Fresh St. James City Fishing Reports

Great Day fishing with Tommy and his family.They caught some nice big grouper and lots of lane snapper on a 6 hour charter. Everyone had a fun time on a gorgeous SW Florida day. Hope to see them again soon. Capt. Bill Schwalm

Smith Brothers annual fishing trip May 17 and 18 2025. Lots of grouper and snapper fishing 50-65 miles out in the Gulf. Great bunch of guys. Bunch of fish and a lot of laughs. Hope to see them again next year

Captain Tyler did it again! His crew of three departed on an AM 4 hour trip to bend some rods captain Tyler loaded up the livewells with the cast net and off they went! The trout bite was epic, with a 3 man limit of keeper trout coming aboard along with a keeper redfish! Of coarse there was plenty of other action that included snook and mangrove snapper that were safely released. Doesnt get much better for a 1/2 day of fishing! These 3 will be eating great!

What an epic day! Capt Tyler loaded up the wells with live white bait and headed offshore in search of some rod bending fun! While fishing on one of the nearshore reefs and wrecks, rods doubled over with some giant redfish! These overslot fish are an absolute blast to catch! After loosing a few to light leaders, Tyler switched it up and helped land several beautiful fish! Once the bite slowed down, he moved around and found a floating tree stump that had triple tail! The crew casted live baits to them and got to watch the fish come up and eat them! What a great experience!

Limits of American Red Snapper on every trip so far this summer. Season is open until Aug 28 2024 so book your trip now.

Fishing with Capt Bill of Better Days Charters, the Plaskon Family headed 20 miles offshore to catch a load of lane snapper!