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On today’s charter we went shark fishing inshore of Captiva. After about a 30 minute wait we had a bite. We fought this six foot Bull Shark for about 15 minutes before we managed to get him near the boat. … Continue reading → The p

The winds had laid down nicely the last several days and it look to continue to be more of the same coming up at least for the next few days. This has been a welcome change after the almost 3 weeks of 20 mph winds we had sustained since early March.

Today was the last day to go offshore fishing in Islamorada in March. The fishing has been fair the past few days a handful of boats have been having great days while a few of the other boats are catching a handful of fish. This time of year is spri

We hosted five great groups and fished 17 days  in March 2014 at Propiedad de Paradise Lodge here in the heart of the Gulf of Chiriquí  Panama. The annual migration of Yellowfin Tuna here has officially has begun!

Big Bull Shark caught inshore of Sanibel Island! Book a Sanibel & Captiva fishing charter or North Captiva fishing or Cayo Costa Islands shelling charter and we’ll have a lot of fun! Please call 239-472-8658 to book a charter. We’re

It's still been really busy here in Islamorada so I have been a little slow on updating everyone on the fishing lately in Islamorada. The past two days the Cheeca Lodge Presidential Sailfish Tournament took place and for what has been a mediocre

David had an excellent day today catching plenty of trout and a few slot reds to boot.  Back at it again tomorrow. Here's a picture of one of David's reds and also a picture of a bull shark that was … Continue reading → The

Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing Bull Shark! Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing Captiva Island Saturday December 10 2016: Bull Shark catch & release; latest Algal Bloom and Red Tide Report; better

Captiva Fishing Redfish! Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing Tuesday September 20 2016: bull shark catch & release; latest Sanibel fishing Algal Bloom and Red Tide Report; better water moving up from north end of Sanib

Well the mud and nastiness from hurricane sandy has finally started to clear in the gulf and bays in the backcountry this islamorada fishing in november trip on 11/4/12. We headed out west looking for spanish mackerel this morning as they start to s

96 Recfishwest's State-wide Fishing Report - 17 October 2025 All the best tips and photos on what's biting across WA including forecasts gear used specific spots upcoming events fishing news and much more! ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏

Well it's that time of year now as we transistion from the summer/fall fish towards our winter time fish. A few off the deep sea fishing boats have been heading "offshore" any where from 10 - 20 miles out and then some boats are staying

Flamingo has been open for just over 2 weeks I thought the bite slow down when all the traffic started. I was wrong and the bite has been incredibly strong. The Snook are solid and the big Trout are thick. They are where we fish for Snook so we are

So early last week there was a tropical storm named Chantel that was coming towards us and the phones started ringing. Many people canceled their trips (unfortunately) because they thought we'd have lots of rain and wind here in Islamorada. We t

While fishing in Islamorada we knew it was just a matter of time till we saw some "slammers" (20+ lb mahi) on the dock. There had been a few the past few weeks but not many. However The past few days we have seen some real quality fish caugh

96 Recfishwest's Statewide Fishing Report - 20 February 2026 All the best tips and photos on what's biting across WA including forecasts gear used specific spots upcoming events fishing news and much more! ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏

This year I’ve been seeing a lot more sharks than usual. We’ve been getting hammerhead black tip sandbar Atlantic sharpnose bonnet head   and bull shark. As long as we find moving water and a lot of food for them around we’ve g

Awesome nite fast as we could put a bait out. Black tip sharks bull sharks 200 lbs nurse sharks and 2 tarpon Aboard the gold reserve charters

Had Morgan and Julie out for a full day on 7/9/12 fishing in islamorada. We went back into the gulf to try and catch some goliaths. Action fishing was good early on first two baits in the water we hooked double header permit on the light rods. Very

February 23rd 2018 – We Do Sharks.. In the winds from last week our Key West shark fishing was pretty damn good. With the warmer temps the big bulls lemons and black tips are making their way to the flats. I feel like the bulls are getting