Captain Greg's Fishing Report for September 2023
Port Canaveral, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, and Orlando
September is what I like to call a transition month. We have had our first major storm shake things up after 4 months of calm.
What does that mean for fishing? For going deep it means uncertainty. It means no one will fish for very long periods of time previous, during & immediately following passing storms.
We can have great fishing offshore but the short successful half days of summer our over. We have to work at it and read the water. The full day 9 hour trips are suggested but a 7 hour 3/4 day is the bare minimum unless your game to stay nearshore but I will get to the nearshore action shortly.
Working at it means keeping options open and reading the water. If the water is trashed the fishing will be trash. Look for hard edges that might be holding cobia & mahi depending at what depth you find it. It is very doubtful the water inside of 100ft will be clean so bottom fishing for amberjack, grouper and stringer fish such as vermillion snapper, trigger fish and lane snapper are likely targets.
Nearshore in September means the mullet run. Break out the light tackle and enjoy some snook action, keeper mangrove snapper here and there, blue fish, spanish mackerel and maybe even the very rare yet possible keeper mutton snapper. You can also use shrimp to score good catches of sheepshead, black drum, whiting and the occasional flounder.
The mullet run also means sharks and tarpon so a lot of fun can be had along the beach in September, so for those who are looking for a shorter trip the nearshore is a great option.
About Captain Greg's Reports and Forecast
Captain Greg has been fishing the waters of Port Canaveral and the Atlantic for over 30 years. He has the largest and most highly rated private charter business in Port Canaveral, Sea Leveler Sport Fishing Charters. Greg and his team of full time captains fish well over 200 days each per year. We have kept detailed catch history for every trip ran since 2010. You can access this history at www.sealeveler.com/reports. His engineer wife, Amber, has analyzed the catch history along with other historical data such as water temperature and weather patterns. Greg uses his fishing experience and knowledge along with his wife’s statistical analysis to bring you the best fishing report available for Port Canaveral. Greg will give you the honest truth on how the fishing has been along with his best prediction of what to expect by using all of this information.
