Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Pinkham

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - What’s Biting on the Gulf in November? I can hardly believe it’s already November. Seems like October just flew by. I sure hope the gorgeous weather we’ve been having holds for a while. Tell ya what, as pretty as it’s more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Kingfish Just Offshore Of Venice Beaches This is one of my favorite times of the year. As each day that passes grows a little shorter and the nights longer, the air and water temperatures have starting to cool down, thus opening up all sorts more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Thanks to Hurricane Gorden the Gulf of Mexico sure got stirred up a bit this week. But honestly other than a few missed days of fishing, the Venice/Englewood area once again got spared from a direct hit. We did spend the better part of Sunday down at more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Thanks to Hurricane Gorden the Gulf of Mexico sure got stirred up a bit this week.But honestly other than a few missed days of fishing, the Venice/Engleood area once again got spared from a direct hit. We did spend the better part of Sunday down at D more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - FOR BIG FISH HIT THE GULF By Capt. Dave Pinkham For those of you anglers that desire to catch the big one, you really don't have to travel halfway around the world to do it. Just west of local area beaches, beneath the seemingly harmless placi more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - This time of year there are many different species of fish available for those who venture out on the Gulf of Mexico. With so many choices to make it can be tough deciding which type of fish to target. Usually I'll take the easy way out and let my cl more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Well, it sure has been a scorcher the past couple weeks. With the long hot days and warm sweaty nights, the Gulf of Mexico’s water temperature has been steadily creeping up. By August if you go for a dip in the Gulf it should feel like getting more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Another windy week for offshore fishing. Thankfully I was able to squeeze in several trips as the fish were biting. We've been fishing the artificial reefs west of Sarasota County with good success. When action on these manmade fish havens slows we more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - With the Gulf of Mexico’s water temperature in the high 80’s, I guess it’s safe to say summertime fishing is here. Grouper should be moving farther offshore seeking the cooler water. Over the past week we’ve had several good c more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - This week we have been fishing several of the artificial reefs west of Venice Inlet. I've had good success fishing most of the reefs at different times. The key is to be at the right spot, at the right time, with the right bait. This particular day w more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice