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Tarpon at peak in the 10,000 Islands, snook firing on the mangrove edges and oyster bars, and redfish staging on the flats around Marco and Naples.
Tarpon staging hard for the Boca Grande run, snook in pre-spawn blow-up on Pine Island Sound flats, and redfish active on the warming flats around Sanibel and the Caloosahatchee.
Tarpon at peak in the lagoon and rivers, permit at the Sebastian Inlet jetties, and snook firing on dock lights from Vero south to Stuart.
Cobia arriving at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, stripers transitioning to deeper structure, and summer patterns starting to set up across the lower Bay.
Prime inshore season for redfish and trout from Galveston to Port Aransas, red snapper opens June 1 in federal waters, and the first tarpon arriving at the jetties.
Lower Laguna Madre at peak with redfish and trout blowing up on the flats, tarpon arriving at the jetties, and red snapper opening June 1.
Florida Keys fishing report May 2026 — peak tarpon season — thousands of fish in the channels, permit on the flats. Updated weekly every Thursday.
Naples/Marco Island fishing report May 2026 — tarpon in the 10,000 islands, snook and redfish in the backcountry. Updated weekly every Thursday.
Louisiana fishing report May 2026 — tarpon triangle peak, excellent offshore from venice, vermilion bay bull reds. Updated weekly every Thursday.
Sarasota fishing report May 2026 — tarpon active in the passes, cobia winding down, snook pre-spawn.