Welcome to our Chokoloskee / Everglades City, FL Fishing Home Page
Chokoloskee and Everglades City, FL make up one of the most unique fishing areas in the country. These cities give anglers access to the 10,000 islands and the Everglades National Park. The 10,000 islands are a maze of islands and mangrove islets off the coast of southwest Florida about 20 miles southeast of Naples, Florida.
The islands offer some spectacular inshore fishing for snook, tarpon, redfish, trout and many other species of fish. Offshore, anglers target snapper, grouper, cobia, permit, amberjack, king mackerel, goliath grouper and others. This area is very remote, so we definitely recommend hiring a fishing charter for first time visitors.
The Fish of Chokoloskee / Everglades City, FL
Learn more about the different fish and how to catch them on our Fish of Chokoloskee / Everglades City, FL page.
Chokoloskee / Everglades City, FL Fishing Calendar
Take a look at our Chokoloskee / Everglades City, FL Fishing Calendar to see the average temperatures by month and what species are throughout the different fishing seasons.
Chokoloskee / Everglades City, FL Boat Launches
Take a look at our Chokoloskee / Everglades City, FL Boat Launches page to find a place to get your boat on the water.
Chokoloskee / Everglades City, FL Inshore Fishing
The inshore fishing is spectacular in the 10,000 islands area. Chokoloskee Island is the gateway to exploring this area. Anglers have the option to fish thousands of mangroves islands which will hold a variety of different fish throughout the year. There are also tidal rivers that flow in and out of the backcountry that offer some excellent fishing. Mix in the oyster bars, the flats, pot holes, river mouths and feeder creeks and this area is an inshore angler’s dream come true. Some of the most popular fish that anglers target here inshore are snook, redfish, sea trout and tarpon. Anglers can also target sheepshead, ladyfish, pompano, snapper, jack crevalle and even grouper.
Learn more on our Chokoloskee / Everglades City, FL Inshore Fishing page.
Chokoloskee / Everglades City, FL Deep Sea / Offshore Fishing
Because it is a far boat ride just to get out of the bay and the maze of islands, you won’t find too many anglers going out to fish the deeper waters that are home to the pelagic species of fish. For most anglers that do go deep sea fishing here, they will usually be targeting the the reefs and wrecks for snapper, grouper and a variety of other fish too. There are plenty of reefs, wrecks and hard bottom to fish offshore and there are some charters in this area that do target them.
Many of the fishing charters will target grouper, snapper, cobia, king mackerel, permit, amberjack and goliath grouper. Some other fish that are targeted offshore are barracuda, sharks and more.
Learn more on our Chokoloskee / Everglades City, FL Deep Sea Fishing page.
