Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Report - With water temps in Tampa Bay hovering in the upper 60s to low 70s the fish are finally starting to thaw out and the fly fishing is improving. The weather is beginning to look more like spring each day with the wind and water settling down. Big bla more...
Capt. Brian Jill - Tampa Bay

Spring Fishing Has Arrived - Hello From Anna Maria, Finally, true Florida weather, 80 degrees with light winds. I have to admit for a while there I was starting to forget why I became a Florida charter captain. The weather is really getting nice and the fishing is really he more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Another day of Drumming... - Got out on Thursday to do a little scouting before a Charter next Tuesday. Called my good ole buddy Capt. Shawn Neurath to come along. I have been telling Capt Shawn about how the Black Drum are on fire in Tampa Bay right now so when I invited him t more...
Capt. Justin Ascherman - Tampa Bay

Nolan's 50 pound drum - One of the great parts of being a professional Captain is the people you meet. One of my favorite charters has to be father & son teams. Wednesday it was a pleasure to welcome back Barry and his son Nolan for another day on the water. Last year Nolan more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

TAMPA BAY FISH HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BITE! - Is the tide coming in or out? How hard is the wind blowing? What is the water temperature? These are all questions a fisherman has to ask himself before venturing out on the water to catch fish. It is great to have a plan before you launch your bo more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Man VS. Fish - Tampa Bay! - St. Patty's Day on the Central West Coast of Florida usaully marks the arrival of the kingfish and his wee cousin Mr. Spanish Mackerel. Unfortunately, due to this years record cold water temperatures,the mackerel bite is undoubtably running a more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Black Drum Redfish Trout - The plan was simple for Saturday morning, arrive on the flats off Pinellas Point first, then find the school of big black drum at sunup. Then get in the action before the intense boat pressure arrives. Boy was Captain Steven wrong! Boats were lined more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay huge Black Drum - Tampa Bay's red hot black drum action is hardly a secret any longer! Good friends Dave and Dan found the school exactly where I directed them and it was game on Wednesday. The school was not happy and broken into several smaller groups due to heavy b more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Putting Some Fish In The Box! - 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 with keeper fish be more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Redfish Wakeup Tampa Bay - Redfish are starting to show up with better consistency than anytime Captain Steven has seen the last 3 months. While temperatures are still on the below normal side 70 degree days have slowly raised the water temperatures out of the 50's and into th more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay