Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Up The River With Shamrock - With water temperatures in the mid to low sixties the anglers best bet is to fish the Bay's tributaries. Many saltwater species including tarpon, snook, redfish and big jacks are in the process of finding santuary in their winter time haunts. more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Sunday, Fishy Sunday, In St.Pete - It's Sunday morning we got moving water,good weather,and excellent company aboard the Shady Shamrock. Fishing with me are Mr.Robby Shamblin and Mr.Jim Brandt both of whom are from Tampa. The suns been up for an hour ,so we waste no time heading t more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Report - Little girl big fish! Hooray for another outstanding week of fishing. Spring is starting early this year and the bite is HOT! We’ve mainly been fishing in back water for snook, redfish, and other species. However, if you are just looking for a more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Lots of wind followed by a strong cold front made for tough fishing on Southshore Tampa Bay midweek. I did get out in my canoe one day early in the week, and found some redfish on a mid morning minus tide off Sand Key. I caught a 26-inch redfish on a more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Report - Getting warmer! The fish are still chasing live bait. We’ve had to work for the bite a little harder due to the water temperature fluctuating so much, but we’ve managed to find some fish to bend the rod everyday. It’s a given this time of year t more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello everyone, looks like another early spring. Although we had a cold snap last night it seems like the cold weather only sticks around for a day or so, not long enough to really push the fish off the flats into the deeper holes. I spent most of more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Springlike weather was the rule this week and fishing picked up accordingly. Capt. Chet Jennings told me he fished the Bahia Beach Reef early in the week with live shrimp and caught some big sheepshead. Later in the week he said he had a very good da more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Report - Back to it! It's back to fishing with live bait and the fishing is hot! I can't remember the last time I went and caught bait this early in the year and caught so many fish on it. The shiners this past week have been a little tough to find but wel more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Our weekly cold front passed across the bay on Friday, and the few anglers who braved the wind caught some fish. There were some big trout hanging out around the oyster bars at the mouth of the Little Manatee River, and I saw a few fish caught on the more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Report - Bring it home! Although spring is just around the corner, we’re just going to have to keep filling the boat with redfish and sheepshead for now. One of the great things about fishing this time of the year is that you can fill your cooler more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay