Alpha and Omega Fishing Charters

Fishing Charters Charlotte Harbor Florida

December 2025 Fishing Report

Hello , fellow anglers! December in S.W. Florida Christmas in just a short time coming. For fishing purposes the waters are starting to cool down. This makes the fish move around, some like the cold water and others not so much. Offshore, look for schools of bait being attacked by the Spanish and king mackerel. And you could still run the stone crab buoy lines looking for tripletail. Bottom fishing if you use shrimp or small crabs you may find hogfish. They are ones that like the cooler waters. And they eat crustaceans crabs and shrimp. You may find them where you catch mangrove snapper. They like ledges and hard bottoms. Along the coast and close to shore, reefs will have some flounder. And the sheepshead should start showing up on those nearshore reefs and ledges too. Lets talk about some inshore fishing , there should be redfish along the mangroves as the tide comes in they tend to go deeper into the roots of the mangrove. Some people like to still fish for them using shrimp or pinfish and whitebait if you can still find it. and moving back out on the grass flats target speckled sea trout. I like using a bobber and a bait under it. I like to use artificials to do this. Soft plastics or scented baits. If you find an area that is very productive try a suspending bait or a top water plug. If you bring a fly rod along you could cast most flies that have some body to them and they will attack it. And moving further inshore around the docks and bridge bumpers there should be some good snook action. And if you get into those areas around the bumpers and piling of the bridges use a half of a blue crab and there should be a black drum to munch on that. You may even pick up a red drum using this bait. So with Christmas approaching I do have Gift Certificates available for Christmas gifts for those that may be coming to visit this winter. And I also do training  sessions Inshore and Offshore. I come on your boat and show you where you can take your boat safely without destroying the grass flats. So if you are interested in booking a trip call Capt. Bart Marx at 941-979-6517 or e-mail me at captbart@alphaomegacharters.com Pray we all have a great Christmas and always remember singing drags and tight lines make me smile. <*(((((>{