Awesome fishing can be found from Pine Island and Sanibel-Captiva in the North, Naples in the center with the miles of backwater to 10,000 islands and the Everglades to the south. These waters are some of the best recreational fishing grounds in the world.
For all little boy and girl in all of us, Take a drive to Robbie's of Islamorada, the Florida Keys (135 miles and 4 hours from Naples at Florida Keys Mile Marker 36.8) Amazing," "breathtaking" and "impressive" are words we often hear from first-time visitors to the end of our dock. What they're referring to is the school of 50 to 100 tarpon come here daily and linger for hours. Today, the tradition continues, with visitors from all across the world coming to marvel at the spectacle and offer these magnificent creatures a snack.Check and click "Feeding Tarpons" for a thrill.
Barracuda Casting to barracuda with live or artificial baits
on 12 to 15 lb. test line is an awesome sport
Cobia Best Location: Gulf Average Size: > 10 - 92 lbs. Best Season: Mar - May Best Baits: Jigs, Crabs, Plugs, Live Bait
Dolphin Best Location: Gulf Average Size: 1/2 - 55 lbs. Best Season: May - Oct Best Baits: Jigs Spoons, Bonito Strip , Mullet, Cigar Fish, Balao
Permit OFFSHORE on wrecks and debris, INSHORE on grass flats, sand flats, and in channels; most abundant in south Florida
Tarpon Best Location: Gulf - BayAverage Size: 3 - 90 lbs. Best Season: April - Nov Best Baits: Mullet, Crabs
Hammerhead Shark 54" fork for all sharks 1 per harvester or 2 per vessel per day, whichever is less
Florida Spotted Trout Average Size: 1/2 - 8 lbs. Not less than 15" or more than 20" 4 per harvester/day All Year Best Baits: Shrimp, Poping Cork, Jigs,Plugs
Tripletail Josh Hargin caught this triple tail on March 5, 2010 in Jupiter fishing with Captain Dan Murrell
Florida Pompano Size: less than 3 lbs. INSHORE/NEARSHORE waters, especially along sandy beaches, oyster banks, and over grassbeds, often in turbid water. Best Baits: Jigs, Sandflea
Spanish Machrel Best Location: Gulf - Bay Average Size: 1 - 5 lbs. Best Season: April - Nov Best Baits: Jigs, Spoons
King Fish Best Location: Gulf Average Size: 3 -50 lbs. Best Season: April - Nov Best Baits: Jigs, Spoons, Cigar Fish
Wahoo Best Location: Gulf Average Size: 8 - 75 lbs. Best Season: April - Nov Best Baits: Jigs, Strips, Mullet, Balao Cigar Fish
Yellowtail Fernanda Barragan caught this 27 inch Yellowtail using a pin fish off Miami Beach
Sheephead Best Location: BayAverage Size: 1 - 10 lbs. Best Season: All Year Best Baits: Sandflea, Crab , Shrimp
Marlin Capt Joe Plashinski, Jim Wellbank and Joe Sr. 600 feet off Key Largo
Yellow Fin Tuna Renee Etheridge Spinner caught off of live sardine with pink/blue feathers - 200 ft off Boynton Beach
Nurse Shark David Preston caught shark with 10 lb test and shrimp in Gasparilla Pass
Bull Red Fish Kayak fishing at its best. Deanna Nelson trolling Panama Beach
Robbie's of Islamorada at Island marker 36.8 Amazing," "breathtaking" and "impressive" is the school of 50 to 100 tarpon that come here daily and linger for hours.
Red Snapper Keith Church caught this 18 lb. monster on a cigar minnow while off a Mayport
Mango Snapper Macey Harrison caught this Mango snapper using shrimp
Mahi-Mahi Alan Andre and the crew of Tide Bandit strikes a 35 lb. again off of Port Carnaveral in 200' of water
Swordfish Captain Roly, Frankie Prieto, John and Cris caught this 200 lb/74", swordfish using a bonito belly fishing 30 miles off Miami in 1500' of water.
Red Fish Size: one of 27" weighs about 8 lbs. Juveniles are an INSHORE fish, migrating out of the estuaries at about30 inches (4 yrs) & joining the spawning population OFFSHORE.
Black Grouper Now here is a happy angler and my favorite grouper photo
