
2022-05-13 11:43 AM
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Great Time to Fish - With winds finally settling down to some degree, spring fishing is heating up fast. Snook still remain in three different environments…in the backwaters, inside the intercostal waterway and out on the beach. With strong tides approaching in the nex more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |

2022-03-06 5:23 PM
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Spring is here on Tampa Bay - It's officially Spring in Tampa Bay Area. Snook are all over the place and are feeding well. sweater temp's are right where they should be which puts the fishies I. A good mood, which means bent rods and screaming drags.
Live bait is the best choice more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay |

2022-02-18 4:17 PM
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It's Still Winter - Fishing in Northern Pinellas County has been nothing short of strange this year. The big seatout of winter have still failed to show up in their normal numbers. Some days, 4-5 fish will be caught and then the next day these trout are absent. In a more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |

2022-01-14 11:38 AM
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Tampa Bay Fly Fishing/Light Tackle Report - December - December has been UN-seasonably warm and has the fish a little confused. Some days, the flats are littered with snook and the water quality is becoming to fade. Other days. the sky is blue bird and visibility seems unlimited. Cold fronts should becom more...
Capt. Ethan Kiburz - Tampa Bay |

2021-12-23 11:42 AM
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Trout Heating up Soon - As of mid-December, water temperatures were still in the low seventies…pretty much unheard of for this time of year. These abnormally high temperatures affected several fisheries. Large seatrout, a primary target in early winter for those fishing S more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |

2021-12-06 11:59 AM
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Tampa Bay Fly Fishing/Light Tackle Report - November - Sight fishing for redfish and spotted sea trout has been phenomenal this month with cold fronts really putting them into their winter patterns. With the water temperatures being consistently in the 60's, the water clarity is becoming much better all more...
Capt. Ethan Kiburz - Tampa Bay |

2021-11-15 4:17 PM
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Fall Fishing Bonanza - November can be an exciting month for inshore and near shore fisherman off the Northern Pinellas County Coast. During warming trends, redfish, and even snook can be reliably caught. Granted, the snook average significantly smaller than those found o more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |

2021-10-13 3:32 PM
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Cooler Waters Equal Improving fishing - It's official. October 12th is the day that redfish, snook and trout are open. For those wanting to get dinner before the 12th, and for those who like to eat mangrove snapper, it has been a banner year. Trips to near shore reefs are almost always p more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |

2021-08-08 11:15 AM
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Red Tide Going Away? - After the arrival of red tide in Mid-June off of Northern Pinellas County, fishing has been hit and miss. Red tide's first push into the area seemed to drive the redfish out and do significant damage to local baitfish populations, especially the gra more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |

2021-03-10 6:39 PM
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Everything is Biting - March is simply a great time to fish off of West Central Florida. Big seatrout are still abundant in St. Joseph's Sound and with whitebait available now, the fishing can be absolutely crazy. As March progresses and water temps and tide heights both more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |