The Kayak Journal

Matlacha Pass and Pine Island Sound are shallow, mangrove-lined waters where kayak anglers target redfish, snook, spotted seatrout and sheepshead on grass flats, oyster bars and mangrove edges. Use a stable fishing kayak, stay off the seagrass, watch the wind, and carry a Florida saltwater license. We deliver to Matlacha and Bokeelia by confirmed arrangement.

Cape Coral’s canals hold snook, redfish, juvenile tarpon, mangrove snapper, sheepshead and spotted seatrout in the salt, plus largemouth bass in the freshwater interior. A kayak lets you work docks, seawalls and mangrove points quietly from your own canal. You need a Florida saltwater fishing license, and rules change, so check myfwc.com before you keep a fish.