Fishing Reports by Capt. John Rivers

IDA has come and gone, but have no fear, the reds are still here - Well, tropical storm IDA has come and gone, but have no fear, the reds are still here. I had a short 4-hr trip today, and as predicted, the bite was very good. We caught some good fish and fought a few that pulled the hooks, but all in all, had a gre more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Great Redfish action in Pensacola ! - It's fall and the reds have arrived in full force. It usually takes a few cold fronts to get the reds on the move, but the one that moved in last week was like two cold fronts in one, and it certainly did the trick. I've been out a few times more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola, Navarre, Perdido Key, Report. Capt. John Rivers - Fish on! I've heard these two words from many clients the past few trips and I never get tired of hearing them. The Spanish mackerel bite has been very good and should continue to stay this way for the next 6 weeks. Most of the Spanish are be more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Great light Tackle Fishing, Pensacola Florida - Rain has been replaced with sunny skies and we are enjoying our first cold front of the fall season. I went out and fished today, (Sept 30th), and was met with cool weather to start the morning, right around 55 degrees. It was nice to get that early more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Great inshore fishing in Pensacola Florida! - Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. As soon as this rain and wind moves on, the fishing will be awesome. I was out just two days ago, and let me tell you, the bite was red hot for slot redfish in a few of my secret spots. If you c more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola, Navarre, Perdido Key Inshore Report - Rain for the past couple of days has kept me off the water, but gave me a chance to go through my tackle. I make sure everything is top-notch and ready to go, so when I hit the water, I'm not hindered by sub-par equipment. As for what's been going o more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola, Navarre, Perdido Key, Report - Summer is almost over, and the kids are heading back to school. Most of the tourists are beginning their trips home after enjoying our white sandy beaches and our warm water. For some of us, our summer is just getting warmed up, because the fishing i more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola, Navarrre, Perdido Key Fishing Report - July is about over and the fishing is still red hot on the flats for Redfish in the middle to upper slot range. I'm hooking most of my redfish in depths of 2 – 3 ft on artificials like the MirrOdine 17MR and Bass Assassin's 4 Blurp shrimp (electric more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola Inhsore / nearshore fishing report - It's been a while since I've written a report, but because of all the great fishing along the NW Panhandle, I haven't had the time. If you're in the mood for some great light tackle inshore action, then you need to check out Pensacola, Florida. It's more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola

Pensacola inshore / nearshore report: - What a week of fishing here on the gulf coast. I've been itching to get out and go king fishing, so when the gulf calmed down for a few days, I dusted off my king rods and took them out for some quality king time. I hadn't been out king fishing much more...
Capt. John Rivers - Pensacola