Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Hot, Wet, and Windy - Wet weather, high winds, and thunderstorms continue to make summer fishing on Tampa Bay an iffy proposition. I got my skiff off the lift on Monday with light winds, but the water clarity was poor. It wasn't tea colored; it looked more like espresso. more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Mother Nature - more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Smorgasbord - more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

The bite is on in Tampa Bay! - Fishing has been awesome lately! We have had great numbers of fish and many different species, such as, snook, redfish, trout, mackerel, snapper, flounder, tarpon, and sharks. It's no secret that the heat is sweltering, but it certainly hasn't slow more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Redfish, Snook & Tarpon bite still HOT - Redfish are starting to school up on the right tides and seem to be hungry. Live and cut pinfish seem to be working well as decent size whitebait is a hard commodity to come by right now. The reds don't appear to be opposed to a top water Mirr-O-Lur more...
Capt. Tommy Ziesmann - Tampa Bay

Under the Stars - This week we ran under the stars and were rewarded with steady action. The late afternoon rains cooled the water often rapidly several degrees. The snook are on the dock lights eager to chase pinfish and threadfins. The Skyway Bridge is holding nice more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

A few Tarpon, when the weather cooperates. - The weather has been a constant battle this tarpon season. In between the storms, rain, and west winds, we had some good days on the water these past few weeks. Fly anglers had some good chances at glory, late in the season. The tarpon were not as p more...
Capt. Nick Angelo - Tampa Bay

Grouper And Snapper In The Bay - The grouper and snapper bite inside Tampa Bay has remained consistant despite the heat. When the mercury when rises, fish the deeper water channels and bay bridges.Both have been producing quality fish. During recent trips the keeper more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Summer Fishing In Tampa Bay - The typical summer weather is here. Muggy hot mornings and rainy afternoons have been the normal pattern. Getting an early start has been the key to catching fish especially on the flats. Site fishing has impossible in some areas due to all the more...
Capt. Jason Prieto - Tampa Bay

Stuck in the Doldrums - Warm water and hot weather combined to keep the mid day fishing action to a minimum this week. The best fishing was on the strong falling tides of late afternoon, but there was also some activity along the north shoreline of the Little Manatee River more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay