Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Tampa Bay Summer Time Is On Its Way! - It's beginning to feel like spring in Tampa Bay even though a couple of cold fronts continue to sweep through the area. Both bait and fish are showing up in the areas they normally are in the springtime. There is bait on most all of the flats more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Anna Maria Island Spring Fishing Update - Anna Maria Island Spring Fishing Update Hello everyone! Captain Matt here from Anna Maria Island with a quick updated fishing report and forecast. The weather has been amazing all winter long, 70 to 80 degrees most days. We are having early spri more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

The Bite's Getting Right in Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay Fishing Report - Tampa Bay Inshore Charter Fishing Report Let's talk Sheepshead again first; the sheepshead bite remains very good even though the weather outside is more like spring instead of winter. This bite should stay decent for a couple more weeks. What is ni more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Big Trout Remain Strong, Redfish Beginning to Show - Unseasonably warm weather remained the rule and large seatrout seem to appreciate it. Fishing for the larger winter spotted seatrout has ben as good this year as any in recent memory with limit catches continuing to be the norm. Whitebait has been a more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay

Tampa Fishing Takes A Peek At Spring - With warmer than normal temperatures and an abundance of sunshine the sight fishing has been great. We have been targeting large Jacks, redfish, and even some resident tarpon. We are probably less than a month away from the fishing in Tampa Bay hitti more...
Capt. Brandon Henley - Tampa Bay

Spring Right Around The Corner - Tampa Bay Fishing - The Sheepshead migration / spawn is in full swing in Tampa Bay. The full moon kicked it off and it's gonna be very good the next two to three weeks. So, if you like to tug on some convicts and at the same time put some good eats in the fridge, the more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Cold Front Kick's Off The Inshore Bite In Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay Fishing Report We finally had a major cold front that lasted more than a day and it's exactly what we needed to fire off the trout and the sheepshead. It has been very windy the past three days mixed in with rain, so I was not out fishin more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Winter Fishing in Full Swing! - Tampa Bay January Fishing Report Anna Maria Island fishing has been Solid inshore and offshore; the weather has been amazing. This may have been the nicest winter I can remember since I have been a fishing guide the last 23 years. Except for a har more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

January Fishing Report - What unexpected weather we're having - warm, then cold, then warm and lots of wind. We're also seeing some dirty water which can change things in the fishing world. Using south winds to your advantage can work in you favor as it pushes more water i more...
Capt. Dustin Hilliard - Tampa Bay

Strong Winds but a Strong Bite - It seemed the past week was full of big south winds, but the bite was nothing short of fantastic. I managed to get a weekend off from school and headed back to Tampa to run a couple trips. We are still catching white bait on the flats and it is almo more...
Capt. Trajan Rodriguez - Tampa Bay