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April 2024 Fishing Report

March 6, 2024

Hello fellow anglers, April in S.W. Florida this are changing the water is getting warmer day by day. This is a good thing we had along winter this year the water was in the low sixties for a couple of months. And it has been gradually rising . So with that happening it brings the… [Read More…]

March 2024 Fishing Report

February 9, 2024

Hello fellow anglers March 2024 . I was just sitting here and trying to figure out how many years I have been contributing to this magazine. I started with the original owner  Rodney Smith from Satellite Beach Florida. I am not sure but I think it was close to 2010ish , I will have to… [Read More…]

February 2024 Fishing Report

January 8, 2024

February 2024 in S.W. Florida  HELLO fellow anglers. Last year in Florida it the hottest year since they have been keeping records. So I am a weather geek , I was told some years ago that the weather runs in 50 year cycles. So if they have only been keeping records since the 18?? who… [Read More…]

January 2024 Fishing Report

December 7, 2023

Hello fellow anglers January in S.W. Florida another year passed. And we are starting a new year of fishing. There are many options this time of year of species to target. Let’s talk about the inshore possibilities. There should be plenty of trout on the grass flat in two-to-four-foot depths. Popping corks with live or… [Read More…]

December 2023 Fishing Report

November 6, 2023

Hello fellow anglers, December in S.W. Florida that means you are finished shopping for Christmas or you have not started yet. You can go to your local tackle store and get gift certificates. Or you could contact Capt. Bart and  get a gift certificate for a fishing trip for your friends.  This is the Christmas… [Read More…]

November 2023 Fishing Report

October 10, 2023

Hello fellow anglers November in S. W. Florida waiting for the cool fronts to start coming down from the north. This makes it tough for those long runs offshore in search of those grouper and snapper. Before the fronts get here the wind blows from the south and when the front passes it starts blowing… [Read More…]

October 2023 Fishing Report

September 12, 2023

Hello, fellow anglers. October in S.W. Florida and it has been a crazy summer. Setting all kinds of records for heat in our area. I have lived in Charlotte County for over 60 years and only one other time do I remember it being so hot. It was the late 70”s and I was working… [Read More…]

September 2023 Fishing Report

August 7, 2023

Hello fellow anglers September in S.W. Florida almost through hurricane season. It has been very hot this summer and that has affected the fishing. In the Keys the water has been over 90 degrees and is affecting the corals. The fish are like us humans when the temperature gets too hot, they slow down and… [Read More…]

July 2023 Fishing Report

June 6, 2023

Hello fellow anglers, I have been contributing to this magazine for over ten years. I started with the founder of Coastal Angler Magazine. Rodney Smith started it on the East Coast of Florida. Then it grew to S.W. Florida and beyond. I have worked with several editors over the years. At one point I was… [Read More…]

May 2023 Fishing Report

April 6, 2023

Hello fellow anglers, summer is already in full swing. Offshore things should be heating up, the migratory species should be on the move. White bait should be in the harbor and the estuaries so get your cast nets out and take a few throws in the grassy part of your yard. This way you can… [Read More…]