| Florida offers some of the finest saltwater | | | | located on the Atlantic coast, the flats of |
| fishing in the surf, inshore or offshore. | | | | the Florida Keys and around the islands of |
| This article will focus on the inshore | | | | the 10,000 islands and the Sanibel Island and |
| fishing opportunities in Florida. Most of | | | | Captiva Island area. To consistently catch |
| the state offers some very good inshore | | | | fish inshore, you need to find the fish and |
| fishing options for you. If you are visiting | | | | they will be around the food that they eat. |
| any popular tourist destination in Florida, | | | | Find bait fish and crabs and you should find |
| you will have no problem finding an inshore | | | | some fish. In the mornings, you can find |
| fishing guide or charter. | | | | redfish tailing on the flats feeding. Put a |
| | | | bait into their feeding area and hold on. |
| If you plan on fishing without a guide or | | | | Snook are kind of like the largemouth bass of |
| charter, you should be able to rent a boat, | | | | salt water fishing. Snook will hold in areas |
| although, you might end up with more of a | | | | with covers such as docks, bridges and |
| recreational boat as opposed to a fishing | | | | jetties. Snook can also be tricked into |
| boat. Many of the boat rental companies | | | | eating a variety of lures as well as live |
| don't carry fishing boats, however, a pontoon | | | | bait such as pinfish, shrimp and mullet. |
| boat and most sport boats will still be fine | | | | Trout and tarpon are also very popular |
| for fishing. Other options for fishing | | | | inshore fish to target. |
| inshore can be found by fishing from the | | | | |
| piers, surf fishing or even fishing from | | | | Take a look at our florida fishing page to |
| bridges. | | | | find more information on the Space Coast, |
| | | | Florida Keys, Sanibel Island and other |
| Some of the more popular waters to fish | | | | popular fishing destinations in Florida. |
| inshore are the Indian River, which is | | | | |