Salty Fishing Charters Fishing Reports

Headed out 3/6 with a group of four for a 3/4 day trip out of bokeelia. We pushed off the dock at 630AM and made the run out to find some grouper and snapper. Our first stop was in… Read Full Report →

Monday the 26th I headed out with Joe, Jack and Sal for an action packed day on the water. We met up at the bokeelia boat ramp and we're underway by 630AM. We made the run out thru Boca… Read Full Report →

Monday the 26th I headed out with Joe, Jack and Sal for an 8-9 hr trip. We met up at the bokeelia boat ramp and we're underway by 630 AM. We made the run out thru Boca grande pass… Read Full Report →

Had a fantastic day of fishing today with two men from Texas. We we're supposed to do a Gladiator Trip, an 18 to 24 hr offshore charter that let's is fish both the afternoon bite, the night bite and… Read Full Report →

So with a nice weather window and not 1 but 2 cancellations this week, it was time to run out and bend some rods. We left around 9pm on tuesday, hoping to get out to the 180 ft depths… Read Full Report →

Met up with a crew of 4 to head offshore in search of some fun fishing. It was spectacular. From the near glass like water conditions, to the cool weather, down to the excellent bite we had all day.… Read Full Report →

Headed out from Redfish Pass looking for a good grouper bite. First drop was in 75 ft of water. TONS of short red grouper to 19.75 of an inch. Mixed in were some quality lane snapper and jolthead porgies.… Read Full Report →

Met up at the dock at 7 AM to head out for some fishing. The weather conditions were a little less than ideal, with a steady 20 knot wind out of the NE. We didnt let conditions deter us.… Read Full Report →

Headed offshore today (8-10-17) for a 1/2 day of fishing with a family of 5 visiting from CT. We met up at the cape yacht club at 6AM and made the run the run out thru redfish pass. We… Read Full Report →

Today, headed out with Michelle, Ted, Jacob , Katie and Darryl. They were a bit pressed for time, having some afternoon plans, so we made the best of our day. making long runs on a 1/2 day is always… Read Full Report →

Had a great weather window, and no charters on the books, I put together a long range trip to go explore some deeper water. Put a crew together and headed offshore. We sabiki'd up a ton of nice hand… Read Full Report →

With our ever changing weather here in SWFL, the weather predictions and forecasts are not always right. Being on the water as often as I am, I see this repeatedly first hand. Usually, its not for the better, and… Read Full Report →

With another week of cruddy weather, this time lots and lots of much needed but not wanted rain for the whole week, we had a break in the weather friday and took advantage of it. Picked up my crew… Read Full Report →

Today's charter was great, getting out on the boat today with Shipley, Richard and Patrick. Richard and Patrick are Marines who just finished their basic, and are off for the weekend. Thank you for your service gentleman. We headed… Read Full Report →

Headed out with a 4 man crew to look for some grouper meat. We pushed off the dock a little after 5AM making our way downriver from the cape coral yacht club and out thru redfish pass. We witnessed… Read Full Report →

Tuesday took out my intl crew Kevin Mayo Nally Bill, trevor, Andre and Jane for their second charter to look for some more rod bending action. We certainly found it today. Target was primarily AJs, with a secondary focus… Read Full Report →

Had my international crew from 3 different continents join me for a deep sea adventure. Primary focus was amberjack. We headed out and picked up some bait with the sabiki rods, and continued our way out to 95 ft… Read Full Report →

After what seems like an eternity of somewhat crappy weather, the forecast was calling for lighter winds and reasonable seas (forecast 10 knots with 2 ft seas laying down in afternoon). Pushed out from dock around 430AM and made… Read Full Report →

Started the day off by making the run thru pine island sound out towards redfish pass. Lots of osprey, a couple bottle nosed dolphins were seen on the way out. We made it out thru the pass and set… Read Full Report →

The weather Gods blessed us with a gorgeous day to be on the water. We took advantage and ran out a little deeper looking for the solid bite. The Lane and Vermillion snapper were happy to cooperate with lots… Read Full Report →

Had a nice weather day with smooth seas laying down as the day progressed. We started out chasing amberjacks. The fish were on the finicky side and were not agressively eating, but we did manage a few hook ups… Read Full Report →

Had a group of 5 join me to make the run offshore.They too had never had the thrill of an AJ. We marched out to 95 ft of water and were greeted by another swarm of ajs. They were… Read Full Report →

We headed out to 90 ft of water and were rewarded with lots of ajs circling the boat. We dropped down the first bait which was quickly inhaled but got the better of us. Dropped down the vertical jig… Read Full Report →

Thursday we had a full day and target species was amberjack. Headed out with a group of my regulars. We ran out and the ajs didn't disappoint. We caught a quick limit and lots of throwbacks. Biggest we kept… Read Full Report →

Target for the day was amberjack along with some other meat for the box. The fish did not disappoint. We left off from cape yacht club a little after 7 am. We headed out thru Sanibel A span and… Read Full Report →

Picked up my party of 4 from Punta Rassa boat ramp at 7am. Grouper bight has been pretty solid in 60-65 ft the past few weeks so we headed out to some tried and true grounds to see what… Read Full Report →

Had a 1/2 day charter with a a group from Canada. We headed out roughly 25 mile in search of some steady action. The fish did not disappoint. The rods were bent from start to finish. We caught a… Read Full Report →

Had a group of 5 join me to head offshore in search of some meat for a thanksgiving feast for 12. Left the dock at 645 AM from the cape coral yacht club and made the trek out thru… Read Full Report →

Headed offshore with repeat clients to bend some rods. We headed out to 100 ft of water where the first line down resulted in a keeper grouper. Second line down resulted in a nice lane snapper. The bite then… Read Full Report →

We met up at Cape Yacht Club at 530am sharp. We pushed off shortly thereafter and made our run in the dark out thru redfish pass. We had friendly skies and seas with some small rollers and 2 footers… Read Full Report →

Headed out about 40 miles where we drifted an area. The kids used homemade chicken rigs while the adults got the carolina rig with big hook and big bait. The fishing was fast and consistent with lots of legal… Read Full Report →

With the full moon, snapper was our intended target. We met up at 930 am to load the boat. After loading the boat with gear, we headed to Matlacha to pick up 400 lbs of ice for the fish… Read Full Report →

Had a 3/4 day trip with a group of four on Friday looking to dig up some meat for a feast. Picked up george and son, Mikos and Paul from Sanibel boat ramp and headed out. On the way… Read Full Report →

Headed out this morning with a party of 4. They were looking to score some meat for a couple meals this week including a big fish fry tonight. Pulled off the dock at 5 am from the cape yacht… Read Full Report →

Took Wes and Laurens family out for some fun fishing. We started off catching a couple large spanish macs that were terrorizing a small bait ball. after putting a couple in the boat on lures, we continued on out.… Read Full Report →

Ran out to 180 feet of water prospecting new grounds. Tide was screaming. needed 12 ounces plus to hold bottom. Picked up a quick limit of red snapper along with some very nice vermillion snappers. a few red grouper… Read Full Report →

7/4 we headed out a little over 50 miles to look for some grouper. Bite was solid until about 11ish when it just shut down. Yvette picked up a gorgeous lane snapper that hit 19 inches along with a… Read Full Report →

7/1, had some gentleman from Miami come over to do some night time snapper fishing. We headed out just before sunset. We sabiki'd up some live pinfish, spot tails and squirrel fish for the livevwell. It was a slow… Read Full Report →

Went offshore today with Bill, Joe and Paul. Day started off with a pre sunrise lightning show with a storm sitting just outside redfish pass. In typical pattern, once the sun came up, the storm dissipated. We spent some… Read Full Report →