The hot days of summer are almost over. With the arrival of September the end is in sight where we break out of the hot days and transition to the cooler days of autumn. This is great news for fishing around Southwest Florida for several reasons Days will become less humid with a slight drop in temperature, after…
August in southwest Florida means hot sticky days, plenty of rain, and often thunderstorms. If you don’t mind working around the weather the fishing is often pretty good and competition from other boats is scarce. Redfish are becoming more consistent as summer progresses; most are legal size averaging twenty to twenty five inches with a few…
Summer is in full swing bringing hot, humid days and the possibility of thunderstorms almost every afternoon. That does not mean fishing is poor, it can actually be very good if you plan accordingly. Look for the best fishing early and late in the day when temperatures are coolest, try to coordinate the better tides with this…
This is the month summer settles in, bringing hot, humid days, and afternoon thunderstorms. It’s a good month for fish both large and small. It’s Prime Time for tarpon and shark fishing throughout our waters, including the Gulf Passes, along the beaches and inshore. June is a top month for hooking a tarpon, they are often most active…
The month of May is at the top for best months for fishing the waters of southwest Florida. Two good things happen, first local waters are far less crowded as most of our winter visitors took off for the north after Easter passed, and second, it’s time for big fish. Tarpon, sharks, snook, redfish, you name…
April, what a great month to enjoy the waters around southwest Florida. The windy days of March will give way to sunny, mild days (not to hot, not to cold). Many of our winter friends from the north are heading back home for the summer leaving the waterways (not to mention the roadways) less crowded and best of all,…
For fishing two great things happen over the month of March. With warmer temperatures the bait fish migration begins as large bait schools move into our waters from the south. With the combination of warm water and a huge influx of food, look for predator or game fish to get very hungry as the month progresses. Look for trout…
I know our winter in southwest Florida is no comparison to the colder climates to our north. However as a Florida boy I do not like cold of any kind and look at February as the beginning to the end of the cold season. Sometime this month the transition to spring fishing well begin. It all depends on…
January will bring us some of the coldest days of the year in southwest Florida. Just how cold it gets will determine how and where to fish. This month the primary inshore targets are sea trout, sheepsheads, redfish, pompano, and if it’s relatively warm, Spanish mackerel. When its cold looked to protected areas like canals, creeks, and…
As the inshore water gets colder this month small baitfish vacate our waters and shrimp become the primary diet for most fish. With the exception of mullet, there are not any fish I can think of in our coastal waters that won’t eat a shrimp; in fact shrimp is the mainstay for most inshore species diet, especially through the…
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