Fishing Reports

A little rain does not seem to bother the Grouper! Plenty of Gag and Red Grouper in the area. Dead Threadfin Herring and live Pinfish are both working well with great results. Extended Trips are producing big Red Snapper and 10+ Red Grouper. Spanish Mackerel, Grunts, Mangrove Snapper, Sharks and Kingfish are abundant and fun to catch on light line. Large schools of bait are still moving north though our area, fishing continues to be very good. Sea ya on the water, Capt Rick Rodriguez 727-992-9494 Charter Boat Gulf Grouper www.gulfgrouper.com ...full report

The month of June has seen some good bass fishing action on both Butler Chain and Johns Lake. Johns Lake has been good in the early morning with some good schooling action in the cut, as well as some in mid lake areas where hydrilla is present. Water levels are great out here with all the rains we have been getting, which in turn has made one of my favorite patterns very successful, and the is dock fishing! Skipping Gitem K.O’s under docks, as well as Bitsy Jigs have produced some good action as well as some good bass. As the heat of the day comes down on us, 10 inch worms worked in deeper waters, where grass and or hydrilla are present have kept the action steady. Butler Chain has held pretty steady for us for the month of June. Again, dock fishing has been a strong pattern for us, ...full report

By Captain Tom Van Horn We have all heard the adage, “If a frog had wings, it wouldn’t bump its butt when it hops”. Well if is the key word when trying to predict fishing quality and conditions on the Indian River Lagoon Coast in July. Two major phenomena can directly impact our offshore waters during the summer, and predicting their influence is anyone’s guess. First, during the early part of July a coldwater upwelling known as the Labrador Current moves in from the depths of the Atlantic chilling the water column from the bottom up. The influx of the upwelling varies from year to year, and it is impossible to predict. The Labrador Current has been known to chill ocean water temperatures as low as 50 degrees on bad years, and have very little effect of good ones. The second ...full report

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 five people. They were really nice folks, all the way from Montana. This was going to be their first saltwater fishing experience and I was really excited to be the first Skipper to take them out. As I pulled off the flat I noticed that the steering wasn’t working so well. I quickly surmised ...full report

Fishing in Fort Lauderdale during the month of June is truly satisfying. There is an abundance of activity inshore and offshore. Take your pick or fish both sides, I can guarantee that you will go home with a sore arm, a huge smile and a memory to last a lifetime. Now on to the good stuff, FISHING. In the late afternoon, the inshore bite is hot and heavy for giant Tarpon. It’s common to get 5 – 6 bites by 100 lb’ers during a 4 hour period. On June 5th, the Lady Pamela II went 2 for 5 on the Tarpon bite just inside of Port Everglades. After putting out our baits, it didn’t take long before he was on. The 5 ft Tarpon started his series of jumps and our anglers enjoyed every second of the fight. Throughout the night, we had 4 more strikes, one of those being a solid hook up. After ...full report