Hernando Beach Fishing Reports

A story about Capt Frank Bourgeois by a friend - BY FRANK SARGEANT Tribune correspondent Published: August 3, 2014 Captain Frank Bourgeois of Spring Hill is one of the few guides in Florida who does it all. The charter skipper not only chases grouper, red snapper and king mackerel offshore, more...
Capt. Frank Bourgeois - Hernando Beach

Hernando Beach Inshore Report - Hernando Beach Fishing Report Capt. Josh Fritz Trout fishing is really turning on in the deeper grass flats west of Hernando beach. Target water depth from 9 to 12 feet around spotty bottom. Spotty bottom is a mix of sea grass, sand, rocks more...
Capt. Josh Fritz - Hernando Beach

Red tide in area - Thank you for contacting the FWC's Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute with your concerns. A bloom of Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, has been confirmed 40-90 miles offshore in the NE GOM. The bloom is approximately 80 miles l more...
Capt. Frank Bourgeois - Hernando Beach

Great Fishing And Sscalloping - Fishing is great in our local back waters, snook and red fish are chewing great on a incoming tide and first of the outgoing tide. Live bait is producing the best action I use green backs and pin fish rigged on a 2/0 to 3/0 circle hook with a 25 poun more...
Capt. Josh Fritz - Hernando Beach

Happy fishermen of Hernando County - For the people that read my reports I want to thank you for your emails. Finally I have had a week of great grouper fishing. The only trouble we seen is the weather was not so nice. I have to thank my radar unit for keeping me safe. The Gulf was more...
Capt. Frank Bourgeois - Hernando Beach

Epic Fishing and Scalloping - Hernando Beach Fishing Report Capt. Josh Fritz Inshore and Near shore fishing is good, red fish and snook are holding around points, coves, and mangrove shorelines. Green backs are the bait of choice, use a 2/0 to 3/0 circle hook and a 25 pound l more...
Capt. Josh Fritz - Hernando Beach

Fishing And Scalloping - Redfish action is great in the early mornings with a good moving tide. On my recent charters this week we have caught redfish from 22 to 30 inches by 10am the bite slows down. Green backs and pin fish are my top baits for summer fishing. Snook action more...
Capt. Josh Fritz - Hernando Beach

Vacation - I just returned from the Florida Key's. Fishing was wonderful and vacation was great. What not to like 3 weeks in the key's kayak fly fishing. more...
Capt. Frank Bourgeois - Hernando Beach

Summer Fishing In Hernando Beach - Hernando Beach Fishing Report Capt. Josh Fritz Summer is here and scallop season stars on June 28th. Here is a quick scallop report, yesterday me and my client stopped at the scallop grounds on our way back in from his tarpon charter. It was more...
Capt. Josh Fritz - Hernando Beach

Fireworks - Fireworks in July A lot of people will be celebrating July with fireworks, but anglers will be celebrating with the opening of Gag Grouper and Scallops season. The Gags can be caught starting July 1st to Dec 3rd. The bag limit is 2 per per more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach