Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Nasty Bull Shark - Tampa Bay mornings start later and later these days with the sun not arriving till 7 am. Gathering bait starts at 6:45 unless you want to chum and throw your net in the dark. This morning's snook and redfish trip required 300 or so scaled sardines. T more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Snook Day & Night - Night time continues to be the right time for snook. The snook bite after dark has been super all summer long with most trips being very productive. At the end of the day its still fishing and not all trips go as planned. Last night went as planned, more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Good Start to Fall Fishing - The first week of fall fishing was a good one on the Southshore flats. Travis Akroyd reported hot fishing for snook and trout in the early evening using live bait. He told me he caught and released 10 short snook and a limit of trout. Bottom f more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Snook Snook and more Snook - Saturday's snook action was outstanding. Most every bait was attacked or inhaled within a minute. Snook can be a challenge to locate, and then getting them to chew is another challenge. We gathered bait just as it got light; chumming on the flats req more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

TAMPA BAY WHATS BITING TODAY! - It was starting to feel a little like fall, but not for long, because it got hot again. It's just that time of the year… the transition time between summer and fall in Florida. We should start to see more changes over the next few months. The weat more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Chum Snook to a boil! - Sunday the bite only got better on Tampa Bay's eastern shores. Bait once again was stupid! Imagine white baits covering 100's of feet dimpling on the surface. Even a poor toss of the cast net will get all the bait you will need. My one toss was good more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Late Summer Slam - Saturday ended up as one of those great days. Captain Steven was on the water from 6 am until dark, sunset was gorgeous on Tampa Bay. Summer is lingering on with water temperatures at 83 degrees but as we lose one or two minutes of daylight per day t more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Fall action Tampa Bay - Fall is just around the corner here in the Tampa Bay Gulf of Mexico region. September, October and November are outstanding months both for fishing success and the weather. Shorter days mean cooler water which in turn heats up the bite. The last few more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

A Career Day on Tampa Bay - After weeks of slow fishing in late August, things finally picked up the first week in September. The water condition still remains warm and murky, but the bite has certainly picked up. Keli Emery and I had a career day in the middle of the bay l more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Sight Fishing For Redfish In Tampa Bay! - Captain Jermey Heimes of Day Away charters and Sean Rice of Obriens Fishing Club, recently reported good numbers of redfish on southshore. Redfish are being caught using live sardines or strips of threadfin on a 1/8 oz. jig head.These fish more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay