Fishing Reports by Capt. John Rivers

The calm before the storm - What can I say about the fishing this past week? Not too much as we just had Hurricane Gustav come through about 175 miles to the west of us, which still brought high winds and rain for 3 days. I haven't been out since, but I'm sure the water is ver more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Report, Pensacola, Navarre, Perdido Key. Florida - Well, the summer season is coming to an end, and the kids have headed back to school. So let's talk about what has happened in the panhandle the last few weeks and what's in store for the end of August and into September. The past few weeks, fish more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Panhandle Florida Report for Pensacola to Perdido Key - August arrived with a nice tropical storm off the coast of Pensacola, Edouard, headed just west of our area, bringing with it high surf and winds for a few days. Since the storm brought higher than normal surf, I was not able to get out offshore or f more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Red snapper are plentiful and so are the kings. - Red snapper are plentiful and so are the kings. Fishing has been very good the past few days, but now we have a tropical storm in the gulf named Dolly, which will keep me in the bay for the next few days, because the swells out in the gulf and alo more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Hot fun in the summer time! - Well, they say time flies when you're having fun, but can June be over already? They also say, April showers bring May flowers, well, July thunderstorms bring kings, Spanish, trout, redfish and sharks. (Okay, I'll admit poetry is not my thing!) more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Day Oh! - Would you like a banana? Kara asked. I turned around quickly and said, Who brought bananas? I couldn't believe my eyes! She was holding up a bushel of the little yellow devils. My crew today consisted of Steve Haines, his wife Kara, Jo more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Fun in the sun with the family - Finally, a day with the family that didn't blow. With the wind blowing a little too hard all week, I told my wife that Sunday looked like a good day to spend a few hours on the water. My son, Nick invited his friend, Michelle, and so it would b more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Inshore - Nearshore take your pick - June 1st Red snapper, speckled trout, redfish, bluefish, and ladyfish have been on the menu the past few days while fishing the ICW. Today's trip started out at 05:30 in the morning before the sun came up, and the bite was red hot just like the temp more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Redfish at night, sailors'delight - It's early May and it feels like the latter part of March, what with the winds blowing like they have been. Like I've stated in my previous reports, when the wind isn't too bad, and we've gone out, the fishing has been very good. Fishing in the ICW more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Fun Tournament & Pensacola Report - On April 27th I fished a tournament in Orange Beach, Alabama with a few of the Fishin Chix girls, ( Jessie, Carrie, Dale, Trish, and Cindy). I've been one of the tournament captains since the beginning of the Fishin Chix tournaments, and they certain more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola