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Texas to Key West
Nine fisheries, one coast. The conditions change every few hundred miles, so the gear that suits the Lower Laguna is not what you want in the Louisiana marsh.
10 ft, nine fisheries
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Every region page covers the ports, the species, the season and the one condition that decides what you should be wearing there.
- 01Texas CoastGalveston · Freeport · Matagorda · Rockport · Port Aransas · Corpus Christi · Port Mansfield · South Padre IslandRedfish · Speckled trout · Flounder · Black drum
- 02Upper Texas CoastSabine Pass · Port Arthur · Galveston · Texas City · Freeport · Matagorda · PalaciosRedfish · Speckled trout · Flounder · Sheepshead
- 03Coastal BendRockport · Fulton · Port Aransas · Aransas Pass · Ingleside · Corpus Christi · Padre IslandRedfish · Speckled trout · Black drum · Tarpon
- 04South Padre and the Lower LagunaSouth Padre Island · Port Isabel · Arroyo City · Port Mansfield · BrownsvilleRedfish · Speckled trout · Snook · Tarpon
- 05LouisianaVenice · Grand Isle · Lafitte · Hopedale · Cocodrie · Delacroix · BurasBull redfish · Speckled trout · Black drum · Sheepshead
- 06Mississippi and AlabamaBiloxi · Gulfport · Ocean Springs · Bayou La Batre · Dauphin Island · Mobile · Orange Beach · Gulf ShoresSpeckled trout · Redfish · Spanish mackerel · Tripletail
- 07Florida PanhandlePensacola · Navarre · Destin · Panama City Beach · Port St. Joe · Apalachicola · CarrabelleRed snapper · Cobia · Redfish · Speckled trout · King mackerel
- 08Tampa Bay and Southwest FloridaTampa · St. Petersburg · Sarasota · Boca Grande · Fort Myers · Naples · Chokoloskee · Everglades CitySnook · Tarpon · Redfish · Speckled trout · Permit
- 09Florida KeysKey Largo · Islamorada · Marathon · Big Pine Key · Sugarloaf · Key WestBonefish · Permit · Tarpon · Mahi · Yellowtail snapper
Port guides
Every port, Texas to Key West
117 port guides with live tides, what is biting by month, seasons and the local spots, shops and charters.
Upper Texas Coast
- TexasSabine PassSabine Pass is the outlet of Sabine Lake, a big estuary where the Sabine and Neches Rivers meet on the Texas and Louisiana line.Open the guide
- TexasPort ArthurPort Arthur fishes Sabine Lake, a 70,000 acre brackish estuary, 14 miles long and 7 wide, where the Sabine and Neches rivers meet on the Louisiana line.Open the guide
- TexasCrystal BeachCrystal Beach sits on the Bolivar Peninsula across the ferry from Galveston, with 27 miles of open surf on one side and the shell beds, grass lines and drains of East Galveston Bay on the other.Open the guide
- TexasGalvestonGalveston sits between Galveston Bay and the Gulf, so you can fish grass flats and shell reefs in West Bay and East Bay, the North and South Jetties at the ship channel, San Luis Pass at the west end, or run offshore to rigs, reefs and the Flower Garden Banks.Open the guide
- TexasSan LeonSan Leon is a small peninsula on the west shore of Galveston Bay at Eagle Point, between Dickinson Bay and the open bay, which puts it close to a lot of shell reefs, gas well pads and drift water.Open the guide
- TexasKemahKemah sits where Clear Lake drains into upper Galveston Bay, so the water runs from brackish Clear Lake, Taylor Lake and Clear Creek out to the open bay.Open the guide
- TexasTexas CityTexas City fishing starts with the Texas City Dike, a 5.3 mile granite levee that runs into Galveston Bay with a road on top, boat ramps, fishing piers and rocks to cast from.Open the guide
- TexasSurfside BeachSurfside Beach is the small village on the east side of the Freeport Harbor jetties, and where the Freeport guide covers the whole Brazosport area, Surfside is about two things: the east jetty and the fastest run to the Gulf on the Texas coast.Open the guide
- TexasFreeportFreeport sits at the Freeport Harbor jetties, with Surfside on the east jetty and Quintana on the west, and it is one of the shortest runs to deep water on the upper coast.Open the guide
- TexasSargentSargent is a canal and fish camp community on Caney Creek at the east end of East Matagorda Bay, about an hour from Houston.Open the guide
- TexasMatagordaMatagorda sits where the Colorado River reaches the Gulf, between East Matagorda Bay and the much bigger West Matagorda Bay.Open the guide
- TexasPalaciosPalacios sits where Tres Palacios Bay opens into Matagorda Bay, a small shrimping town with a long bayfront and three free lighted fishing piers that stay open all night.Open the guide
- TexasPort LavacaPort Lavaca sits on Lavaca Bay at the top of the Matagorda Bay system, with Chocolate, Cox and Keller bays and the Lavaca River all close by.Open the guide
- TexasPort O'ConnorPort O'Connor sits on the Intracoastal at the southwest corner of Matagorda Bay, with Espiritu Santo Bay, the back lakes behind Matagorda Island, the big jetties and Pass Cavallo all a short run from the ramps.Open the guide
Coastal Bend
- TexasSeadriftSeadrift is a small shrimping town on the north shore of San Antonio Bay, with the Guadalupe River delta to the west and Espiritu Santo Bay, The Lagoon, Shoalwater Bay and Welder Flats a few miles south down Lane Road on the Intracoastal.Open the guide
- TexasRockportRockport and Fulton sit on Aransas Bay with Copano and St. Charles bays behind them, so most of the fishing here is shallow bay water: grass flats, oyster reef, shorelines and harbor bulkheads.Open the guide
- TexasFultonFulton sits on the west shore of Aransas Bay just north of Rockport, with Copano and St. Charles bays a short run behind it and Goose Island State Park up the road.Open the guide
- TexasPort AransasPort Aransas sits at the north end of Mustang Island on the Aransas Pass, where the ship channel and jetties connect Corpus Christi and Aransas bays to the Gulf.Open the guide
- TexasAransas PassAransas Pass is the mainland gateway to Redfish Bay, the grass flats and mangrove lakes between town and Harbor Island, and nearly all of that water sits inside the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area where uprooting seagrass is illegal.Open the guide
- TexasInglesideIngleside sits on the north shore of Corpus Christi Bay, with the La Quinta Ship Channel and Ingleside Cove on its waterfront and Redfish Bay's grass flats to the east.Open the guide
- TexasCorpus ChristiCorpus Christi covers a lot of water: Corpus Christi and Nueces bays off downtown, the Upper Laguna Madre behind North Padre Island, Packery Channel and its jetty, and the Gulf surf running down Padre Island National Seashore.Open the guide
- TexasRiviera and Baffin BayRiviera and Riviera Beach sit on the west end of Baffin Bay, about 20 minutes south of Kingsville, with Kaufer-Hubert Memorial Park, Cayo del Grullo and Drum Point close by.Open the guide
South Padre and the Lower Laguna
- TexasPort MansfieldPort Mansfield is a small harbor town on the Lower Laguna Madre, at the end of the road east of Raymondville, with a channel cut through Padre Island to the Gulf.Open the guide
- TexasArroyo CityArroyo City is a small string of fishing cabins along the south bank of the Arroyo Colorado, where the river meets the Lower Laguna Madre about 30 minutes northeast of Harlingen.Open the guide
- TexasPort IsabelPort Isabel sits on the mainland side of the Lower Laguna Madre at the foot of the Queen Isabella Causeway, a short run from Brazos Santiago Pass.Open the guide
- TexasSouth Padre IslandSouth Padre Island and Port Isabel sit on the Lower Laguna Madre at Brazos Santiago Pass, the southernmost pass on the Texas coast.Open the guide
- TexasBrownsvilleBrownsville anglers fish salt water by heading east on Highway 48 to the Brownsville Ship Channel, the Port of Brownsville and the south end of the Lower Laguna Madre.Open the guide
Louisiana
- LouisianaCameronCameron sits at Calcasieu Pass, where the Calcasieu Ship Channel runs out of Calcasieu Lake (Big Lake) into the Gulf between two rows of jetties about a mile long.Open the guide
- LouisianaLake CharlesLake Charles sits on the Calcasieu River, and most of its saltwater fishing happens a half hour south on Calcasieu Lake, the big brackish lake locals call Big Lake, with Hackberry on its west shore.Open the guide
- LouisianaCypremort PointCypremort Point is a camp and sailboat community on a peninsula in Vermilion Bay, one of the few spots near the Gulf you can drive to between Grand Isle and Cameron.Open the guide
- LouisianaMorgan CityMorgan City sits on the lower Atchafalaya River across Berwick Bay from Berwick, where the river, the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atchafalaya Basin meet.Open the guide
- LouisianaHoumaHouma is the hub of Terrebonne Parish, and the fishing runs south from town down a fan of bayous and highways, LA 56 to Chauvin and Cocodrie, LA 57 to Dulac, Bayou Dularge, and Pointe-aux-Chenes to the east.Open the guide
- LouisianaCocodrieCocodrie is a small fishing town in Terrebonne Parish about 9 miles below Chauvin, on the edge of Terrebonne Bay.Open the guide
- LouisianaChauvinChauvin is a bayou town strung along LA 56 in Terrebonne Parish, with Lake Boudreaux just west of the highway and the Boudreaux and Robinson canals running off it.Open the guide
- LouisianaPort FourchonPort Fourchon is the working oilfield port at the end of LA 1 where Bayou Lafourche meets the Gulf, with the Terrebonne marshes and bays to the west and the Barataria system to the east.Open the guide
- LouisianaGrand IsleGrand Isle is a barrier island with Caminada Pass on the west end, Barataria Pass on the east end, and about seven miles of Gulf beach in between.Open the guide
- LouisianaLafitteLafitte and Barataria sit on Bayou Barataria in the Barataria estuary, a maze of marsh, bayous and lakes running from Lake Salvador and Lake Cataouatche south toward Barataria Bay.Open the guide
- LouisianaBurasBuras sits on Highway 23 on the west bank of the Mississippi River, a short drive above Venice.Open the guide
- LouisianaVeniceVenice sits on the Mississippi River delta, where a maze of passes, canals and bays runs out to the Gulf.Open the guide
- LouisianaDelacroixDelacroix Island sits at the end of Delacroix Highway in St. Bernard Parish, where Bayou Terre aux Boeufs and Bayou Gentilly meet a maze of bayous, canals and small lakes.Open the guide
- LouisianaHopedaleHopedale sits at the end of Highway 624 in lower St. Bernard Parish, on Bayou La Loutre and the old Mississippi River Gulf Outlet.Open the guide
- LouisianaNew OrleansNew Orleans fishes Lake Pontchartrain, a big brackish lake crossed by the Causeway, the I-10 Twin Spans, the Highway 11 bridge and an old railroad trestle, where trout and reds hang on the pilings.Open the guide
- LouisianaSlidellSlidell sits on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain, where the Rigolets and Chef Menteur passes carry salty water in from Lake Borgne and the Gulf.Open the guide
Mississippi and Alabama
- MississippiBay St. LouisBay St. Louis sits on the west side of the Bay of St. Louis, a brackish bay fed by the Jourdan River from the north and the Wolf River from the east before it opens south into the Mississippi Sound.Open the guide
- MississippiPass ChristianPass Christian sits on the Mississippi Sound between Long Beach and the mouth of the Bay of St. Louis, and its city harbor has commercial and pleasure craft slips, three public launches and a public fishing pier.Open the guide
- MississippiGulfportGulfport sits in the middle of the Mississippi coast, and the city harbor at Jones Park, right beside the state port, is the jumping off point for most boats.Open the guide
- MississippiBiloxiBiloxi sits on the Mississippi Sound with Gulfport to the west and Ocean Springs across Biloxi Bay, and most of the fishing here is shallow, protected water.Open the guide
- MississippiOcean SpringsOcean Springs sits on the east side of Biloxi Bay, with Fort Bayou behind town and Davis Bayou and the Gulf Islands National Seashore just to the east.Open the guide
- MississippiPascagoulaPascagoula is the east end of the Mississippi coast, where the Pascagoula River meets the Mississippi Sound.Open the guide
- AlabamaBayou La BatreBayou La Batre is a working seafood town on the Alabama side of the Mississippi Sound, west of Dauphin Island and Mobile Bay.Open the guide
- AlabamaMobileMobile sits where the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, the second largest delta in the lower 48, drains into the head of Mobile Bay.Open the guide
- AlabamaFairhopeFairhope sits on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay, a long run up the bay from the Gulf, so this is shallow, bay-only fishing from the municipal pier, the Point Clear shoreline, Fly Creek, Weeks Bay and the shell reefs off the shore.Open the guide
- AlabamaDauphin IslandDauphin Island is a barrier island about 15 miles long, with the Gulf surf on its south side, the Mississippi Sound grass flats, oyster reefs and bars on its north side, and the mouth of Mobile Bay off its east end.Open the guide
- AlabamaFort MorganFort Morgan is the far west end of the peninsula that runs 20 miles down Highway 180 from Gulf Shores to Mobile Point, with the Gulf surf on one side, Bon Secour Bay on the other and the mouth of Mobile Bay at the tip.Open the guide
- AlabamaGulf ShoresGulf Shores fishes the Alabama surf, the Gulf State Park Pier, Little Lagoon and the Intracoastal Waterway, with the Fort Morgan peninsula running west to the mouth of Mobile Bay.Open the guide
- AlabamaOrange BeachOrange Beach and Gulf Shores share the Alabama coast between Perdido Pass and Fort Morgan.Open the guide
Florida Panhandle
- FloridaPerdido KeyPerdido Key is the barrier island between Perdido Pass at the Alabama line and Pensacola Pass, with Gulf surf on the south side and Old River, Big Lagoon and the Intracoastal Waterway behind it.Open the guide
- FloridaPensacolaPensacola fishes off one deep pass that drains Pensacola Bay, Escambia Bay and Santa Rosa Sound, with Big Lagoon and Perdido Key to the west and Navarre to the east.Open the guide
- FloridaGulf BreezeGulf Breeze sits on the peninsula between Pensacola Bay and Santa Rosa Sound, with about 18 miles of waterfront and three protected bayous, and part of Gulf Islands National Seashore inside city limits.Open the guide
- FloridaPensacola BeachPensacola Beach sits on Santa Rosa Island, so you can fish the Gulf surf and the Santa Rosa Sound side in the same morning without crossing the Pensacola Bay bridges.Open the guide
- FloridaNavarreNavarre sits on Santa Rosa Sound between Pensacola and Destin, with Navarre Beach across the causeway on Santa Rosa Island.Open the guide
- FloridaFort Walton BeachFort Walton Beach sits on Santa Rosa Sound a few miles west of East Pass, with Okaloosa Island and the Gulf just across the Brooks Bridge, which is being replaced through 2026.Open the guide
- FloridaNicevilleNiceville is a bay town on the north shore of Choctawhatchee Bay, built around Boggy Bayou and Rocky Bayou, with no Gulf beach of its own.Open the guide
- FloridaDestinDestin sits on East Pass, the only outlet from Choctawhatchee Bay to the Gulf, and the rock jetties on both sides of the pass are where shore anglers go for reds, sheepshead, mackerel and snapper.Open the guide
- FloridaPanama City BeachPanama City Beach fishes St. Andrew Bay, Grand Lagoon and the rock jetties at St. Andrews State Park, with two long Gulf piers on Front Beach Road for walk-on anglers.Open the guide
- FloridaPanama CityPanama City is the bay side of Bay County, on the north shore of St. Andrew Bay with St. Andrews Marina, the Downtown Marina and neighborhood parks along the water.Open the guide
- FloridaMexico BeachMexico Beach is a small Gulf-front town with no bay of its own: the fishing is the surf, the city canal and its jetties, and the MBARA artificial reefs a short run offshore.Open the guide
- FloridaPort St. JoePort St. Joe sits on St. Joseph Bay, about 73,000 acres of grass flats and clear water sheltered by the Cape San Blas peninsula, so most days you can wade or drift the bay for trout, reds and flounder.Open the guide
- FloridaCape San BlasCape San Blas is the hooked peninsula that wraps around St. Joseph Bay, so open Gulf surf and calm bay grass are a few minutes apart.Open the guide
- FloridaApalachicolaApalachicola Bay is a shallow river-fed estuary of grass flats, oyster bars, sand bars and channels, sheltered by St. George Island, with East Bay and the Apalachicola River behind the town and Carrabelle and St. George Sound to the east.Open the guide
- FloridaSt. George IslandSt. George Island is the barrier island that shelters Apalachicola Bay, with Gulf surf on one side, bay flats and marsh on the other, and its own ramp and free pier at the foot of the bridge.Open the guide
- FloridaCarrabelleCarrabelle is a working fishing town at the mouth of the Carrabelle River on St. George Sound, with Dog Island and the open Gulf just past the sound.Open the guide
- FloridaPanaceaPanacea is a Wakulla County fishing village on Dickerson Bay, next to Ochlockonee Bay on the west side of Apalachee Bay.Open the guide
- FloridaSt. MarksSt. Marks is a small Wakulla County river town on the St. Marks River, and you fish it by running down the river into Apalachee Bay.Open the guide
- FloridaKeaton BeachKeaton Beach is a small Taylor County settlement on one of the least developed stretches of coast in Florida, about 20 miles southwest of Perry, and it is the last place before St. Marks with a true deepwater channel out to the grass flats.Open the guide
- FloridaSteinhatcheeSteinhatchee is an Old Florida fishing village on the Steinhatchee River in Taylor County, where the river opens into Deadman Bay and the Gulf.Open the guide
Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida
- FloridaCedar KeyCedar Key is a small island town of about 800 people at the end of State Road 24, surrounded by the shallow islands, oyster bars and grass of the Cedar Keys, with the mouth of the Suwannee River to the north.Open the guide
- FloridaYankeetownYankeetown sits at the mouth of the Withlacoochee River with its sister town Inglis, and nearly every trip starts with a run down the river channel to the Gulf.Open the guide
- FloridaCrystal RiverCrystal River sits at the head of a first magnitude spring system, Kings Bay, a few miles up from the Gulf, and the run out to open water winds through the Salt River, Crystal River and the St. Martins Marsh and Big Bend seagrass preserves.Open the guide
- FloridaHomosassaHomosassa is an old fishing village on the spring-fed Homosassa River, with the Halls River joining in town and the Chassahowitzka River just to the south, all draining onto the shallow grass, rock and oyster flats of St. Martins Marsh and the Big Bend seagrasses.Open the guide
- FloridaHudsonHudson is a Pasco County beach town on the open Gulf, where guides run out of Hudson Beach to mangrove shorelines, grass flats and small islands for redfish, snook and trout, with tarpon in summer and nearshore gag grouper and mackerel a short ride out.Open the guide
- FloridaTarpon SpringsTarpon Springs sits at the north end of Pinellas County where the Anclote River runs past the Sponge Docks into the Gulf, so the fishing is river mouth, Anclote Key, the Fred Howard Park flats and causeway, and a long run offshore toward the Middle Grounds for grouper.Open the guide
- FloridaDunedinDunedin faces St. Joseph Sound, with Honeymoon Island and Caladesi Island between the town and the Gulf.Open the guide
- FloridaClearwaterClearwater fishes the open Gulf off Clearwater Beach and Sand Key, the passes and Intracoastal behind the barrier islands, and the trout and snook water around Honeymoon Island just north.Open the guide
- FloridaTampaTampa sits at the top of Tampa Bay, so most fishing here is inshore: mangrove shorelines and grass flats around Old Tampa Bay and Hillsborough Bay, the causeways and bridges, the Hillsborough River, and city piers at Ballast Point and Picnic Island.Open the guide
- FloridaSt. PetersburgSt. Pete sits between the mouth of Tampa Bay and the Gulf beaches, so you can fish grass flats and mangroves in Boca Ciega Bay and around Weedon Island in the morning and the Skyway bridge, Egmont Key and Bunces Pass in the afternoon.Open the guide
- FloridaMadeira BeachMadeira Beach is a John's Pass town: the pass between Madeira and Treasure Island is the working harbor for a big party boat and charter fleet, with Boca Ciega Bay on the inside and the Gulf beaches on the outside.Open the guide
- FloridaBradentonBradenton sits on the Manatee River where it meets lower Tampa Bay, with Anna Maria Island, Anna Maria Sound, Palma Sola Bay and Longboat Pass a short run west.Open the guide
