Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report for September 01 Snook season opened on Sunday and early indications point to improvement. Capt. Chet Jennings reported catching a couple of keepers on the first day of the season, as well as a hot redfish bite more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well September is finally here along with the opening of snook season. August was a great month for fishing but it?s nice to see that we are getting a little closer to fall and break away from this dog day summer heat. Actually I would have to say th more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - August 26 Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report The Southshore flats of Tampa Bay are alive with redfish and snook in late August. On a trip with Capt. Nick Winger last Wednesday, we caught about a dozen reds, all of which were over the 27-inch ma more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - August 19 Tampa Bay Southshore Fishing Report Fishing has been more unpredictable than usual this August. The highlight of the month thus far has been schooling redfish. Capt. Chet Jennings of Apollo Beach reported hot fishing on Friday. He sai more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman! Hope you?re enjoying your summer. It?s been pretty hot lately but compared to the weather they?re having up north lately we should be feeling pretty lucky down here in the sunshine state. I thought the idea was Florida in th more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - August 05 Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report The good news is that redfish have already started to school up on the Southshore of Tampa Bay. Capt. Chet Jennings of Apollo Beach reported a hot day of fishing for reds last week on the flats more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - July 29 Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Spanish mackerel continue to provide a good bite on Tampa Bay. This is the best run of big macks in recent years, and they are seemingly everywhere. The surest way to hook up is to look for sch more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - July 15 Fishing Report for Southshore Tampa Bay The low tides that coincided with sunset last week provided some action on the flats south of the Little Manatee River. We got off the boat on the outside of the sandbar and worked our way toward sh more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman, sorry again for the delayed fishing report. I?m in the middle of prime tarpon season and it?s hard to find time to keep up with everything. It?s definitely my most physically demanding time of the year. Early morning starts more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Anglers on the Southshore of Tampa Bay continue to catch big Spanish mackerel between Apollo Beach and the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The bite has been tougher than it was a couple of months ago, but the macks are more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay