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Florida Fishing Reports

S.L.I. FL, REPORT

posted by wickeditch well finally back on the water and thought i had the boat all rewired after the lighting strike , but found i still have a couple more bugs to work out, lost my gps after 17 miles out but we made the best of it with a friend  Full Story »

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Reprt by Capt. Joe Ward

INSHORE - The ESE winds have been blowing 15 to 20mph just about every day this week and this has made fishing tough. On these days most anglers launched their boats at Round Island and fished at Round Island, Queen's Cove or Jack Island. A live shrimp fished  Full Story »

Ft. Pierce Inshore - Offshore Report by Capt. Joe Ward

INSHORE - The snook fishing in the Ft. Pierce Inlet with live baits on the tide changes has been good. A lot of slot size fish have been reported along with plenty of shorts and also a good number of over the slot fish. The best time to fish has  Full Story »

South Indian River Report 5-3-08

May 2, 2008 INSHORE: May continues to be a transition month here on the Treasure Coast. Weekly weather fronts moving across the state and water temperatures working their way towards the mid to high 70's signal that spring has arrived and summer is just around a short corner. You can see more  Full Story »

(mostly) Mosquito Lagoon report 4-29-08

Space Coast Fishing Report from Capt. John Kumiski 4/29/08 My friend Rick DePaiva has been hooking tarpon almost every day lately over in Pine Island Sound. I can't wait to get over there. My truck was in the shop for four days last week. After one day I was sick of being  Full Story »

Florida - South Indian River Fishing Report

Fishing report for item #1270. Todays Date: 04/15/2008Fishing Report Title: Florida - South Indian River Fishing ReportState & Type of Report: Florida Saltwater ReportsCity You Fished In: Fort Pierce/Vero Beach/Jensen BeachFishing Report By: Captain Charlie ConnerCharter Name: Captain Charlie's Fish Tales ChartersBusiness Phone: 772-284-3852Email: Email the angler or Capt.Website: of Report:  Full Story »

Johns Lake Bass

Capt Tim Fey Florida Bass Fishing Guides 321-303-9207 past two weeks has seen some great bass fishing action, as well as some tough action as the cold front came thru. This front grabbed a hold of us for a good two days, and after some very good bass fishing  Full Story »

Orlando Bass Fishing Report

Capt Tim FeyFlorida Bass Fishing past two weeks has seen some great trips out on Johns Lake. For the most part, schooling activity has been great up until the 13th when they just seemed to disappear. We are still having great success using Steel Shads in gold or silver color  Full Story »

Orlando Bass

Capt Tim Fey Florida Bass Fishing past week has seen a lot of trips out on Johns Lake. Stan and Carol came for some artificial action and caught some good bass working Steel Shads and Gitem Warlocks. Bite was slow and bass were very scattered on this day. The following day  Full Story »

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Local Articles

Grouper and Snapper on a Fly Rod?

by Capt. Frank Piku - would anyone use a fly rod when fishing for grouper or snapper? You will CATCH MORE FISH than anyone else on your boat!2. It is much EASIER ON YOUR BACK than fishing with a heavy spinning rod! You will HAVE MORE FUN than any other anglers! Ladies LOVE  Full Story »

Published March 22, 2008

How to Catch Grouper and Snapper

with Captain Frank's Secrets - just a little fishing history about Captain Frank: My dad started me fishing when I was three. He sat me down at the end of a dock on a cold day. He put a fishing pole in my hand and wrapped a blanket around me to  Full Story »

Published March 22, 2008

Circle Hooks in Palm Beach, Florida

By Bill Pino Palm Beach, Florida January 25-28, 2008 Boat: Billfisher - Capt Joe Duffie Our goal for this trip was to learn the proper way to rig live goggle eyes on circle hooks. The morning conditions allowed for the crew to deploy two kites and 3 baits per kite. The light winds of  Full Story »

Published January 30, 2008

Live Ballyhoo 102

Some time ago I scratched the surface on some of the live bait basics around Palm Beach. Though not common up this way, there is one I didn't cover. More prolific as you head south and really the best game in town when you get to the keys is live  Full Story »

Published November 6, 2007

Palm Beach Live Bait Sails 101

Each November the weather starts to cool a bit. At that same time the fishing begins to heat up. Each passing day more and more sailfish migrate into my backyard. People are astounded when they come from up north to see how close the fishing is actually done here. Most  Full Story »

Published March 18, 2007

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Snook season closes May 1 in Gulf, Everglades and Monroe County waters

For immediate release: April 25, 2008 Contact: Lee Schlesinger, 850-487-0554 The recreational harvest season for snook will close May 1 in Florida's Gulf of Mexico, Everglades National Park and Monroe County coastal and inland waters. The harvest season for snook will remain closed until Sept. 1 in these areas. These seasonal harvest  Full Story »

Published April 25, 2008

Garmin teams with FWC and manatee group; develops new GPS units for bay boaters

For immediate release: April 23, 2008 Contacts: (FWC-FWRI) Carli Segelson, 727-896-8626 (TBEP) Nanette O'Hara, 727-893-2765 Navigation software produced by Garmin is the first to feature manatee and homeland security zones in Tampa Bay - thanks to a partnership between Garmin, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and  Full Story »

Published April 23, 2008

Red snapper sport season to reopen in Florida's Gulf waters - with changes

April 11, 2008 Contact: Lee Schlesinger, 850-487-0554 The recreational red snapper fishing season in Florida waters in the Gulf of Mexico reopens on April 15 and will remain open until Nov. 1. Florida waters extend nine nautical miles from shore in the Gulf. While Florida's Gulf red  Full Story »

Published April 11, 2008

Lee County man jailed for illegal fishing violations

April 10, 2008 Contact: Officer JoAnne Adams 863-581-6990 A Southwest Florida man with a long history of marine fisheries violations was sentenced April 9, in a Lee County courtroom, to serve 18 months in prison for illegal commercial fishing activities. John Ivan Kittles, DOB 03/19/62, of 5006 Curlew Dr., St.  Full Story »

Published April 10, 2008

NOAA Invests Record Funding to Clean Up Miami's Biscayne Bay

CONTACT: Kim Amendola - 727- 551-5707 April 8, 2008 Looking north to the City of Miami across Biscayne Bay. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA announced today that it will invest $200,000 in Florida's Miami-Dade County to expand the scope of Baynanza, an annual celebration and cleanup of Biscayne Bay. The funding - the  Full Story »

Published April 8, 2008




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