- FloridaAnna Maria IslandAnna Maria Island is the barrier island at the mouth of Tampa Bay, with the Gulf beaches on one side, Anna Maria Sound and the lower bay flats on the other, Bean Point at the north tip and Longboat Pass at the south end.Open the guide
- FloridaSarasotaSarasota anglers work the shallow and deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay, the docks and bridges along the Intracoastal, and the tide-swept passes at New Pass and Longboat Pass.Open the guide
- FloridaSiesta KeySiesta Key is the barrier island just south of downtown Sarasota, bounded by Big Sarasota Pass on the north end, the Siesta Key and Stickney Point bridges over the Intracoastal, and Little Sarasota Bay to the south.Open the guide
- FloridaVenice, FloridaThis is Venice, Florida, on the Gulf in south Sarasota County, not Venice, Louisiana at the mouth of the Mississippi.Open the guide
- FloridaEnglewoodEnglewood fishes Lemon Bay, a narrow bay along the Intracoastal Waterway that opens to the Gulf at Stump Pass, plus the flats of Placida, Gasparilla Sound and the Cape Haze bar just south.Open the guide
- FloridaBoca GrandeBoca Grande sits on Gasparilla Island at the mouth of Charlotte Harbor, and the pass on its south end is one of the deepest natural passes in Florida, around 80 feet.Open the guide
- FloridaPunta GordaPunta Gorda sits where the Peace River empties into the head of Charlotte Harbor, so most of its fishing is brackish upper-harbor water: the US 41 and I-75 bridges, the Punta Gorda Isles canals, Alligator Creek and the mangrove keys and bars along the east shore.Open the guide
- FloridaPort CharlottePort Charlotte wraps the north shore of upper Charlotte Harbor between the mouths of the Peace and Myakka rivers, with miles of residential canals in between.Open the guide
- FloridaMatlacha and Pine IslandMatlacha is the fishing village on the road from Cape Coral to Pine Island, built right on Matlacha Pass, a mangrove backwater on the east side of Pine Island that runs up toward Bokeelia and Charlotte Harbor.Open the guide
- FloridaCape CoralCape Coral sits on the west bank of the lower Caloosahatchee River, with Matlacha Pass on its western edge and the east flats of Charlotte Harbor off its northwest corner.Open the guide
- FloridaSanibelSanibel anglers fish the Gulf beaches from Lighthouse Beach to Bowman's, the fast water of Blind Pass between Sanibel and Captiva, the mangrove creeks and flats of the Ding Darling refuge and Tarpon Bay, and the big estuary of Pine Island Sound behind the islands.Open the guide
- FloridaCaptiva IslandCaptiva is the skinny island north of Sanibel, with Blind Pass at its south end, Redfish Pass at its north end, Gulf beaches on the west side and Pine Island Sound on the east.Open the guide
- FloridaFort MyersFort Myers anglers fish the mouth of the Caloosahatchee, Matlacha Pass and the big estuary of Pine Island Sound, with its mangrove islands, oyster bars and deep channels.Open the guide
- FloridaFort Myers BeachFort Myers Beach is Estero Island, a Gulf-front barrier island with Matanzas Pass and its working harbor at the north end and Big Carlos Pass, Lovers Key and Estero Bay at the south end.Open the guide
- FloridaBonita SpringsBonita Springs fishes the south end of Estero Bay, the Imperial River, the passes and Gulf beaches from Lovers Key down to Bonita Beach and Little Hickory Island, and a run of wrecks and reefs offshore.Open the guide
- FloridaNaplesNaples fishes the Gulf beaches, bays and bridges, with snook on the flats, in the rivers, along the beach and under the bridges, and the Ten Thousand Islands backcountry a short run south.Open the guide
- FloridaMarco IslandMarco Island sits at the top of the Ten Thousand Islands, so where Naples is mostly beaches, Naples Bay and nearshore reefs, Marco anglers are a short run from Caxambas Park or Goodland into mangrove islands, oyster bars, deep pass holes and the northern rivers like the Pumpkin, Wood and East.Open the guide
- FloridaEverglades CityEverglades City and Chokoloskee are the gateway to the Ten Thousand Islands, a maze of mangrove islands, oyster bars, feeder creeks and rivers like the Barron, Turner, Lopez and Chatham that runs south into Everglades National Park.Open the guide
