Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Tampa Bay fishing Report April & May - Tampa Bay Fishing in Full Swing Tampa Bay fishing has just been great! This is one of the best times of the year for so many different types of species. Later days and higher tides have really turned on the flats and backcountry spots. This is the more...
Capt. Jason Prieto - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Action! - The wind is gusting in Tampa Bay! Over the past couple of weeks a few fronts have come through the area making the water a bit rough, but they haven't affected the fish. Fishing has been awesome. The redfish have been rowdy! On numerous occa more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Mix - Sunday's fishing was cut short as the winds once again raised its ugly head. Our goal Sunday was to get on the bite early as the forecast for increasing winds loomed large. Heading out of O'Neill's Marina it's a short ride to Pinellas Point. We have more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Monster Reds - With the water temperatures at a glorious 72 and bait flooding the lower Tampa Bay area you know the Mackerel would be gorging themselves. Mackerel once located are almost always a sure thing. Spanish Mackerel are voracious, opportunistic carnivores. more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

More Wind - Lots of wind last week and some much-needed rain did little to dampen the spring bite. With water temperature in the low 70s the action has been hot. Snook are on the flats between Sand Key and Joe Island and they have been eating. I have yet to see more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Let The Blitz Begin - The calendar now says April which means we are just a month away from Tarpon season. Not many things are more exciting than stalking a Silver King at sunrise along our Gulf beaches. Egmont Key, the Skyway Bridge area is a highway for migrating Tarpon more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Early Spring Fishing Turning On - Hello from Anna Maria! The weather is starting to warm up around here and the water is climbing into the mid 70's. Flats fishing has been really good the past couple of weeks since my last report. Lots of snook including more keeper size fish. Mix more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

After The Blow - Monday morning I was greeted with calm waters, finally a nice day after several days on nonstop winds. I was very optimistic knowing the fish have had no pressure put on them recently. White bait was plentiful on the bridges, several minutes of chumm more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Mother Nature - Mother Nature played havoc with this weekend charters, winds gusting to 44 mph made for unsafe boating conditions. Safe boating is not to be taken lightly, regular inspections of all onboard safety equipment is a good habit. Often overlooked is the f more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Make The Wind Stop! - Will this wind ever stop? The 20-30mph winds we've been having over the last few days has made fly fishing difficult. The forecast for next week is calling for sunny skies with lighter winds. I hope it holds true! Prior to these extreme winds, we' more...
Capt. Nick Angelo - Tampa Bay