Saint James City Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Phil H.
Naples, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

Snuck red tarpon goliath grouper all are biting good. Come on down to Naples, Florida and get you some took my grandson Fishing got his first snook and redfish and goliath grouper three off the bucket list come fishing in Florida and you won't regret it.

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Phil H. Naples, Florida Reported 1 year ago

Snuck red tarpon goliath grouper all are biting good. Come on down to Naples, Florida and get you some took my grandson Fishing got his first snook and redfish and goliath grouper three off the bucket list come fishing in Florida and you won't regret it.

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Brandon D.
Bartow, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

Late fall is an epic time to fish our waters, the snook are fully back in the inshore waters and hungry after all the work they put in during their spawning season. You will frequently find long, skinny female snook looking to get their figure back after giving birth to...

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Brandon D. Bartow, Florida Reported 1 year ago

Late fall is an epic time to fish our waters, the snook are fully back in the inshore waters and hungry after all the work they put in during their spawning season. You will frequently find long, skinny female snook looking to get their figure back after giving birth to the next generation of snook. We have been catching our bigger snook on large greenbacks we refer to as turbos, these bigger baits are irresistible to those bigger slot and overslot snook. Beef up your leader because you will need it with some of these monsters, I typically step it up to 40 lb Fluorocarbon which is less susceptible to abrasion when those fish shoot under structure. Redfish are still schooling up towards the tail end of their spawn, mostly the mid to upper slot fish are what we have found around the mangrove islands, oyster beds and docks. Pinfish are hard to pass up but they will certainly eat greenbacks as well. Trout over grass flats and edges of bars and channels have been pretty good, just lacking in size at times. We have been targeting those trout with gulp shrimp under a popping cork. They absolutely love those baits but just about anything will work. At times when the wind is blowing it is best to use a bait you can slow retrieve like a shrimp immitation bait. We are starting to head into a change in season, cold fronts are pushing through and soon we will see a change in bait, tide heights and target species. As we begin seeing lower winter tides we will switch to shrimp and focus more on sheepshead as they make their way into our inshore waters to spawn.

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Jesse C.
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

Storms are gone, fish are here. Action all day every day

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Jesse C. Fort Myers Beach, Florida Reported 1 year ago

Storms are gone, fish are here. Action all day every day

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Brandon D.
Bartow, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

Our fishing is firing off in Pine Island Sound despite our stint of hurricanes over the last several weeks. unfortunately there is damage left in their wake but it isn’t affecting our fishery and we are open and welcome anyone wanting to get out and catch a bunch of great...

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Brandon D. Bartow, Florida Reported 1 year ago

Our fishing is firing off in Pine Island Sound despite our stint of hurricanes over the last several weeks. unfortunately there is damage left in their wake but it isn’t affecting our fishery and we are open and welcome anyone wanting to get out and catch a bunch of great fish. In between storms we have been catching great redfish that are still schooling up in large numbers as we are in the middle of their spawning season. Snook season is also in full swing for another month and a half and when we break away from the schools of reds we’ve been catching plenty of snook. The slot fish have been getting the best of a few of my groups since the season started; these fish are strong and not an easy fight especially when hooked in the mangroves or other structures. Our trout are getting into a great size range, many of the fish we are catching are in that 15-19 inch range giving my anglers plenty of meat to bring home. This fishing should get better and better in the coming months, fall is a personal favorite time of the year to target big reds, snook, trout and sometimes we get the tarpon to play along as well. Come get on the fish with us, you’ll leave with awesome memories of a great fishing experience.

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Logan H.
Cape Coral, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

No problem red bite is on fire right now

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Logan H. Cape Coral, Florida Reported 1 year ago

No problem red bite is on fire right now

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Jesse C.
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

Lots of redfish lots of sharks Lots of redfish lots of sharks

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Jesse C. Fort Myers Beach, Florida Reported 1 year ago

Lots of redfish lots of sharks

Lots of redfish lots of sharks

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Jesse C.
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

Lots of redfish lots of sharks

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Jesse C. Fort Myers Beach, Florida Reported 1 year ago

Lots of redfish lots of sharks

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Phil H.
Naples, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

Cobia orbiting come on down to Naples, Florida and get you some

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Phil H. Naples, Florida Reported 1 year ago

Cobia orbiting come on down to Naples, Florida and get you some

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