For a good part of the past week, we experienced rain, thunderstorms and unpredictable weather thanks to Tropical Storm Barry churning in the northern gulf. With an unstable weather pattern, fishing reports were sparse as few anglers ventured from the comforts of home.When a storm is brewing in ...
It was another week of extremely hot days on the water in southwest Florida. As typical with sunny summer days, fishing was good at times and slow at others.Schools of bait fish of all sizes are all over the inshore waters and along the beaches. When the waters calm, they are often easy to ...
As we progress into the heat of summer, fishing both inshore and offshore can still be very good, just prepare for hot days and keep an eye on the weather. Many anglers prefer to get an early start and off the water ahead of the mid-day heat and afternoon storms.Inshore, the mangrove snapper ...
Summer arrived in Southwest Florida packing the heat. With little to no breeze and an absence of rain or clouds it was very hot on the water heading into the weekend. Also, poor tides with slow moving water to go with the mid-day heat often made for tough fishing conditions over several days.A ...
As we head into summer, with the exception of a day or two, weather was good and so was fishing.With red snapper season open, anglers took advantage of decent weather and made the long run into Gulf waters with good success. Depths from 130 to 170 feet turned up limits of nice reds with many ...
As we progress into the heat of summer, fishing both inshore and offshore can still be very good, just prepare for hot days and keep an eye on the weather. Many anglers prefer to get an early start and off the water ahead of the mid-day heat and afternoon storms.Inshore, the mangrove snapper ...
After a few weeks of windier than normal weather for this time of year, anglers smiled as near perfect weather greeted them for the weekend. Good weather gave anglers the chance to target pretty much any species they desired inshore or offshore.Tarpon were reported in good numbers in and around ...
Early in the week before the winds picked up, large schools of Spanish mackerel were common over the nearshore reefs within sight of land in state waters. A variety of other fish including mangrove snapper, king mackerel, cobia, permit, plus big sharks and goliath grouper were also sighted or ...
Overall the weather was great on the water over the past week. Despite a full moon and an easterly breeze that can slow the bite down, many anglers found success with a variety of fish.The wind wasn't strong enough to keep boats in port as many made the trek out into gulf waters. Red grouper ...
Despite a lingering wind that persisted most of the week, offshore and tarpon anglers made the best of it and recorded consistent catches. The south wind, accompanied with an incoming tide, often worked in favor of inshore anglers targeting snook and other species.With tarpon season in full ...
