Regional Fishing Reports for:
West Florida (Englewood to Cedar Key)

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

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Come and fish the Redfish Tour Tournament Fishing has been average around Homosassa this past week due to flat tides and a low pressure area hanging around for a week. The upcoming redfish tournament this weekend will see a little better than more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

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

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Redfish Love Pinfish in Homosassa The report below is current. Look for Recapping Homosassa Tarpon Action Part 3 in a future report. Aunt Curly Locklear Holgate and husband Ed of Atlanta/Homosassa stopped by the house to visit last Sunday with more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Recapping Homosassa Tarpon Action - Part 2 If you read my last report you would know that I recapping the Homosassa 2000 tarpon season on the fly rod. I love catching fish on the fly rod and well, big tarpon just happen to be here in May and Ju more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Recapping Homosassa Tarpon Action - Part 1 My apologies goes out to the readers who look for a weekly report from me. During tarpon season, I get tight lipped for fear of too much company on the flats. Another reason is that I like concentrat more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

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