Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Trout are coming back in Tampa bay! - The weather is starting to get back on track and fishing is right behind it! The cold front that came through the area last week was a pretty big one, not to mention very strange for this time of year. It dropped the water temperature roughly 10 de more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

North Bay Snook Readying for Their Spring Spawn - On two trips this week to north tampa bay I've found the snook feeding like theres no tomorrow, and to my delight most of these fish were over the slot limit. On a trip early in the week we more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

More Wind and Another Cold Front - Howling winds ruled the Bay early in the week. They roiled the water and lowered the temperature in the Gulf to 66 degrees. That's nearly a ten degree drop from what it was a week ago, and that shut the snook bite down hard. There was very little more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Upper Slot Size Redfish In Lower Tampa Bay - Recent cold front failed to have much effect on redfish in lower Tampa Bay . Although last weeks chilly weather and the full moon, this past weekend put a damper on the snook bite. However, expect to see an insane snook feeding frenzy more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Aways up for a challenge! - I always like a good challenge when it comes to fishing! Lately, that is just what I've had with a lot of wind and some cold weather. Believe it or not, a cold front came through the area this week and brought the water temperature down with it. T more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Snook Bite Remains Steady - I have been seeing some very big jack crevalle in the Little Manatee River this week. After fishing 3 days in a row with company and catching very little, I hooked five fish off my dock the afternoon after they left, but landed only one of them. The more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Big Redfish Moving in Tampa Bay! - Mother Nature is changing it up a bit! Last week, she brought a lot of rain and some wind, making it feel more like summertime. Over all, the fishing has been awesome. We've caught snook, redfish, tarpon, trout, and flounder. Although the fishing more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay's snook, redfish, trout and grouper action is red hot! - It's the beginning of April, and as every April I can remember, the fishing really couldn't be any better than it is right now. To say the fishing is hot is an understatement. I have had some days this week where we lost count after 80 snook and re more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Spring Time Action In Tampa Bay - Fishing along the south shore only continues to to get better with each passing day. The rise in water temperatures has kick started spring time feeding patterns. We have been catching snook and trout from the rive more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

April Begins Much Like March - I am hearing reports of Spanish mackerel from all points on the bay this week. Capt. Danny Guarino said he got cut off several times by mackerel inside Bishop Harbor, and I caught some small fish on the Bahia Beach Reef. Wind was up for most of th more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay