail an... | |
| Posted: January 19, 2010 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Island Fishing
Most people who like to fish know how cold the weather was here in the 1st part of Jan. around Sanibel Island.
The cold water is finally starting to reach normal temperatures for this time of year.
I’m catching trout and redfish again. Fishing afternoon high tides and working soft plastics slow across a marble bottom is the best.
Long grass flats that have the sun beating down on them and then the warm water dropping off the flat into deeper water i... | |
| Posted: January 19, 2010 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello form “finally starting to warm up” Southeast North Carolina! It has been cold; to cold, we had some local fish kill. It was a little worse north of us, but it s not good for anybody! We are very happy to see warmer temps for the next five plus days. The good part of all this is we have been doing pretty good fishing lately. Let’s go over that in this weeks fishing report>>>
When the weather or more important the wind has been right, we have done very well on the winter Redfish. Th... | |
| Posted: January 18, 2010 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | The cold temperatures of last weekend persisted into this week, but Alene Haug, her daughter, Emma, and family member, John, were brave enough to fish Estero Bay with me on a very cold, windy late morning trip on Tuesday. We used live shrimp to catch and release one snook and two redfish, along with a couple dozen sheepshead. We caught a few keeper -sized mangrove snapper also.
My remaining scheduled trips for this week have rescheduled for hopefully warmer days. That being said, we are sti... | |
| Posted: January 18, 2010 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | It’s COLD!!!! I heard on the news that the last cold front was the longest lasting cold spell recorded here in northwest Florida since 1950. It’s been reported that we had twelve days in a row below freezing OUCH! Well, I can only think of one good thing that will come out of this crazy weather, so be ready. The cold will run a lot of bait out of the bays in search of the warmer water along the beaches, and where there’s bait there will be fish – eventually.
There is one thing that I want t... | |
| Posted: January 17, 2010 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | January 15, 2010
SNOOK SEASON WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1
The frigid cold from the past couple of weeks has finally left the Treasure Coast. In its wake, there are thousands of dead or cold stunned fish all over the river. We found lots of snook, snapper, lookdowns, ladyfish, tarpon, and many more species floating all around the area. It appears that the redfish, trout, black drum and sheephead were some of the few that survived the freezing water temperatures. It was a sad si... | |
| Posted: January 16, 2010 by Captain Bill Russell - Pine Island, FL
http://www.fishpineisland.com | |
After a long stretch of unprecedented cold weather we are finally thawing out in southwest Florida. As many have already reported our snook population took a pretty hard hit as unknown numbers succumbed to the cold. Early reports suggest the number statewide is very high but too early to get an accurate count. We should have a fairly accurate estimation of how many fish were killed in upcoming days. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission executed an executive order suspending the spring... | |
| Posted: January 10, 2010 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Captiva Island Fishing
The fishing around Sanibel Island and Captiva this week has been cold. Most of my Charters have caught trout and sheephead.
Sheephead are fun to catch when they get over 15”. Florida fishing regulation is 15 sheephead per angler. Trout regulation for the Sanibel, Captiva area is 4 per angler. Even if the weather is cold we still have good news in this area.
Grouper is also another species open until February. Some of these big f... | |
| Posted: January 09, 2010 by Captain Bill Russell - Pine Island, FL
http://www.fishpineisland.com | | I know compared to what’s going on to our north our weather probably isn’t that bad, but with temperatures expected to dip into the low thirties again tonight it really hurts our fishing in sub-tropical southwest Florida.
Its funny looking back to my first couple years of guiding professionally, as a Florida boy I did not like the cold at all. Matter of fact if the high for the day was below eighty degrees I would encourage cancelling the trip. I quickly came to the realization that my defi... | |
| Posted: January 08, 2010 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | http://www.topsailbeachfishingcharters.com
captain mike 910-619-8509 wow! the weather has gottin as bad as its going to to here on the coast.water temps in the 40`s in the salt and the30`s in the river,but somehow the fish are still feeding like it was fall.in the salt the reds in the surf outside of topsail and figure eight island are feeding on 4 in stormbaits. these fish are 18 in -32 inches.very fun when the wind isnt pumpin out off the north northeast.10 am seems to be the best time to spo... | |
| Posted: January 08, 2010 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | January 8, 2010
Br-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r.....The new year certainly started off cold! Freezing temperatures this past week have kept all but the brave anglers off the water. I thought that maybe they moved Florida and forgot to tell us. I hope that I won't be giving an ice fishing report next week... I will be glad to see August..... Most anglers are heading out later in the morning. That is a fantastic idea in these conditions. We did manage to get out a couple days just before the worst o... | |
| Posted: January 06, 2010 by Captain Pete Rowney - Islamorada, FL
http://www.islamoradaonthefly.com | | Greetings from the Florida Keys. It's official. I'm freezing my ass off. An extended period of arctic weather has us in its' clutches right now. When the weathermen are talking about windchills in S. Florida you know it's cold. The last few nights our lows have dipped into the low to mid 40's. That's 20 degrees colder than average! Needless to say I had to scrub a few trips just to avoid getting frostbite. That being said, the fishing prior to this cold blast was good to awesome. Got out into th... | |
| Posted: December 06, 2009 by Captain Pete Rowney - Islamorada, FL
http://www.islamoradaonthefly.com | | Greetings from the Florida Keys. It's been over a year since I've posted anything. The loss of my sister-in-law and my mom a month apart from one another last holiday season has had my thoughts on other things than writing. But as they say, life goes on... Things are finally start to feel a little bit like winter right now. We had a very hot fall and the change feels good. Bonefishing around Thanksgiving was off the charts. While the odd cold front can mess things up a bit, the plus side is the ... | |
| Posted: January 05, 2010 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Killing The Skunk
I managed to get in two very cold trips out of three I had scheduled. By that time, the handwriting was on the wall.
First up on Tuesday was Tom Miller and his fifteen year old son, Ben, of Plainfield, Indiana. We'd just had another big front come through that really knocked the temperatures down. The worst of the blow was over, but I knew instinctively that there would be little or no bite. Tom had given this trip to Ben for Christmas. Ben had so much fun on our f... | |
| Posted: January 03, 2010 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | January has arrived and the cold weather has come with it. Jan. 2nd was a windy 10-15 mph start at 45 deg. I had the pleasure to Guide Nick and Zac from Michigan. We left the ramp at Punta Rassa and went to a good sand bar that has been holding Pompano. AAfter a few drifts and a few ladyfish, it was abvious the Pompano had moved. I decided to fish a creek mouth. The morning had started with a negative low tide, -.92 ft and had a good incomming tide till the afternoon.
With low wate... | |
| Posted: January 03, 2010 by Captain Bill Russell - Pine Island, FL
http://www.fishpineisland.com | | This past week we got our first dose of cold weather fishing as we switched from live shiners and pinfish to shrimp. The cold has pushed most of the bait fish to warmer waters to our south so it’s time to switch to shrimp and look alike imitations. The fish we catch usually don’t average as large as when we are live baiting but the action can be very good at times. We fished south Matlacha Pass on a cold day with a strong north wind and caught a lot of fish, not a big variety only redfish and ... | |
| Posted: January 02, 2010 by Captain Tom Van Horn - Chuluota, FL
http://www.irl-fishing.com | | Mosquito Creek Outdoor’s Central Florida Fishing Outlook for January 2010
By Captain Tom Van Horn
Reflecting back on 2009, recreational anglers across America have been faced with challenges threatening to limit or even shut down our fisheries. Snapper, grouper and amberjack closures in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic, new marine protection areas or no take zones on both coasts on America, and in Florida, sea grass protection areas for manatees just to name a few. The troops are mustering... | |
| Posted: January 02, 2010 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Tuesday, 12/15, I fished Estero Bay with Alene Haug, Kalee McCarthur and Jeff Sailors. We caught eighteen sheepshead, four of which were keeper-size to 18 ½ inches. Kalee released a 17-inch sheepshead, and we also released small mangrove snapper, crevalle jacks and a small permit. We used shrimp for all, fishing the tree-lines and oyster bars.
On Wednesday, a weather front was predicted to move through and kick up winds and seas in the afternoon, but the morning looked like it would be decen... | |
| Posted: January 02, 2010 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | Happy New Year!
With this gorgeous weather we have had for the last ten days ---NOT--- really; all we’ve had has been torrential downpours with all kind of flooding going on. I’ve only been able to fish one day, that’s right one day out of the last thirteen, I’m going crazy!!! Oh well December is gone and now were in 2010 and I’ve grown to expect the adverse weather this time of the year. On the day we did get out the wind was blowing fifteen to twenty out of... | |
| Posted: January 01, 2010 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Island Fishing Charters
Charter Fishing around Sanibel and Captiva Island this next week will be another challenge.
The coldest weather for me ever, is on my door step.
21 degrees with the wind chill. We did manage to catch some nice fish this last week. The bite was slow with cold water temperatures.
Spotted Seatrout are in season now. Anglers can keep 4 in this area, and one of the trout can measure over 20” all the rest must fit the slot 15 to 2... | |
| Posted: December 31, 2009 by Captain Chris Myers - Orlando, FL
http://www.floridafishinglessons.com | | This is the final Mosquito Lagoon fishing report for 2009. Despite some challenging weather during the month of December, the redfish, trout, and black drum were all willing to eat. With most of the mullet having gone south for the winter, shrimp and crabs become the main forage on the flats. When I leave the house this time of year, I will have one rod with a DOA shrimp, one with a DOA crab, and a flyrod with a shrimp or crab pattern tied on.
I made several trips to Mosquito Lagoon this mont... | |
| Posted: December 31, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | January 31, 2009
Wow! Here it is....the end of another year and where did all the time go again. Seems to fly by each year. We had lots of fun out on the water in 2009 and want to take a second to wish everyone a Happy New Year and hope the best for you in 2010. We made lots of new friends this year and renewed friendship with many more out on the water. It was a fun year!
Cool weather and windy conditions have made it difficult to fish, but the fish are there if you can get out. Loo... | |
| Posted: December 30, 2009 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
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captainmike hoffman 910-619-8509 well the weather turned cold but the fish turned on! trout , reds, flounder and stripers are all on fire the last few weeks.living on the coast is is great thing when the fish bite all year round.if your looking for the reds and trout,go to some of your fav. docks on the first of the rising tide.if you keep your boat on the water,checkout the local marinas.theres fish there!! the basins are full off fish.if stripers is your fish... | |
| Posted: December 29, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Well Folks, the rain has slowed down a little but; now here comes the COLD weather!!! Welcome to southeast North Carolina fishing and weather, everyday is different and the fishing will be different as well! You can catch fish during colder weather and/or winters; you just have to change your style a little. I think this is going to be a little colder winter than the last one. So here is the fishing report>>>
The speckled trout have been hit and miss lately, some days we catch them good s... | |
| Posted: December 27, 2009 by Captain Bryan Cuevas - Biloxi, MS
http://www.teammegabite.com | | It was the day before Christmas Eve Derek and Mike boarded the Mega-Bite. With a record rain fall in Biloxi, MS the last weeks the water was very dirty. After spending some time fishing where I caught Redfish the day before, the bite was very slow. It was off to a different spot and again we got some fish but it was still slow. I told them we would find the fish before the day was over.
With a strong east wind I headed to Davis Bayou and after looking at the sonar I still didn’t see much. I ... | |
| Posted: December 27, 2009 by Captain Bill Russell - Pine Island, FL
http://www.fishpineisland.com | | We did not fish one day this past week and I have to say with the colder weather and the Christmas holiday it was a nice break. I don’t mind fishing in the cold, actually we have some of our best days when it’s cold and the north wind has blown the water out of the bay. However, it usually takes me two or three trips to adjust my clothing accordingly where I put enough layers on and don’t freeze. Winter time fishing is actually kind of a break as I can sleep in a little and not get soaked throw... | |
| Posted: December 26, 2009 by Captain Keith Palmiero - Celina, TN
http://www.smallychasers.com | | Water Temps: 49.7 - 49.9 up the lake
51 - 52.3 below first island
Barometer: 30.5 to 31.5
Main lake: Green and clear above first island
Dark but clear below (starting to green up)
Creeks: Green with slight stain the farther you go back
Moon: Waning crescent to third quarter
Still running at least on generator around the clock.
I had a great week of fishing with mixed results. Seemed like you would pull to
an area and load the boat then go a while without a bite. Just the way... | |
| Posted: December 23, 2009 by Captain Michael Savedow - Edgewater, FL
http://www.EdgewaterRiverGuide.com | | The water has finally chilled down to winter water conditions on the north Mosquito Lagoon. Redfish are schooling, and getting more active as the morning gets later with some warming sunshine, this is the usual early winter pattern as the Reds and Seatrout are still getting used to the cold water temperatures after a year of nice warm Florida saltwater. On a recent charter fishing trip with regular clients Bob and Kelly from Ontario Canada, we caught 6 Redfish with the largest being the 29” over... | |
| Posted: December 22, 2009 by Captain Michael Rutenberg - Myrtle Beach, SC
http://www.CoastalEcoCharters.com | | Since my Myrtle Beach fishing reports pertain to tips and tactics, there is one very important point that can never be overlooked. It is care and maintenance of your fishing equipment. As a professional Myrtle Beach fishing charter captain, my fishing equipment gets pushed to its limits; therefore, I have to follow a methodical pattern of maintenance of my fishing gear before and after each charter.
Here are some tips:
(Pre-Charter)
-Pull of a rod's length of line and re-tie my rigs. Line t... | |
| Posted: December 21, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Island Fishing Charters
As a full time guide around Sanibel Island. I find myself in some bad weather conditions. As Winter approaches, not every day here on Sanibel, or Ft. Myers is going to be that perfect day my clients dream of.
Over the years I have found Winter and Spring can bring windy conditions.
Last year I upgraded my boat from 18 feet to 22 feet. The larger vessel has made poor weather conditions much easier to handle.
One other thing I have do... | |
| Posted: December 20, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | December 18, 2009
Typical winter weather patterns allowed for a few days to fish and the rest of the week was windy, wet and wild. Lots of rain the past couple of days have made it challenging for anglers to try and get out. Looks like t... | |
| Posted: December 19, 2009 by Captain Bill Russell - Pine Island, FL
http://www.fishpineisland.com | |
The weather in southwest Florida has been nothing short of ever changing heading into the Holiday week. Again this week we had it all, early in the week the seas were calm enough to head offshore in a canoe and by the week’s end you would have had a difficult time maneuvering a sport fishermen in a canal due to the high winds. We went from weather that felt more like the fourth of July was the upcoming holiday(it was warm), to some of our coldest forecasted temperatures of the season, plus ... | |
| Posted: December 19, 2009 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
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captain mike 910-619-8509 the wind is a friend again today,i was gettin a little bored with the red and trout scene and headed to the river to try our luck at some stripers downtown.the wind had a strong current blowin into the docks at the hilton.16 ft clowns runing back on braided line,the first troll produced 4 fish 8-12lbs,i was getting tired of fighting the wind ,so we hit my fav. creek.it was perfect to fish there out of the wind.we made 10 or so trolls ... | |
| Posted: December 19, 2009 by Captain Keith Palmiero - Celina, TN
http://www.smallychasers.com | | WOW!
That is all I can say about the fishing, fellowship, and good times over the
past couple weeks. From the days leading up to the Billy fishing with Andrew, to
Matt spilling his bourbon all over Jeff's hat and wiping it up with my socks!
Man, my ribs still hurt from laughing so hard.
Got to share the boat with Greg Fentres, and though the fishing and weather was
very tough for us, I made a new friend that I intend to share the boat with many
times to come. Also got to take team ... | |
| Posted: December 17, 2009 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | coronadaze charters 910-619-8509 all around the area the trout and redfish bite has been great.although alot of fisherman i`ve talked to say there having trouble catching fish with any size, the big fish are there!! the peckerheads are alot more aggressive. instead of puttin on the same bait to catch the same fish, try a 4 or 5 in jerkbait, spinnerbait,crankbait? you will get the small ones to hit it,just keep pulling through the schools until you get the big bite. if your livebaiting, try p... | |
| Posted: December 15, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | I had planned to fish everyday of Thanksgiving week, but by Wednesday, 11/24, it was raining in advance of a cold front that kicked up seas to 5-7 feet offshore on Friday. The next time I got to fish, after Tuesday, was on Saturday morning, 11/28, and with seas as rough as they were Friday, we decided to play it safe and fish the backwaters. I fished with Mike & Regan McIntosh and their friends, Clark & Ashley Horgan. The redfish bite was on and we released eleven of those, along with several sh... | |
| Posted: December 14, 2009 by Captain Bill Russell - Pine Island, FL
http://www.fishpineisland.com | |
Watching the weather up north on the news I really feel for our northern friends. Looks like lots of snow and very cold miserable weather, while here in Southwest Florida we spent most of the week on the water in shorts and shirt sleeves. Not rubbing it in but I sure wouldn’t trade you places!
It’s mid December and baitfish are still pretty thick, an indicator that so far our weather has been mild for the most. We have had mornings of fog, some wind but nothing really harsh on the weat... | |
| Posted: December 11, 2009 by Captain Alan Pereyra - Galveston, TX
http://www.galveston-fishing.com | | Well this time of the year fishing can be outstanding and most anglers just don’t take advantage of it! I do understand that the weather plays a huge role in people not fishing this time of the year and people are out shopping or staying home because it is cold, but if you really want to have a great day fishing Dec. is a great month to go. Limits of trout have been the norm lately and the flounder have been biting. I have noticed that the flounder we have been catching seem to be bigger this ye... | |
| Posted: December 11, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Island Fishing.
Wind and fog with cooler temperatures has made Sanibel fishing a challenge. I like a challenge.
I like the change in seasons. This time of year is always a nice change from the hot temperatures we endure in the summer and fall.
Many of my days now are focused on the tides and wind direction to set up long drifts. Water levels are lower and I find Snook, Redfish, and Trout, staged near sand pockets and oyster bars.
Bait starts to be scarce, and I like a... | |
| Posted: December 10, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Two trips again this week. We had progressively poorer tides as the week moved along, but we fished the best two days and did pretty well. We had to contend with fog, no-seeums, and cold water, and finally had to wait on the water to warm to get a bite.
First up on Monday was my friend Billy Herrington, of Maumelle, Arkansas. We've been fishing together now for four years, and he's a very skilled angler and a whole lot of fun to have in the boat. We have a good time. And, it doesn't ta... | |
| Posted: December 09, 2009 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | www.topsailbeachfishingcharters.com
captain mike 910-619-8509 today was the most wind i think ive ever fished in, but my charter was willing to give it a try.the fist thing was to find some fish that were out of the wind.leaving out of topsail was going to be tough to do that. the icw was about 3 ft!!we took off and headed towards the back of a creek that i was catching some real nice fish in. the tide was out a bit but rising, we hooked a few 3 lb trout and 14 17 in flounder.about the time ... | |
| Posted: December 06, 2009 by Captain Capt Dave Sipler - jacksonville, FL
http://www.captdaves.com | | 12/4 - Rain??? Ba-hum-bug!!!
Yeah, like I'm gonna go with what the weather man says.... No, Dave goes by what Dave says!! And Dave's usually right. Sure the forecast called for rain and turning much colder. But I knew it was going to be a good looking morning. "So why not go." I called Dr. Dick. He was out yesterday and did well. And was easily talked into going again.
So around 8:00am we departed. We knew just where to go, too.
It was chilly. But not like we weren't dressed for it. Pe... | |
| Posted: December 05, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I had three trips scheduled for this week, but weather claimed Friday. Seems I can't get past the two trip barrier. Both trips were very enjoyable with old friends.
First up on Monday was my old friend Jim “Termite” Turman, from Manchester, Iowa. We've been fishing together for years, and we always seem to do well and have fun. He's laid back and fun to have in the boat. This was his first time to be here at this time of year, though, and the fishing is different from spring, when he's u... | |
| Posted: December 05, 2009 by Captain Chris Myers - Orlando, FL
http://www.floridafishinglessons.com | | Heavy rains the latter part of this week has kept most anglers off the water. Prior to the arrival of the storms, however, the fishing was good for tailing redfish on the shallow flats of Mosquito Lagoon.
Georgia angler Ty, and his son Nick, used a 1/4 ounce DOA shrimp to land several redfish.
The seatrout were also cooperative and both father and son landed numerous fish on three inch DOA CAL tails.
Last week, my wife and I got to spend the day on Mosquito Lagoon. Heavy cloud cover mad... | |
| Posted: December 05, 2009 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | captain mike 910-619-8509...all the fun we had with the specks the last few months,the red fish sortof got a break,but with all the fresh water in the creeks the trout bite slowed down a bit.so i took a group right off of topsail beach and got into 3 large schools of 28-36 inch reds.we were catching them on a 3/4 ounce shad color storm bait.running up to the schools and bomb casting to them.if your trout bite slows,go checkout these reds in the surf!http://www.topsailbeachfishingcharters.com
... | |
| Posted: December 04, 2009 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | Well fellow anglers here it is in December 4th and we have a winter weather storm warning here in Northwest Florida. Although the weather is cold, the fishing is as hot as ever. Over the last two weeks it’s been mostly Bull Red fishing, with a little Flounder fishing thrown in for good measure. The Bull Red’s have been real consistence and making my job easy. There are big schools of Reds out in the Gulf along the beaches which makes for a lot of fun for sight fishing as long as the condition... | |
| Posted: December 04, 2009 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | Last week the red fishing was outstanding. I had a couple of trips where we hooked 20-plus fish on each trip. The fish are ranging from 14 – 30lbs, and the average lengths of the fish are around 33 to 43 inches. These bronze bruisers are a lot of fun to catch, especially on light tackle.
This week we had an upper lever low that brought us high winds and a lot of rain, so I haven’t been out on the water, but I’m sure as soon as Mother Nature calms down, the reds will be there and ready to poun... | |
| Posted: December 04, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | December 4, 2009
Weather was the deciding factor most of the week on whether anglers were fishing or just waiting for a nicer day to get on the water. Wind played a big part in that decision. Fishing has continued to be good even though the weather isn't as cooperative with anglers. The weekend should provide a little more favorable conditions.
Snook fishing around the inlet has been very good this week with the full moon and windy weather helping get them in the mood to eat. Nighttime... | |
| Posted: December 03, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Island Fishing
Well the cold fronts are moving in. Snook and Trout are out of season, but still a blast to catch.
Just as I said in earlier reports. The best idea is to wait until the winds lay down and the sun comes out, for some awesome top water action.
We did just that, this last week. I have never seen so many monster trout in one place.
We landed some trout weighing 5lbs.
One day we busted 17 trout 2 redfish and a 12lb. Snook.
Catching big fish like that is really f... | |
| Posted: December 03, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello from southeast North Carolina! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, I enjoyed mine! The fishing has been quite good for the last two weeks, with lots of Speckled trout and a few other species mixed in as well to keep things fun. The big speck this week was six pounds and three ounce’s; we also caught a few over five and many more over four pounds. This is no doubt this going to be another big trout year! To the fishing report>>>
Not much has changed as far as how we are catchi... | |
| Posted: December 02, 2009 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | 910-619-8509 captain mike hoffman..the weather is getting better everyday,the water temp is at 62, the water is stained,the bait is schooled up,which only means one thing, the best bite is here!!!most of the fisherman around the topsail beach, wrightsville beach area are hitting the jetties hard,but fighting the crowd is not the thing for me. ive been finding bigger and bigger schools of trophy size trout and reds along the icw creeks. the seem to like the creek mouths on the fall and run way,... | |
| Posted: November 28, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I managed another two trips this week, and had good fishing, good catching, good folks, and good eats.
First up on Monday was my old friend George McRobbie and his wife Alison, I'd fished with the previous Monday. We had a tide similar to what we'd had the week before, except that it was much weaker and we'd had another front that had stalled just to our north. I fully expected the bite to be slow.
We left the dock at 0600 hours and headed straight to B Span flats to catch bait. The c... | |
| Posted: December 01, 2009 by Captain Michael Savedow - Edgewater, FL
http://www.EdgewaterRiverGuide.com | | Redfish catching on Mosquito Lagoon has been great this mid November week, on a few charter fishing trips this week, clients have caught from 6 to 10 Reds each outing with fish over the slot size of 27” on each trip. We have been finding loosely knit schools in shallow water with mixed sand and grass bottom as well as along shorelines also with mixed bottom. Best baits have been fresh cut mullet chunks and live small finger mullet. Some nice Seatrout have also been brought to the boat and relea... | |
| Posted: November 25, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!!
December Fishing Forecast:
Here it is December already and the Holidays are almost upon us. Where has this year gone? I must say it has been a great year for fishing all along the Treasure Coast. Both inshore and offshore has provided anglers with many great fishing adventures. Hopefully, this winter will be milder and the fishing great for everyone.
December brings on the winter months and changes fishing tactics on the river. The water temperatures continu... | |
| Posted: November 25, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | John Landis and Bud King had one day to fish before heading back north, and they had hoped for a day offshore. But, with the remnants of the weather stirred up by Tropical Storm Ida meeting an approaching cold-front, the Gulf was out of the question Thursday, 11/12, so they traded their offshore plans for some morning fishing in Estero Bay. Using live shrimp on that catch-and-release trip, we released ladyfish, mangrove snapper, snook and sheepshead.
Tuesday, 11/17, I fished Estero Bay with ... | |
| Posted: November 24, 2009 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | November has been a great month to get out on the waters that surround Sanibel Island. The oppressive heat has retreated giving in to a welcome cold front. The fishing was great around the new moon. Redfish and Snook were cooperating. Last week we had to work hard to get the Redfish. Spanish Mackrel, and an assortment of fun fish have kept us busy. You just couldn't ask for more beautiful weather, so call today!.
Captain Dave Andrews
239-410-7194... | |
| Posted: November 23, 2009 by Captain Alan Pereyra - Galveston, TX
http://www.galveston-fishing.com | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ok new to this forum so HELLO to everyone. I will try to post a report on here atleast once a month. This is my 1st report so hope you enjoy it! Fall is here and fishing has started to heat up! Two to three weeks ago fishing was a bit slow, but in the past 2 weeks I have seen a huge change and the fishing has really picked up. At the beginning of fall we were catching fish, but the trout we were catching were und... | |
| Posted: November 23, 2009 by Captain Capt Dave Sipler - jacksonville, FL
http://www.captdaves.com | | Redfish - Trout....yeah Trout especially. I love them.
I look forward to this time of year, all year!
Cooler, fish just a chewin' and NO LONG BOAT RIDES.
99% OF ALL MY FISHJ COME FROM A 2 MILES JUANT DOWN THE RIVER, right now.
It's great. More lines in the water time.
If you're into lots of great action, find yourself in N.E. Florida.
Don't hesitate to call. I do less than a days notice charters...BUT you have to call, not email me.
Quality tackle and always LIVE BAIT fishin... | |
| Posted: November 23, 2009 by Captain Capt Dave Sipler - jacksonville, FL
http://www.captdaves.com | | 11/19 - F-O-G, means oh so F-I-N-E!
I rolled out of the sack around 6am, then hit the bait shop with a cup o' joe. And was so surprised by how many people were pulling into the parking lot....IT'S THURSDAY!!!!! What the hell, I thought after watching one friend after another head for the boat ramp. I thought, I was the only one that didn't have a job today?
So, I went home got the JETTYWOLF and was back at the bait shop in 10 minutes, baited up and at the boat ramp around 8:15am. There'... | |
| Posted: November 23, 2009 by Captain Capt Dave Sipler - jacksonville, FL
http://www.captdaves.com | | 11/17 - They're back....BIG time.(after the BIG wind)
It always bothers me, when it's November and I'm not finding my Trout friends stacked up like cord wood, East of the boat ramp. Because this is "the time". And for numerous reasons to include gale force winds, high seas, winds from the East, lack of a decent tide. Are just some of the reasons why they seem to vacate the area. With the majority of the frustration, due to not having prime tides and or low winds.
So this morning it was ... | |
| Posted: November 23, 2009 by Captain Capt Dave Sipler - jacksonville, FL
http://www.captdaves.com | | 11/15 - On deck, class room.
Had Chris M. on board today, of course another reschedule from last Friday. Because of the heinous winds, that took my whole week and jumbled it up. Saturday, I went out to try a new anchor I'm playing with. Since it was also pretty damn nice....finally. And all I can say is after this weekend......"where the hell are all the big Trout?"
Because on Saturday, all I did was go east of the boat ramp and fished for awhile. Didn't even leave till noon. So I could c... | |
| Posted: November 23, 2009 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | http://www.coronadazecharters.com
910-619-8509 captain mike......the trout around the area continue to bite with big numbers.some of the biggest stringers are showing up this year.last week we had 8 fish that weighed 48.8 lbs!! now that they are schooling up in larger numbers the net fisherman are on the attack!!contact your goverment officials and lets get this stopped!!!
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| Posted: November 22, 2009 by Captain Chris Myers - Orlando, FL
http://www.floridafishinglessons.com | | The high winds have finally subsided making the flats fishing conditions in the Mosquito Lagoon much better. While the water is still quite high, allowing the fish to spread out, if you can find the fish, they are willing to eat a variety of baits. The DOA shrimp has been producing well on the tailing redfish this week. Look for them to be in very shallow water feeding on crabs and small shrimp. Trophy sized seatrout have been holding around shallow sand bars near mullet schools. The 5.5 inch DO... | |
| Posted: November 21, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | It was another two day work week this week, but they were great days with old friends.
First up on Monday was a great chap I fished with back in 1998, 1999, and 2000, as I recall. He is George McRobbie, of Melrose, Scotland. I hadn't seen George since 2000, and was thrilled that he was coming back to Florida, and we would fish. And, this time his wife Alison was coming along. George had set my main mission which was to get Alison hooked on fishing.
George and Alison were there a little... | |
| Posted: November 19, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Island Fishing
Perfect weather for fishing around Sanibel Island.
The New Moon in November, and great weather conditions, have the Snook, Redfish, and Trout feeding.
This is that time of year when you can go out fishing and its not too hot, and not too cold.
Low tides have the redfish looking for crabs in our beautiful grass flats.
Strong incoming water is the key to get these fish tailing and moving around the flats for food.
As the water gets higher and following the... | |
| Posted: November 18, 2009 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | Well, tropical storm IDA has come and gone, but have no fear, the reds are still here. I had a short 4-hr trip today, and as predicted, the bite was very good. We caught some good fish and fought a few that pulled the hooks, but all in all, had a great day on the water. Today’s biggest fish was around 22lbs, and the fight it gave my client was awesome, especially on light tackle.
Most of the fish were caught on Mann’s 1 – 2 oz plain jig heads that were either rigged with a Gulp or a 4.5” Strik... | |
| Posted: November 17, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Well folks it is Trout Time and I love it! With cooler water temps and a little lighter winds fishing has been pretty good this last week and the start of this one. We did gat a lot of rain but, the water is in good shape for the most part. We are really starting to see some very nice Speckled trout around the area. We caught a 7.2, 5.5 and a half dozen over four pounds this week so far. It was nice to see the 7.2 in the net; the biggest trout I’ve seen in my boat this year. Let’s talk abo... | |
| Posted: November 17, 2009 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | captain mike 910-619-8509 topsail beach trout fishing has been prime since september 6th . the water is now to the right temp for the schools of fish to join together and feed. on the north side of topsail beach there are large schools of 15-18 in fish as to where the south side of the island seems to hold the big boys.the last of the fall and the begining of the rise are the prime time for these fish.another thing to look for is the clear water creeks,there not liking the muddy ones.tt-21 s ,gu... | |
| Posted: November 17, 2009 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | captain mike 910-619-8509 topsail beach trout fishing has been prime since september 6th . the water is now to the right temp for the schools of fish to join together and feed. on the north side of topsail beach there are large schools of 15-18 in fish as to where the south side of the island seems to hold the big boys.the last of the fall and the begining of the rise are the prime time for these fish.another thing to look for is the clear water creeks,there not liking the muddy ones.tt-21 s ,gu... | |
| Posted: November 16, 2009 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | well the weather has tured bad for the last few days and had to cancel a few charters. i was about bored so i ventured out in the rain today.i hit a few spots with no fish.just as i was about to head in, i saw a school of shrimp scatter in the back of a creek. i threw a doa in the middle of the school and whamm!! 6 ib trout. i made several cast to the same spot and caught 4 more huge trout and 3 18-29 in reds.not to bad for a day like today!! http://www.coronadazecharters.com
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| Posted: November 16, 2009 by Captain captain mike hoffman - wrightsville beach, NC
http://www.coronadazecharters.com | | it`s on like a pot of neckbones!!!if yourcatchin them now,your in the wrong spots!! the trout in the local areas are in #`s and in size.we have had numerous days with 25 plus fish from 3 lbs and up to 8 lbs. the water temp is perfect at 64, the water is clear and lots of small glass minnows. still catchin them on gulp shrimp, tt- 21`s and chicken swimbaits. the backs of the creeks on the high tide and the mouths on the fall...catchem up!!http://www.coronadazecharters.com
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| Posted: November 15, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | It was another windy week as Ida made her way up the Gulf to Mississippi, and I didn't get out until Friday.
My trip was the first with Chris Heaphy and his lovely wife Jan, and his son Kyle, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Chris and I had corresponded back and forth quite a bit on email, and I could tell from that he would be great to have in the boat. His love of fishing and desire to learn came through in his writing.
We met at 0600 hrs. on what was a pretty brisk morning. In fact, ... | |
| Posted: November 13, 2009 by Captain Capt Dave Sipler - jacksonville, FL
http://www.captdaves.com | | IS EVERYONE JUST GOING TO WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO RESERVE THEIR PRIVATE FISHING CHARTER FOR AROUND THANKSGIVING WEEK?
I WOULDN'T. RESERVING AS EARLY AS YOU CAN HAS CAPT DAVE A HAPPY CAPPY, THAT KNOWS WHAT HIS SCHEDULE IS. I LIKE KNOWING.
YOU LOOSE NOTHING BY CALLING AND RESERVING YOUR CHARTER EARLY. I BELIEVE PEOPLE MAY THINK THEY ARE COMMITTING THEMSELVES TO A DAY OF HARD LABOR OR SOMETHING, IF THEY CALL AND RESERVE THEIR CHARTER 2 WEEKS TO 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE.
THE PEOPLE WHO I CA... | |
| Posted: November 13, 2009 by Captain Michael Savedow - Edgewater, FL
http://www.EdgewaterRiverGuide.com | | We have had many great fishing trips the past few weeks here in our area of New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach, Orlando, Mosquito Lagoon, & Edgewater. Catching Redfish weighing 25 to 30 pounds near Ponce Inlet. Catching many Seatrout, also Black Drum in the backcountry at Edgewater and Mosquito Lagoon flats fishing trips are producing Redfish from slot size keepers to over slot size Reds up to 10 pounds, also some larger Seatrout up to 27” on the flats.
I offer Mosquito Lagoon Flats Fishing trip... | |
| Posted: November 12, 2009 by Captain Steve Roff - Pawleys Island, SC
http://barrierislandguide.com | | The fishing has been outstanding with catches of spotted sea trout in the early morning and red fish in the afternoon. Alot of (3 - 5 lb) trout have been taken on topwater plugs. We are still sight fishing reds with artificals in the shallows. ... | |
| Posted: November 12, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | November 11, 2009
INSHORE:
Tough fishing conditions along the Treasure Coast had anglers scratching their heads and wondering when and where they might go fishing lately. Lots of wind each day made it a challenge to get out on the water. Offshore was pretty much out of the question and inshore wasn't much better. After canceling several days, we finally made the attempt on Sunday. It made for a very limited area to fish.
Will Whitehead and his friend, Ty Fisher, were back out with m... | |
| Posted: November 10, 2009 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | November is right on target for fall fishing in the Northwest panhandle of Florida. We started out the month catching lots of the oversized Spanish mackerel as these tasty pelagic fish were headed back south. The Bull Red Fish are here in big numbers, the bay Grouper fishing turned on, the Flounder bite was just getting fired up and out on the beach; there were False Albacore, King mackerel, Lady Fish, slot sized Red Fish and Pompano. Wow, what more could the inshore fisherman ask for!
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| Posted: November 10, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Bill Story and friends, Mike, Dave, Jim, Marvin and Ed picked a nice calm morning to fish offshore with me on Tuesday, 10/28. We headed out of New Pass about eighteen miles and fished in 43 feet with live shrimp. The guys were after pan-fish for a fish-fry they planned for this week, and we did well to fill their table with keeper lane snapper, mangrove snapper, yellowtail snapper, grunts, Spanish mackerel and porgies of the whitebone and jolthead varieties. We released lots of smaller snapper, ... | |
| Posted: November 10, 2009 by Captain Capt Dave Sipler - jacksonville, FL
http://www.captdaves.com | | 11/10 - Ewww.....storm scare?
My goodness. Did any one watch the late News on Channel 4, "your local station"? Damn I can't stand that news station. The weather guy John he's not the one that irritates me. It's the News Readers. I tell my parents, that they are the old folks local yokal news people. Because "if" my parents do watch the local yokal News....they seem to have that station on.
They had someone over in Pensacola, it was windy and raining....Barely! And those News Readers were... | |
| Posted: November 09, 2009 by Captain Chris Myers - Orlando, FL
http://www.floridafishinglessons.com | | Some high winds have descended upon central Florida and are forecast to remain with us for much of the coming week. The wind has made sight fishing difficult but we have managed to catch some nice redfish and seatrout despite the challenging conditions. Water levels are still quite high but the temperature has dropped significantly with yesterday morning's water at 66 degrees.If conditions allow you to find the fish, they have been biting.
Last week, prior to the arrival of the cooler tempe... | |
| Posted: November 09, 2009 by Captain Capt Dave Sipler - jacksonville, FL
http://www.captdaves.com | | 11/7 - Same Wind?
I did a Burial at Sea, with some folks from Texas at 4:00 today. I was early, and sat at the boat ramp dock waiting on them. And was not shocked, but amazed how the wind can blow from the same direction for days on end.
One of my passengers was a 90 year old man, that when I'm 90 years old, I hope I'm as sprightly as he is.
As the damn Air show winded down, loads of large boats came in from the Ocean, I guess. Wakes in the river at the boat ramp made it a real mess. A... | |
| Posted: November 09, 2009 by Captain Capt Dave Sipler - jacksonville, FL
http://www.captdaves.com | | 11/6 - BIG WIND.....you ain't kidding!
As soon as I dropped the boat in the water and backed off the trailer I could tell, this wasn't like the parking lot at B&M bait and tackle!!
Here's a photo of the Pilot station next to the boat ramp. I always look at their flag, and say "oh it's gonna be a toughie, or Oh, it's gonna be a easy day".
Take a wild guess what I said to myself, today?
I got the call early this morning before our 9am departure that Travis was bringing his 6 yr.... | |
| Posted: November 09, 2009 by Captain Capt Dave Sipler - jacksonville, FL
http://www.captdaves.com | | 11/8 - Mo' WIND....and I mean Mo'.
Holy crap...Now that was some seriously aggravating wind on Sunday. Got a email from Kelly W. from California on Saturday morning, he was wanting to do some fishing on Sunday, with his wife and daughter.
I knew what we'd be in store for, there was no doubt. Basically, an incoming tide all day, 20 knot sustained (feeling) winds from the N.E. and yep....some serious K.O.D. But man. what "troopers" they were.
Dressed properly and ready and on time. I had... | |
| Posted: November 06, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | November 6, 2009
INSHORE:
I usually talk about windy weather in March, but here we are in November and we have windy conditions throughout the Treasure Coast and it appears to be here for several days. The fishing has been very good out there, but few anglers have been able to brave the choppy waters to give it a try. I managed a day out earlier in the week, but had to cancel the last couple of days with small craft advisories out.
The pompano bite has been good and I found some early... | |
| Posted: November 04, 2009 by Captain Capt Dave Sipler - jacksonville, FL
http://www.captdaves.com | | November reservations: It's Holiday Time!!
Reservations Next Week: (think ahead...holidays are coming)
10th, 11th, 12th, 13th...But I had a cancellation for the 12th. So that day is now open, unless something changes with the crew I had, that day.
Monday the 9th I'm open, till noon. So a 1/2 day is availible. Sun-up departure on the 9th.
It's time to REALLY start thinking about Thanksgiving week. Right now, a past customer has grabbed the day before Turkey day. The day after... | |
| Posted: November 01, 2009 by Captain Capt Dave Sipler - jacksonville, FL
http://www.captdaves.com | | 11/1 - One sweet day!!
Capt Dave Sipler's Sport Fishing
Jacksonville Florida
www.captdaves.com
Had Don M. aboard. Was supposed to be Don and his girl friend. But she wasn't feeling well. So it was just Don and myself, that departed at 11am. I had big plans and was playing the tide, right.
Since this week hasn't been all that productive on the Trout, but I had a plan. Go back to where I was on Friday and do what we did then, and box our limit of Mangrove Snappers. Then see what hap... | |
| Posted: November 03, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I managed two trips this week. Missed one with my good friend Bruce Miller when he spent the night sick before we were to fish on Thursday.
Friday morning I met Larry Lessard, who is a neighbor, and has been doing my yard and lawn trimming for some time, now. He's a very nice guy, but I've never had the opportunity to spend any time with him, and I was looking forward to this trip.
We left the dock shortly after 7 AM, and headed off toward Kiesel's flat as the first light of dawn crack... | |
| Posted: November 02, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | I hope everybody is enjoying the fall weather; it did get a little warm for a couple days. I think that is over for the most part, I’m ready for more fall weather! Now that the weather is getting back to normal; fishing has really picked up in the last couple of days! With that said here is the fishing report!
Trout has been the story for the most part lately. Grays and Specks are feeding well around in creeks, channels and inlets. The grays are hitting grubs and jigging spoons. Saltwat... | |
| Posted: November 02, 2009 by Captain Jason Marsh - Cape Coral, FL
http://www.anglerschoiceoutfitters.com | | "The River Runs Red"
If you read my reports on a regular basis you know I like to fish in and around Charlotte Harbor if at all possible. Charlotte Harbor oddly enough doesn’t get as much fishing pressure as some other surrounding areas. In most cases when I pick up a group for the day, I start out at Punta Rassa and make the run north to Redfish Pass, however today I tried the Caloosahatchee. My first thought was to stay close to the mouth of the river thinking the fish haven’t really began ... | |
| Posted: October 30, 2009 by Captain Jason Marsh - Cape Coral, FL
http://www.anglerschoiceoutfitters.com | | Season hasn’t begun, and the charter business is a little slow but the fishing is red hot. This time of year really excites me, with October being a transition month anything is possible. The old standby’s are here in large numbers, and they are hungry. I began yesterday as any other day in beautiful South West Florida with a trip to my favorite bait haunt inside Cayo Costa State Park. The bait wasn’t as easy to get today as most days but after what seemed to be a hundred casts of the net and a... | |
| Posted: October 29, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | October 29, 2009
INSHORE:
Warm fall weather has been the norm lately along the Treasure Coast. Light winds have allowed anglers to enjoy the great fishing action around the Indian River. Lots of baitfish all over the river this time of year makes it a fantastic time to fish. There is some great action all over the area, so plan on a fishing adventure soon!
Trout fishing continues to be the best bite all along the river. Jim Kosko, son, Brennan, and his friend, Grey was out with me e... | |
| Posted: October 28, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Only one trip this week, so a short report as well.
My one trip was with my old friend Dr. Ron Kolata. Ron and I go back some twelve years, and always have a great time. And Ron, his wife Pat, and I have a lot of fun outside of fishing.
That big early season front that came through last weekend spoiled our initial plans of fishing on Monday. Then, as is always the case, it blew most of the week, even though the weather folks said it wouldn't to start with. I think all of us in the fi... | |
| Posted: October 27, 2009 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | It’s fall and the reds have arrived in full force. It usually takes a few cold fronts to get the reds on the move, but the one that moved in last week was like two cold fronts in one, and it certainly did the trick. I’ve been out a few times this past week, and the bite has been great. To entice the reds to eat, I’m pitching 1 – 2 oz Spro Buck Tail jigs in either white or chartreuse. If I’m anchored up, I’ll use some cut mullet or menhaden Carolina rigged with a 4/ 0 – 5/0 circle hook. When the... | |
| Posted: October 27, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | SANIBEL FISHING
The fishing in the Sanibel Island area this week has been great!
We just had a cool front, that finally dropped the temperatures.
The weather man says more cool weather is on the way.
This is a great time of year to get some fishing in before the water gets cold.
Thanksgiving is on the way and most guides get booked around the holiday.
Snook, Redfish, Seatrout, Spanish Mackerel, Grouper, and Snapper, are all being caught. Bait is still easy to find.
As the... | |
| Posted: October 26, 2009 by Captain Brian Prichard - Lake Texoma, TX
http://www.stripersinc.com | | This weekend has been incredible fishing. There are little fish all over the lake and I’ve been looking for where the big fish went but they have eluded me for over about 2 weeks now. No one else was catching them either but I kept searching until I found them and fishing was great this weekend. Morning topwater for BIG fish and then move on to bait to catch our unders which are all 18-19” After a quick limit of bait fishing we finish off the trip throwing sassy shad and hooking up at times o... | |
| Posted: October 21, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Seasonal business is just beginning to pick up around here, though most of the recently reserved dates are for later this month and into next. I did get offshore Saturday, 10/10 with long-time customers Jerry and Barb Rudan, from Wisconsin. We headed out of New Pass to about 18 miles, but it was slow going heading out in sloppy seas. Predictions were for one-footers, and it did eventually calm to about that, but the trip out was definitely not that calm. We used live shrimp to catch a lot of dif... | |
| Posted: October 21, 2009 by Captain Michael Dennis - Carolina Beach, NC
http://www.capefear-guide.com | | Cape Fear Guide is reporting the speckle trout bite has started at Carolina Beach Inlet,fish are biting jigs with soft plastics,live finger mullet.
Grey trout are also biting well at the artificial reef just off from the Marriott Hotel.
Now is the time of year to take your son or daughter fishing, lot's of action right here at Carolina Beach,NC.
Capt.Mike Dennis
210 Peninsula Drive
Carolina Beach,NC
910-619-0928... | |
| Posted: October 19, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello from very cool Southeast North Carolina! I said it last week but, I really mean it this week; fall is REALLY showing this week! Very cool temps and lots of wind, but Fishing is good and getting better every day with the fall weather!
The Speckled trout are really starting to show and we are seeing some bigger fish around the area. The best trout bites lately have been on hard baits. Mirrolures in patterns 17MR in colors; pink, chartreuse and bone have been very productive for us. W... | |
| Posted: October 18, 2009 by Captain Brant Peacher - Pensacola, FL
http://www.fishtheemeraldcoast.com | | Some of you may follow the redfish tours but for those that don't.... the last stop on the IFA Redfish tour was this weekend in Orange Beach Alabama. The IFA is a series of tours in different regions around the South East. I really enjoy fishing with these guys. They are a first class tournament trail.
We started pre fishing on Monday prior to the tournament. I don't like to fish a tournament unless I have done my homework and have at least an A, B, and C spot. Monday we fished some upper bay... | |
| Posted: October 18, 2009 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | October has been a real hot month until today!!. Our first cool weather has moved in and we are glad for the change. This week the fish went on a good feed before the front arrived. Fishing has been good for Redfish, Trout, Snapper, Jacks, and Lady fish. Thursday we caught 2 Sharks, a 7ft Bull and 5ft Blacktip. Redfish have been cooperating in Pine Island sound and Matlacha. Plan your next trip before a cold front!!.
Captain Dave Andrews
239-410-7194... | |
| Posted: October 17, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I got in two trips this week, and both were with old friends that I've known and fished with for years; Bruce Miller, of Cape Coral, and Ron “Texas Wader” Hunter, of Palmetto. Fishing with old friends makes even the tough days great.
Bruce and I were up on Wednesday. We'd been trying to get this trip in for a long time, and it seemed every day we scheduled wound up being big winds or storms. And, the nice thing about being local is that you can pick your days. Bruce and I get together fai... | |
| Posted: October 16, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | October 16, 2009
INSHORE:
We have enjoyed lots of great fishing around the Treasure Coast this week. Maybe not a lot of big fish, but plenty of action to keep rods bending in all directions. Hoards of baitfish around the river has the fish gorging themselves on the easy meals. We have caught a variety of species and have lots of fun out there!
While trout have continued to bite well on the flats, the big news has been that the pompano have shown up in the river. Anglers have been wa... | |
| Posted: October 14, 2009 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | Pensacola Fishing Report October 6th
Fish on! I’ve heard these two words from many clients the past few trips and I never get tired of hearing them. The Spanish mackerel bite has been very good and should continue to stay this way for the next 6 weeks. Most of the Spanish are being caught in the middle of the bay; they are crashing large bait pods of blood minnows and glass minnows. We are also catching some in the pass and along the beaches. When cruising the beaches, I’ve seen a few big schoo... | |
| Posted: October 13, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I managed to run two out of three scheduled trips this week. It was a week plagued with equipment problems that worked only because my old friend Terry Ryan, who was on Sanibel for the week and scheduled to fish with me Sunday and Monday, swapped his beast of a Chevy diesel truck for my car for a couple of days, allowing me to get my boat to the ramp, and Terry and his gang to get around on the islands. Terry and Michel, and Bill and Dee, and I, met for dinner at Pincher's Crab Shack Saturday ... | |
| Posted: October 12, 2009 by Captain Greg Brisendine - Celina, Tennessee
http://www.smalljaw.com/ | | Wet weather has been the norm here the last week. Fishing has slowed down some with the cooler night temps lowering the water temps down to the 70 degree mark. The night time bite still producing with the bottom bouncers, jig & pig combo's seem to be best, worked in the 15' to 25' with the exception of some smaller fish being caught up close to the bank. Fish have started moving back in the creeks, not much main lake action offered to the cating fisherman. Some reports that fish out on main lak... | |
| Posted: October 11, 2009 by Captain Brant Peacher - Pensacola, FL
http://www.fishtheemeraldcoast.com | | Cooler weather is approaching which means lot's of activity in Pensacola Bay. I love this time of year because most of the fish give themselves away by busting baits on the top of the water. This morning I had the pleasure of guideing Kevin and his brother Josh on what turned out to be a very eventful morning.
We started the morning searching for diving birds in hopes of finding a large school of bullreds. Instead we found hundreds of 3 and 4lb spanish mackeral, so I let Kevin and Josh pu... | |
| Posted: October 08, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | October 7, 2009
INSHORE:
It has been a lot of fun on the water this week. Action has been good, especially for the trout bite. Each time out there has produced lots of trout on the flats. We have fished both north and south of Fort Pierce with the same results. Deeper water on the edges of the flats has held lots of fish. Find the bait schools and you will find the fish hanging around there. It's been a good week!
Todd and Lauren were down again, They caught a lot of fish and lost... | |
| Posted: October 08, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Well Folks, fall is really showing strong this week! A real roller coaster of weather: one day with hot temps and light winds the very next day very windy and rainy and then cool temps. Hey that’s what gets those fall fish biting so we can’t complain too much. With that said lets talk fall fishing!
We’ve had some very good Spanish Mack runs lately. Most of the Spanish are hitting Clark spoons on number one planners, a few fish have hit on top as well. We have also caught some on Fly’s an... | |
| Posted: October 05, 2009 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | Ok, all you fellow inshore fishermen, the fall migration of big Spanish mackerel has gotten into full swing. These fish are making their way into Choctawhatchee and Pensacola Bays in big numbers now. There’s a lot of King’s and Spanish on the beaches, also- from Perdido Key to Destin, these fish are eating everything they can catch in order to fatten up for their migration back south. For the Spanish you’re going to have the best luck with these tasty pelagic fish by looking for birds. A good s... | |
| Posted: October 05, 2009 by Captain Greg Brisendine - Celina, Tennessee
http://www.smalljaw.com/ | | The night season is coming to a quick end, but know one has told the small mouth as of yet. Water temp dropping quickly, down 5 degrees in 5 days due to the cool nights down into the low 40's. Jig and pig combos still working best, tubes and spinner baits also producing. The smallmotuh have started to move into the creeks, best bite being the last couple pockets and points before the main lake starts. ... | |
| Posted: October 04, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | I was off the water for a while—slow season here means time to do yearly boat servicing and maintenance. I did get offshore Thursday, 9/24, with Frank Reid and son, Tim. Seas were calm on the beach but a little sloppy in 38 feet out of New Pass. We released mangrove and lane snapper, along with a 40-pound goliath grouper, before we headed in a little early to get out of the swells.
Friday, October 2nd, I headed offshore to 73 feet, 36 miles out of New Pass with Randy and Susan Weestrand. We c... | |
| Posted: October 04, 2009 by Captain Michael Dennis - Carolina Beach, NC
http://www.capefear-guide.com | | Cape Fear Guide is reporting red drum are biting just about everywhere along the Cape Fear River from Snow's Cut south to Bald Head Island.This past week red drum were scattered along the east bank of the river,in the buzzard bay area, fish were plentiful October 2, 2009 was a perfect day on the water with the red drum biting just about every spot I stopped to fish.
Rapala X -Wrap has proven to be my favorite plug for catching these fish when they are really biting along the banks,and oyster be... | |
| Posted: October 03, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I managed to get out one day this week, and it proved to be a great one.
I met Nick Georgiades at 0700 hrs. Friday morning. He'd driven down from Sarasota for his first shot at flats fishing from a boat, and his first time ever shiner fishing. We'd just had our first early season cold front push through, and the overnight temperature got down to about 67! It was brisk, after being in the low 80's most mornings. As we left the dock with dawn just about to break, it was already shaping up... | |
| Posted: October 01, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | October 1, 2009
INSHORE:
Mild weather has made fishing along the Treasure Coast a joy! Gone were the 90+ days for a while and cool breezes made for wonderful fishing weather. We have enjoyed some really good fishing on the river and client have caught a lot of fish this week.
Jeff and Jane Hearn joined me early in the week and they caught trout after trout, including one redfish and each a snook to their catch. John Dadak and Johanna Grauer was out with me later this week and we got ... | |
| Posted: September 29, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | The redfish action is starting to heat up!
Schools of redfish are showing up on Pine Island Sound now.
I'll be spending this week chasing spot tails.
The last 5 weeks I've spent most of my time in the woods of South Carolina.
Hunting season opened up for deer.
Most of the people I fish with also hunt.
Here are some pics of a 8 point buck I shot from a stand near a beaver pond.
I found an old horseshoe on a trail. Since then my hunts have been great and my buddies are starting to... | |
| Posted: September 29, 2009 by Captain Tom Van Horn - Chuluota, FL
http://www.irl-fishing.com | | Mosquito Creek Outdoor's Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Forecast, October 2009
By Captain Tom Van Horn
For starters, I just wanted to inform everyone that I will limited to desk duty for most of October due to a medical procedure, so I will be compiling next months reports from information generated by my readers and friends. So, if your out on the water, shoot me an email about your results, and I'll include it in my next report.
Shorter days and cooler nights are a sure sign fal... | |
| Posted: September 28, 2009 by Captain Greg Brisendine - Celina, Tennessee
http://www.smalljaw.com/ | | The night bite has picked back up some, smallmouth are hitting jig & pig combos along with tubes. Main lake bite the best, points close to main river channel and main lake ledges, fishiing in the creeks still slow. Surface temp 78 degrees, won't be long for the temp starts to fall a littte. Forecast for the next week calls for cooler nights, down into the upper 40's, with highs being in the upper 60's and lower 70's.... | |
| Posted: September 24, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | September 24, 2009
INSHORE:
East winds kept most boaters off the ocean this week. It didn't affect the river as much, but we have found the water on the dirty side both north and south of Fort Pierce. The fall equinox has bought higher tides to the area and made it possible to fish some usually shallow areas. It has made it harder to find the redfish for us lately. The fishing on the river has been very good for us.
Trout has been the mainstay on the river. Lots of trout are on the... | |
| Posted: September 22, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | I’m very happy that fall is really starting show here in eastern North Carolina. This is by far my favorite time of the year for outdoors and fishing in North Carolina. As the air temps Fall the fishing action just heats up more and more every day. I just hope we don’t get to much rain this fall!
We’ve done a lot of Flounder fishing the last couple of weeks, with some pretty good days of fishing. Most of the Flounder are eating Mullet and Mud minnows on light Carolina rigs. The Flounder ... | |
| Posted: September 21, 2009 by Captain Greg Brisendine - Celina, Tennessee
http://www.smalljaw.com/ | | The night time bite has slowed some due to the recent rains, over 4.5 inches in the last few days. Lake on the rise one day and back down the next, constant flow of 1635 cfs. Fish still biting jig and pig combo's in the 20' to 25'range. ... | |
| Posted: September 18, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I actually got to get out on the water two days this week! Both days were great. We had storms just offshore both mornings, and a nice easterly breeze for most of the day that kept us cool until mid-day when we were about done.
I fished Wednesday with my friend Capt. Marc Geldon, of Snook Blaster Charters in Cape Coral. He emailed me a few days before and told me he'd been off the water with a knee surgery, and was healed with no business. He was going to go out for a morning of fishing t... | |
| Posted: September 17, 2009 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | Summer is turning wetter the last few weeks, staining the back waters of matlacha to Pine Island sound. Snook fishing has been spotty along with the redfish. Trout, Spanish Mackrel and Trout have been steady around the sand bars. I am looking foward to the first cool weather that is not a down pour.
Get out early and Catch Fish!!
Captain Dave Andrews
239-410-7194... | |
| Posted: September 17, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | September 17, 2009
INSHORE:
Beautiful fall like days have made fishing along the Treasure Coast much more enjoyable lately. Of course, the temperatures haven't quite dropped yet, but it has been gorgeous out there. The bait fish are everywhere around the inlet, river and beaches. It is a fantastic time of year to be fishing!
Keith Mullins and Cai joined me early in the week. We spent the morning trout fishing and had a nice time enjoying the day and watching Cai catch trout and feed... | |
| Posted: September 15, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | The bay was good fishing on Friday morning, 9/4, when I fished a catch-and-release trip with father-son anglers Dennis and Mike Page. Mike hooked a bull red at the edge of the trees and fought that until it broke free in the mangrove roots. We also caught and released eleven keeper-sized trout to 16 inches, two sheepshead at 14 inches and 18 inches, and fifteen keeper-sized mangrove snapper to 15 inches. We fished with shrimp under the edges of the mangrove trees, and used popping corks on the f... | |
| Posted: September 13, 2009 by Captain Greg Brisendine - Celina, Tennessee
http://www.smalljaw.com/ | | The night time bite keeps getting better that the night's are getting longer. TVA is requiring that at least one generater run around the clock, and it has turned the big fish on. Small mouth bass are biting the jig n pig combo's real good now in the 20' to 30' depth on main lake off shore structure. Many small mouth over 21" being caught... | |
| Posted: September 13, 2009 by Captain Brant Peacher - Pensacola, FL
http://www.fishtheemeraldcoast.com | | On this particular morning I got the pleasure of guideing Mr. Randy Mcginnis on a very bitter sweet trip. The morning started off with lot’s of trout action in the flats. To start off the morning Randy caught a nice trout on a chartruse Mirrolure. As Randy went to unhook the fish tried for freedom burrying the hook treble hook deep into Randy’s left middle finger. As soon as I saw it I knew he was in trouble or at least it wasn’t going to be easy to remove. Randy got down on the deck to get the ... | |
| Posted: September 11, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | September 11, 2009
INSHORE:
The annual fall mullet run has officially began around the Treasure Coast. Eager anglers have been hitting the inlets, beaches and river in anticipation of catching one of the big fish that will be feeding on the finger mullet. Tarpon, snook, jacks and many other species will be cruising along the beaches or cornering bait around the inlet and seawalls. It's a fantastic time of year!
Our week consisted of drifting the trout flats and skirting the many rain... | |
| Posted: September 10, 2009 by Captain Brian Prichard - Lake Texoma, TX
http://www.stripersinc.com | | Lake Texoma water temperature is now 80° and elevation is ½ ft below normal. The margins between the hit and miss days are getting smaller and fishing is becoming more consistent. Now, even on the slow days we’re still bringing home a limit of fish and we should continue to catch limits on almost every trip from now through the end of December. Fall fishing is my favorite time of the year. With kids back in school and hunting season kicking off, the lake becomes less crowded. Fall is also t... | |
| Posted: September 09, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello folks, I hope everyone is well and enjoying the cooler weather we have had lately. I have not really liked the stiff Northeast wind from it, but I like the cool morning temps. The cooler weather has really started to change the fishing in good way! The fall mullet run has started and with that the fishing has really picked up in the last few weeks! Let’s go over all that in this fishing report>>>
Flounder have been a big part of our charters lately. We are catching numbers and ther... | |
| Posted: September 08, 2009 by Captain Brant Peacher - Pensacola, FL
http://www.fishtheemeraldcoast.com | | With so much rainfall in the panhandle this summer, most of our fish have moved out of the upper bay systems and into the ICW searching for more salinity. This is great for me because I run 90% of my trips in the ICW. This certain morning I got the pleasure of guideing Eddie and his friend to search the grassflats for some Pensacola trout and reds.
With so many flashing, finger mullet and greenies in the grass, throwing a suspending chartruse mirrodine lure seems to imitate them best. It didn... | |
| Posted: September 08, 2009 by Captain Greg Brisendine - Celina, Tennessee
http://www.smalljaw.com/ | | Fishing during the night time very good, bass are hitting jig & pig combo's and tube type baits. Bite best in the 25 to 30 depths on off shore humps, ledges and long tappering points. Quality of fish being take 17" to 21" range are very healthy, looks like the unusal cooler summer time temps have been good for the bass.... | |
| Posted: September 01, 2009 by Captain Brant Peacher - Pensacola, FL
http://www.fishtheemeraldcoast.com | | Right now the monster blacks are tailing in the shallows of our upper bay systems in Pensacola Florida. Gulp! crab or half a blue crab pitched gently in front of them is the key bait. This one here was a nice 45lber caught Tuesday morning.
Enjoy the pics
Captain Brant... | |
| Posted: September 03, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | September 2, 2009
INSHORE:
Snook season opened with the usual anticipation of many anglers of catching that first slot fish on opening day. A number of midnight excursions had been planned and with lots of hope for success. We did manage a slot snook of 28", but that was this past Sunday and was released to battle another day. Afternoon thunderstorms have kept anglers off the water late in the day, but mornings have been fantastic and so has the fishing!
Tom Hull and Tom, Jr. were do... | |
| Posted: September 02, 2009 by Captain Eric Adamski - Richmond Hill, GA
http://www.georgiasaltwatercharters.com | | The fish continue to come to the table here in Georgia. We are catching good numbers of flounder and trout. The redfish are plentiful but you really have to cull through the little ones. we are rigging with the Evolution popping cork and a mud minnow or live shrimp and even gulps.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Eric Adamski
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| Posted: September 02, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday morning, 8/31, I fished in 45 feet, out of New Pass, with Mike & Denise VanHorn. We fished for goliaths first, while the couple had their best energy--Good thing because Denise hooked one that was most likely over 300 pounds. Mike followed up with one that was around 100 pounds. We used Spanish mackerel, blue runners and a grunt for bait. After we released those two fish, we got serious about finding some fish to eat. We ended up with ten keeper lane snapper, all caught on shrimp. We rele... | |
| Posted: September 01, 2009 by Captain Tom Van Horn - Chuluota, FL
http://www.irl-fishing.com | | Mosquito Creek Outdoor's Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Forecast, September 2009
by Captain Tom Van Horn
Special Announcement: On October 10th, Captain Mark Nichols of DOA and Jerry McBride of Florida Sportsman Magazine will be conducting a FREE fishing seminar from 1 -3 PM at Mosquito Creek Outdoors in Apopka Florida.
As hurricane season progresses and the summer squalls try to develop and move north in the Atlantic, our prevailing summer breezes begin to switch from the south... | |
| Posted: September 01, 2009 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | We’re nearing the end of August and headed right into September so we can say good bye to the summer and hello to the fall. The temperatures are dropping but the fishing is still HOT! I want to take a sentence to thank the Lord and my entire list of guests that have booked me so far this season. I’ve had a record summer and without you, my family and my friends, well I’d still be cooped up in an office somewhere pushing a pencil and dealing with some headaches for sure. I hope to see each and e... | |
| Posted: August 28, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | It's that time of year when fishing trips are spaced more sparsely. Add to that a three-day hiatus in celebration of a wedding anniversary and the net result is just a couple of days on the water this week.
Tuesday morning, 8/25, I headed out of New Pass about eighteen miles with Harold Matthews, his son, Chad, and Chad's wife, Misty. Seas were not as calm as predicted on the way out, but they did calm as the morning progressed. We caught four nice porgies and porkfish on shrimp, but we did ... | |
| Posted: August 27, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | August 27, 2009
INSHORE:
We have enjoyed some great weather this week. Afternoon rain has continued around the Treasure Coast, but mornings have provided good conditions for fishing. The wind picked up most days, but that has been a blessing to temper down the heat. It has been fun being on the water.
I had a very special charter this week. Seven year old, Justice Rodriguez, with his mom, Eufrasia and Grandma Lil joined me and my wife, Eva for a boat ride on the river. Justice had ... | |
| Posted: August 24, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | I hope everybody is doing well and catching a few fish! I have got to say I’m glad Bill did not make it up here, but his power was felt up this way. We’ve had some strong swells the last couple of days, which has kept me out of the ocean and in the back water areas. Before the swells we did some good ocean fishing for Flounder and Gray trout.
Most of the flounder inshore are mixed in size, but the fish in the ocean are a little better in size. Live bait and grubs are the best bet. Caroli... | |
| Posted: August 24, 2009 by Captain Greg Brisendine - Celina, Tennessee
http://www.smalljaw.com/ | | Dale Hollow night time small mouth fishing still producing good size and quanities. Fish are holding on main lake points and ledges. The 3/8 oz hair jig & pig being the most consistant producer.... | |
| Posted: August 21, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | August 20, 2009
INSHORE:
It appears the Hurricane Bill will miss our area, but most likely steer some wind, waves and rain our way sometime in the coming days. Otherwise, we have had some great weather, just a little windier than normal this time of year. We have easily found areas to fish and the fishing had been good most days on the water. I guess the Bill will give us a reminder to check hurricane preparedness as we head into the heart of the season.
I had the privilege of having... | |
| Posted: August 21, 2009 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | |
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 in Pensacola is still red hot. For the past 8 weeks, I’ve been on one of the best inshore redfish bites I’ve ever experienced. I didn’t get offshore much this summer, and that’s because the inshore bite was just too good to pass up. Don’t get me ... | |
| Posted: August 20, 2009 by Captain Brian Prichard - Lake Texoma, TX
http://www.stripersinc.com | | Fall fishing is awesome on Texoma and now is the time to reserve your fall trip. Catching 10lb fish on topwaters is a common occurrence from September through the end of October and the bait fishing is as good as it gets. A typical fall trip will involve catching our big fish on topwaters at first light and switching to bait to finish up our limit after the topwater bite is over. Cold fronts will produce the best topwater fishing as fish become more active in the cooling water temperatures. ... | |
| Posted: August 19, 2009 by Captain Eric Adamski - Richmond Hill, GA
http://www.georgiasaltwatercharters.com | | Caught some nice fish the other day. I was using the Outcast popping cork and a live shrimp for bait.
[IMG]http://i25.tinypic.com/2r5xh89.jpg[/IMG]... | |
| Posted: August 19, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | We had to fish the backwaters or close-in reefs this week, due to conditions, but fishing was pretty decent. Saturday morning, 8/15, I fished with Greg Sommesi and family at the reefs off Bonita Beach. With a 70% chance of rain predicted and seas beyond 20 miles at 3-5 feet, we decided the near-shore reefs might be our best bet, especially with three youngsters on board. We did well with snapper, catching thirteen keepers to 12 inches, and releasing lots of smaller ones, along with undersized tr... | |
| Posted: August 18, 2009 by Captain Greg Brisendine - Celina, Tennessee
http://www.smalljaw.com/ | | The small mouth bass are still feeding during the cover of darkness. Jig n pig combo's fished 18' to 25' deep are producing good numbers from flats close to the main river channel. 18" to 20" fish seem to be the norm, with a few over the 21" mark still showing up, all fish seem to be putting on some weight now. ... | |
| Posted: August 17, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Fishing with Tarpoons.com
With the hot weather and afternoon showers many anglers are choosing to stay home.
September is around the corner and so are the redfish.
This time of year with less boat traffic. I like to get up on the polling platform and work around sandbars, especially with the incoming tide.
I choose a soft plastic instead of live bait. I'm able to stay quiet and weed free.
1st light is always good, but temperature drops, and windy conditions aroun... | |
| Posted: August 16, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I did get out one day this week. Morning storms were again a factor, and messed with my plans. But, I had a couple of great guys, and we had a good time in spite of the weather.
I stumbled to the office still half asleep Thursday morning at 4:00 AM, and fired up the computer. Soon I had a couple of weather sites loaded and I was looking at clear radar. Good. I got ready for the trip, and as I pulled into the ramp at 5:15 AM it began to rain. It rained for over an hour, and there were ce... | |
| Posted: August 15, 2009 by Captain Eric Adamski - Richmond Hill, GA
http://www.georgiasaltwatercharters.com | | We went out for a while today dodging the thunderstorms. My buddy and his neighbor set out to wet a line. We were into the fish pretty good but had to work through the bluefish, ladyfish and rat reds. The highlight of the trip was when Brad had hooked a huge sheep head and fought it all the way to the boat when his reel came unscrewed from his rod seat and fell off. He handed it to me and I began to repair it. The other guy starts to hand line the fish in and the knot to the cork comes untied. T... | |
| Posted: August 13, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | August 12, 2009
INSHORE:
The Treasure Coast has once again enjoyed beautiful....but HOT weather this week. We have stuck with our plans of leaving at 6 am so we can get back off the water before the afternoon heat and rain arrive. It has worked in our favor and we have enjoyed lots of fantastic fishing on the river. As long as the bait schools are on the flats, the fish will continue to feed.
Trout and snapper are still the bulk of our catch. Top water lures early are still producin... | |
| Posted: August 13, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello Folks, is this summer going by fast for you? It sure is for me, they say time flies when you’re having fun. I guess I’m having a fun summer, fishing that is. Hey thank God we are not paying four+ dollars a gallon of gas like last year at this time!! Let’s talk some good fishing!
The last couple of weeks the fishing has been pretty good just off the beach. The Spanish Mackerel have been biting very good most days and the fish are a really nice grade. Some fish over six pounds, that... | |
| Posted: August 12, 2009 by Captain Eric Adamski - Richmond Hill, GA
http://www.georgiasaltwatercharters.com | | I can't remember when the last time I was able to take a solo trip. Today there were no clients, no children and only one person to worry about, me ( I did take my dog she didn't complain at all). I went out to scout a new area. I didn't even get stuck in the mud once. As I rode up a creek I took note at several "fishy" locations on the low tide with the plan to come back and fish them on the incoming. I turned back after a little exploring and work the grass and oyster banks for a few keeper tr... | |
| Posted: August 12, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Wednesday morning, I fished about 17 miles west of New Pass with Harry and Melanie McDaniel and their daughter, Molly. We had steady action, which helped compensate for some pretty
rough seas as we were on the storm-fringe much of the morning. We used shrimp and caught ten keeper Spanish mackerel to 24 inches, a keeper mangrove snapper and porgies and grunts. We released lots of just undersized mangs, yellowtails, and red grouper, along with a twenty-pound goliath grouper.
Thursday, I headed... | |
| Posted: August 11, 2009 by Captain Greg Brisendine - Celina, Tennessee
http://www.smalljaw.com/ | | Dale Hollow lake is producing several nice small mouth during the night time. Fish are being caught on jig & pig, tubes and spinner baits. Fish have moved off the banks and can be located on off shore structure.... | |
| Posted: August 09, 2009 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | Is the calendar really at August already? Summer has flown by as it does every year. Of course, they say that time flies when you’re having fun, and on the Mega-Bite this season, time has definitely been flying! I have had a very successful season this summer as I’ve got the inshore fishing dialed in. First, the inshore redfish bite has been off the charts for the past 3 weeks. I found 3 separate spots that are holding some quality fish, not big fish; mostly in the 20 – 25” range, but on light t... | |
| Posted: August 06, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | August 6, 2009
INSHORE:
Mornings have been fabulous this week on the Indian River. Getting out early has lots of rewards! Cooler mornings, gorgeous sunrises, light winds and great fishing await anglers on the Treasure Coast. We have had some really good days of fishing this week and it should continue to be productive.
In spite of the recent full moon, the snapper and trout have been on a rampage feeding on the glass minnow schools. Top water lures have been getting a lot of atten... | |
| Posted: August 06, 2009 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | The rest of July and this first week of August have proved to be right up there where it should be – Fantastic!
The Near shore reef fishing has been awesome; we are still catching stringers of nice Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Amberjack and King Mackerel. All the fishing I do is in State waters less than and up to nine miles out. Some of the reefs are in 85 feet of water but most are 65 to 75 foot deep. To consistently catch good fish on these reefs you have be stealthy, anchor the boat, if... | |
| Posted: August 03, 2009 by Captain Pete Root - Naples, FL
http://www.naples-fishingcharters.com | | July
this is for the later part of July. I had moved the majority of my trips to the afternoon because of a few relative factors.
The first one and one of the more important factors was the bait. The greenies haven't showed until the afternoon. Secondly the water temps get so darn down right hot the fish seem to stop eating by 9 A.M. On more than a few days the bait perished when brought into the back waters where some days the water has reached 90 degrees.
With a start time of 5 going u... | |
| Posted: July 29, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Fishing
August is just around the corner and I’m glad!
July was Hot and sticky, and the fishing was slow.
Normal weather patterns are starting to settle in.
Rain and lower temperatures will soon be here with the coming of fall and football. I like the Miami Dolphins , but don’t get much time to see them play, because of my outdoor life. I’ll be hunting or fishing.
This year I’m going to do a hunting report also, since most of my clients do both!! They like the way I tell st... | |
| Posted: July 28, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello, I hope everybody is doing well. I can’t complain; fishing has had some consistence for the most part. We’ve had some heavy storms lately in the afternoons. I’ve found that the areas where the rain has falling hard, the fishing is a little harder as well. Remember when water colors change you need to change your color patterns as well.
The summer trend of local fishing is really starting to show. One of my favorites has started to show this last week; the always fun Tarpon! I have... | |
| Posted: July 26, 2009 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | It’s the getting to the end of July and I’m amazed at the quality of Red Snapper that I’m still catching. The secret is to have enough places to fish without killing all the fish on one spot. When I go to a spot and catch a nice stringer of fish, I’ll go back there one more time in the next few days and then leave it alone for a week to ten days. More fish will move in as you take fish out as long as it’s got good cover and bait there. I’m talking quality fish not just keeper fish, I put one ove... | |
| Posted: July 25, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I actually managed to get in three trips this week, which honestly is about all of the July heat my old body can handle. Fishing in the Sound is tough. Tight lips are definitely making for tough trips.
Monday was pretty much a complete rain-out for fishing guides, but the rain was badly needed here along the coast where we've had a hard time getting any rainfall for the last month. Tuesday, I had a trip with my friend Scott Covington, who has been having trouble learning to catch anything ... | |
| Posted: July 23, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday morning was a little rainy in Estero Bay, but I puddle-jumped with anglers Gary Haupt and Mike Kidwell and it paid off. Gary landed a 32 inch, approximate twenty-pound black drum, on shrimp (see photo.) He was tempted to keep it, but decided to release it and let it continue to thrive. We also caught and released five trout, all in about ten minutes of action, and we kept three keeper mangrove snapper.
Tuesday, I fished Estero Bay with Chris Polumbo and his son, Matt, and Matt’s friend... | |
| Posted: July 23, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | July 23, 2009
Inshore:
Funny.....we fuss about cold weather in winter and hot weather in summer. It is hot out there! Days in the 90's that bring on a sweat just thinking about it. Plan your trips with that in mind. Take plenty of water and don't forget the hats, sunglasses and suntan lotion. We have been heading out by 6am to beat some of the heat this time of year. Keep your cool....the fish are out there!
Trout and snapper fishing has been the best bite on the river. Lots of mangr... | |
| Posted: July 23, 2009 by Captain Jason Marsh - Cape Coral, FL
http://www.anglerschoiceoutfitters.com | | Rained Out
I began the day as usual, up at 4:15am and out the door by 4:45am. It makes for a long day, but at least I don’t have to go to the office like most folks. I pulled up on a flat to the west side of Picnic Island, dropped the Power Pole and started my morning ritual of chumming up the white bait. I was expecting a group of four this morning, so I new I had to really load up. It didn’t take long for the bait to find my chum slick and hone in on the source. Soon enough I had plent... | |
| Posted: July 22, 2009 by Captain Brian Prichard - Lake Texoma, TX
http://www.stripersinc.com | | Lake Texoma water temperature is 86° and the elevation is normal. Fishing is hot and cold right now. I’m catching 10-20 fish when it is cold and wearing them out when it is hot with lots of fish in the 8-10 lb. range. The fish are feeding the first 2 and the last 2 hours of daylight, at least for the big fish. You can catch little fish all day long but you have to be out there when the big fish want to feed to catch them.
Most of my fish are coming of slabs and bait. Most of the fish a... | |
| Posted: July 18, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I did get on the water once this week, but I'd hardly call it work. I went up to Charlotte Harbor with my long-time friend Bubba Baker, and his tournament partner, Scott. They were getting ready for a redfish tournament this weekend, and I was going to show them around in an area that I used to fish some twenty years ago.
I hadn't been there in all those years, and I was shocked at how much hurricane Charley had changed the landscape. Except for some of the outside keys, the interior loo... | |
| Posted: July 17, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | July 17, 2009
INSHORE:
It's been hot out there on the water lately. We have been hitting the water by 6 am to beat some of the hottest parts of the day. It has been flat on the water and top water fishing will be at its best at first light. Baitfish are all over the river, inlet and beaches right now and lots of fish are out there gorging on them. It's a great time of year to fish the Treasure Coast.
There is some great action around the inlet and jetties this month. As the acres o... | |
| Posted: July 17, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Wednesday morning, 7/15, I headed out to fish fifteen to nineteen miles out of New Pass, with Paul and Debbie Szemplinski and their three children, Ryan, Audrey and Evelyn. We caught a bunch of yellowtail snapper, fifteen in all, but only one that we could keep at 18 inches. The spot that yielded the big one was overtaken by dolphin, which made catching more of the keepers impossible. We also kept five fourteen-inch whitebone porgies and released a bunch of silver porgies. We also got four keepe... | |
| Posted: July 16, 2009 by Captain Jason Marsh - Cape Coral, FL
http://www.anglerschoiceoutfitters.com | | A Break in the Weather
It’s been a windier than average year, and a drier than average year so far. This is no good for the grass, but it doesn’t bother the fish. The lacks of Thunderstorms in the afternoon have really helped with keeping the water clean and the salinity up. The runoff that we usually experience during the summer months hasn’t been as bad as in years past, however this could change drastically in August. Fishing has been good, with the Snook spawn beginning to slow, and th... | |
| Posted: July 12, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello Folks, I hope everybody is enjoying the summer so far. Fishing for the most part has been very good this year for me and my charters. We are starting to see more people on the water, in the last couple of weeks. Which I guess is a good thing, “tip”: if you want to beat the crowds; go earlier! To the fishing report!
We’ve had some good Speckled trout, Redfish and Flounder fishing lately south of Wrightsville beach. The trout are hitting grubs and shrimp pattern lures. The grubs that... | |
| Posted: July 11, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Oh! Thank Heaven for Eleven and Seven!
I wound up with one trip to run this week. It was a hard one, but one of the most rewarding in a while. My customers were Larry Fleming, and his eighty year old father-in-law, Ed, of Jacksonville, Florida. It was my first trip with them. Our conditions were tough. We were on the full moon, and there is tons of small bait in the water everywhere you look. Net pluggers. I was shocked to see the water within 8 inches or so from the top of the dock... | |
| Posted: July 10, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | July 10, 2009
INSHORE:
Getting out early or fishing late in the day will give you the best opportunities in July. Hot afternoons can slow down the fishing and also take a toll on you as well. We have found fish shallow early and moving to deeper water as the sun heats up. We just finished up the full moon, which made it even more challenging during the day. Things will improve as the coming weekend nears, so get those top water lures ready and head out for an early morning on the river... | |
| Posted: July 10, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Slow season is here for sure. Seasonal residents have fled our heat and humidity until October and the economy is not producing our usual number of summer vacationers this year. On top of that, a low pressure system that hung over our area for several days was still in effect Monday, 6/29, when I fished a windy Estero Bay with Bill Maybrook and friend, Andy. We missed the rains and were able to catch six keeper mangrove snapper on shrimp. We released nine smaller snapper, two snook to 16 inches ... | |
| Posted: July 09, 2009 by Captain Chuck Kitto - Islamorada, FL
http://www.floridakeysfishingadventures.com | | On Monday July 6, 2009 Capt. Chuck Kitto from Florida Keys Fishing Adventures and Sniper Charters, took the ladies from Clear Channel Radio , Pam Godfrey and Kim Chesher on a “girls night out on the water.” They departed from Holiday Isle , mm84.5 in Islamorada, in the evening in search of the large tarpon. Capt. Chuck showed the ladies how to bait hook with live crabs, and shared with them about how it is fishing in the Florida Backcountry. Capt. Chuck has been selected by the Florida Wild... | |
| Posted: July 09, 2009 by Captain Michael Dennis - Carolina Beach, NC
http://www.capefear-guide.com | | July is here at Carolina Beach,the summer time fun has begun with good catches of spanish mackerel at Carolina Beach Inlet,with a few large kings also being caught on the tide line.
Flounders are being caught at Snow's Cut and through out the waterways around Carolina Beach.
Red Drum fishing has been effected by the low pressure system that seems to want to linger over the Cape Fear Coast,but should return to normal with the next high pressure weather pattern.
Capt.Mike Dennis
Cape Fear Guid... | |
| Posted: July 07, 2009 by Captain Chris Herrera - Palm Coast. St. Augustine, FL
http://www.PalmCoastFishing.com | | Pogy pods have continued to show up in good numbers along North East Florida beaches attracting Tarpon to monster Jacks. Tarpon can be seen doing cartwheels and slashing through the pogy pods in a feeding frenzy. Free lining a pogy on a Daiichi 13/0 Circle hook has been my rig of choice, just toss the pogy outside of the bait schools and hold on. Look for huge schools of bruiser Jacks pushing wakes and devouring anything that gets in their way. A live pogy tossed in front of the school will hard... | |
| Posted: July 07, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Fishing with Tarpoons.com
West winds have made my Snook and Snapper fishing tough.
Normally I’m busting the mangrove snapper, This weather pattern is called a Bermuda High that is suppose to be in Bermuda, but has made its way into Florida and messing up my dinner plans.
On the other hand the snook fishing has slowed down a bit because I like to sight cast. Although, I’m guessing the snook are still in the normal spots.
Flipping bait into the brackish water has wo... | |
| Posted: July 07, 2009 by Captain Brian Prichard - Lake Texoma, TX
http://www.stripersinc.com | | The lure fishing is on right now on Lake Texoma. Lake Texoma water temperature is at 85° and the elevation is 618.85 which is right at normal. Slabs, topwaters and cohoes are where it is at right now. Bait is not working right now and from what I’ve heard, if your not using lures, your not catching fish. There is a slab run that has been working the past few days along the bluffs and a topwater bite is happening occasionally depending on boat traffic. Most of my fish are coming off of cohoe... | |
| Posted: July 07, 2009 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | I guess we are pretty spoiled in South west Florida, Saturday I got a call from a friend that had boat problems, and ran his trip for him. As it turned out we lucked into the best bunch of redfish I have seen all year. The bonus was when an unknown shark grabbed the light tackle Cabo 30 outfit and ran off 150 yards of 15 lb braid before he stopped. What a surprised angler, fishing in 18 inches of water. The wind and rain have been out of the west for 2 weeks straight making a trip to the b... | |
| Posted: July 07, 2009 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | 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 due to the awesome inshore speck bite, but a few of my trips wanted to do some nearshore light tackle king fishing. Now I’m torn every time we go out, because the king bite has been incredible the past few days, with some double hook ups and even a t... | |
| Posted: July 04, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | July 4, 2009
INSHORE:
Summertime.....heat, afternoon storms and more heat. Get out early to fish or late in the evening to enjoy the best times on the water. Drink plenty of fluids and have some fun this time of year. Most of our action came from the south of Fort Pierce this week. The water quality has been much better to the south. The power lines have held lot of trout on the west side of the river all week.
Trout fishing continues to be our best target on the river. We have ... | |
| Posted: July 01, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello from steaming HOT southeast North Carolina!! Has it been hot enough for y’all lately? Thanks God the fish has been just as hot. The last few weeks of fishing have been very good; let’s talk about that in this fishing report>>>
The Spanish mackerel bite has been very good lately. Spanish mackerel are feeding well in the mornings and afternoons. We are catching most of the Spanish around the inlets, shoals, and up & down the beach strands; in twenty to forty feet of water. Look for ... | |
| Posted: June 30, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Seems it's been nearly impossible to get a descent week in since Easter passed. This week was no exception. I ran one of the three trips I had on the books. Catching also continues to be a challenge.
A broken commitment on Monday, and big winds on Tuesday, kept me away from the water until Wednesday. It was my first trip with Rob Bibb and his son, Zach?, of Warner Robbins, Georgia, and I hoped I could put together a good one for them.
After a rough weather day on Tuesday, the weather w... | |
| Posted: June 29, 2009 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | Lady anglers on the Mega-Bite are showing the guys how it’s done! The guys have certainly caught their fair share aboard the Mega-bite, but lately the women have been slaying ‘em. The inshore trout bite here on the Panhandle has still been pretty good, nothing like it was in May, but we are still catching some quality fish. We finally got some much-needed rain and that really helped the inshore bite. The key to a successful trip is to start early and have the right baits. Just what are the right... | |
| Posted: June 28, 2009 by Captain Michael Dennis - Carolina Beach, NC
http://www.capefear-guide.com | | Red drum are beginning to bite hard in the smaller creeks off the Cape Fear River,fishing with live menhaden on carolina rigs seems to be the best method right now.
Capt.Mike Dennis
Cape Fear Guide
910-619-0928... | |
| Posted: June 26, 2009 by Captain Jason Marsh - Cape Coral, FL
http://www.anglerschoiceoutfitters.com | | Today was one of those days. It was full surprises in many ways both good and bad. My day began like it usually does; up at 5am, on the water and underway by 6am in search of bait (Greenbacks preferably). After what seemed to be the net throwing marathon of a life time, I filled both wells full of really nice whitebait. Pleased with my results I took time to drink a bottle of water and clean up the boat before heading out to pick up my charter customers at Punta Rassa. It was a group of f... | |
| Posted: June 26, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | June 26, 2009
INSHORE:
So the song says.....Feelin' Hot - Hot - Hot! That sorta sums up the weather around the Treasure Coast this week. Getting out early in the mornings or late in the evenings has a more profound meaning lately around here. Look out for afternoon thunderstorms this time of year, too. The best bite will be at first light or late evening as things ease off a bit. It's summertime!
July brings hot weather, afternoon rains and Fourth of July parties. Oh....and lots o... | |
| Posted: June 26, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | This week was challenging in terms of weather, for sure.
Monday morning, 6/22, was the best weather of the week. I fished Estero Bay with the Matt Stanford family, including Matt, his wife, their two young children and the children’s grandfather. We had a good morning, using live shrimp to catch seven keeper mangrove snapper, three keeper sheepshead to 14 inches and a keeper whiting. We released two small snook, each about 16 inches.
Tuesday morning, Julie Brady, her son, Nick, and Nick's ... | |
| Posted: June 25, 2009 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | Well , fellow anglers – I’m back, due to some unforeseen misfortune’s I’ve been off the reporting scene for the last month and it’s time to get the message out – THE FISHING HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE FANTASTIC FOR THE REST OF THE SUMMER!!!!!
Inshore – there’s a host of fishing in the bay if you’re not inclined to fish the Gulf. The Speckled Trout will not be caught in big numbers during the later day light hours, but the early morning top water action will be as good as it gets over the ... | |
| Posted: June 23, 2009 by Captain Jason Marsh - Cape Coral, FL
http://www.anglerschoiceoutfitters.com | | This week has proved itself to be more difficult than others to find decent bait on my favorite spots. Today I started my day around 4:30 am. I was on the water and underway by 6am. After a short ride out of Saint James City, I was soon on a well known bait spot called Picnic Island. I set up where I usually do and began to chum the water for Whitebait. Soon the water was alive with what I initially believed to be my bait of choice but soon discovered that the flat was full of Ballyhoo instead.... | |
| Posted: June 21, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | As I mentioned in last week's report, I was on a short vacation this week. But, I did come back to Ft. Myers to run a trip with an old friend, Dave Adair, of Cincinnati, and two of his friends Paul and Jeff, of Cisco Systems, from Colorado. I wouldn't miss a chance to spend a day on the water with Dave. We've known each other for ten years now, and he's a great guy, a laid back but passionate angler, and always fun.
Our day was Wednesday, and we had a descent tide with about a week to go t... | |
| Posted: June 21, 2009 by Captain Michael Dennis - Carolina Beach, NC
http://www.capefear-guide.com | | King Mackerel have moved into the nearshore waters of Carolina Beach,N.C. fish are being caught at Carolina Beach Inlet,off the piers,and inshore reefs.I have had my best luck slow trolling live bait about 1 mile off the beach in the cleanest water I kind find.
Capt.Mike Dennis
Cape Fear Guide... | |
| Posted: June 20, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Hot, hot, hot! Air and water temps are unbelievably hot this week.
Tuesday morning, 6/16, I fished with Larry Battiste and his young son, Lorenzo, in Estero Bay. We used live shrimp to catch seven keeper mangrove snapper and a 14 inch sheepshead. We released smaller sheepshead, snapper and trout.
Wednesday morning, I fished Estero Bay again, with Cody Hennessey, on a catch and release trip. We released a dozen mangrove snapper and a 15 inch sheepshead. We hooked a big red but he got away f... | |
| Posted: June 18, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | June 18, 2009
INSHORE:
Summertime has arrived here on the Treasure Coast, bringing warm weather and calm winds to the area. A fantastic time to fish! The bite has been improving each day this week. The best fishing has been just off the beach lately. Cobia, snook, permit and assorted other species have been cruising the beach feeding on the baitfish. It has been one of the best cobia runs in many years. Hope you had a chance to get out fishing!
Mike, his dad, Dick, and son, Grant,... | |
| Posted: June 18, 2009 by Captain Jason Marsh - Cape Coral, FL
http://www.anglerschoiceoutfitters.com | | What an outstanding day, the weather was great, the water was great, and of course the fishing was great. As I started the day I quickly noticed the clouds building along the barrier islands of Cayo Costa and Gasperilla Island, however it wasn’t enough for me to really take account. I got an early start around 6:30 am on the water and underway to my favorite bait spot inside Cayo Costa. Today was a little harder than most to get the bait required to beat up the Snook and Redfish, it seemed my se... | |
| Posted: June 16, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | What began as a full week wound up a three day work week. The fishing remained tough inside, but took an upturn late in the week.
The week began Monday with the great father-daughters trio of Harry Krukenberg, and his girls Aly and Katie. I've been fishing with them, as well as Harry's Dad, Herman, for several years, now. The girls, now 10 and 14, have grown a lot.
The fishing and the weather had been tough for a while, with early morning storms seemingly every day, and we'd had the ful... | |
| Posted: June 15, 2009 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | 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, that you practically glide across the water to your fishing hole. I haven’t caught any monsters yet this year, but we have caught some good quality red snappers along with some stud black snappers. I’ve been fishing a few of my #’s from last year, and... | |
| Posted: June 15, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello folks, I hope everyone is doing well. The weather has really turned to the summer trend in the last few days. We’ve had some good fishing weather; hot temps and light winds. The fishing has been pretty hot it’s self! With that said; here is the fishing report>>>
We have been looking for Cobia on a lot of my trips lately and we’ve had some success. This last week we caught three, kept one and released two. They were not the biggest cobia I’ve seen around lately but, still very good... | |
| Posted: June 14, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Fishing with Tarpoons.com
This week the fishing around Sanibel Island and near by passes produced,
Snook, and Tarpon.
Plenty of Snook are on the beaches feeding on almost anything.
There are also some large breeders.
The best fishing is still the Silver King!
The beaches and passes are full of these giants feeding on the outgoing tide.
The full moon has passed and the bite is later each day.
The biggest problem isn’t hooking fish it’s dodging the ... | |
| Posted: June 13, 2009 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | June brings a steady flow of steamy weather and fishing. The Tarpon are thinning out after a lot of opportunities inshore, on the beaches and at the passes. The best bite going has been fishing the troughs at the beach. Snook have been very cooperative, although most are small. Trout, and Spanish Mackrel have filled in the card. I haven't found many Redfish, but if you move around and keep looking they are there.
If you are planning a vacation, include a fishing trip this summer, the k... | |
| Posted: June 12, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday morning, 6/8, I fished Estero Bay with Steve Sepan, his son, Ron, and his young grandson, Logan. We used live shrimp to catch two keeper sheepshead to 15 inches and a keeper redfish at 18 1/2 inches. We released small mangrove snapper, trout and crevalle jacks.
Tuesday was a full day fishing trip with Florian Kordas and son, Mike, so we headed out a good ways to 73 feet, about 36 miles out of New Pass. We had a good day with lots of action and variety. We caught and kept ten nice mangr... | |
| Posted: June 12, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | June 12, 2009
INSHORE:
The recent full moon and warm weather slowed down the fishing this week, but you can find some fish out there willing to bite. I was out this week and found easily 30 snook around one dock south of Fort Pierce that were just taking it easy and not in the mood to eat after the recent full moon. Most of them were slot size or bigger, but no takers. As the moon wanes, look for fishing to pick up on the flats.
Early morning is the prime time to be on the water. To... | |
| Posted: June 10, 2009 by Captain Brian Prichard - Lake Texoma, TX
http://www.stripersinc.com | | Lake Texoma elevation is 621.29 (just over 2 ft. above normal) and the water temperature is 77°. The fishing is unchanged and they are still biting as fast as you can get bait down. I caught a 50 fish limit Sunday morning in about 45 minutes and probably released another 20-30 more fish. We had our limit by 8:30. The fishing slowed down around 9:00 AM but we caught fish until my group got ready to call it quits around 10:00. All my fish have been caught anchored in 40 ft. of water near the ... | |
| Posted: June 07, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | It was again a strange weather week, with early AM storms almost every day getting in the way of fishing. After canceling and rescheduling trips where possible, I was finally on the water Friday for a three boat trip with Dan Pease and his good friend Rev. Frank Roe, and four more friends, of Elkhart, Indiana. Dan and I first fished together back in February of 2008, and had a tough weather day, but caught some great fish. Dan was a super nice guy, and a very good angler, and I was looking f... | |
| Posted: June 05, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Tuesday, 5/26, I fished central Estero Bay with Wayne Hawkins and his niece, Lauren Mullinax, both from Cumming, GA. We used live shrimp and popping corks to catch three keeper trout to 18 inches and release lots of smaller trout. We also caught two keeper sheepshead, and we released a 23 inch snook.
Wednesday morning, I headed out of New Pass to 43 feet to fish offshore with George Noonan and his two sons. We fished with shrimp, hoping to catch some nice mutton snapper, like I had last week.... | |
| Posted: June 05, 2009 by Captain Jason Marsh - Cape Coral, FL
http://www.anglerschoiceoutfitters.com | | Anyone who says they don’t like fishing has never fished in Southwest Florida during the months of May or June. I can’t imagine a better bite than what I experienced today. I started the day early, around 6:00am with a good buddy of mine Mark Mulligan. We put the boat in at Pineland Marina and headed to Cayo Costa for bait. After chumming the water with my personal chum recipe, we were quickly surrounded by bevy of white bait. It took no more than three throws of the net to black out both live... | |
| Posted: June 03, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | June 3, 2009
INSHORE:
There is something about the arrival of summer fishing that I look forward to each year. Calm waters and lots of bait around the river has the fish in the mood to eat. It makes for great days fishing around the Treasure Coast and provides a variety of ways to fish the river. It's great to live and fish here!
I had the pleasure of having Frank and Rick on the boat this week. Frank was celebrating his 50th birthday and the fish were cooperating to make it a wond... | |
| Posted: June 03, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I had three trips scheduled during the week ending May 30, 2009, all over the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. But, as things worked out, I only did one trip on Memorial Day with my old buddy Terry Ryan, and his neighbor and side-kick, Bill.
I was to fish with my life-long friend Don McDaniel and his grandson, Kyler, on Sunday, but as luck would have it Kyler had an accident and broke both (yes, both) of his wrists, and was not expected to be healed in time to fish. Actually, as you will see, ... | |
| Posted: June 01, 2009 by Captain Jason Marsh - Cape Coral, FL
http://www.anglerschoiceoutfitters.com | | Today I had the pleasure of guiding 3 men from New England, Barry, Jeremy and Kevin. We started the day a little late at 9am, but quickly made up for time. After a very short run to a snook spot I dropped the Power Pole and as soon as the first bait hit the water, we were hooked up. It’s hard to imagine, and I almost can’t believe I am saying this, but we got a little bored with the Snook and decided to try our luck at the Silver King. I pulled up the Power Pole and headed to Boca Grande Pass, ... | |
| Posted: May 28, 2009 by Captain Brian Prichard - Lake Texoma, TX
http://www.stripersinc.com | | The falling water level has defiantly improved the fishing. Lake Texoma water temperature is at 69° and the elevation is now at 625 (7 ft. above normal) and falling. They are currently releasing water at 30,000 CFS at a constant rate which is dropping the lake about 6-8” per day. All the boat ramps and campgrounds should be opened back up in a couple of weeks.
I have always heard people say that when the lake elevation is falling the fish stop biting. I never listened to those people an... | |
| Posted: May 28, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | May 28, 2009
Aside from the usual rainy weather we have had lately, the mornings have provided some great fishing opportunities for anglers throughout the Treasure Coast. As the close of snook season fast approaches, you can find lots of fishermen out trying for that last chance at a slot snook. It has been a fantastic week for fishing around the area.
The redfish bite picked up this week with some nice sized fish being taken on the flats. Mike Lasorik and his dad joined me again this y... | |
| Posted: May 28, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello from southeast North Carolina; the wind is finally not blowing and the fish are biting!!! Finally some nice weather on a holiday weekend; (a fishing guides dream)! We had a great week of fishing and those good’ole Cobia have started to really show up here. Let’s talk about that in this fishing report>>>
Well if you know me at all, there is one fish that drives me crazy besides Tarpon; it’s Cobia! I love to fish, catch and eat them. We saw good numbers of Cobia the last fives days o... | |
| Posted: May 27, 2009 by Captain Chris Herrera - Palm Coast. St. Augustine, FL
http://www.PalmCoastFishing.com | | knowing how to adapt with the change in weather is the key to success. Fishing over flows or small creeks that are flooded that dump into deeper water are areas that will concentrate the bait which brings in the fish. Snook, Tarpon, Redish and Trout are the usual suspects hanging in these locatations waiting for bait to be swept in their direction.
Exude Jerk baits in darker colors like Golden Bream or Mangrove Red rigged on a Daiichi 5/0 Butt dragger hook is a proven setup that will put fish... | |
| Posted: May 27, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | The rainy season arrived early, as a late season cold front and a tropical low pressure center just off the east coast of Florida combined to make it a lot of wet, stormy, and often threatening weather. We needed the rain, but it wasn't good for business.
I laid listening for what seemed hours early Monday morning to thunder and watching the lightning lighting up my bedroom. I finally crawled out just before 4 AM and fired up the technology center to check several different radars and weath... | |
| Posted: May 23, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday morning, 5/18, Tim Guthman and his six-year-old son, Tyler, had hoped to go fishing offshore. But the time-line on an approaching weather front was uncertain and had me concerned about rough seas offshore for the little guy so I recommended we fish the backwaters. We did well with shrimp in central Estero Bay, and Tyler caught a keeper redfish at 18 1/2 inches. We also caught four keeper trout to 19 1/2 inches, and we released a three-foot bonnethead shark, a three-pound crevalle jack, an... | |
| Posted: May 21, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | May 21, 2009
INSHORE:
Much welcomed rain dampened the ground, the temperatures and the minds of anglers this week around the Treasure Coast. I have to say it was nice to see some green grass for a change and a milder climate. It gave me a chance to catch up on the honey-do list and do some work on both the boat and tackle. And soon, it will be mowing grass for a change as well!
Although, we have had some wet conditions, many snook anglers have braved the winds and rain to get a chanc... | |
| Posted: May 21, 2009 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | Inshore - It’s been awesome fishing (catching) for the first two weeks of May. I like it when a plan comes together. Inshore fishing is off the charts right now and should continue for the next three or four weeks. The Speck’s are on the move, finding their way out of the deep waters onto the flats in search of lots of food to fatten up for their first spawn of the season. Stay close to deep structure for the big fish, the big females will make their way onto the flats; you just have to be at th... | |
| Posted: May 17, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Fishing with Tarpoons.com
Tarpon fishing around Sanibel the month of May is great!
Every year I have a trip where clients come for the first time and have the time of their lives.
This year they are Scott and Sally Lundgren and their friend Tim Bradley from PA.
They stayed at the Tarpon Lodge and fished with me 2 days.
I picked them up at 6:45 am both days after getting bait in the dark.
We drifted some white bait watching POONS roll all around with no hoo... | |
| Posted: May 16, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday, 5/11, was one of those days that is bound to happen about three times a year and, fortunately, not more than that. The party for the gulf trip I had scheduled did not show up and did not call me or answer my calls. So, after purchasing the day's bait, I remained in port.
Tuesday, I headed out in calm seas with Todd & Bob Miller, Sherman Heazlitt, Cathy Moses and Bob Conrid to depths of 43 feet, out of New Pass. Todd caught a nice, 38 inch king mackerel, free-lining shrimp on the surfa... | |
| Posted: May 15, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I wound up running two trips this week. Both were with my good friend Dr. John Hitt, of UCF, in Orlando. We had progressively tougher tides as the week progressed, and predictably the fishing got tougher, as well. But, we always have a good time out there.
I met John at his dock Tuesday morning at 7 AM. We had no moving water in the Sound until almost 9 o'clock, so we weren't in a big hurry to get started. John wanted to be in fairly early, though, so we had to make our time count. Our ... | |
| Posted: May 14, 2009 by Captain Brian Prichard - Lake Texoma, TX
http://www.stripersinc.com | | The water is still rising and the big fish are biting. Lake Texoma water temperature is 64° and the elevation is 628, which is 12’ above normal and still rising. We’ve been having to improvise getting to the boat but we’ve got it worked out now and I’ll be able to fish no matter how high the water gets. I like the lake being high because the lake is not near as crowed as normal with all the boat ramps shut down.
I had a 2 boat trip today of 8 guys and both boats did awesome. Each boat cau... | |
| Posted: May 14, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | May 14, 2009
INSHORE:
Wonderful weather has prevailed over the Treasure Coast this week, providing some warm, sunny days to enjoy being on the water. The fish have been hungry after the full moon and we had lots of fun out there on the Indian River. It's a great time of year to go fishing.....or just enjoy the outdoors!
The trout bite slowed a little for us this week, but the snook were feeding on the flats and we had several productive days once the full moon waned. Todd Dziak and h... | |
| Posted: May 12, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello folks, I hope everyone is enjoying this fishing season so far; except all the WIND lately!!! Man, one week of light winds and pay with two plus weeks of hard southwest! Take is North Carolina Spring for ya! The big (bar highs) will be here soon: “I hope”! Will let’s talk about the windy weather fishing report>>>
The water has really gotten dirty with all the wind lately; when we find clearer water, we are finding the fish. Most of the Spanish and Blues are biting Clark spoons troll... | |
| Posted: May 10, 2009 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | May is here and the Tarpon are finally in the sound in big numbers. Last month had cooler than normal nights with the water temperatures staying at 72 to 74 degrees. I have fished 3 days for tarpon and hooked up each trip, brought 2 to boat side and lost 3. Ben and Jennifer from New York joined me for an exciting fight with an estimated 150 + Tarpon. Ben brought it to the boat after a 2 hour battle. Sometimes they give up after 20 minutes, but this fish would not stop. Congratulations B... | |
| Posted: May 09, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I ran three trips this week, and save for still fighting off the flu, it was a great week with old friends, and the fishing was pretty good with Slams all round!
First up on Tuesday was my old friend Jim Turman, of Manchester, Iowa. Jim and I have been fishing together for five years or so, and he is one of my favorite fishing buddies. He is usually here earlier in the year, while it's still very cold back home, and Slams aren't as important as catching fish because it's winter here, too. ... | |
| Posted: May 09, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Saturday morning, May 2nd, I fished Estero Bay with brothers, Steve and Howard Potash, and their wives, Loree and Bonnie. We caught three trout, two of which were keepers at 17 ½ inches, and we released two undersized snook and mangrove snapper.
A morning of catch and release fishing in Estero Bay with Paul Oleff on Monday yielded trout, Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper, all on shrimp.
Tuesday morning, I was back in Estero Bay, this time with Bill Henry and John Kakatsh, fishing the o... | |
| Posted: May 08, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Fishing with Tarpoons.com
Tarpon Fishing this week is much better.
We landed 3 fish with 10 hook ups.
The wind is starting to lay down and water temperatures are on the rise.
The tides earlier in the week were good for feeding Tarpon.
Yesterday and today the incoming tides are a little slow.
Today I’m going to focus on the falling tide in the pass with the setting sun and full moon.
There was a monster Hammer Head Shark caught this week.
See ya on the wate... | |
| Posted: May 07, 2009 by Captain Brian Prichard - Lake Texoma, TX
http://www.stripersinc.com | | Lake Texoma water temperature is 63° and the elevation is 9’ above normal and the water is stained. The fishing is about as good as it can get right now. Once you find the fish, they are biting like crazy. When I’m on the fish we are catching a limit in about 30 minutes as fast as I can take fish off the hook and re-bait. I’m fishing with bait on anchor in 30-40’ of water. Most have been coming off of the ledges near the river channel. It is best to avoid the muddiest water and fish the st... | |
| Posted: May 07, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | May 7, 2009
INSHORE:
This week has a significant meaning for me, since it happens that my birthday is this coming Saturday and it's one of those we refer to as the Big One.......60th. I can still remember digging up a can of worms to go on that first fishing trip with my dad, so many years ago. It has been lots of fun years fishing and I still get excited at each trip on the water. It's been great!
It's the time of the year to be out fishing. Dolphin, trout, redfish and a host of ot... | |
| Posted: May 04, 2009 by Captain Pete Root - Naples, FL
http://www.naples-fishingcharters.com | | Gettin hotter
For the past two weeks as the water temps climb into the 80's the snook have really turned on. The area I fish is typically between Naples and Marco island. Over the last week and a half I have not had to leave the Naples area as the snook seem to be on every point that has water moving across it. Bill Bevan of Boston had a stellar day with 36 snook all caught in the first two bays of Naples, known as Dollar and Shell bays. One point in particular had tiny glass minnows being swe... | |
| Posted: May 03, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Fishing with Tarpoons.com.
The wind is finally starting to lay down, and the water is now at 78 degrees.
The Tarpon are here and sometimes they feed and other times they don’t.
I’m hoping the full moon will bring more fish that like to eat!
Snook, Redfish, and Trout, are still hitting the top water plugs, but now I will have a problem with too much grass, or WEEDS!!!
See ya on the water!
Captain Greg Hood
www.tarpoons.com
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| Posted: May 02, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday and Tuesday's winds and seas of 2-4 feet scared my anglers away. Wednesday, 4/29, I headed offshore to about 40 feet with John Holtman and three of his friends. Winds were easterly but still pretty strong and seas were hefty. The group caught a few dinner fish, including a lane snapper, Spanish mackerel and grunts, all on shrimp. We also released a dozen gag grouper shorts. We used heavy tackle and double-baited blue runners to catch and release a couple of goliath grouper, one about five... | |
| Posted: May 01, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | May 1, 2009
INSHORE:
April turned out to be one of the windiest months I can remember. We had some calm days, but most of the time it blew unending day after day. This week was no exception. I finally was able to get out with Mark Amorello for a fun day with a good friend. Even though the winds continued to blow, we had a good day on the water. The bait schools are thick around the river and that means lots of the predator fish are out there feeding. The coming weekend promises to be... | |
| Posted: April 30, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello from Southeast North Carolina, I hope everybody is having a good fishing season so far this year! I’ve had a good one so far myself; the water temps are going up so fast this year. We are two to three weeks ahead on water temps at this time last season. It has showed too; good catch’s of Spanish mackerel in April! On that note let’s talk fishing!
The real winner for me lately has been those Spanish mackerel. My charters have done very good in the last few trips, with catches of thi... | |
| Posted: April 28, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | It was to be a six day work week, but it seems it's been impossible to get a full week in this season because of the constant fronts. This week was no exception!
First up on Monday were John Hanson, and his friend Wes Iijima, a couple of great guys from Eden Prairie, Minnesota. It was my first time to fish with them. I could tell right away these were good guys to have in the boat, and knew we'd have fun.
Suffering from pulled tendons in my left elbow from throwing the castnet full of s... | |
| Posted: April 27, 2009 by Captain Brian Prichard - Lake Texoma, TX
http://www.stripersinc.com | | Spring fishing has indeed arrived! Lake Texoma water temperature has now climbed into the 60° range and the fishing is just about as good as it gets! I’m just starting to see the 1st stages of the shad spawn which means the first topwater bite of the season has begun and will last for the next 3-4 weeks or so. I’m catching my limit in about an hour right now and catching and releasing until we run out of bait. We brought back 110 fish yesterday with a 2 boat trip and we probably threw back a... | |
| Posted: April 25, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday morning, 4/20, after a previous week of high winds and seas, I made the mistake of believing the predictions for 2-3 foot seas near-shore, with winds calm first thing in the morning. I headed to the Wiggins five mile reef with Tom & Dawn Wolfe and their son, Jordan. About 9:30 AM the wind picked up to about 15 knots and the seas ahead of the weather front moving in kicked up to four and five feet. The fishing near-shore was almost as slow as it had been in the backwaters Saturday, but we ... | |
| Posted: April 18, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | To say the week ending April 18th stunk, would be an gross under-exaggeration! You can probably still smell it from where you are! First, it was a week of poor tides, which by Thursday and Friday were reminiscent of a flat-lined heart monitor. I generally don't book tides like that! I had Monday through Wednesday booked, but circumstances conspired to eliminate Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday, we had a 31 knot wind howling, which was enough for me to cancel my trip with Todd Masley, down fro... | |
| Posted: April 22, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | April 22, 2009
INSHORE:
It certainly has been a fantastic week on the water without worrying about temperatures, winds and weather for a change. We had some productive days fishing the Indian River and I for one am thrilled that Spring is here to stay......finally! I had some friends return for a fishing adventure along with new friends. It has been fun out there with an assortment of species around the river.
Chris, Al and Ryan joined me this week. Keith and Megan were back to batt... | |
| Posted: April 21, 2009 by Captain Chris Wilson - Charleston, SC
http://www.charlestonflyfishingguide.com | | Spring has arrived and has brought some Great Fishing into the Low Country. My clients have been having some great days on the water.Redfish have been biting good on the flats and around structure.They have been catching 8 reds or more a Trip with some double digit days. this past weekend I had two angler for both mornings and they caught 39 Redfish between 24-33inches on topwater plugs and 1/2 blue crabs fish on the bottom.Fly anglers the Tailing tides are here from now to the end of OCT.Speck... | |
| Posted: April 19, 2009 by Captain Wilmington Fishing Charters - Wrightsville Beach/ Wilmington, NC
http://wilmingtonfishingcharters.com/ | | Spring time is in full swing. I think everbody I know fished yesterday. What a great day to fish sea's were clam and the weather was great. Most of my crowd headed offhsore to hunt for tuna, wahoo, and bill fish.
We found all of above and then some. We ended finding a nice temp break down south right on the break away from the fleet and crushed the fish all day long. My charter now has fish to eat for a month!
Near shore was also good with a good report on sea bass and king mackeral.... | |
| Posted: April 18, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday, 4/13, the winds kicked up again—a familiar story here for the past three weeks or so. With seas offshore building four to six feet, I recommended inshore-fishing for George Flanders and his son. The bay has been tough recently too because of muddy conditions in parts of it and grass that has blown in, but at least there are no rough seas to worry about there. We caught and released a couple of snook, sheepshead and mangrove snapper, fishing with shrimp along the tree-lines of the central... | |
| Posted: April 18, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Windy conditions have made Sanibel Fishing difficult some days.
The fishing is good, but getting to the fishing spots can be a little wet.
When the wind does lay down for a bit, Ive seen some Tarpon.
I can't wait to catch that 1st tarpon of the year!
The top water action is still good over the flats.
See ya on the water!
Captain Greg Hood
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| Posted: April 16, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | April 16, 2009
INSHORE:
Wonderful spring weather has provided us with some great adventures on the water this week and many more to come as the winds finally begin to slow down. We had some fun fishing on the Indian River and caught a variety of species. I had the pleasure to have some friends back on the boat and some new anglers to share the fishing experience. Tom, Josh and Kyle Lukat were back for a fishing adventure. Chris, Tina, Kristina and Garrett Helseth came out for their fir... | |
| Posted: April 16, 2009 by Captain Michael Dennis - Carolina Beach, NC
http://www.capefear-guide.com | | I have fished Carolina Beach Inlet for the last two weeks flounder,red drum,black drum,blue fish,are beginning to show up.Last week the black drum were on biting really hard,yesterday the red drum were biting better.
Water temperature is now 63 degrees,spring time fishing has started if you make your way down to Cape Fear Region give me a call let's do some light tackle fishing.
Capt.Mike Dennis
Cape Fear Guide
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| Posted: April 16, 2009 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | Dust off your sunglasses and hook up the boat, because the wind has died down and the rain has finally let up. The next 7 days look to be great here on the panhandle. The water quality is still very murky, but that’s ok; the redfish don’t seem to care, as the bite has been on fire. I’ve been putting my new Quantum Boca reels to the test, and let me tell you, they are great reels. The drag system is top notch, and if any fish is going to test these reels, it’s going to be a redfish. The bite in t... | |
| Posted: April 14, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Good day to everyone. The weather is starting to finally get right; we are having more warm days than cooler ones. The forecast has warmer days for the rest of the week. Wind wise a little better everyday, we’ve finally started to get out on the ocean and start looking for those Bonita’s. Let’s talk about that.
Those high speed Bonita’s should show up any day now; there has already been a small push of Spanish in the last few days. I think this is a push of fish and warm water; these fi... | |
| Posted: April 13, 2009 by Captain Brian Prichard - Lake Texoma, TX
http://www.stripersinc.com | | Due to the cold weather that has been off and on the past couple of weeks, Lake Texoma’s water temperature remains at 58°. The fishing has picked up a bit but it remains hit and miss due to the sporadic weather patterns. We are still catching some big fish here and there but most remain up river spawning at this point. We are catching a lot of smaller fish but if you pick through these small ones then you can keep a limit of good fish. I expect the fishing to explode any time now when the fi... | |
| Posted: April 13, 2009 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | Sanibel Fishing has been hot!!. Snook Trout, Redfish, Tarpon and a Cobia. As the water warmed and the wind laid down the fish were biting everything. The bait has been great and the fish have moved to the islands and oyster bars to feed. Fishing in the first week of April produced good numbers of oversized Trout, a few Redfish, one Cobia, and the seasons first Tarpon. What are you waiting for….it doesn’t get any better than this!!.
Captain Dave Andrews
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| Posted: April 13, 2009 by Captain Kenny Mason - Lehigh Acres, FL
http://trinitycharters.com | | Fishing has been good, even with the full moon and winds. I have finally gone over to the dark side...(using white bait), being that I'm primarily a fly and arti fisherman. There is just too much bait around right now not to use it and its very funny how people look at you when you are loading up on bait when in a polling skiff.
I love my job, especially when you can be a part of people catching their first reds and snook. What an awesome job we have in being involved with making memories for... | |
| Posted: April 11, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Another big cold front and a week of full moon tides made this one of the slowest bites I've seen in a long time.
The week began on Monday with Jim Szabo, a great guy I fished with back in February. He brought along his friend Charley, whom he warned me was a real character. We debated canceling the trip because of wind, but with the last forecast calling for 20 knots, and no optional dates, we decided to go.
It was already blowing pretty hard when we left the dock, and once we were on th... | |
| Posted: April 04, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Wind was again a factor this week, as were poor tides toward the end of the week. By Thursday the forecast was for 31 knots, and that's just time to stay at the dock. It was bad enough Tuesday and Wednesday, blowing near 25 knots!
First up on Tuesday was my old friend Bob McGuire, of Line Lexington, Pennsylvania, and his Dad “Pop”, who is a wonderfully spry 83 years young. Bob and I have been fishing together for more than ten years, and have had Pop out twice before. But, it's been years... | |
| Posted: April 11, 2009 by Captain Michael Rutenberg - Myrtle Beach, SC
http://www.CoastalEcoCharters.com | | April is an exciting to fish inshore because it marks the coming of the summer. Like in anytime of year, finding the right water temperature is crucial. Water temps are warmer on the ebb tide and are warmest the further inshore you go. The dark mud and shallow waters in the salt marsh peak in temperature during the last couple hours of ebbing. In fact, I have noted water temperatures fluctuate six degrees during the tide change.
Inshore fishing this month has been consistent, despite an earl... | |
| Posted: April 11, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Just ahead of another cold-front predicted to come through our area Monday evening, Bill Oswald and his eight-year-old daughter, Grace, fished Estero Bay with me Monday morning, 4/6. We had some gusts of wind but nothing like the winds expected on Tuesday, and it was a generally pleasant and productive morning in the backwaters. We kept two sheepshead and six mangrove snapper and we released about an equal number of smaller ones. Grace was keeping score on the number of fish caught and proudly p... | |
| Posted: April 10, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | April 9, 2009
INSHORE:
What turned out to be a real topsy-turvy week of weather, we enjoyed some great fishing action along the Indian River. It seemed that we had just about everything but snow this week. Once this last cold front passed, the winds died down and the sun came out to warm up the Treasure Coast. We had some fantastic days of fishing.
Trout continues to be the staple on the flats. Lots of trout in two to five feet of water. Mike and Delia Bove' caught their share of t... | |
| Posted: April 08, 2009 by Captain Jason Marsh - Cape Coral, FL
http://www.anglerschoiceoutfitters.com | | Wow what a difference a day makes. Toaday's weather was just perfect, 75 degrees and a light breeze. We started out the day at my favorite bait spot, after filling the well with 5" to 6" white bait we were off again. Toaday's menu, Snook. It didn't take long at all to find some really nice slot size fish, however the real big broozers were hiding. First few hours of the day were spent in the back country working the flats. Great trout action on mirror lures, and the occasional red. Reds on plu... | |
| Posted: April 07, 2009 by Captain Chris Herrera - Palm Coast. St. Augustine, FL
http://www.PalmCoastFishing.com | | Tie on your favorite topwater plug and get to casting, gator trout will be lurking around the bait pods along the ICW. First light, outgoing tides and schools of mullet is the formula for a successful morning outing for trout. Working topwater and sinking plugs parallel to dropoffs and around creek mouths will guarantee success! Don’t over look deeper creek holes as “Gator Trout” can be taking residence.
Redfish will also be patrolling the shell banks of the ICW working the bait pods during l... | |
| Posted: April 07, 2009 by Captain Jason Marsh - Cape Coral, FL
http://www.anglerschoiceoutfitters.com | | Sanibel Fishing and Anglers Choice Outfitters. Mom said there would be days like this. As a professional fisherman, I don't know of anything that bothers me more than a windy day. With a little persistence, the day paid off. After sneaking back into some covered areas, we were able to find scattered pockets of Snook and Redfish. It was a slow bite, but a consistent bite. Good bait is always the key. White bait is spread out all over Charlotte harbor, so its not hard to find. So stop whatchin TV ... | |
| Posted: April 04, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday, 3/30, looked like it might have to be an inshore day when I heard the marine forecast the night before. But by early morning, the forecast had changed and it was looking calm enough to head to the reefs. I fished there with Dave Kempston, his sons, Alex, Brennan and Connor, and Alex’s friend, Griffin. Using shrimp, we caught a dozen keeper mangrove snapper to 17 inches, most of them in the 14 to 17 inch range. We also kept five sheepshead, all about 15 inches. We almost had a red grouper... | |
| Posted: April 03, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Fishing with TARPOONS.COM.
Another great day of fishing with Father and Sons.
Ryan Gaibler took his boys Spencer and Keaton out for a day of fishing after some bad luck days of his own and they hooked into some big Snook and Trout!
Captain Greg Hood
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| Posted: April 02, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | April 2, 2009
INSHORE:
Great fishing awaited anglers most days this week. Springtime weather provided us with fishable conditions most of the week and we took advantage of the opportunity. Winds have lightened their strength and allowed us to fish a large area of the river lately. It's a great time of year to fish the Indian River!
Trout fishing took off this week and we had several days that clients caught 30 - 50 trout on the flats. While most were schoolies, they did manage keepe... | |
| Posted: April 02, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello folks, well the weather is still a bit up and down; but it is really starting to get better. Fishing is picking up as well! Hopefully the pollen will be out of here soon and it will be easier to keep the boat and car clean. To the fishing report>>>
There are some Redfish in the ICW and channels just off the ICW. We are starting to see a few smaller Reds 14” to 21” in some of the creeks on warmer days. Most Reds are hitting mud minnows and “fresh as you can get shrimp”. If you woul... | |
| Posted: March 31, 2009 by Captain Brian Prichard - Lake Texoma, TX
http://www.stripersinc.com | | March has been hit and miss, which is normal for March fishing because the striper make their run to go spawn. However, as the water warms up, the fishing is getting better. Lake Texoma water temperature is currently 58° and the striper fishing is good and soon to get better. We have caught our limit the past two trips with some big fish of up to 8lbs mixed in.
It was very windy today but fortunately we were able to get out of the wind and catch a limit of nice fish. The fish have moved ... | |
| Posted: March 30, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Fishing today was great after 4 windy days!
Once again the top water action paid off.
Instead of chasing bait, I went straight to the holes and found the snook eating.
Man, its so cool to watch a big snook explode on a plug!
I'll be back in the morning.
I know bait works great, but this time of year, I'll hit 3 holes before the bait guys show up!
Captain Greg Hood
www.tarpoons.com
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| Posted: March 30, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | How quickly the weather can turn a full week into crap! We fished for three days is wind gusting to 25 MPH. By Thursday morning the wind was out of hand. Some of us put our boats back on the trailers and went home. Others went out to try to get their trips in, and came back later saying it was just too nasty to fish. And, then. There are those who are going to fish regardless!
I managed to get two of my five trips in before the wind went off the charts. First up was my old friend Joe T... | |
| Posted: March 28, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | With gusty winds and high seas Sunday morning, 3/22, Stuart Norris and Mike Holers took my recommendation to fish the backwaters. We fished central Estero Bay with live shrimp, where we caught a 23 inch black drum (see photo) and five keeper sheepshead. We released lots of smaller sheepshead and crevalle jack.
Eight-year-old angler, Alex Goodall has been fishing with me yearly since he was three years old. He, his dad, Joe, and two family friends, Dave Bixby and Fred Irish, fished Estero Bay ... | |
| Posted: March 26, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | March 26, 2009
INSHORE:
March winds continued to blow strong again this week. Some of the brave dared to venture out some days, including myself. If you can stand the wind, you can catch fish! Look for more blustery days ahead, but the sunshine and warm temperatures will surely tempt you to head out. Luckily, this week I only had to fish a couple spots to find some nice fish on the Indian River.
The most exciting catch this week was a 21" bonefish on the Fort Pierce flats. What a s... | |
| Posted: March 21, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Very poor tides and a trip to Port Manatee to fulfill my TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) requirement cut the work week a bit short.
First up on Sunday was my good friend Dr. John Hitt, of UCF. He was over from Orlando for some quick R & R, and was returning on Monday. We had no moving water for most of the morning, but would have to be back in fairly early so that John could get his boat dried out. John's primary interest was taking a nice limit of top 'o the slot tr... | |
| Posted: March 26, 2009 by Captain Capt. Richie Lott - Saint Simons Island, GA
http://www.charterfish.com | | Spring Sightcasting to Triple Tail on the Georgia Coast
Capt. Richie Lott
March 24, 2009
St. Simons Island - Saltwater Fishing Report
Spring Targets in Coastal Georgia
As I mentioned in my last report, spring is definitely here. The water temperature here on the S.E. Georgia Coast has risen to 66 degrees. That is a 13 degree incline over 2 weeks ago. This is the news we are looking for!
Already, the local anglers and charter fishermen who target great eating Whiting off the beach/nea... | |
| Posted: March 25, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Top water action on Pine Island Sound!
There is nothing like a big hit on the surface from a big fish!
That is exactly what the sound has right now.
Snook, Redfish, and Trout.
POW!POW!
Check out this Redfish!
Capatin Greg Hood
www.tarpoons.com
239 822 5698... | |
| Posted: March 23, 2009 by Captain Mark Lewis - Richmond Hill, GA
http://www.inshore-georgia-charters.com | | Only a month ago the water temps on the GA coast were in the high 40's and the fish were slugish. With a good Spring warm up the past few weeks the water temps are now in the low 60's and the bite has been great. Jim and Darren took their 2nd trip with me on March 7th. We departed Kilkenny Marina in Richmond Hill early and upon arriving at the chosen location Jim's 1st cast was rewarded with a nice 17" speckeled trout. Jim and Darren continued to catch trout up to 20" with a few reds and black d... | |
| Posted: March 23, 2009 by Captain Captain Butch Foster - Southport, NC
http://www.yeahrightcharters.com | | 3-19-09
Today we headed offshore with Darren, and Rose Ellis, from Westphalia, Kansas along with Raymond Head also from Westphalia,KS and Vance Hodgden and Jodi Bollig from Chanute,KS.
We headed towards the tower in hopes of avoiding most of the sharks that inhabit the waters closer in this time of year.
We did avoid the Spiney Dog Sharks, but that's not to say we were able to hide from the Atlantic sharpnose sharks.
It seems these guys are virtually everywhere and the To... | |
| Posted: March 23, 2009 by Captain Capt John Leech - Orlando, FL
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| Posted: March 22, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Fishing with Lynn and Margie Harned and friends Dave and Jeannie Jenkins on Monday, 3/16, we had a productive morning in 45 feet out of New Pass, using live shrimp. We caught six keeper mangrove snapper between 15 and 17 inches, a dozen whitebone porgies to 15 inches and a 14 inch sheepshead. We released lots of smaller snapper, gag grouper shorts and a small hogfish, along with one unusual catch that Margie hooked—a “rock beauty,” which is a beautiful, ornamental fish that takes its name from i... | |
| Posted: March 21, 2009 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | They say that March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb. Well, whoever came up with that, must have known something about the sheepshead bite here on the Panhandle. The sheepshead bite is finally on fire. On a few of my last trips, we hooked up with some nice 4 - 5lb black and white striped sheepies. Not only are we hooking up quality sheepshead, but we are also catching some big redfish. This has also been a great season for large black drum. These hard fighting fish are a blast to c... | |
| Posted: March 19, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | March 19, 2009
INSHORE:
The Treasure Coast has come alive on the flats with trout, snook and redfish along with many other species to be caught. The wind was a small factor this week and a few days were tough to get out on the water, but overall.....good weather and great fishing. Spring has finally arrived! The water continues to warm up and so are the fish.
Trout fishing has been good on the flats south of Fort Pierce. Turner and Frank Mullins both caught nice trout in the shallow... | |
| Posted: March 18, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Save for one day, it was a great week of fishing. The big yellow-mouth sow trout are thick in the right places, and there are some nice snook eating, too.
The week began with Jim Olson and his good friend Gary, of Superior, Wisconsin. We had managed to continue a warming trend through the weekend, and the morning dawned calm and beautiful. The water temperature was finally breaking the 70 degree barrier. It was time to look for bait, and time to fish for snook with it.
I was to pick Ji... | |
| Posted: March 16, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello everybody, I hope spring is treating you well! Not to bad around here, two days warm then one day cool. Hey that’s spring for ya around the Carolina coast! One day breezy, two days calm sometime it’s the other way around! That’s why I love the Carolina coast we have real seasons around here! Enough about weather, to the fishing report we go!
On some of the windier days when it’s been hard to get out on the coast to fish we’ve been doing a little bit of fresh water fishing. The larg... | |
| Posted: March 15, 2009 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | Sanibel Fishing
This weeks Sanibel fishing Charters were warm and fishy. This week the bait moved in as the water warmed up. It has been like throwing on the switch. Spanish Mackrel have been cutting my leaders, while we are Trout fishing. Redfish are getting better, I’ve seen one big school already. Snook have started to bite and we even saw a group of really nice sharks. I expect to see the Tarpon starting to show up in the next 2 weeks, so I’m carrying a tarpon rig just in case. Do... | |
| Posted: March 15, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Great Sanibel Fishing Time
The water has warmed up and the weather is perfect! Now is the time to catch fish. Its so nice to see so many fish. The best part is they’re chewen!
This last week and the next week, all species of fish are in a feeding pattern.
King and Spanish Mackerel on the beaches.
Cobia around Charlotte Harbor.
Snook moving out of they’re winter hide out towards the beach.
Redfish schools on the sound.
Trout moving to the beach.
And BIG Sheephead near the pa... | |
| Posted: March 14, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | What a treat Monday, 3/9 was offshore! For the first time in a very long time, seas were dead-calm and the fishing was good at the same time. I fished in 46 feet out of New Pass with brothers Mike & Paul Conneally and their friends, Rodney & Kass Bromm. Using live shrimp, we caught five nice mangrove snapper to 20 inches, none of them less than 15 inches. We also kept five of eight sheepshead we caught, to 19 inches, and a 15 inch whitebone porgie. We released silver porgies, porkfish, grunts, S... | |
| Posted: March 12, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | March 12, 2009
INSHORE:
Spring finally arrived on the Treasure Coast and none too soon for us. This week has been fantastic on the water for both fishing and sunny, warm weather. Light winds have prevailed and allowed anglers to fish both inshore and offshore with success. Looks like next week is a lot of the same conditions, so it's time to get out fishing! Spring is here and no more complaining from me!!
There has been lots of activity all around the river. The jetties and inlet ... | |
| Posted: March 11, 2009 by Captain Chris McCubbin - Naples, FL
http://www.Naples-PangaFishing.com | | With water temps finally staying at 70 degrees the fish are really chewing. Pilchards have been the go to bait and are still on the wrecks. I have had a great week of fishing with snook, trout, bluefish and big jacks. Fishing the passes has resulted in good action for bluefish, jacks, mackeral and snook. Look for the snook fishing to improve this week as water temps approach the mid 70's. The docks have been where I have been catching most of my snook. Fish are laid up under the boats on lifts... | |
| Posted: March 11, 2009 by Captain Pete Root - Naples, FL
http://www.naples-fishingcharters.com | | Although we are not out of the woods completely with the potential of one or two late fronts coming down, it appears that the winds of March have blown away the majority of the winter cold fronts. Warmer water has been allowing the jigs and shrimp to stay put in their respective holding tanks. With the bait being in such large supplies, I have been able to target snook and redfish on all my charters. For the past two weeks, the upper parts of the tides have been most productive.
The las... | |
| Posted: March 09, 2009 by Captain Kenny Mason - Lehigh Acres, FL
http://trinitycharters.com | | Fishing has been a little tough with the recent cold front and the tournament boats burning shorelines and the flats. Despite the tough conditions I've managed to put customers on their first Reds and some Gator Trout.... | |
| Posted: March 08, 2009 by Captain Eric Adamski - Richmond Hill, GA
http://www.georgiasaltwatercharters.com | | We placed first in the Fort MaCallister Annual Sheephead tournament. 5 fish over 38 lbs. our big fish wnet 10 lbs.
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| Posted: March 08, 2009 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | March started with a strong cold front, but it quickly warmed into today's beautiful trip. Fishing Sanibel is always changing. The Fabini Family enjoyed a day catching Sheephead, Trout, and almost their first Snook. It's a pleasure to Guide the young boys and share the adventure.
Spring is upon us and the Tarpon will be here soon. Call today to book you Tarpon trip. 239-410-7194... | |
| Posted: March 07, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | March definitely charged in like a lion on my first scheduled day of the month. Monday, 3/2, brought extremely rough conditions offshore with seas to fifteen feet. The tide in the backwaters was low, and it was cold and windy. I cancelled my fishing trip. Conditions were somewhat better Tuesday but still not good enough, with seas of three to five feet predicted, so I spent a second consecutive day in port.
Wednesday, the tide was a little better in the bay and I fished there on a catch-and-r... | |
| Posted: March 06, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | March 6, 2009
INSHORE:
March has certainly lived up to its reputation of coming in like a lion. Lots of windy weather this past week has made it difficult and challenging to fish the river. The weekend looks a little more friendly for now and we can expect to see some warmer weather again. The water has cooled off some this week, but the sunny days will begin to warm it up again. Hope you get a chance to get out fishing!
The trout bite has remained good if you could find some areas ... | |
| Posted: March 04, 2009 by Captain Scott Yetter - Little Torch Key, FL
http://www.sightfishfloridakeys.com | | Finally warmed up and the fishing was great last weekend. I had the pleasure of spending the day with Tim and Rhonda. They were a blast.. It was their first time flats fishing. They said they did not care what we went for as long as they caught a lot of fish on fly.... OK.. Fly fishing in the Florida Keys is a lot more challenging then trout in a western stream, but we came up with a plan for lots of fish. First we hit some coral heads for snapper and grouper...then got some shots at permit.. th... | |
| Posted: March 03, 2009 by Captain Chris McCubbin - Naples, FL
http://www.Naples-PangaFishing.com | | The past few weeks have really been showing signs of Spring. The pilchards are still very easy to get on the wrecks and are getting bigger. Mackeral and bonita have been tearing up baits just off the beaches, bluefish are making there way into the passes along with snook, big jacks and snapper. The fishing has been great. This recent cold front has shut it down for a few days with cold air, strong winds and dirty water. This will probably be the last big one down here. Tempature are going to b... | |
| Posted: February 28, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Constant cold fronts and the wind and high barometer that comes with them, along with cold water, have served to make catching very tough this week.
I was supposed to fish on Monday with Bob Johnson, on what was to be the first of three trips. But the fishing last week was so bad, and yet another front was on us, and I recommended we reschedule our trip. That's the advantage of being local. You can pick your days.
There wasn't an option for my first trip Tuesday with Joshua Lobe, his wi... | |
| Posted: March 03, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Spring is Springing around Southeast North Carolina! Warmer weather is in the forecast and the fishing should start to really pick up. The weather has been nothing less then UP AND DOWN lately; I’m ready for SPRING!! So give me a call and let’s go fishing! Now to the fishing report>>>
With the weather getting warming the water temps are on the raise, which is a very good thing. Redfish are biting around docks and marsh grass drops in the water way and creek mouths. Most of the falling t... | |
| Posted: March 02, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Tarpoons.com Fishing Report for Sanibel Island, and Pine Island Sound
One more cold front.
Just as the water temperature gets near 70 we get another front.
I hope this is the last one. March is here and brought that lion with it.
The fishing this last week near Sanibel Island was good for 3 to 4 lb trout and 7 lb redfish. I heard some of the guides say they got into some snook also. Snook season opened on the 1st.
This week will be the same for me. Long casting with artificial ... | |
| Posted: March 01, 2009 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | February Fishing Report,
The last day of February was a great day for Joe and his sons, Damon and Anthony. Trout. Ladyfish, bluefish and pompano kept us busy all day. The weather was typical winter fishing, 55 deg. In the morning, warming to the mid 70’s in the afternoon. The water has been real clear lately making the fish spooky and leader shy. I have been staking out a long cast from the fish and drifting in quietly. Top water action has been red hot with the trout. Redfish are still s... | |
| Posted: February 28, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday, 2/23 brought yet another windy start to this week. I headed out of new Pass with Jim Sistek, his son, Jim Jr., grandson and friend, Frank, in what was predicted to be two-to-three foot seas. We were barely out of the pass before we were contemplating turning back because of strong northerly winds and rough seas. But the wind calmed a little bit and allowed us to get to some live bottom in about 30 feet. We used live shrimp and caught eight keeper mangrove snapper, nine sheepshead to 20... | |
| Posted: February 27, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | February 27, 2009
INSHORE:
In spite of continuing windy conditions out on the water, the fishing has remained good around the Treasure Coast. With March looming ahead of us with its reputation for being another month of traditionally foul weather, anglers will be challenged for a while longer. Spring is fast approaching and the fishing will just get better!
Ed Whitman and his son, Chris, joined me this past week on what turned out to be a very windy day. We had fun around the inlet i... | |
| Posted: February 26, 2009 by Captain Scott Yetter - Little Torch Key, FL
http://www.sightfishfloridakeys.com | | Wind and more wind... The last week we have been faced with NE wind. This wind keeps the water temps cool, the sky blue. Cooler water temps make for some tougher fishing, but blue skies make for some great visibility when sight fishing on the flats. Fortunately here in the lower keys we have lots of leeward shore lines and protected flats to fish out of the wind. On the days when the wind has laid down a little we have been able to hunt baby tarpon. On the warmer days between fronts we are find... | |
| Posted: February 24, 2009 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | March is just around the corner and I’m sure glad of it. February has been just a little too crazy for me; weather wise that is, record highs, record lows, gale force winds, six inches of rain in eight hours, we’ve had it all in the past three weeks! But, this is the kind of weather we need to jump start a great spring fishery. I always bank on a good spring when we get the right amount of rain in the winter, and to get the rain we have to have the warmer south winds blowing which warms the wate... | |
| Posted: February 23, 2009 by Captain Pete Root - Naples, FL
http://www.naples-fishingcharters.com | | The backwater bite in Naples this past week has been just about as cold as the water. Water temperatures in the mid to upper sixties have had a lock jaw effect on the snook until later in the day when the temperatures rise right around 70. Some successful remedies included: targeting Speckled Sea Trout feeding over large grass beds with small white bait fish and shrimp; and hooking good-sized keeper Pompano with orange jig heads with a short surgical tube tail. As I drifted the flats, the lad... | |
| Posted: February 23, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Problems with fog continued into the first of this week, prompting some schedule changes. My friend Andy Mount and daughter Rachel and I sat at the dock waiting on the fog to lift until around 9:30 Sunday morning, which was altering my plans for fishing a Sunday before a holiday. We finally tossed in the towel, and reschedule for Friday. Dittos for Monday. It was to be my first trip with Steve Cleary, and neither one of us had realized is was a holiday when we booked the trip. Between that ... | |
| Posted: February 21, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | With a small craft caution in effect Monday, I didn’t venture too far from shore with Ron Baldwin and friends. Seas were three feet even close-in at the three-mile reef and winds were twenty knots. We caught five keeper mangrove snapper and five keeper sheepshead and a few grunts.
Tuesday brought persistent winds, but their easterly direction made seas a little calmer than they were the day before, at least near-shore. I fished at the Wiggins Reef with Tom Batchelor, Lee Larsen, Bud Glazer an... | |
| Posted: February 20, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | February 19, 2009
INSHORE:
We had a variety of weather conditions around the Treasure Coast this week. Calm, summer like days over the past weekend to downright blowing conditions later in the week. Some days it was really a challenge in getting out on the water, but we managed to do just that and everyone had a great time in spite of the blustery days we faced. It looks like we should have a decent weekend at least for fishing inshore. Water temperatures have varied each day. Warmer ... | |
| Posted: February 20, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | February 19, 2009
INSHORE:
We had a variety of weather conditions around the Treasure Coast this week. Calm, summer like days over the past weekend to downright blowing conditions later in the week. Some days it was really a challenge in getting out on the water, but we managed to do just that and everyone had a great time in spite of the blustery days we faced. It looks like we should have a decent weekend at least for fishing inshore. Water temperatures have varied each day. Warmer ... | |
| Posted: February 19, 2009 by Captain Jeremy Stewart - A Fort Myers, FL
http://www.CatchMeIfUCanFishingCharters.com | | Today I found some great whitebait 4"-6" and decided to go beat up some bushes, Pine Island held some nice release snook. At the next creek we couldn't even get our baits past the snappers, they where trying to eat baits the same size they where! The tide slowed down and we called it a day, back at it again on saturday.... | |
| Posted: February 19, 2009 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | The sheepshead bite has really started to pick up on some of the bridges, rock jetties, and rock ledges in the pass. It’s not on fire yet like it’s going to be starting around March 15th, but the bite has been pretty good. Not only are we hooking a few nice sheepshead, but we’re also putting some healthy black snapper in the ice chest. As sheepshead start to show up, they help bring a mix to the fishing while we’re still catching white trout near 3-mile and Bob Sights Bridge.
Red fishing has... | |
| Posted: February 18, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello to all, I hope everyone is doing well. It will not be long at all before spring will be here and that can only mean one thing “spring fishing”! I can’t wait!! The weather has been really up and down lately, on the warmer and lighter wind are the days to hit the water and do some fishing. To the fishing report we go. >>>
Redfish are biting on those nice warm sunny days. We are looking for them along the ICW and mouths of creeks. The best bet for these guys is to look for them on flat... | |
| Posted: February 17, 2009 by Captain Jeremy Stewart - A Fort Myers, FL
http://www.CatchMeIfUCanFishingCharters.com | | This morning before my Charter I worked some skinny water flats and found some
thirty" +++ Redfish mixed in with some mullet. At noon I picked up the Fischer's from
Pittsford, New York. We started the day off with a Trout on the first cast. We moved to a creek and got into some nice Snook and even a 16" flounder, one of three caught today!
The tide slowed down so we went to the flats by the powerlines, caught some more decent Trout, then finished off by the boat ramp with one more nice Snook... | |
| Posted: February 17, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | It was my first full week in a long time. And, I mean full. Six days! Boy, am I out of fishing shape! It was the first week of good weather following the big cold spell we had, and we had pretty good tides to go along with the weather.
Monday brought my first of two trips with Carl Huber, of Woolford, Maryland. I knew from emails and talking to Carl that he would be great to fish with. Carl was staying on Sanibel, and had brought his 18 ft. Maverick so that he could spend plenty of time... | |
| Posted: February 17, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Tarpoons.com Sanibel fishing charters.
This week turned out to be great fishing.
With the long weekend and great weather clients from all over had fun.
This week has some wind, and another cold front.
Soon the water will warm up and it will be that great time of year for TARPON!
Enjoy these pictures, and see ya on the water!
Captain Greg Hood
www.tarpoons.com
239 822 5698
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| Posted: February 16, 2009 by Captain Michael Rutenberg - Myrtle Beach, SC
http://www.CoastalEcoCharters.com | | For February fishing I am focusing on Speckled Trout. In addition to schooling reds in the shallows, deep water Specs are the another year round fishery. As with anytime of year, a key factor in finding the fish is water temperature. Unlike the resident reds, winter specs migrate upstream away from the shallow salt marsh creeks and congregate into the deep, warmer waters.
I fish the waters from Coquina Lighthouse north past the Swing Bridge. Specs migrate within the estuary, as opposed to mo... | |
| Posted: February 14, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | The easterly wind on Monday, 2/9, laid the seas down nicely well offshore in 45 feet out of New Pass, where I fished with Ward Wester and his dad, Loren. We caught a keeper 23 inch red grouper (red grouper are still in season-see photo), a keeper hogfish at 13 inches, seven nice mangrove snapper to 16 inches, some good-sized porgies, porkfish and grunts, all on shrimp. We also released a 2o inch true black grouper, along with gag and red grouper shorts.
Ron Musick, Dick Arnett and Eddie Alfon... | |
| Posted: February 13, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | February 13, 2009
INSHORE:
The Treasure Coast was greeted to some fantastic warm weather this past week and it appears that we can enjoy similar weather in the coming days ahead. Winds have been light one day and blowing the next, but inshore fishing has continued to be improving with each sunny day. Water temperatures are climbing and the fish are coming in shallow on the flats. Hopefully, this is the coming of spring weather and those nasty cold fronts will be milder in the weeks ahea... | |
| Posted: February 10, 2009 by Captain Jeff Crumpton - Amelia Island, FL
http://www.redfishameliaisland.com | | That is School's of redfish! The redfishing is on fire with schools of 50-200 fish. Black drum are starting to show up which the weights can be 10-78 lbs. which will run till end of May then the push of cobia will be showing up along with tarpon by June. Book your trip early as these dates will fill up. Tight Lines! Capt. Jeff Crumpton... | |
| Posted: February 08, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday, 2/2/09, I fished near-shore at the six-mile reefs off Bonita Beach with Larry Dahlstrom and friends. We debated a while over whether to go or not, with rain predicted to usher in our next cold front and with rough conditions to follow. But it looked as though we’d have a only a light drizzle at worst in the morning and that the worst weather would hold off until afternoon. We decided to head to the reefs, close in enough that we could make a quick run back for the dock, if necessary. We ... | |
| Posted: February 07, 2009 by Captain Jeremy Stewart - A Fort Myers, FL
http://www.CatchMeIfUCanFishingCharters.com | | COULDN'T STAY IN ANY LONGER SO WE FOUND SOME PROTECTED AREAS TO FISH.THE BAD NEWS IS THE WIND IS STILL ON AND THE WATER IS IN THE 50'S AND EVERYTHING HAS SLOWED DOWN. THE GOOD NEWS IS ON SUNDAY THE HIGH IS BACK TO THE 80'S AND SHOULD STAY WARM ALL WEEK .IF THE WIND PERMITS TOMMORROW'S TRIP WILL BE A GROUPER TRIP WILL BRING BACK SOME PIC'S
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| Posted: February 06, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Cold Sanibel Island Fishing
Bbrrrrrr!! This week has dropped the water to 54 degrees.
We managed to catch some fish on very windy days.
The temperature is on the rise now, and the forecast is great.
Soon we will be in the 80’s again.
I’m headed out this afternoon, with a positive attitude.
See ya on the water!
Captain Greg Hood
www.tarpoons.com
239 822 5698
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| Posted: February 05, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | February 5, 2009
INSHORE:
Alright, I have finally figured it out. Sitting here with the wind and freezing temperatures outside has gotten me to thinking and I have came up with the solution to beating these cold fronts. Everyone should show up at the beaches on both coasts on Sunday and bring a paddle. We can all just row Florida a few degrees south and end these freezes for this year. It shouldn't take more than a couple hours........
Wind has been the enemy most of the week. Dayt... | |
| Posted: February 04, 2009 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, Navarre, Gulf Breeze, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Key Florida inshore anglers fishing report.
January fishing can be cold, also very productive if you can find time to get out. I’m catching lots of Red Fish sight fishing for them on the beach and very large schools of False Albacore out a couple of miles off the beach, this is what Fly-Fishermen live for. You just wouldn’t believe the quality of Red Snapper on the structure in 45 to 65 foot of water. Trigger Fis... | |
| Posted: February 02, 2009 by Captain Michael Bales - New Smyrna Beach, FL
http://www.hotfishcharters.com | | The month of January has been interesting to say the least...With temperatures ranging
from 25-80 degrees on the Mosquito Lagoon and the surrounding area.. This has a
dramatic effect on how our inshore species will behave. Feeding aggressively in the
shallows during the warmest parts of the day, to sluggish and lethargic on those extra
cool mornings..Paying very close attention to water temperature is key when these
winter COLD fronts move through..Starting your trip a little later i... | |
| Posted: January 31, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | It was another abbreviated work week, but a week of great fun with some great guys, fishing cold water with artificials.
The week began Sunday with John Ford, over from Delray Beach. We'd been blown out by the big cold front that had come through a few days earlier, and it looked like Sunday would be a descent weather day. But, with the water at 58 degrees, I wasn't real confident that we'd find much that would actually be willing to chase a bait down.
We took off at 0730 hrs. and headed... | |
| Posted: February 02, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Well folks, the days are getting longer and winter is more than half way over. I’m really looking forward to this coming spring! Don’t forget, this is a great time to check over all your fishing gear. Clean up your rods and reels, oil the reels and put a touch of wax on your rods. It also maybe time to put new fishing line on your reels and check those hooks on your artificial lures. A little work now; will make spring fishing a little easier on you! To the fishing report >>>!
With the ... | |
| Posted: January 31, 2009 by Captain Scott Yetter - Little Torch Key, FL
http://www.sightfishfloridakeys.com | | So much for my New Years Resolution of keeping current with fishing reports.. It has been 3 weeks.. Since my last report. Sorry...
The weather and the fishing was outstanding the first two weeks of January. We were finding tailing permit, rolling tarpon and bonefish on the in coming tides.. Then as is typical for this time of year we received a cold front, which dropped temperatures into the low 60's and even the 50's. Well, it is winter even in the Florida Keys..
A week later(felt like ... | |
| Posted: January 30, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday, 1/26/09, I fished offshore in 45 feet with Barry Pfleuger and friends. We caught fifteen nice mangrove snapper in the 14 to 16 inch range, two keeper pompano and a keeper hogfish. We released gag and red grouper shorts, porgies, triggerfish and a bluefish, all on live shrimp.
The snapper bite was on in 70 feet Tuesday, when I fished with Ron Musick and Dick Arnett. We caught twenty-one nice mangs to 18 inches, using shrimp. We tried some cut bait, but shrimp was definitely the bait th... | |
| Posted: January 30, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | January 30, 2009
INSHORE:
A few nice days of weather in between windy and cool periods found a good bite this week on the Indian River. The water temperatures began rising and that got the fish in the mood to feed. With the next cold front already moving in the area, it looks like the nights will continue to be cooler and winds to blow most of the week. Welcome to winter in Florida!
We began our days by fishing deeper water for trout. Finding cuts and channels that were six feet and... | |
| Posted: January 29, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | The fishing this week on Pine Island Sound was a little tough after the coldest front of the year.
Redfish were bunched up for a few days and then started to move around, making it hard to stay on a school.
The best action on the sound was the trout.
Like last year some big 4,5,and 6 lb trout got up on the flats to feed on finger mullet.
Using a topwater plug has turned up great numbers of big fish with a big " Packow "
With the weather turning cold again, this action will be on the sound f... | |
| Posted: January 26, 2009 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | With a break in the cold weather, I was finally able to get out and do some fishing. My clients Bob and Randy from Canada were here for a couple of weeks, but were unable to get out the first week they were here, because it was too cold, well, at least too cold for me and the fish. It was ranging between 22 - 28 degrees for a few mornings. Of course, Bob said when he left Canada, his hometown got down to a negative 45 degrees! What are we complaining about?
Getting back to the fishing report... | |
| Posted: January 24, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday, 1/12/09, I fished offshore in 43 feet with Ed & Margie Bock, who fish with me several times each winter. We departed in a dense morning fog, with visibility of about 200 feet (thank goodness for radar) and in very low tide conditions. We headed out of New Pass to 43 feet, where we used live shrimp to catch eight keeper mangrove snapper, all about 15 inches, and a 14 inch yellowtail snapper. We also kept six whitebone porgies that were all about 14 inches. We released smaller snapper, po... | |
| Posted: January 23, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | January 23, 2009
INSHORE:
As I look around outside and see brown grass....frost scorched plants & trees and my poor tomato plants....we sure did have one cold front move through this week. The days haven't been so bad, but the nights have chilled the water and made it more challenging to fish on the river this week. Look for a fantastic weekend ahead to get out and do some fishing!
I was out over the past weekend, just before the cold front hit so hard. Ray Boyd and his son-in-law, M... | |
| Posted: January 20, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | (Snow day): A good day to sit at the house; drink coffee and write a fishing report! Well folks here is some of that “you never know weather” in North Carolina. Freezing cold and dry one day; the warm and wet another; bam snow! Go figure!! With all this crazy weather sometimes we ask; are the fish still biting? Yes they are; to the fishing report>>>
I’ve really had a mixed bag of fishing lately; a little fresh, salt and brackish water. We did some Speck fishing on 8-1, with some great suc... | |
| Posted: January 17, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Constant cold fronts cut a three day work week a bit short. What's new?
First up on Monday was my good friend and fishing buddy, Dr. John Hitt, of UCF. His friend, Jim Heekin, also of Orlando, joined him for the first time. Our mission was keeper trout for the cooler. John and I had done a recon mission during New Year's Week and previously, and had a pretty good lock on where the big trout were. We weren't really interested in trout that weren't well into the slot.
We headed straig... | |
| Posted: January 16, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | January 16, 2009
INSHORE:
Looks like the latest c-c-c-cold f-f-f-front has invaded the T-t-t-treasure C-c-c-coast and brought some cold nights and cool days for a few days. Staying warm is part of preparing for your trip on the water. I broke out the ol' long handles this week in order to make fishing a little more comfortable. I called the Fishing Center in Fort Pierce to see if they stocked ice augers!!
Fishing will change as the water temperatures drop rapidly over the next seve... | |
| Posted: January 14, 2009 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | Mondays are usually back to work days for everyone. Last Monday's Charter with Norm Rick and Steve was a departure from the grind. After a great run of balmy weather we now have our first real cold front. The Trout will be moving to deeper water as we cool off this week, making them a target for my trips. Keep an eye on the weather and you can work the fronts to your advantage.
Take a kid fishing,
Captain Dave Andrews ... | |
| Posted: January 12, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Island, Ft. Myers Fishing Report
Warm weather ahead of the next front is producing some great fishing.
In my last report I stated that this time of year is great for artificial bait.
2 days ago was just that!
5 Snook, 4 Redfish, 5 trout, all on top water plugs.
There is nothing like casting and working a that top water plug to see the explosion when a great fish hits.
I find it so addicting to keep casting for another Big Hit.
This week the Sanibel area has another co... | |
| Posted: January 11, 2009 by Captain Michael Rutenberg - Myrtle Beach, SC
http://www.CoastalEcoCharters.com | | I have been down in Florida fishing, so this report is not as specific to local catches. I did go out for a few hours yesterday and did more scouting than casting. We had a full moon and it was dead low tide, perfect conditions. This is great time to go out and look for bottom structure, otherwise not seen during a regular low tide.
I took along the camera and photographed several newly discovered oyster reefs that should hold fish when flooded. I have been interested in finding more of thes... | |
| Posted: January 10, 2009 by Captain Chris Herrera - Palm Coast. St. Augustine, FL
http://www.PalmCoastFishing.com | | Creek fishing for Seatrout is about as sure as it gets this time of year, jigging for Trout in creek holes with a ¼ ounce Slayer Jig and Fish Bites Extreme paddle tail will get the attention of every schoolie in the hole. Most Trout will be on the small side but if numbers is your game, creek hole fishing is the place. Small Reds also occupy the same creek holes and can be caught with live shrimp; small split shot and a Daiichi 1/0 circle hook.
Red fishing on the flats isn’t an early morning ... | |
| Posted: January 10, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday, 1/5/09, I fished offshore in 43 feet, to the north of New Pass with Alene Haug, Scott Kempfort, Loren Heintze and John Reardon. The snapper bite was hot all morning and we caught twenty-two of those to 19 inches, none of them smaller than 14 inches. We also caught a big whitebone porgie and a 14 inch hogfish. We were cut off twice by big king mackerel and we released some smaller mackerel, triggerfish, gag grouper to 21 inches and red grouper shorts.
Tuesday, seas began building mid-... | |
| Posted: January 10, 2009 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | Happy New Year!!!
It’s that time of the year that business is down to a minimum and the fish are hungry. There’s a world of fish around the three mile bridge structure in Pensacola Bay; we were up there a couple of days ago using half ounce jig heads with a Big Bite Bait shrimp lure, I think we must have caught 200 fish in three hours, mostly White Trout but we also caught a slot Red Fish, Red Snapper, small Grouper, Black Sea Bass and several other speci... | |
| Posted: January 09, 2009 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | January 9, 2009
INSHORE:
Well, here we go beginning another new year and looking forward to exciting adventures on the water. We have already had some great days out there in spite of windy conditions a lot of the time. The fish are feeding on the flats and you can find an assortment of species around the Indian River this month. We have had lots of fun out there recently.
I had several friends return to fish the Indian River. Robert Strang and Denise were down and Denise topped off... | |
| Posted: January 03, 2009 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | It was to be a two trip holiday week, but one canceled at the last minute after changing the details on a daily basis. So, that left my favorite fishing buddy, Dr. John Hitt and I to spend a day getting ready for trout season. He will be back to fish speckled trout on January 12 and 13, and we wanted to get a lock on where the big trout are.
We left John's dock at 0645 hrs. and headed down the river to the A span for bait. It was a beautiful morning, and bait once again came easily. In fo... | |
| Posted: December 27, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I managed two trips during Christmas week. Could have worked Christmas Day, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. The two days were Friday and Saturday, and the fishing was great!
I met my old friend Dr. John Hitt, president of UCF in Orlando, at his dock Friday morning at 6:45. The forecast was for a beautiful day with winds to about 10 MPH, and a high of 80. Glorious! But, John and I had both decided a light jacket was in order for the early morning ride.
We headed out with the... | |
| Posted: January 06, 2009 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Folks, it’s a new year! Gas prices are down, weather has been pretty warm around these parts and fishing has been pretty good too! I hope fishing will be as good this year as it was last year; but with better gas prices!! I think that would make a lot of us happy; for this up coming summer fishing run! Let’s talk fishing, to the fishing report>>>
Those Cape Fear River stripers are still biting well. Most of the stripers have been in the 18” to 28” range with a few bigger stripers mixed ... | |
| Posted: January 05, 2009 by Captain JERRY BROWN - Auburn, WA
http://www.columbia-river-fishing-guide.com | | Cowlitz River Late Winter Steelhead
Angler activity has been picking up the last few days. Fishing has been fair at times and poor at other times. Most of the steelhead being caught are being taken in the Blue Creek area and some sea-run cutthroat are being caught near the new outlet at the hatchery. My sources inform me that late winter steelhead (B run fish) will be more productive that early winter fish due to a change this season in plants. WDFW planted our early winter steelhead as f... | |
| Posted: January 05, 2009 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Fishing forecast for the Sanibel, Ft. Myers, Pine Island Sound region.
Predictable cold fronts for the next few weeks is the normal weather pattern.
Bait will be hard to find in most cases.
This is that time of year to head into the local tackle shop and pick up artificial bait.
I choose 3 different kinds, one on top of the water, one in the middle of the water, and one on the bottom.
My top water choice is no secret. Zara spook jr.
I prefer 2 colors, bone, and white with a r... | |
| Posted: January 03, 2009 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday, 12/29, I fished in 44 feet off Naples with Tom Wolf and sons, Jordan and Patrick, and friend, Chris Coriddi. Using live shrimp, Tom caught a nice 23 inch keeper red grouper (see photo.) We released lots of gag and red grouper shorts, which provided steady action for us all morning. We also caught seven keeper snapper, including six mangs and one lane. We released lots of smaller mangs and a short mutton snapper. We also caught a nice whitebone porgie and a 25 inch king mackerel, which wa... | |
| Posted: December 30, 2008 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | As the new year approaches I had the pleasure to Guide the Fabini family to a day filled with fun for all. Spotted Sea Trout have been eager to entertain young fishermen. Mikey is shown holding a nice one that will be legal to take starting Jan. 1st. The waters near Sanibel have been teaming with Ladyfish, Bluefish, and trout this week.
Wishing you all a safe and happy New Year,
Capt. Dave Andrews ... | |
| Posted: December 30, 2008 by Captain Kenny Mason - Lehigh Acres, FL
http://trinitycharters.com | | Fishing the past month has been good in between fronts and especially the last few weeks with the warming trend. I even managed to catch a few myself between trips. The hot ticket has been Exude rt slugs in gold and mangrove red. DOA shrimp in gold and glow/gold have also been hot.... | |
| Posted: December 28, 2008 by Captain Tom Van Horn - Chuluota, FL
http://www.irl-fishing.com | | Mosquito Creek Outdoors Indian River Lagoon Coast Fishing Forecast, January 2009
By Captain Tom Van Horn
As we ring in the New Year, it is once again time to reflect back on the events and accomplishments of 2008, and to count our many blessings. We are truly blessed to live in Central Florida where angling and spending time on the water are year round endeavors. I am also thankful for another great year of fishing with my clients and friends on the esteemed waters of the Indian River Lago... | |
| Posted: December 27, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday, 12/15, on a cloudy morning in Estero Bay, I dodged a few rain sprinkles and fished with H.O. Brownback and Steve Aggunt. We did pretty well using live shrimp and caught five keeper-sheepshead to 16 inches and four keeper-mangrove snapper. We released smaller fish of both varieties.
The rest of the week was pretty slow, as is typical in the lull before the holiday rush. I fished Estero Bay again on Saturday, 12/20, with Robert Haller, his wife, and his parents. We used shrimp to catch ... | |
| Posted: December 27, 2008 by Captain Scott Owens - St Simons Island, GA
http://www.captainscottowens.com | | I headed down and met Rob and his family for a few days of fishing before Christmas. We were in Islamorada fishing out of Lower Metacumbe Key where a friend of ours owns a house. I hadn't fished out of Islamorada since my dad passed away 4 years ago. He and I spent a lot of time down there fishing and enjoying many memories together. He was diabetic and we almost everyday would run to World Wide and eat lunch at Islamorada Fish Company. He would tell me about fishing in Biscayne Bay and trips he... | |
| Posted: December 24, 2008 by Captain Scott Owens - St Simons Island, GA
http://www.captainscottowens.com | | It was Friday morning at 6:30am when I pushed the Hells Bay off the trailer and met Jo and Loyd. It was a still and quiet morning. The sky was black as we headed out the creek where we met toward the ocean side flat I had chosen to fish that day. As we were half way through the 40 minute ride the sky started to change from black to bark blue and then yellow and orange. we were looking forward to seeing the sun break through the horizon as we made our way to fish. As we got to the ocean the sun w... | |
| Posted: December 27, 2008 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Fishing during the holiday week of Christmas and New Years.
Great weather and warmer water have the fish in a feeding pattern.
Schools of ladyfish, and bluefish, can be found all over Pine Island Sound.
The schools are easy to locate because there are so many birds and Dolphin feeding on them.
Fishing close to the passes is still producing good numbers of Grouper.
The Snook and Redfish are close to oyster bars.
See ya on the water!
Captain Greg Hood
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| Posted: December 24, 2008 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | Sunday was one of the days we live for in South west Florida. Several days of 65 deg to 85 deg temperatures had brought the water temps up to 69 deg in the sound. Ed and Bill from Chicago had their jackets off by 8:30am. Three throws of the cast net and the live well was briming with scaled sardines and pin fish. The highlight if the day were four snook that crushed the bait like it was September. grouper, Ladyfish and Trout kept us busy all day. When it warms up it's hot!.
Thanks to... | |
| Posted: December 20, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | It was another one trip week, but it was a grand time with some great new customers. My party was Herb Smith and his lovely wife, Beth, of Baltimore, Maryland. Herb is a college professor, and an avid fisherman. He has been on many guided trips over the years, and was looking for a good guide in this area. I hoped I'd fill the bill.
Herb and Beth weren't real keen on getting up with the chickens, so we agreed to meet at Punta Rassa at 0730 hrs. I'm always up before the chickens anyway, so... | |
| Posted: December 23, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | December 23, 2008
INSHORE:
This year has come and gone so fast and I would like to thank everyone for making 2008 full of great memories and fun adventures on the water. We hope that you and your family has the most wonder of Holiday Seasons and wish you the very best for 2009!
Some great fishing weather awaited anglers this past week on the Indian River. Mild temperatures and very little winds to allow boats to spread throughout the river and ocean in search of their favorite species... | |
| Posted: December 22, 2008 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Is it the first day of winter? It sure feels like spring to me! Let’s not rush things now! The weather has been so up and down lately warm and wet then cold and dry; welcome to North Carolina! I hope everyone has a Marry Christmas and a good fishing new year! To the fishing report we go>>>
Those Cape Fear River stripers are still biting. Most of the stripers have been in the 18” to 25” range with a few bigger stripers mixed in too. We got another very nice cape fear striper yesterday ... | |
| Posted: December 19, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | December 18, 2008
INSHORE:
Finally! After a couple weeks of battling the flu, I was able to get back on the water and do some scouting around the river. It turned out to be a wonderful weather day with light winds to make it a warm welcome back to the river. It looks like the weekend will be a fantastic opportunity to get out fishing. The fish are out there, so plan a trip out soon!
If you have children, it's one of the best times of year to take them fishing. The ladyfish and jac... | |
| Posted: December 18, 2008 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | Growing up on the South West Coast I enjoyed Fishing with my Dad and Brother on my birthday. Taking Kim and her Dad fishing for her birthday reminded me of the good times I had. December fishing in Pine Island Sound can be hot or cold depending on the weather. The day prior to our trip the morning low had been 46 deg. with a north west wind at 20 knots. The second day after a front usually brings warming temps. and clearing skys. When you schedule a trip try to... | |
| Posted: December 17, 2008 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Sanibel Island Fishing and Pine Island Sound were the place to be today!
Jordi and Bob Nemeth found Monster Snook and Extra large Seatrout.
The day started out on the beaches and passes were we found huge Snook, Redfish, and Seatrout.
Jordi caught most of the big fish Bob brought a "banana" and will be back out on Friday to catch the Monster Snook!!
See ya on the water!
Captain Greg Hood
Sanibel Fishing
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| Posted: December 14, 2008 by Captain Scott Owens - St Simons Island, GA
http://www.captainscottowens.com | | Well I think it all started back when gas was 3 bucks a gallon a few year ago here in Georgia. Even though we don't see near the pressure Fl. does on the water we have our share of sportsman. The Georgia coast is only about 80 miles or so long when you look at a map of the coast but look closer. There is at least a thousand miles of waterways winding through the barrier islands and back waters along the coast and most sees very little pressure. With gas reaching about 5 bucks a gallon after Ike,... | |
| Posted: December 12, 2008 by Captain Luis Vilanova - San Salvador, El Salvador
http://www.fishelsalvador.com | | The U.S. Navy was aboard Fish El Salvador for some well deserved rest and relaxation. They had been planning this outing for a week, and everything was carried out perfectly. It was the first day of a full moon and we had to board the Mahi Mahi in low tide. I suggested that they come one of our reef fishing tours since Los Cobanos Coral Reef during this time of the year the water is crystal clear!
Since the moment we left, black and white birds were everywhere in the area feasting on sardine ... | |
| Posted: December 13, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Another weather-front came through the area Sunday night, once again kicking up winds and seas. But, despite some choppy conditions, the fishing was good offshore Tuesday morning. I fished with Bill Story, Marvin Giescke and friends, Doc, Dave and Bernie, in 45 feet out of New Pass, using live shrimp. We caught twenty keeper mangrove snapper to 15 inches, five huge whitebone porgies to 18 inches, a 22 inch white margate and keeper triggerfish and porkfish. We released smaller triggerfish and lot... | |
| Posted: December 13, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Fishing guides are by necessity, weather men! Actually, I'm convinced by years of observation and experience that most of us fishing guides are far more qualified to give the evening weather forecast than most of the media weather men. Our livelihoods depend in large part upon the weather, and I'm sure that most of us who had trips scheduled this week were watching the developing weather with great interest. It was pretty obvious that the weather would make fishing all but impossible the seco... | |
| Posted: December 12, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | December 12, 2008
INSHORE:
With all the cold and flu that goes around this time of year.....I finally got hit and it decked me out all week. No fishing....just bed and rest to try and shake this bug. And I am not one who enjoys just laying around! The fishing has been pretty good out there and anglers are catching a variety of fish. With the latest cold front upon us, the winds will be blowing most days this week.
Around the river, anglers are catching quite a few grouper while trol... | |
| Posted: December 10, 2008 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Well Folks, it seems like one day its winter and the next its fall or spring! The weather has really been up and down; but there have been some very nice days as well! Those days are the ones we look for to get out on the water and catch a few fish! We’ve had some great catches lately; let’s talk about that in this weeks fishing report.
The Cape Fear River stripers are biting well and some days great! We have caught from ten to over thirty some days. The stripers are hitting hard baits a... | |
| Posted: December 10, 2008 by Captain Rick Bennett - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.rodmancharters.com | | Hi Folks,
Wow, what wild weather we are having. Yesterday at 4:30 AM it was 36 and by 6:30 AM it was 63! And we caught fish!
Here's my abbreviated report:
Inshore Fishing: Trout, trout and more trout.... Specks are biting very well. We have been having nice catches of specks in the river, the inlets and creeks. My favorite bait this year (and it seems it changes form year to year) has been the Bass Assassin "Space Guppy" split tail and paddle tail, fished on a 1/4 to 3/8 ounce lead head. I... | |
| Posted: December 05, 2008 by Captain Luis Vilanova - San Salvador, El Salvador
http://www.fishelsalvador.com | | During the months of December and January Los Cobanos, Coral Reef is a fishing haven for light tackle anglers as the water transitions from murky to crystal clear transforming the white sand beach and its rocky surroundings into excellent casting spots. The beach offers a unique opportunity for anglers to move around during high and low tides to key spots using their preferred techniques and tackle as the species to catch are rooster,jack, spanish mackarel, and snapper. On this occassion we had ... | |
| Posted: December 07, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | A weather-front came through on Monday, 12/1, brought some rain, and left us with high winds and very rough seas. So Tuesday, Erwin and Millie Matusiak traded their offshore fishing plans for some backwater fishing in Estero Bay. We fished the shoreline with live shrimp and, while trying to stay sheltered from the cold north wind, we managed to catch seven keeper mangrove snapper and five nice sheepshead, the largest of which was 18 ½ inches. We also released a 16 inch redfish and a 20 inch snoo... | |
| Posted: December 05, 2008 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Fishing the beaches and passes of Sanibel and Boca Grande our producing keeper size Grouper.
The recent cold weather has moved the Grouper's inshore.
I tell clients all the time " the fishing here is good year round".
Grouper season is always a favorite.
See ya on the water!
Captain Greg Hood
Ft. Myers Fishing ... | |
| Posted: December 05, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | December 5, 2008
INSHORE:
Fantastic weather and great fishing awaited anglers this week. Mild temperatures and winds provided us with some excitement on the water. In spite of cool water, the fish are out there feeding and it's a great time of year to fish the Indian River.
Rich Dickerson was out with me this past week and we enjoyed lots of action early with ladyfish, trout and jacks and later in the day we chased redfish and Rich hooked a nice red until it got off. Josh Lukat, with... | |
| Posted: December 05, 2008 by Captain Dave Andrews - Sanibel Island, FL
http://daveandrewsfishing.com | | A Sanibel Fishing Charter brought the opportunity to catch a variety of fish this week. During a balmy break between cold fronts we caught 11 species of inshore fish Snook, Trout, Redfish, Flounder, Bluefish, Spanish Mackrel, Mangrove Snapper, helped to make it a fun trip.
Take a kid fishing,
Capt. Dave Andrews... | |
| Posted: November 29, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I managed a trip on Tuesday this week with Troy Halford, his ten year old son, Chance, and his dad, Roger, of Dallas, Texas. Troy told me they had promised to bring some fish home for dinner, and this time of year there isn't a lot you can actually harvest. Trout are closed. Snook will soon be closed, but the current regulations have pushed the slot limit higher and made it smaller at 28 to 33 inches with the tail squeezed. There are some flounder around, but I'd hate to count on a bunch of ... | |
| Posted: December 01, 2008 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | |
I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends. Maybe you got out on the water or in the woods; the weather was pretty good for the most part! The warmer weather should help the local inshore and near shore fishing. I got out on the water before Thanksgiving and those big Speckled trout were biting! Let’s get to that in this fishing report.
I think the trout bite should carry on with this hit of warmer weather; the water temp has come up a few degrees. This is a very... | |
| Posted: December 01, 2008 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | The cold fronts are here on Sanibel Island and Ft. Myers.
The fishing is still great, but the bait is getting hard to find.
I started to use artificial and stopped wasting my time trying to find the bait.
Top water plugs in the morning have always been a favorite.
Over the holiday weekend I found Snook and Sea Trout.
It's time to start booking those trips for the new year!!
See ya on the water!
Captain ... | |
| Posted: November 29, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday, 11/24, I fished with Jerry and Barb Rudan, from Wisconsin. They have been fishing with me for years and were looking forward to some good eating-fish. We managed that with two keeper gag grouper at 23 inches and 24 inches, eleven keeper mangrove snapper to 15 inches, and one 25 inch Spanish mackerel. We released lots of short gags. We used shrimp and sardines, with both the groupers caught on shrimp, in 49 feet 22 miles out of New Pass.
Alene Haug, son Scott Kempfert, daughter Amy Ake... | |
| Posted: November 27, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!!
December Fishing Forecast:
Here it is December already and the Holidays are almost upon us. Where has this year gone? I must say it has been a great year for fishing all along the Treasure Coast. Both inshore and offshore has provided anglers with many great fishing adventures. We were blessed with a mild winter last year and hopefully we can look forward to another great year for winter fishing!
December brings on the winter months and changes fishing tact... | |
| Posted: November 26, 2008 by Captain Michael Rutenberg - Myrtle Beach, SC
http://www.CoastalEcoCharters.com | | I have enjoyed November fishing this year. It is a dynamic month for angling. Mullet have migrated south, nights with freezing temperatures, water temperatures falling fast into the low 50's. This is a transitional were most plants and animals are preparing for the winter slow down.
I have been catching trout, flounder, puppy redfish, and black drum have been consistent since October. Baits have been live mud minnows, cut shrimp, and my favorite-artificial baits. November is when I really fo... | |
| Posted: November 26, 2008 by Captain JERRY BROWN - Auburn, WA
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With the end of Fall Salmon season comes winter steelhead fishing. We are already seei... | |
| Posted: November 24, 2008 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so as you plan your meal with friends and family don’t forget to save a little time to hit the water for some great November fishing along Pensacola’s waterways.
As I’ve stated in a few of my last reports, the fall redfish run is in full swing and the bite has been as good as last year’s, maybe even better. Most of the reds are in the 15 – 25lb range, but we hooked a few this season in the upper 30’s and had a couple top the scale at over 40lbs. Whethe... | |
| Posted: November 22, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Lynn Harned, Davis Jenkins, Bruce Welsh and Bob Wogtowicz had planned an offshore trip with me for Wednesday, 11/19, but a cold front that dropped temps to the lowest of the season that morning, accompanied by high winds and building seas, caused us to reschedule for Friday. We fished Friday morning, just ahead of the next cold-front’s arrival, in the calmer seas between fronts. We headed out of New Pass about 19 miles and used live shrimp to catch ten nice mangrove snapper to 15 inches, three m... | |
| Posted: November 21, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | November 21, 2008
INSHORE:
Ol' Man Winter has left his mark this week along the Treasure Coast. Temperatures dipping into the 40's and windy conditions have awaited anglers all along the river. A few mornings have started with light winds, but by afternoon, it has been blowing most of the time. It has been a week of catching up around the house and building rod racks in my spare time. Water temperatures have dipped into the low sixties and you can bet the fish will be heading for deepe... | |
| Posted: November 15, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I managed three days on the water this week. However, only two were for fishing.
The week began on Monday with my first trip with Charles “Chuck” Bradford, of Macatawa, Michigan. It would prove to be a tough, but great day with a super guy.
We began with a trip to the B span flats to see if there was any bait. After all the weather changes and record temps, I really didn't expect to see any, and in that respect, I wasn't disappointed. Chuck and I chummed and tossed the net, and could o... | |
| Posted: November 17, 2008 by Captain Luis Gomez Jr. - Manta - Salinas, Ecuador
http://www.bluemarlinmanta.com | | This month´s results have been quite interesting and surprising as well. We have had two groups fish out of Manta and one group from Salinas.
On the first days of October we hosted a group from as far as Slovakia who came to Manta to have 6 days of fishing (which in the end turned out to be 7 due to the fabulous days of fishing they had). At first we thought that it would be tough for them to see the same type of unbelievable action we say during August considering the fact that in the past, ... | |
| Posted: November 17, 2008 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Well folks, it looks like winter is about to really show its face in eastern North Carolina! I don’t like to see such cold air coming in so fast but, that’s fishing and weather for ya. With that said; here is the fishing report pre cold air and forecast for after the cold air.
The Speckled trout fishing has been up and down for the last few weeks. We will catch good numbers of small fish one day, then we will catch a few big fish another day. So far this season we’ve caught as many as 30 ... | |
| Posted: November 15, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday morning, 11/10, I fished with Brad Hayes and his six-year-old son, Cameron in central Estero Bay, using live shrimp. We caught seven redfish, one of which was a keeper, and four sheepshead, including one keeper. We released the smaller reds and sheepshead, along with some small snapper and two snook to 24 inches.
Friday morning, I fished with Peder and Linda Engebretson and their friends, Dan and Lynn. We headed out of New Pass to about 40 feet, where we used live shrimp to catch two k... | |
| Posted: November 14, 2008 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | |
The Moon phase is right and the tides are flooding in the late afternoon and into the night. The last two days have been Hot! Fishing and the weather, yesterday it was close to 80 degrees here - NICE!!!
This is important to the Bull Red Fish for their move into the shallow Emerald Green waters of Northwest Florida. The best tide for the spawning fish is an incoming tide late evening and into the night. You can catch these fish as they school up around the Passes on just about anything. Ple... | |
| Posted: November 14, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | November 14, 2008
INSHORE:
With winter fast approaching and water temperatures dropping, anglers along the catwalks of Fort Pierce are excitedly reaping the rewards of braving the windy weather of November. Sand perch, snapper, black drum and croakers have filled the area with eager anglers looking to catch up on the feast that awaits them. Live or dead shrimp has put many good meals on the table recently. There have been lots of fish and lots of catching.
On the flats, the much aw... | |
| Posted: November 10, 2008 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | The big story this week is not the election; it is that the fall redfish run has begun! Okay, so maybe Tuesday was a big deal politically, but while history was being made at the polls, I had one of my best fishing trips in history for redfish. Tuesday evening, I was actually out on the water with a couple of buddies from Indiana. We got into a thick school or maybe it was schools of redfish, and we had to finally call it a night, because our arms were spaghetti from reeling in monster reds! I’v... | |
| Posted: November 08, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Wednesday, 11/5, I fished with live shrimp in 37 feet out of New Pass with Bill & Chris Henry and friends. Seas were pretty calm at 1-2 feet most of the morning, though it was a little sloppy about the time we headed in, with a brisk N, NE wind blowing. We caught a dozen large whitebone porgies, all 15-16 inches and a mess of mangrove snapper to 13 inches. We kept ten of the snapper and released the rest. We also caught seven mutton snapper, but only one of those was keeper-size. We released gru... | |
| Posted: November 07, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | November 6, 2008
INSHORE:
Now that fall is in full swing around the Treasure Coast, you can find water temperatures dropping and windy conditions much of the time out on the water. We ended up canceling twice this week and I managed to get out one day that was not so blustery as the others. We can expect similar conditions as the cold fronts work their way through the area on an almost weekly basis now. It's a great time to fish, but can be challenging on some days.
Let's take this w... | |
| Posted: November 05, 2008 by Captain Rick Bennett - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.rodmancharters.com | | Hi Folks,
Weather permitting this past week's fishing has been a very good. If you like bluefish (catching or eating) they are hitting hard and good size too. On one trip we caught and released over 60 blues. Specks are biting well also, with some fish running in excess of 5 pounds. Grays are biting too.
Now here's my report:
Inshore: Specks are biting near oyster banks, marsh banks and the inlets. Topwater baits when it is calm and soft baits when it is choppy or later in the day. Blues are ... | |
| Posted: November 01, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | This week proved to be a wild weather week. Last week's rain and wind finally ushered in this record cold front, which sent temps dropping like the DOW for October record cold temperatures. Wind was also a problem. It blew pretty hard on Monday for my trip with George Chingery, but 30 MPH gusts were too much to fish in Tuesday with my old friend Dr. Ron Kolata. Fortunately, I had one available to rearrange on Thursday, which we were able to move him to. The fishing was predictably tough on ... | |
| Posted: November 03, 2008 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | I hope everybody is enjoying the fall weather, It did get a little to cold for a couple days. I think that is over for the most part; “for now”. Water temps dropped very quickly during the cold snap. Now that the weather is getting back to normal; fishing has really picked up in the last couple of days! With that said here is the fishing report!
Trout has been the story for the most part lately. Grays and Specks are feeding well around in creeks, channels and inlets. The grays are hitti... | |
| Posted: November 01, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Wednesday, 10/23, I fished the Bonita reefs with David Koenigsmark and Hubert Wright. Seas were predicted to build and we knew heading much further out than the reefs wasn’t likely to be too comfortable. The guys had just this day to fish, so we decided on the reefs about six miles from shore. Conditions got rougher as the morning progressed but we managed to bring home ten keeper mangrove snapper and a 14 inch sheepshead. We released additional mangs, grouper shorts, two small flounders and a t... | |
| Posted: October 30, 2008 by Captain Tom Van Horn - Chuluota, FL
http://www.irl-fishing.com | | Mosquito Creek Outdoors Fishing Forecast, November 2008
By Captain Tom Van Horn
November is one of the best months to target snook at Sebastian Inlet. In addition, large flounder and oversized redfish have begun to show up on the Port Canaveral buoy line and in the inlets of Ponce De Leon and Sebastian, and the flounder numbers will increase as the flounder begin their seaward migration out of the lagoon. Also, let's not forget the influx of Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and black tip sh... | |
| Posted: October 30, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | October 30, 2008
INSHORE:
Some ghoulish weather has kept the winds howling around the Treasure Coast this week just in time for Halloween! The rain went away, but the breezy conditions remained this week to keep most anglers from venturing out. The approaching weekend should bring few milder days, but the winds will most likely be blowing into next week. Welcome to wintertime in Florida!
We did get one good day on the water prior to the latest weather front. Bill Schaefer and his so... | |
| Posted: October 29, 2008 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | It’s quarter after 6 a.m. on a Saturday, and I’m rounding the pass as the sun is coming up over the horizon. It’s cool and calm, and looks like it’s going to be a wonderful day for fishing. We head across Caucus Shoal and off to the west I see what I’m looking for, which is birds diving on bait pods of blood minnows. I know that we are going to start off the day right for Redfishing. On our first pass over the area we have a double hook up, and the biggest was a whopper, easily tipping the scale... | |
| Posted: October 28, 2008 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Gag Grouper,
The Gag's are moving in and my clients have boated 25 keepers in the last 2 weeks.
Here is a picture from a few days ago.
I also just upgraded the boat to a 2009 22' Sterling with a 225 Yamaha.
See ya on the water!
Captain Greg Hood
Sanibel Island Fishing... | |
| Posted: October 25, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Well, here we go, again! Mother Nature has seen fit to kick the southwest Florida guide community while it's down. I had three trips this week from Wednesday to Friday, and lost Thursday and Friday to the big system that moved in bringing lots of wind and rain.
At least Wednesday did happen with my long-time fishing buddy, Dr. John Hitt. He's been so busy at UCF that we haven't been able to fish together since May. John was way overdue for some R & R! The front was close, and the forecas... | |
| Posted: October 24, 2008 by Captain Kenny Mason - Lehigh Acres, FL
http://trinitycharters.com | | Went scouting Wendsday for a trip. I checked a few spots along the east wall of the harbor that were holding fish this time last year. The fish were there and in good number. I couldn't resist so I had to try and catch a few. I caught 3 in a span of 20 minutes on exude rt slugs, the biggest being a perfect weight fish around 7lbs. I stopped after that one because I don't need to catch a bunch of fish to have a good day and its more important for my customers to catch them the following day. Po... | |
| Posted: October 24, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | October 24, 2008
INSHORE:
In spite of a blustery week of windy weather, we managed a couple nice days to get out on the Indian River and find the fish in the mood to eat some baits. We had to cancel a few days due to the conditions. Looks like this next week will continue with strong winds and rainy days in the forecast, so plan your ventures wisely out there. Inshore has been fishable, but offshore still has been difficult most days to get out.
Todd Dziak and his dad, Fred, were ou... | |
| Posted: October 22, 2008 by Captain Rick Bennett - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.rodmancharters.com | | Hi Folks, We are in full swing with fall fishing. The trout bite has been on fire, the flounder are BIG and the reds are sporadic. When the fish adjust to our first really cool snap, fishing should explode. Now here's my report:
Inshore: Trout fishing is fantastic. While fishing with Wayne and Dave during the Cape Fear Red-Trout Tournament we caught 13 trout and had a nice surprise of a 5.25 pound flounder...all on artificials. We were pretty high on the leader board but for several reasons, ... | |
| Posted: October 20, 2008 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Well Folks, fall is really showing strong this week! One day with warm temps and light winds the very next day very windy, rainy and cold for October! Hey that’s what gets those fall fish biting so we can’t complain too much. With that said lets talk fall fishing!
Last week 10-13 to 10-17 we had some very good Spanish Mack runs. Most of the Spanish hit Clark spoons on number one planners, a few fish hit on top as well. We did get a few on Marie jigs casting when the Spanish got on top fe... | |
| Posted: October 17, 2008 by Peter H Savage - San Antonio, Ibiza, Spain
http://www.fishingibiza.com/index:html | | No fishing report as yet.Anyone who has looked at our web-site will have noted we are a new start up commencing operations in May 2009.
However I will start to post reports on shore fishing on the island of Ibiza from February 2009,and from early May I plan weekly postings on the boat fishing prospects.
In the meantime anyone with a specific query relating to fishing in Ibiza please do not hesitate to E-mail me.
... | |
| Posted: October 16, 2008 by Captain Michael Rutenberg - Myrtle Beach, SC
http://www.CoastalEcoCharters.com | | Fishing this month is "reel" pleasure. Mild humidity, warm days have made being in the outdoors even more enjoyable. Even saw a bald eagle fly over the boat, last week.
The mullet are still thick, which is keeping the reds plentiful, although a series of windy fronts have kept me away from the jetties for the big ones. Puppy drum are hitting in the main channels of the salt marsh using cut shrimp. Remember the slot. I watched one boat throwing shorties in the cooler. Also, on cut shrimp I hav... | |
| Posted: October 16, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | October 16, 2008
INSHORE:
A quiet week along the Treasure Coast.....rain blowing and wind howling most of the week kept all but the diehard angler off the water. Both inshore and offshore fishing was all but lost this week. It finally calmed a bit today to allow some fishing, but dirty water and higher than normal tides made it difficult to say the least. But....tomorrow is another day and we will be out on the water in search of our quarry once again! The coming weekend should provide... | |
| Posted: October 16, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | It was yet another one day work week, and it was a great day with an old friend, John Zedde, of Harrison Township, Michigan, whom I hadn't seen in some six years. John brought along his lovely wife, Janice. Back in September of 2004, John participated in the Hurricane Fund after hurricane Charley, and sent me an advance deposit. We were finally going to get to use it!
We met Monday morning at 0700 hrs. and loaded up. We headed straight to the B span flats, where bait has been good. The w... | |
| Posted: October 15, 2008 by Captain Drew Cavanaugh - Edgewater, FL
http://www.floridainshorefishingcharters.com | | With the recent storms moving through central Florida and the rise of water the fishing on the Mosquito Lagoon has changed a bit. However this just means you must change your tactics. Before the reds were roaming the flats and now they just have more area to roam and feed in. So with this in mind you will need to try and explore new areas you have not fished much before due to lower water conditions. Think of this as a pasture full of cattle. You have 10 cows in a 5 acre pasture. Now you have op... | |
| Posted: October 13, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Wednesday, 10/8, I fished the backwaters of central Estero Bay, along the mangrove shoreline, with Henry & Lois Wilson and friend, Harold Fleming. We used live shrimp to catch and release five redfish to 17 ½ inches, two snook, 22 inches and 24 inches, sheepshead that were just short of keeper-size and lots of undersized mangrove snapper. We also got a couple of keeper mangs.
Friday morning, Jack & Linda Heckel, their children and grandchildren, fished with me about 17 miles west of New Pass.... | |
| Posted: October 13, 2008 by Captain Pete Rowney - Islamorada, FL
http://www.islamoradaonthefly.com | | Greetings from the Florida Keys. Being a guide definitely has its’ perks: beautiful scenery, spending time on the water with some great people and being your own boss. Unfortunately, actually fishing isn’t generally one of them. As a guide you’re relegated to spectator. For some guides this is a real problem and they have no qualms about fishing side by side with their customers. Personally, I have an issue with this and simply don’t do it. Although customers will offer me the opportunity to do ... | |
| Posted: October 11, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | It was another one day workweek, but it was a great day with a wonderful family, David, Jennifer, and son Ted Arthur, over from Ft. Lauderdale.
The day began as always with the catching of bait. Once we were loaded up and organized, we headed right to the B span. It was a little sloppy from the A span over to the B span, and young nine year old Teddy really had fun on the ride.
Once there, Dave helped me with the chumming duties, as Teddy and Jen helped pick up the baits that got into ... | |
| Posted: October 01, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | It was another one day workweek, but it was a great day with a wonderful family, David, Jennifer, and son Ted Arthur, over from Ft. Lauderdale.
The day began as always with the catching of bait. Once we were loaded up and organized, we headed right to the B span. It was a little sloppy from the A span over to the B span, and young nine year old Teddy really had fun on the ride.
Once there, Dave helped me with the chumming duties, as Teddy and Jen helped pick up the baits that got into ... | |
| Posted: October 09, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | October 9, 2008
INSHORE:
Weather this week along the Treasure Coast has been wet and windy on a few days, but great fishing conditions most of this week on the Indian River. A great weekend is ahead of us and with all the baitfish around the river, it should be a fantastic time on the water. We have spent most of the week between the Power Plant and the Fort Pierce bridges and found cleaner water in most areas and lots of activity on the east side of the river.
There have been lots of... | |
| Posted: October 09, 2008 by Captain Michael Dennis - Carolina Beach, NC
http://www.capefear-guide.com | | Fall fishing has arrived in the Cape Fear Region,large spanish mackerel have shown up just beyond the surf zone at Carolina Beach,N.C. This passed weekend 3lb. to 4lb. fish were caught trolling with clark spoons.
Red Drum fishing has been steady all season here in the Cape Fear River,finger mullet are plentiful and so are the Red Drum.
Speckle trout are showing up,with the arrival of lot's of finger mullet along the islands of the Cape Fear river.
Flounder bite has also improved at the inlets... | |
| Posted: October 04, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | This was another one day work week, but my trip Wednesday with my old friend of ten years, Bob McGuire, will go down as one of my most memorable. Bob arranged this trip for his four year old grandson, Caden, and of course his dad, Mark. Bob wisely wants to plant in Caden the seeds of love for the water and fishing.
Dawn was breaking as we loaded up the boys and headed to the B span for bait. It promised to be a beautiful day, and we had the makings of a fantastic sunset on the horizon. I... | |
| Posted: October 06, 2008 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | I’m very happy that fall is really starting show here in eastern North Carolina. This is by far my favorite time of the year for outdoors and fishing in North Carolina. As the air temps Fall the fishing action just heats up more and more every day!
We’ve done a lot of Flounder fishing the last couple of weeks, with some pretty good days of fishing. Most of the Flounder are eating Mullet and Mud minnows on light Carolina rigs. The Flounder are mixed in size to just under keeper size to a f... | |
| Posted: October 06, 2008 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | It’s been a great start to the fishing season so far this fall and it looks like October will continue the trend.
We’ve been on the water quite a bit these past few days hooking a lot of Spanish mackerel and even a few kings in the bay. Most of the Spanish were caught on Mann’s Little George. This lure has proven to catch its fair share of Spanish, bluefish and all the skipjacks you want. Slow-trolled or tossed into the school of fish, Little George will surely get you hooked up on a fun figh... | |
| Posted: October 05, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Jim Neswald and Kevin Mysliwiec fished with me in rough conditions Saturday morning, 10/4. Seas were much rougher than predicted but we headed out of New Pass to about 35 feet with a bait-well full of live shrimp. We caught nine keeper mangrove snapper to 14 inches, half a dozen whitebone porgies to 14 inches and a few Spanish mackerel to 26 inches. We released lots of red and gag grouper shorts and three undersized mutton snapper.
Sunday morning, I fished central Estero Bay with John Kelley,... | |
| Posted: October 04, 2008 by Captain Kenny Mason - Lehigh Acres, FL
http://trinitycharters.com | | Went out hunting today with friend and fellow guide Cliff and Greg. Our prey for the day would be the spooky tailers. With the overcast sky and 15 to 20 wind at times it would prove to be a more difficult task than normal. A little wiggle here and there was all we were given until we found one that was really grubbing. After stalking him and getting the boat in perfect position Greg and Cliff cast with Greg being the chosen one. A short fight, fish in the boat, a snap of the camera, fish release... | |
| Posted: October 02, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | October 2, 2008
INSHORE:
If you haven't been out fishing lately...you are missing some of the best action of the year. Acres of baitfish and lots of hungry fish eaters out there giving chase. It's a fantastic time to live and fish the Treasure Coast! Mild weather conditions have only contributed to the exciting times on the water. We had some great fun out there this week.
It's not too difficult to find areas to fish right now. Look for any of the cleaner water and baitfish and you... | |
| Posted: October 01, 2008 by Captain Steve Boyd - Orlando, FL
http://www.floridabassadventures.com | | The bass fishing in Orlando for the month of September has been well above average for a time of year when we usually see 90+ degree days. The hurricanes that came through were exactly what we need for our Summer bass fishing to heat up as they brought much needed water to many lakes including lake Okeechobee and cooler water to lakes that have feeder creeks.
October is just around the corner and the bass fishing in Orlando is already on fire. My clients are enjoying 20+ bass days on live ba... | |
| Posted: September 30, 2008 by Captain Pete Rowney - Islamorada, FL
http://www.islamoradaonthefly.com | | Greetings from the Florida Keys. I can’t believe September is over. Historically it is the most active hurricane month and I usually breathe a sigh of relief when we’re through it. The past week seemed to mark the seasonal change- mornings are a bit cooler and the evenings less buggy. Couldn’t believe last week when we got up into some of the creeks on the west coast. I got bitten by exactly one skeeter! The no-see-ums made up for the lack of mosquitoes however by covering every inch of exposed ... | |
| Posted: September 30, 2008 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | Finally, September is coming to a close and October is looking good. September is always a tough month due to the storms, school getting into full swing and the changing of the seasons. My best advice to you is that you better get that tackle sorted and ready because the next three months are some of the best fishing for Inshore Anglers that Northwest Florida has to offer.
First I’d like to throw out a special thanks to ESPN’s O’Boy Oberta Red Fish Cup for picking Pensacola as a venue in the... | |
| Posted: September 28, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I only had one trip to report on this week. I fished Friday with Jim Dougall, an old friend of many years, now. Jim brought along his good friend, Glen “Hilde” Hildebrand, whom I'd met at the ramp once years ago. These two are amazing. Jim is a young 76, I believe, and Hilde is 80. Jim is an inspiration, but Hilde is really something. At 80 he is as spry as a 30 year old, has no aches or pains, and no health issues of any kind. Jim teased that they'd probably have to shoot him just to get... | |
| Posted: September 20, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I was back on the water twice this week, but it wasn't easy. The water is coffee black with tannin stain from all the rain associated with two tropical systems, and eleven days of fresh water dumping from Lake O. And, as if that's not enough, they're now dumping again. In addition to the fresh water dumping, which comes right down the river to our estuary, the tides this week were very tough outgoing tides. I don't know a single guide who likes fishing outgoing tides.
The week began on We... | |
| Posted: September 27, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | We no sooner got rid of Tropical Storm Fay’s effects when Hurricane Gustav threatened the Gulf coast. We were again fortunate, much more so than the folks in New Orleans were…although, they too are counting their blessings after a small, last minute change in course saved them from the worst case scenario. But our offshore waters felt the effects even here in SW FL, with lots of wind, some rain, heavy surf and high seas. Fishing was not an option for another week or so, into the Labor Day week... | |
| Posted: September 26, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | September 26, 2008
INSHORE:
It was another good week fishing on the Indian River Lagoon. We had some fantastic sunny days along with a few days that you dared not venture out. Overall, the weather has held up nicely and we are in for another great weekend of fishing on the Treasure Coast. We fished both north and south of Fort Pierce this week. Hope you get a chance to get out fishing.
The trout bite picked up this week, finally. CAL jerk baits caught most of our fish this week. T... | |
| Posted: September 25, 2008 by Captain Rick Bennett - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.rodmancharters.com | | Hi Folks,
It is past time for a report, but I was trying to wait until I could give you something more positive. It seems the weather has a longer time in mind, so I thought I would go ahead and bring you up to date. The persistent NE winds and now the strong low pressure have really put a stop to fishing. The fish are there, but it is just not comfortable to get out in 20-40 knot winds to fish. When the wind does settle we will be in full fall fishing and look for the fish to be hungry. Founde... | |
| Posted: September 22, 2008 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Well folks, fall is really showing it’s self around southeast North Carolina. With that said fall fishing is picking up too! The mullet run is in full force and the fish know it and are reacting to it. Redfish, Flounder and even a few early speckled trout are chasing the mullet around.
The Redfish have started to show up in and around the local inlets. We are catching Reds in the 24 to over 32 inch range, some days their over the slot some days their in the slot. Most of the Reds around ... | |
| Posted: September 21, 2008 by Captain Michael Rutenberg - Myrtle Beach, SC
http://www.CoastalEcoCharters.com | | Greetings,
September is a great time for fishing. There lots of bait and temps are beginning to fall. As with past years, this September I've been landing big reds (over 30"). I like the incoming tide along the jetties. (Remember to take the time and resuscitate
those big reds, then release. Slot limits are useless if they die after the catch. That DNA is too valuable to lose!
Many times this month I started off for reds and ended up in getting in a spanish mack frenzy. I must say that t... | |
| Posted: September 18, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | September 18, 2008
INSHORE:
Mother Nature sure dealt us a great week of fishing weather. Winds inshore were mild most days and we had some fantastic fun out on the water. Fish were in the mood to bite and the water clarity has continued to improve, especially south of Fort Pierce. Looks like this weekend the forecast calls for more of the same conditions, so plan on fishing and enjoying the sunshine!
I was out scouting a couple days and found snook, jacks and bluefish around both the... | |
| Posted: September 17, 2008 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | What a week. Hurricane Ike made landfall in Texas early Saturday September 13th causing havoc along its coast. What it brought to Pensacola was rough surf, a little wind, and hopefully good fishing. After Gustav came through the fishing was very good for grouper and just about everything else. With the swells that Ike brought in for a few days, the fishing will definitely see a boost.
We had a great day of fishing on Tuesday the 15th, with specks, loads of Spanish mackerel, and one of the la... | |
| Posted: September 11, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | Take a minute today and remember all the loved ones who gave their lives on 9/11.
September 11, 2008
INSHORE:
As Ike decided to stay south of us, the weather was fantastic for outdoor activities over the past weekend and looks the one approaching will be just as nice. The fishing really on Saturday and Sunday, even though Ike decided to throw some winds at us the past several days to make it harder to get out there. If the forecast is correct, get out some top water lures and hea... | |
| Posted: September 11, 2008 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | Ok guys and gals, the fall migration of big Spanish is in full swing and the following of Smoker King's should be close behind. The Spanish are thick up in the bays and on the beaches around the passes. These fish are easy to catch on artificial lures. I like small half ounce gold and silver casting spoons, you can cast these things a country mile on light spinning outfits, this comes in handy with boat shy fish- plus you can cover more ground. Spanish make good table fare and are plentiful; it'... | |
| Posted: September 11, 2008 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | Ok guys and gals, the fall migration of big Spanish is in full swing and the following of Smoker King's should be close behind. The Spanish are thick up in the bays and on the beaches around the passes. These fish are easy to catch on artificial lures. I like small half ounce gold and silver casting spoons, you can cast these things a country mile on light spinning outfits, this comes in handy with boat shy fish- plus you can cover more ground. Spanish make good table fare and are plentiful; it'... | |
| Posted: September 07, 2008 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | I hope everybody made through Hanna ok. I’m very glad it was not a major storm, and it looks likes Ike is going to the Gulf. Good for us in the Carolina; not so good for the Gulf. Our hopes and preys are with the Gulf States. Fishing was good until we stopped for the passing of Hanna. I’m sure it will pick right back up too!
The Spanish mackerel have still been biting good to great on most days, with some small keeper kings as well. Most of the Spanish are biting Clark spoons trolled be... | |
| Posted: September 05, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | September 5, 2008
INSHORE:
Instead of rigging rods, backing down a ramp or drooling over new tackle.......here I am watching Hanna dump rain and wind on us, wondering where Ike might just decide to land and wishing an untimely death to Josephine out there in the far distance. That's a far cry from fishing, but welcome to September in Florida. We have more wind and rain coming this way and many are more concerned about Hurricane preparedness than fishing. Fishing will just have to wait f... | |
| Posted: September 04, 2008 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | What can I say about the fishing this past week? Not too much as we just had Hurricane Gustav come through about 175 miles to the west of us, which still brought high winds and rain for 3 days. I haven’t been out since, but I’m sure the water is very murky and the fishing won’t be too good for a few more days until the water clears up. The week before the storm the fishing was very good. I was on the water 4 days last week and we had some great trips. My last trip we were hooking up with some n... | |
| Posted: August 31, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | My full week last week was blown out by hurricane Fay, except for a trip with David Hewitt and his brother Doug, of Pittsburgh, that we were able to move to Sunday. But, things were anything but back to normal on Sunday.
Dave and Doug showed up early, and we were at the B Span flats before it was light. There were a couple of other boats already there. The first thing I noticed was that the water was black with tannin stain from all the rain. Had I tasted it, I'm sure it wouldn't have had... | |
| Posted: August 29, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Monday, 8/18, as Tropical Storm Fay approached and the meteorologists speculated as to her course and strength, the winds began to pick up and the seas churned in that angry way that they do just before a storm. It was time to batten down the hatches…literally. We secured the boats and turned our attention toward securing our property. Fay passed over us in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday, with some pretty hefty wind-gusts of up to 65 mph. We were fortunate to maintain electrical power but thousands ... | |
| Posted: August 28, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | August 28, 2008
INSHORE:
Don't expect that ground to dry up just yet.....looks like another storm is out there brewin' and could very well head this way again. The river is stained brown with all the runoff freshwater flooding all through the Treasure Coast. Finding clean water will be difficult for a while longer, but the fish have to eat and if you try different areas you can still be successful out on the river. In spite of water conditions, we enjoyed some great catching this week!
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| Posted: August 27, 2008 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | Capatin Greg Hood,
Here to report that the Redfish are schooled up on the sound!!
Top water action in the morning is the ticket.
I found schools from 10 to 50 fish.
I also caught plenty of trout and snook.
See ya on the water!
Captain Greg Hood
Ft. Myers Fishing... | |
| Posted: August 27, 2008 by Captain Rick Bennett - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.rodmancharters.com | | Hi Folks,
When we are not catching spanish we are fighting some pretty nice red drum on lite tackle. Spanish macs have been the fish of this season thus far, but we cannot forget our popular inshore friends the reds, flounder and trout. Fall fishing is just around the corner and all three will be chomping.
A note for your address book. I am changing my email address to rodman@rodmancharters.com. please make a note or change in your address book. Thank you.
Now here's my report:
Inshore... | |
| Posted: August 25, 2008 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | I hope everybody is doing well and catching a few fish! I have got to say I’m glad Fay did not make it up here, but her power was felt up this way. We’ve had some very strong east winds the last couple of days, which has kept me out of the ocean and in the back water areas. Before the blow we did some good ocean fishing for Flounder and Gray trout.
Most of the flounder inshore are mixed in size, but the fish in the ocean are a little better in size. Live bait and grubs are the best bet. ... | |
| Posted: August 20, 2008 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | Well, the summer season is coming to an end, and the kids have headed back to school. So let’s talk about what has happened in the panhandle the last few weeks and what’s in store for the end of August and into September.
The past few weeks, fishing has been pretty good for big Spanish, skipjacks and bluefish in the ICW and in the pass. The speckled trout bite has also been picking up the past few days in the ICW in depths of 3 – 7 ft, and should continue to pick up throughout September. Durin... | |
| Posted: August 18, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | After having a benign growth removed from my back a couple of weeks ago, I finally got back to work last Sunday. The rest of this month is quite busy with trips, which is unusual for August. But, as I sit here beginning this report, I wonder what this coming week will bring, as southwest Florida sits smack dab in the center of the cone of uncertainty of what will likely be hurricane Fay.
This week was a classic lesson in how much tides affect the fishing. We went from really poor tides b... | |
| Posted: August 15, 2008 by Captain Michael Rutenberg - Myrtle Beach, SC
http://www.CoastalEcoCharters.com | | Inshore fishing has been very good lately. Lots of Flounder on the incoming tide around creek mouths. I like areas that show lots of surface current movement. This oxygenates the water, which is key when water temps are in the mid 80's. Live mullet on small egg weight is my standard rig for flounder. try to use the lightest weight possible to minimize snags. A light weight will not be a noticeable to the flounder and they tend to mouth the hook quicker.
Nearshore their are scattered schools o... | |
| Posted: August 15, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | The first part of the week brought lots of rain, and not just the familiar afternoon thunderstorms; it rained early mornings, into late evenings. It was mid-week before I got out fishing. Wednesday, 8/13, I fished Estero Bay with Robert & Roberta Dulberg and their children, Daniel, ten, and Rebecca, six. Rebecca was a little leery of boats in general, but quickly adapted and had a great time--especially when she got to see a porpoise and a manatee close-up.
The group caught two keeper mangro... | |
| Posted: August 14, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | August 14, 2008
INSHORE:
It's great to live and fish along the Treasure Coast! Fishing was a little on the slow side this week, but we had fun out there on the water anyway. Early mornings continue to hold the best opportunities for fishing. The weather has been fantastic if you get out and back before the afternoon storms roll into the area. Continued summer patterns will give you the opportunity to have some great fishing weather.
Fishing was on the slow side out there this week. ... | |
| Posted: August 10, 2008 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello Folks, is this summer going by fast for you? It sure is for me, they say time flies when you’re having fun. I guess I’m having a fun summer, fishing that is. Hey in other good news those gas prices have come down a little bit, they just need to keep coming down! Let’s talk some good fishing!
The last couple of weeks the fishing has been pretty good just off the beach. The Spanish Mackerel have been biting very good most days and the fish are a really nice grade. Some fish over six... | |
| Posted: August 08, 2008 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | We’re right in the middle of the dog days of summer; the temperature and the fishing are HOT! I want to take a minute to thank my entire list of guests that booked me so far this season. I hope to see each and every one of you again next year. I’d also like to recognize all the people around me that sacrifice during the summer while I’m doing what I love to do. This season has been just awesome and I'm really looking forward to my favorite time of the fishing season that’s just around the corner... | |
| Posted: August 08, 2008 by Captain Michael Dennis - Carolina Beach, NC
http://www.capefear-guide.com | | The Cape Fear Region of North Carolina has some exceptional inshore fishing,I fished yesterday in Snow's Cut channel found some flounder,and 2 over the slot size red drum.I was fishing with live finger mullet on Carolina rigs. Every season this area produces quite a few flounders in the 8lb.range up to a 17lb. fish caught last season. Lot's of anglers fish this area,on the weekends I normally prefer to pick a day in the middle of the week when the boat traffic is not a busy.... | |
| Posted: August 07, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | August 7, 2008
INSHORE:
We enjoyed fishing schools of redfish once again this week. It's a sight in itself to see anywhere from fifty to one-hundred redfish out in front of the boat. We had some great fun and won a few battles fishing the flats of the Treasure Coast! It might be hot and muggy, but it's a great time of year to fish the Indian River.
While fishing with Steve Rial and his buddy, we ran into Charlie Norburn and his wife on the flats. Both boats ended up fishing a nice s... | |
| Posted: August 06, 2008 by Captain Kenny Mason - Lehigh Acres, FL
http://trinitycharters.com | | Got out today to do some scouting and lady fish finding for an upcoming trip. Sounds funny but yes I do intentionally fish for them and have places where I go to cath'em. Went to my first spot and nothing. 2nd spot, same thing. Third spot, yes the third spot, this could be it. Nope, my lady fish hole turned into a trout party. Good thing is they're decent sized. Went to Matlacha to see whats going on. Found some ladies, blues,jacks and caught them. Caught a nice red on a d.o.a. gold flake skrimp... | |
| Posted: August 05, 2008 by Captain Greg Hood - A Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva Island, FL
http://tarpoons.com | | This report is long over due.
I've been so busy taking people fishing this summer.
Well lets get to it!
The passes have been loaded with snapper and grouper.
The beaches have good snook and redfish action.
The best bait I have found is medium pinfish.
Here is the pictures:
I have to get ready for tomorrow.
Captain Greg Hood
Sanibel Fishing... | |
| Posted: August 03, 2008 by Captain Kenny Mason - Lehigh Acres, FL
http://trinitycharters.com | | Went fishing today with my good buddy and avid fly fisherman Rob for whats probably the last time for a while do to him moving up to central Fl. The plan for the day was as usual-Redfish. Low tide in the a.m.=tails. Got to the flat at the right time and things were just as on Saturday. Fish all over pushing wakes and tailing. Rob takes to the polling platform and offers to put me on some fish, which was a nice change beings I don't get too many chances to actually have someone pole me around. Ro... | |
| Posted: August 03, 2008 by Captain Pete Rowney - Islamorada, FL
http://www.islamoradaonthefly.com | | Can't believe it's been as long as it has since I've posted anything. Pretty f'n ridiculous! I have an excuse though. The last few months have been a blur and my sunburnt, cut up hands haven't responded well to a keyboard. There you have it. Anyways, summertime is in full effect in Islamorada and lobster mini-season is over, thank god. Despite the somewhat slow period for guides business-wise, summertime is probably the best time in the Keys to fish! Bonefish, permit, tarpon, redfish and snook a... | |
| Posted: August 02, 2008 by Captain Kenny Mason - Lehigh Acres, FL
http://trinitycharters.com | | Got on the water today with my friend Tim for some red action. With the tide going to be low in the morning it was the perfect time to see how shallow his boat would float. I was amazed at what it did considering its a Ranger 18-3 ghost. Its not the same as my Tr7 nor polls as good or shallow, but it still got it done good enough to get us in casting range. The flat was loaded with fish in the grass, in the potholes and in the trough close to shore. We ended up getting 3 smaller Reds to the boa... | |
| Posted: August 01, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | After a little time away in the relatively cool N.C. mountains, I resumed fishing this Saturday, 7/26. I fished 14 to 17 miles west of New Pass with Marty Kimball and his three young daughters, Haley, Cheyeynne and Michaela. The girls had a lot of fun using live shrimp to catch and release a bunch of big ladyfish to 30 inches. We also caught a keeper lane snapper and released a few mutton snapper that were just short of keeper size, red grouper to 19 inches, gag grouper shorts, grunts and porgie... | |
| Posted: August 01, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | August 1, 2008
INSHORE:
Continued hot and muggy weather around the Treasure Coast this week has bought thunderstorms and rain around the area most afternoons. Fishing early or late in the day will give you the best opportunities out on the river. It's hot out there, so drink plenty of fluids throughout the day.
Redfish was our main target all week. Earlier in the week, the schools continued to feed on the shallow flats and we had some great success. The schools left the flats by t... | |
| Posted: July 28, 2008 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello Folks, I guess we can call this mid-summer fishing. All those mid-summer bites have started and some of the fish are starting to show that hot water temp bite. Early morning and late afternoon bite; for the Redfish and Trout are really showing lately. Let’s talk about that and a few other bites in this weeks fishing Report.
My charters have had some great early morning Redfish and Trout bites. We are fishing mud flats and oyster flats in creeks and along the ICW. Multi fish hook-ups... | |
| Posted: July 26, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I had just one trip for the week, but it was a great one, with some really good redfishing.
The trip was on Friday, with David Wallsmith, and his friend, Bill Shaw, of Knox, Indiana. David is the father of my old friends Todd and Lynn Wallsmith, of Knox. David and Todd practice law together there. Well, David's friend Bill's sister was getting married on Sanibel, and he was coming to the wedding. Todd arranged for David and Bill to fish with me while they were here. I was very excited ab... | |
| Posted: July 27, 2008 by Captain Michael Dennis - Carolina Beach, NC
http://www.capefear-guide.com | | I have been fishing right off the Cape Fear River in some of the smaller creeks,using live finger mullet for bait,action has been good for the last 3 weeks catching red drum,speckle trout,and flounder.Gary Ward from Fuquay Varina,N.C. chartered the boat on July 26,2008,he caught a 26" speckle trout,quite a large trout for the middle of the summer.
Capt.Mike Dennis
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| Posted: July 24, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | July 24, 2008
INSHORE:
Some days I am truly amazed at the fantastic area we have to fish here on the Treasure Coast. Over the past twenty-six years that I have lived and fished along the Indian River, I am thankful for the abundant resources that we are so fortunate to enjoy. This past week, we have seen redfish schools that you could never find ten or fifteen years ago. Large and small schools of redfish have been roaming the flats this month. Watching a school of a hundred fish taili... | |
| Posted: July 19, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | Just one trip to report on this week. Oddly enough August is stacking up to be a busy month, and it's usually the slowest of the year even when times are good.
My trip was on Friday, with an old friend Ed Mahoney, of Boca Raton, Florida. I've known Ed since 2001, and back in 2002, took him on what he again told me was the best fishing trip of his life. He's a great guy, and I hadn't seen him in a while. So, I was looking forward to this trip. It would be my first time meeting his wife, D... | |
| Posted: July 17, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | July 17, 2008
INSHORE:
Summertime on the Indian River.....It's a wonderful time of year. Lots of afternoon thunderstorms have brought much needed rain to the area this year. You have to plan your trips carefully to get out and beat the odds of getting wet. The water has remained remarkably clear in spite of all the wet weather out there. Fishing picked up the latter part of the week and we enjoyed catching a variety of fish around the river.
Joe, Manolo and Pepe were out with me whe... | |
| Posted: July 14, 2008 by Captain Jot Owens - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.captainjot.com | | Hello, I hope everybody is doing well. I can’t complain; fishing has had some consistence for the most part. The gas prices have too, there just too high! We can’t change the gas prices by snapping our fingers, so let’s talk fishing and worry about the gas after the fishing trip!
The summer trend of local fishing is really starting to show. One of my favorites has rally started to show this last week; the always fun Tarpon! I have only Tarpon fished once; last week. We saw a few fish an... | |
| Posted: July 12, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I did manage a couple of trips this week, although they weren't the ones originally scheduled.
Capt. Marc Geldon of Snook Blaster Charters had called me about doing a two day, two boat trip with him. That was great as it would replace the days that my friend John Hitt had to cancel. We were to fish Thursday and Friday, with three anglers per boat on both days.
Thursday morning came, and our guys Guy, Clay, Andy, and Justin Newsome were the only ones who showed up. Plans had abruptly c... | |
| Posted: July 10, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | July 10, 2008
INSHORE:
Summer heat has sure taken over along the Treasure Coast. Hot temperatures has warmed up the water and it has been an early bite most of the week. Look to deeper water after the sun heats things up out there. Fishing has been up and down this week. Most of the action has been around the turning basin with many anglers out to challenge the hoards of Spanish macks and bonitos that are chasing the schools of baitfish around the inlet.
Trout and snook have been ... | |
| Posted: July 10, 2008 by Captain Rick Bennett - Wrightsville Beach, NC
http://www.rodmancharters.com | | Hi Folks, I hope everyone had a nice 4th and many of you had the opportunity to get on the water. It was a really nice weekend. Fishing has entered the summer routine. That is the weather is hot everyday and the fishing is hot every other day...or at least it seems that way.
Now here's my report:
Inshore: Redfishing has been pretty good with a good amount of the fish taken on topwater lures. Still catching fish on live and dead bait around ICW and creek docks. Best fishing is on the falling ... | |
| Posted: July 06, 2008 by Captain BROOK WALLACE - ANNA MARIA ISLAND, FL
http://www.floridainshoreguide.com | | Hope everybody had great 4th of July. Fishing with clients on the 4th turned out great despite very heavy boat traffic on the Sarasota Intercoastal Waterway. Redfish action was absolutely fantastic using shrimp and tossing them into the dark shadows around docks. This tactic seems to work well on those boiling hot days. The reds, I find, like to hide in the shade when it's hot and can't resist a hand select shrimp lookin' em in the face. After a few hours hard pullin redfish we decided to head n... | |
| Posted: July 06, 2008 by Captain John Rivers - Pensacola, FL
http://www.megabiteinshore.com | | Well, they say “time flies when you’re having fun,” but can June be over already? They also say, “April showers bring May flowers,” well, July thunderstorms bring kings, Spanish, trout, redfish and sharks. (Okay, I’ll admit poetry is not my thing!) I’ve been on the water almost everyday dodging thunderstorms and I’ve got some great action pictures to show you of the great fishing. Check out my website to see more, http://www.megabiteinshore.com. Here are a few pictures to show you that this is... | |
| Posted: July 05, 2008 by Captain Butch Rickey - Fort Myers, FL
http://www.barhoppr.com | | I did get out on the water last week, but I wasn't chartering so I did not do a report. I got out twice this week on Monday and Wednesday. Bait is still a big issue.
My Monday trip was with Dr. Patrick Reidy, who is a local eye, ear, and throat physician. I fished with Patrick last year around this time, and really enjoyed being out with him.
We began our morning with a run to Chino Island, in hopes of finding lots of bait there. I'd caught great bait there on my last trip. This trip... | |
| Posted: July 06, 2008 by Captain Eddie Woodall - Pensacola Beach Florida, Navarre Beach Florida, Destin Florida, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
http://www.fullnetcharters.com | | That word HOT will just about explain it all. The HOT water temperature brings all the pretty people to the beaches. The HOT daily temperature gets us anglers on the water early. And last but most importantly the HOT fishing is wide open!!!
The King Mackerel bite is as good as it gets right now. The fish are close in and are fairly easy to find, just find the bait and you’re on the fish. Most of the close in fishing is around the sea buoys in Pensacola Pass and East Pass in Destin. There ar... | |
| Posted: July 05, 2008 by Captain Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach, FL
http://www.fishbustercharters.com | | Estero Bay offered a pretty good variety of fish for us on Monday morning, 6/30, when I fished with Jason and Callie Eubanks, Don Cruz and Paul Odele. We used live shrimp to catch a keeper sheepshead, a 21 inch keeper redfish and a bunch of keeper-sized mangrove snapper. We released all the mangs but four, and we were broken off by another slot red and by a big cravalle jack.
I was back in the bay Tuesday morning, with Tom Wolfe and young son, Jordan. We caught a nice redfish at 22 ½ inches (... | |
| Posted: July 04, 2008 by Captain Charlie Conner - Port St. Lucie, FL
http://www.fishtalescharter.com | | July 4, 2008
INSHORE:
Happy Fourth of July! Wonderful weather, lots of sunshine and some great fishing opportunities await anglers on the Indian River along the Treasure Coast. Afternoon thunderstorms have been the norm lately and it will continue to threaten the area each afternoon. It's best to plan an early trip so you can be off the water before the skies turn dark and stormy.
Snook fishing has been mostly around the inlet and flats areas. We have found some under the mangroves ... | |
| Posted: July 03, 2008 by Captain Michael Rutenberg - Myrtle Beach, SC
http://www.CoastalEcoCharters.com | | Happy 4th everyone and especially to our troops overseas!
Fishing this past week has been difficult, mainly due to extreme tides. The low tide has been the lowest I have seen Little River in a long time, but it does offer the opportunity to see the sub-tidal structure that is usually under water. Lots of panfish, ie. croaker, sea bass, whiting, and spots. Flounder and trout are hit and miss in the creeks on live bait. I have not seen the big reds yet, the mullet run this summer is off to a sl... | |
| Posted: July 02, 2008 by Captain BROOK WALLACE - ANNA MARIA ISLAND, FL
http://www.floridainshoreguide.com | | What a great year for snookin! High gas prices and new snook regulations I believe have been the contributing factors. Clients have been catching many nice snook around docks after dark over the last few weeks. Recent afternoon rain storms have been pushing charters into the night, but that's ok by me. With extreme heat during the day, I believe the fish have been feeding more after dark for the most part. Snook are nocturnal and seem to just be more active at night. Clients are still catcing a ... | |
| Posted: July 02, 2008 by Captain BROOK WALLACE - ANNA MARIA ISLAND, FL
http://www.floridainshoreguide.com | | Wow, we have had lots of fun fishing with live shrimp this year. My springbreakers and summer vacationing kids have had a tremendous amount of action, fishing with live shrimp. Snook, reds, and trout top the list of a huge variety of inshore species. Other catches on shrimp include : flounder, baby gags, manrove snapper, | |
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