Southern Gentlemen Fishing

Early November Fishing Report
Heading into November and the holidays at the end of the month, there are lots of great fishing opportunities ready to bite!
The water temps have started to cool into the comfort zone of just about every coastal fish in SW Florida, and they are eating heartily with vigor!

It is snook season till the end of the month, so now is the time to catch and eat one of the best-tasting fish in all of the land. Just about every trip has been providing a shot at a nice fish or two, and the bite is endless for the smaller ones on light tackle. They are eating pilchards, and right pilchards are abundant and easy to catch for a day of fishing.

Redfish are also eating pilchards, and this is that time of the year that trophy redfish and trophy snook can be caught at every inshore spot we fish!

Spotted Seatrout are starting to show up on every trip, and mangrove snapper are a non-stop source if delicious action!

The other big excitement going on right now are the big tarpon! They are stacked up in and around the passes and beaches, and they are here in force. They are gonna be here feeding heavily until the cold snaps cool off their bite, as they head south into the Keys and Everglades. They eat just about any bait we put in front of em, but they love a big mullet.
The fun-sized 10-30 pound tarpon are all over the backcountry bays and creeks and provide one of the ultimate acrobatic battles!

October Fishing Report continues to be Red Hot as the waters cool!

If you want a redfish, now is the time for fishing in Naples! Redfish of all sizes, from giant over-slot fish to keepers, and even the little pups, are biting all over the mangroves around Naples. As the waters have cooled, we haven't had to resort to cut bait to sit and wait for them either. They are happily eating live pilchards, which are easily caught with the cast net at the start of the trip. One keeper redfish can feed several people, and they are highly regarded tablefare blacked or grilled on the 'half shell'.

In addition to redfish, the snook, mangrove snapper, jack crevalle, and fun-sized tarpon are actively feeding on the pilchards too, which keeps the fishing trip totally busy.

The snook have been running from the small fun-to-catch sizes to the big line-ripping escape wizards of the mangroves. October means snook season is in full swing, so any slot snook is fair game for the table! And anyone who knows, knows! Snook are one of the finest eating fish in all of Florida!

Mangrove fishing in October is also red hot! We are routinely bringing back a dozen or more big fat keeper mangrove snapper on every charter. These feisty fighters are also considered to be one of the best eating fish in the sea as well, and are great blackened or fried.

The fun-sized tarpon seem to be everywhere right now, and provide some of the most explosive excitement of the day, anytime we hook one.

Fishing Report for September has been fantastic!

The water temperatures have been starting to cool, ever so slightly, the bait is all over the beaches, and the fish in the back country are responding with vigorous appetites! The afternoon rains that have been very consistent have fired up the tarpon bite, and pushed those fun size tarpon down from the remote, tree covered creeks, into waters we can get baits to em!

If you want a snook, we are catching 20-30 each trip...mostly small, in the 20-24 inch size, with big slot sized chunks mixed in. That's non stop action on light tackle, and pilchards that even ol veteran guides love to spend a morning or afternoon bending some rods and ripping some lips!

Mixed in with those snook are countless mangrove snappers. These delicious fighters can add up quickly for anyone in the mood to eat what they catch.

Redfish are certainly eating, and the cooler waters have them ready to chase live bait again, as are some really nice spotted seatrout.

The funsized tarpon are my favorite fish to catch this time of year. Catching 20 to 30 pound fish, tail walking, jumping 4 feet in the air, and just being a light tackle menace is what it's all about!

Don't forget, in another 8 days, snook will be in season to keep, and there isn't a better fish to eat in all of Florida, so don't hesitate to call or book a trip if you want to get out on the water for a morning or afternoon of non stop fishing action, along with the chance for a trophy, or some flat out excellent table fare. All within minutes of the boat ramp!