Florida Fishing Trips:
You can call or text either phone number listed to book your trip over the phone or get more information. Please remember when booking your fishing trip online after you click book now you will be redirected to our partner booking agent Reel Time Fishing & Travel’s website to book your trip. All correspondence with your fishing trip will come from Reel Time Fishing including trip confirmation email, reminder email and possibly phone calls. At minimum 1+ days before your trip your guide Captain Brett will contact you with meeting time and location.
TROPHY FLORIDA LARGEMOUTH BASS:
This is a chasing Trophy Florida Largemouth Bass Trip. We will only be targeting Trophy fish looking for those 8lb. to 10lb.+ Bass using artificial lures. We will not be using live bait/Shiners on this trip. Our Largemouth Bass fishing trips are CATCH & RELEASE ONLY. If we catch a Trophy Florida Bass we will get the weight, length, girth along with some really great photos and videos of your catch if you want to get a replica made. Capt. Brett has his specific lakes with the best chance for a Trophy Bass in South Central Florida. He will contact you before the trip to discuss meeting time and launch location. The lakes Capt. Brett fish for Trophy Bass are an undisclosed lake and when booked he will provide the information for the trip. If you are needing to have an idea for lodging, we can provide you with the area to stay in.
LAKE PLACID (Highlands County)
LARGEMOUTH BASS TRIPS:
CRAPPIE TRIPS:
We fish Lake Placid out of the Lake Placid, Florida Boat Ramp. We are targeting Largemouth Bass or Crappie. Our Largemouth Bass fishing trips are CATCH & RELEASE ONLY. We can use Live Wild Golden Shiners or artificial lures for Bass trips. Or we can do a half Live Shiners and half artificial lure trips. Crappie fishing trips we follow FWC regulations of 25 fish per day, per person with a 50 fish total possession for 2 days. We can use Live Minnows & artificial lures for Crappie. Using live bait will always give more of an advantage when fishing. It’s great for if you're wanting some fast action and it’s great for taking kids fishing. You will need to bring a cooler to take your fish home at the end of the day if you plan on retaining. We do not offer cleaning or filleting of fish on our trips.
LAKE ISTOKPOGA (Highlands County)
LARGEMOUTH BASS TRIPS:
CRAPPIE TRIPS:
We fish Lake Istokpoga out of the Windy Point Boat Ramp in Lake Placid, Florida and the 98 Boat Ramp in Lorida, Florida. We are targeting Largemouth Bass or Crappie. Our Largemouth Bass fishing trips are CATCH & RELEASE ONLY. We can use Live Wild Golden Shiners or artificial lures for Bass trips. Or we can do a half Live Shiners and half artificial lure trips. Crappie fishing trips we follow FWC regulations of 25 fish per day, per person with a 50 fish total possession for 2 days. We can use Live Minnows & artificial lures for Crappie. Using live bait will always give more of an advantage when fishing. It’s great for if you're wanting some fast action and it’s great for taking kids fishing. You will need to bring a cooler to take your fish home at the end of the day if you plan on retaining. We do not offer cleaning or filleting of fish on our trips.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE (Glades, Hendry & Palm Beach County)
LARGEMOUTH BASS TRIPS:
CRAPPIE TRIPS:
We fish Lake Okeechobee out of the Harney Pond Canal Boat Ramp in Glades County Florida, the Clewiston Boat Ramp in Hendry County, Florida and the Belle Grade Boat Ramp in Palm Beach County, Florida. We are targeting Largemouth Bass or Crappie. Our Largemouth Bass fishing trips are CATCH & RELEASE ONLY. We can use Live Wild Golden Shiners or artificial lures for Bass trips. Or we can do a half Live Shiners and half artificial lure trips. Crappie fishing trips we follow FWC regulations of 25 fish per day, per person with a 10” size minimum. 50 fish total possession for 2 days. We can use Live Minnows & artificial lures for Crappie. Using live bait will always give more of an advantage when fishing. It’s great for if you're wanting some fast action and it’s great for taking kids fishing. You will need to bring a cooler to take your fish home at the end of the day if you plan on retaining. We do not offer cleaning or filleting of fish on our trips.
CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER (Lee, Hendry & Glades County)
LARGEMOUTH BASS & SNOOK TRIPS:
We fish the Caloosahatchee River out of Alva, Florida, Labelle, Florida and Moore Haven, Florida. We are targeting Largemouth Bass, but we will also catch other species including Snook, Tarpon, Mayan Cichlids, Tilapia and Crappie. Our Largemouth Bass fishing trips are CATCH & RELEASE ONLY. If we do luck into a Snook or a Tarpon they are CATCH & RELEASE ONLY as we do not have a Saltwater Charter License to target them directly. If we catch any Mayan Cichlids, Tilapia or Crappie you are welcome to keep them following FWC regulations. You will need to bring a cooler to take your fish home at the end of the day if you plan on retaining and/or if we catch them. We do not offer cleaning or filleting of fish on our trips. The Caloosahatchee River runs from the mouth beginning at Cape Coral and Fort Myers all the way up to the lock in Moore Haven at Lake Okeechobee. We fish the freshwater from the first lock upriver to Moore Haven. We do not fish the brackish or salt water below the first lock. There are 3 locks on the Caloosahatchee River system.
HEADWATERS LAKE / FELLSMERE RESERVOIR (Indian River County)
LARGEMOUTH BASS TRIPS:
We fish Headwaters Lake near Fellsmere, Florida in Indian River County, Florida. We are targeting Largemouth Bass, but we will also catch other species including Tilapia and Crappie. Our Largemouth Bass fishing trips are CATCH & RELEASE ONLY. We can use Live Wild Shiners or artificial lures. We can also do a half Live Wild Shiner, half artificial trips. If we catch any Tilapia or Crappie, you are welcome to keep them following FWC regulations. You will need to bring a cooler to take your fish home at the end of the day if you plan on retaining and/or if we catch them. We do not offer cleaning or filleting of fish on our trips.
FLORIDA EVERGLADES (Broward County)
PEACOCK BASS & LARGEMOUTH BASS TRIPS:
We fish the Florida Everglades out of the Everglades Holiday Park Boat Ramp near Fort Lauderdale, Florida in Broward County, Florida. We are targeting Peacock Bass and Largemouth Bass, but we will also catch other species including Mayan Cichlids, Tilapia and Oscars. We will use Live Shiners and artificial lures. Largemouth Bass are CATCH & RELEASE ONLY. You can keep 2 Peacock Bass per person, per day 17” or smaller. We release all Peacock Bass over 17”. If we catch any Mayan Cichlids, Tilapia or Oscars you are welcome to keep them following FWC regulations. You will need to bring a cooler to take your fish home at the end of the day if you plan on retaining and/or if we catch them. We do not offer cleaning or filleting of fish on our trips.