- FloridaChokoloskeeChokoloskee is a 137-acre island on the south side of Chokoloskee Bay, just across the bridge from Everglades City, and it is the jumping-off point for the southern half of the Ten Thousand Islands.Open the guide
- FloridaFlamingo (Everglades National Park)Flamingo is the end of the road inside Everglades National Park, with the park's only marina and two ramps: one straight into Florida Bay and one up the Buttonwood Canal to Whitewater Bay, the Wilderness Waterway and the backcountry.Open the guide
Florida Keys
- FloridaKey LargoKey Largo is the top of the Keys, with Florida Bay, Blackwater Sound and the Everglades backcountry on the bay side and the reef tract of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and the sanctuary's Key Largo Management Area on the ocean side.Open the guide
- FloridaTavernierTavernier sits at the south end of Key Largo with Florida Bay and the Everglades backcountry on one side and Hawk Channel, the patch reefs and the Gulf Stream on the other.Open the guide
- FloridaIslamoradaIslamorada sits on Plantation, Windley and the Matecumbe keys, with Florida Bay and Everglades National Park backcountry on one side and the reef line, including Alligator Reef, on the other.Open the guide
- FloridaLong Key and LaytonLong Key and the little city of Layton sit between Islamorada and Marathon, with the Long Key Bridge, the Channel 2 and Channel 5 bridges and Tom's Harbor all within a few miles.Open the guide
- FloridaKey Colony BeachKey Colony Beach is a small island city on the ocean side of Marathon, a few minutes from Vaca Cut and the Marathon charter docks.Open the guide
- FloridaMarathonMarathon is the Middle Keys hub on Vaca Key, with the Seven Mile Bridge to the west and Sombrero Reef out front on the ocean side.Open the guide
- FloridaBig Pine KeyBig Pine Key sits just west of Bahia Honda at the start of the Lower Keys, and its fishing leans toward skinny water.Open the guide
- FloridaSugarloaf KeySugarloaf Key sits at mile marker 17 in the Lower Keys, between Cudjoe Key and Key West, and it is a flats and backcountry town first.Open the guide
- FloridaKey WestKey West is the end of the road, with flats and backcountry on the Gulf side, the reef line and Sand Key to the south, and the Gulf Stream close offshore.Open the guide
30 ft, the reading
One coast, nine different days
The Gulf runs roughly a thousand miles from the Lower Laguna Madre to Key West, and it does not fish like one place. Texas is shallow, windy and brown. Louisiana is marsh you can get lost in. The Panhandle is white sand and glare. The Keys are flats on one side and blue water on the other.
What stays constant is the sun. Every one of these fisheries is a full day in the open with no shade, which is why what we make starts with coverage and works back from there.
60 ft, the ports
Where people fish it
Each of these runs out of a region we cover. Pick the closest one to your ramp.
- 01Texas Coast
- Galveston
- Freeport
- Matagorda
- Rockport
- Port Aransas
- Corpus Christi
- Port Mansfield
- South Padre Island
- 02Upper Texas Coast
- Sabine Pass
- Port Arthur
- Galveston
- Texas City
- Freeport
- Matagorda
- Palacios
- 03Coastal Bend
- Rockport
- Fulton
- Port Aransas
- Aransas Pass
- Ingleside
- Corpus Christi
- Padre Island
- 04South Padre and the Lower Laguna
- South Padre Island
- Port Isabel
- Arroyo City
- Port Mansfield
- Brownsville
- 05Louisiana
- Venice
- Grand Isle
- Lafitte
- Hopedale
- Cocodrie
- Delacroix
- Buras
- 06Mississippi and Alabama
- Biloxi
- Gulfport
- Ocean Springs
- Bayou La Batre
- Dauphin Island
- Mobile
- Orange Beach
- Gulf Shores
- 07Florida Panhandle
- Pensacola
- Navarre
- Destin
- Panama City Beach
- Port St. Joe
- Apalachicola
- Carrabelle
- 08Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida
- Tampa
- St. Petersburg
- Sarasota
- Boca Grande
- Fort Myers
- Naples
- Chokoloskee
- Everglades City
- 09Florida Keys
- Key Largo
- Islamorada
- Marathon
- Big Pine Key
- Sugarloaf
- Key West
100 ft, the seabed
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