Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

July Fishing Report Tampa Bay 2018 - Captain Woody Gore – www.ca - After Alberto we should have plenty of water, but It's July and already hot and humid. But keep in mind that after any extended rainy period, we usually have plenty of dark water, on the other hand remember if you're fishing low water. Especially the more...
Capt. Woody Gore - Tampa Bay

Spansih Macekerel, Trout, Snook, the bites on fire! - April showers brought May, well, more showers, actually. It had been raining off and on for nearly 12 days straight and the ground was saturated, and the rivers were about swollen to near max, and then came Alberto. Luckily, for our area, the rain wa more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

It's Tarpon Time! - Its that time of year when the silver king begins to make its way into the passes of Tampa Bay. As the fish continue their migration, they will visit us here in Tampa Bay for a few months. The best way to target the silver king is with pass crabs or more...
Capt. Trajan Rodriguez - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Report May 2018 - Expect good things this month especially as the winds lighten up. Fishing will keep getting better and better. Looks like the best days will be the first and third weeks of May, so make sure to check your tide charts for moving water. more...
Capt. Woody Gore - Tampa Bay

Snook and Redfish Bite Good and Getting Better - Walk outside in the early morning. If the whippoorwills are calling, it's probably the right time of year to start thinking about catching snook. These two events just seem to coincide. Snook have begun to return to the beaches and although there more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay

Late Cold Fronts - Late cool fronts have been moving bait and some fish around along with weird breezy north winds. Snook are finally pushing hard on to the beaches for their summertime spawn. White bait, pinfish, grunts have been productive in moving water. The red more...
Capt. Dustin Hilliard - Tampa Bay

Drags are Singing and Rods are Bending in Tampa Bay - Drags are singing, and Rods are bending in Tampa Bay! The water temps are right, and the inshore bite has fired off in Tampa Bay and in St. Joseph Sound around Clearwater Beach. Snook fishing has been off the charts these past three weeks. The Snook more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Tarpon Time In Tampa Bay - I look forward to it all year long and its finally here. Tarpon season is upon us. I have been catching laid up fish in the bay for a couple of weeks now and tarpon will be on the beach very soon. I still have some availability so please give me a ca more...
Capt. Brandon Henley - Tampa Bay

Everything is Biting - It's going off!! One of the most difficult decisions right now is what to fish for. Kingfish, large spanish mackerel and snapper are just a few miles off the beach. Locating large schools of threadfin herring is the key to locating the kings. Some s more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay

Spring Fishing Red Hot In Tampa Bay - Spring is definitely here in Tampa; the temps are just right. Although it's been a bit windy the past couple weeks, the Tampa Bay inshore bite has been outstanding. Lots of Snook being caught in the 22-26 inch range, with a few keepers coming over th more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay