Fish Every Coast
Florida is not one fishery — it is a dozen of them, and what works in Mosquito Lagoon will get you nothing in Boca Grande. Each region page carries live NOAA tides, solunar feeding windows, the species that actually live there, and where to put the boat in.
Atlantic Coast
From the Georgia line to Government Cut — inlets, the Indian River system and the beaches.
Jacksonville & NE Florida
Jetties, the St. Johns and a hard-fighting winter redfish run.
Indian River Lagoon
The most biodiverse estuary in North America. Snook, trout and black drum.
Mosquito Lagoon
The Redfish Capital. Wind-driven, gin-clear and unforgiving.
Southeast Coast
Stuart to Miami — sailfish within sight of the beach and the mullet run.
The Keys
Backcountry flats, the reef line and the Gulf Stream, all within a few miles of each other.
Florida Keys
Bonefish, permit and tarpon on the flats; yellowtail and mutton on the reef.
Gulf Coast
Grass flats, oyster bars and the long shallow shelf that makes the west coast fish so differently.
Everglades & Flamingo
Ten Thousand Islands backcountry. Remote, tidal and worth the run.
Charlotte Harbor & Boca Grande
The tarpon capital in May and June, and a world-class estuary the rest of the year.
Tampa Bay
Florida’s largest open-water estuary — bridges, flats and year-round snook.
Cedar Key & Nature Coast
Scallops in summer, trout on the grass, and almost no crowds.
Panhandle
Emerald water, deep passes and the best nearshore bottom fishing in the state.
Offshore
A different discipline entirely — sea state rather than tide, and federal rather than state rules.
Offshore Hub
Atlantic and Gulf Stream big game, plus Gulf deep-drop bottom fishing.
Pick a target instead
If you already know what you are after, start from the species guides — every one of them tells you which regions fish best for it and when.