Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Sorry it’s been so long since the last report, my time is very limited this time of year. Believe me it’s not for lack of good fishing but actually the exact opposite. Everything seems to be biting right now and fishing could not be any better. more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report The good news this week is that the snook have been biting on the Southshore of Tampa Bay. And it gets even better, because the bait is here in the bay, it’s been good sized, plentiful, and easy to catch more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report March 07 March is here and that means that the prospects for another freeze are mercifully over. This was the toughest winter I’ve yet seen on Tampa Bay but all it took was a few warm days for local fishing t more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well Well, spring is in the air and midday water temps have reached the low 70’s. That equals one thing, great fishing. Finally after a long and what seemed like endless cold winter we have begun to breakout. Snook, redfish and very large trout hav more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for February 27 Cold fronts, wind and rain continue to dampen late winter fishing prospects, but the good news is that the end is in sight. Every time the sun came out in the past two weeks, the bite tur more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report from Shell Point Bait and Tackle in Ruskin FL February 17, 2003 Spring finally arrived Saturday and the parking lot at the bait shop made the transition from ghost town to carnival in a heartbeat. As the air more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report It would appear that the peril is over for snook, and despite a cold-water situation that could have devastated this remarkable species, the fish proved a lot more resilient than ever thought possible. With wat more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Berrrr! It’s been cold, we are even feeling it down here in Florida too. I’m sure it’s nothing like up north though. I was a little surprised to hear that we are having record low temperatures around here, it’s been so sunny in the afternoons and s more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report The fishing report for the past few weeks could have been written in very few words, and “We slayed ‘em again!” ain’t what I had in mind. I did read such a report from south of Tampa Bay last week and co more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hi everyone, I hope you had a great Christmas and a happy New Year. I hope Santa brought that new fishing rod. The past couple weeks has brought on some pretty cool water temperatures. As for the weather, if you are reading this from out of state, more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay