Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Weather's Hot -- Fishing's Not - Typical summer weather this week with rain and wind punctuated by periods of calm. I checked the Gulf water temperature on Friday morning and it was 90 degrees. The tides were moving around the full moon earlier this week, and the bite was fair. more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Snook On Flats And Beaches! - As of lately the snook fishing in lower Tampa Bay has been nothing short of spectacular! Male snook in the 20-26 inch range have invaded the flats and are hungrier than a starved dog with two tapeworms. Look for moving water in more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Hard work in Tampa Bay pays off! - Hard work definitely pays off, and that is a good thing because the weather hasn't been the best over the past couple of weeks. It's summertime in Florida, which is also known to us natives as the rainy season. We've put a lot of hard work into ru more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Waather Heats Up - Typical summer weather this week with rain and wind punctuated by periods of calm. I checked the Gulf water temperature on Friday morning and it was 90 degrees. The tides were moving around the full moon earlier this week, and the bite was fair. T more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Summer Conditions Dominate Tampa Bay - The wind has finally died down, followed by midsummer temperatures. This makes for tough midday fishing, but if you get out early in the morning or late in the afternoon, the bite can be pretty good. I'm getting several reports of hot catch more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay tarpon! - Outstanding… that's what fishing has been lately. We certainly aren't having any trouble getting on a great bite. If you want to catch a few fish to take home to eat, the fish of a lifetime, or both now is the time to do it. The weather is startin more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Whoop Whoop Its Tarpon Time In Tampabay! - It's tarpon time in tampaBay! This week is a awesome time to target tarpon. On the 18th There will be a full moon, which means strong tides and pass crabs in abundance on the out- going, in the late afternoon. So, check your gear, f more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Tarpon On The Beach is in Full Swing - Tarpon season is in full swing and it doesn't get anymore exciting. It's no wonder I wait every year for it to happen, large schools of roaming tarpon patrolling the beaches and open waters of Tampa Bay. I love it when I ease up to the first pod of more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay at it's finest fishing! - We had some awesome fishing last week mixed in with a lot of fun on the water. More and more fish are starting to show up for the summer time fishing. Over the past couple of weeks we have had a lot more snook and tarpon showing up in some of the a more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Wind Finally Dies Down - Finally, a few days of light winds. This certainly improved local fishing opportunities as smaller boats were able to range farther on flat water. We also had great tides this past week, particularly the falling tides of late afternoon. There was more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay