Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Tuff Saturday - Saturday's trip started in the dark of early morning running the narrow channel from O'Neill's Marina to the flats adjacent to the Skyway Bridge. The area has been loaded with bait for months. White baits and pinfish are easily attracted by chumming. more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

The Heat Turns On Again - Hello from Anna Maria, Well it felt like fall was in the air last week, but you sure couldn't tell that this week. The summer heat has turned back on. With that first little cool spell the kingfish, mackerel and tunny started to hit the beac more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Summer returns to Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay is hot! Both the weather and the fishing action. Wednesday morning on the was hot and humid; the only thing hotter was the Bonita action. Most Captains have a circle of other Captains whom they share information with. It's this type of net more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Water Clarity Improves - Water clarity has improved this week due to drier conditions, but the inshore fishing has been slow behind the full moon. I fished a lazy outgoing tide yesterday out of my canoe between the Simmons Park boat ramp and Apollo Beach, and I didn't see mu more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

It's all good - Late summer heat resumed on Tampa Bay with temps in the upper 80's with our next cool front not scheduled to arrive until next weekend. We continue to lose 1-2 minutes of sunlight which allows Tampa Bay waters to slowly cool. Water temperatures can h more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Good Redfish & Snook Action - Capt. Woody Gore - Redfish action was booming in September and should continue into November. This month will offer good catches around the oyster bars and mangroves. We're catching plenty of slot sized reds with our big fish tipping the measuring stick at 31 inches. more...
Capt. Woody Gore - Tampa Bay

TAMPA BAY GREAT TIME OF THE YEAR! - The fish are biting! They are still moving around a lot, but when you find them, they are eating. Fall is one of my favorite times of year to fish because there is not as many people fishing as there are in the warmer seasons. Many changes are occ more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Fall Fly Fishing Tampa Bay - Fall fishing has arrived in Tampa Bay! The Bay is becoming full of game fish gorging themselves before the coming of winter. The tide is getting real low during the day and the waters are starting to become cool and clear. These are ideal conditions more...
Capt. Nick Angelo - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Slam - Saturday we ran another ¾ day charter with Snook, Redfish and Trout our main targets. With Tony from Mercedes Benz back on board I knew it would be a fun filled trip. Gathering bait Saturday morning was about as simple as it gets. Two tosses of the n more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

What's Biting in Tampa Bay - What's biting in Tampa Bay! Hello from Ann Maria, it feels like fall is in the air today. Not real cool but definitely a nice from the sweltering heat. That's why fall is such a nice time of year, dryer with less humidity, good fishing and it's s more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay