2022 has brought in the winter bite. Offshore big King Mackerel, Cobia, Sharks and Sheephead have started to move into the local reefs. Backwater we have been getting a consistent bite with nice Snook, Redfish and Trout as well as other species. Due to red tide over the past few years departure location is key since some areas of Naples and surrounding waters have recovered better than others. We suggest to be flexible with the departure location so you get the best trip possible. Having the ability to move boats gives you the best chance of having an amazing trip. We always suggest the best departure location based on what we have seen over the last few days prior to your trip. Offshore water temps have cooled bringing the big King Mackerel and Sheephead into the local reefs which Cobia and Sharks follow. No need to run 20 miles offshore, right now we have been fishing the natural and artificial reefs between 5 and 9 miles out with lots of action. When booking any charter tide is key to your success. We see people typically book a morning spot the majority of the time but if the tide isn't moving the bite can be very poor. We suggest when booking offshore, you want to start at the end of an incoming tide so you can fish the start of the outgoing tide. Backwater is best to fish the last few hours of the incoming tide through the first few hours of the outgoing tide. We have a large fleet of boats and Captains which work together relaying information as well as we have dive boats giving us a huge advantage since we know where the most productive reefs are. We also have helicopter tours which fly over the coastal areas we fish relaying information of fish migrations they see from the air. I hope this information helps you when booking your trip. At CruiseFishDive we put alot of work into making sure you have a successful day. Capt. Mark Garcy

This couple spent the day with one of our CruiseFishDive Providers, Capt Brian and caught a Florida Grand Slam. 85 inches to be exact with a 37" snook 29" redfish and 19" trout. They caught many others as well and had an amazing time. If you want to try and het your Westcoast Grand Slam pr just have an amazing day on the water, then contact us at CruiseFishDive.

The bait is back and the bite is on fire. If your looking for drag screaming action then now is the time. Make sure to speak with your captain before booking to select the best time to go. This is critical to your success. Tide is everything and also being where the bait is. Huge sharks, smoker kings, drag ripping bonito, cobia and much more are what we are catching offshore now. I wouldn't even consider backwater for a few years until the fish have time to recover from the red tide event we had almost three summers ago.

March is starting out with some amazing action from huge sharks to drag screaming Kings. We have been pre scouting on our dobes to locate the best locations for hot fishing activity. Book now before it's over.

Reel 1 Up is the only fish and dive operation with over 20 years on the water in the Gulf of Mexico which is why we get the results. The bite over the last two weeks has been nothing short of stellar. Threadfin herring bait balls have been present in decent numbers close to shore out to five miles depending on tide. Typically most local reefs and wrecks have been holding bait and a good variety of fish ranging from reef and pelagic species. We have seen good numbers of large Bonita, Kings have been spotty, a good number of sharks and several species ranging from blacktips (landed a 7ft 130lb) Tiger (600lb) lots of baby blacktips, cobia and plenty of Jack Cravell and a mixed bag of reef fish. Things should hold steady as long as the water temps stay consistent and the bait stays around