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After listening to all the reports of Marlin being caught out on Hannibal Bank last week I finally got out there to see for myself what all the talk was about. First time customer but no stranger to Panama fishing Andrea Gonella and I got out to the

Fair skies nice temps east winds. Water is choppy stained waves 1-2 temp 77. Yesterday:  Kings Spanish Pompano Lady fish Jack Crevelle Blue Runners Red Drum and Whiting. Today:  Blue Runners Lady Fish Red Drum Blue Spanish and Pompano.

Sunny clear day nice temps light north winds. Water is flat and clear 0-1 waves temp 80. Yesterday:  Kings Red Drum Spanish Blue Runners Bonito Pompano and Lady Fish. Today:  Kings Spanish Bonito and Red Drum.

I had very cool repeat client David on board today with his 10 year old son Giovanni.  David wanted to keep it light and fun for his little boy so we fished some wrecks and kept the rods bent on snappers and blue runners.  Fishing for shar

We are out here on the island for a few days doing regular maintenance and getting ready for some upcoming clients. So I figured why not go out and see if we can get into them? The weather hasn't been too bad lately and we've got 3 dozen blue

One  of the most commonly asked questions when someone is booking a fishing charter is "What will we catch". During the the late spring and summer months it's fairly easy to answer.  Come fall it's harder to say. Spring and

We hosted a few groups of anglers and a group of Spearfishermen the past two weeks here at Propiedad de Paradise Lodge on Isla Paridas. Water temperatures in the high 80's and some unusually strong winds had the "bite" on one day and off

Capt. Rick Stanczyk fished Tom and Rick again today for a half day sprigger bank fishing charter. We left out a little after dawn good tide heading into the gulf with gentle east breeze behind it. After arriving at our spot about 45 minutes later we

On todays charter we headed across the bay to fish the grass flat near Pine Island. There we caught a bunch of Ladyfish Jacks Blue Runners and Sea Trout! Please call 239-472-8658 or email captjoefred@gmail to book a Sanibel & Captiva …

We fished an afternoon half day trip yesterday and a morning half day today aboard the BNM. The Florida Keys Fishing was productive as usual and everybody was happy. It hasn't been red hot but enough fish to keep us busy. Yesterday we caught a c

Mike and I always have a great time and these four days were no exception.  We changed it up between Biscayne Bay and Everglades National Park and the theme for the four days was tough slow fishing.  It's incredible how fishing can go

Propiedad de Paradise Lodge Isla Paridas hosted another great group of guys..... Peter Dan and Matt Arvan along with their good friend Sean York for a few days of blue water hunting here in the Gulf of Chiriqui Panama. The guys from North Carolina w

Well the backcountry fishing in Islamorada has been on the slow side the past several days. We had another extreme late cold front and the nightly lows were in the low 50s bringing some of the water temperatures in the everglades down to the high 50

Here we are into the middle of April already...finally we are just starting to feel like things are starting to get back to normal from an unusually cold and windy winter. The fishing has been good even with the wind blowing 20-25 on many days. I wa

For the past couple weeks the Gulf Stream has been way offshore the current has been running to the south and the seas have been rough.  We've been finding most of the fish about 5 miles out.  One day while we were trolling offshore we

Ok I realize the title sounds bad but read on.   Mike emailed me at the last minute asking if I was available Sunday afternoon.  Ouch that is the worst time to fish in Miami due to the heavy boat traffic and the water being pounded al

A Panamanian Captain friend called me and mentioned that a yacht anchored at Coiba was looking for a charter boat. I called the number he gave me and spoke with Captian Nelson of the Pacific Provider...West Coast Fishing Club's mothership. Nelso

This week’s broadcast of the Chevy Florida Insider Fishing Report will feature baitfish. There’s a wide variety of baitfish used by saltwater anglers in Florida. Some of the same baits are used for inshore and offshore fishing. However th

Dennis Roark and Victor Maddens flew in from Panama City and joined me for two day trip charter out of the marina just south of the David airport. The three days prior I had been out and the action was pretty slow so I wasn't too p

Light hazy sky east wind Water is riled up waves 2-3+ temp 78 Yesterday:  Blues skippies hardtails and reds This morning:  Reds blues hardtails and skippies For J & J Nordo is the local name for northern mackerel Hardtails are indeed blue r