Regional Fishing Reports for:
West Florida (Englewood to Cedar Key)

Thanks god for grunts - Key West snapper, gray snapper, white grunt or in our area, just pain grunts. Call them what you will but ask any party headboat or charter captain and he will say thank god for grunts. Grunts have saved many of fishing trips with plenty of thes more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach

AJ's & Red Group. - Sunday we fished offshore for AJ's and Red Grouper. WE traveled to 160 foot in smooth seas. We caught our limit of AJ's within 20 minutes, then moved on the Red Grouper spots. The bite was slow, but we got then coming to the box. Several where real F more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Slow Retrieve as Temperatures Drop - Winter time fishing or somedays what I call 'Florida Ice Fishing,' as the cold fronts move through on a weekly basis. Water temperatures drop into the upper 50's which can result in slow days as the fish can be a little lethargic. Working your bai more...
Capt. Dustin Hilliard - Tampa Bay

Redfish, Trout and sheepshead, Winter in Tampa Bay - Another blast of cold has came and by Tuesday the mercury should be close to 80 degrees. These warmups can produce some fine fishing indeed. I had a very busy week for this time of year and the fishing was solid. It seems the fish have finally settle more...
Capt. Brandon Henley - Tampa Bay

Good Action on Sarasota Bay & Charlotte Harbor Flats - Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released snook, trout and redfish in Gasparilla Sound and trout, bluefish and ladyfish in Sarasota Bay on CAL jigs more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Tampa Bay January Fishing Report - Tampa Bay January Fishing Report Anna Maria Island fishing remains strong. The water has cooled a bit since my last report as it tries to get back down to more normal temperatures for this time of year. It can be tricky fishing when the water te more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Anna Maria Island Fishing Charters January 2016 Report - Well before we start talking about the new year lets start out with December... In December every year I commercial fish for mullet in the world renowned mullet run. This years mullet run was pretty dismal with record high temperature in December and more...
Capt. Kyle Taylor - Anna Maria

Be Flexible and Watch the Weather - The key to fishing this time of year is being flexible and taking advantage of the best weather days. This has been a wet winter with a lot of wind. Still, most weeks there are 3 to 4 days that are decent enough to get out. Anglers this week experien more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Winter Time Fishing - Inshore fishing is great right now with the winter fishing patterns in full swing. Red fish are holing in the back bays and creeks around muddy/rocky bottoms live bait works great right now we are using live shrimp, fresh cut lady fish and mullet fis more...
Capt. Josh Fritz - Hernando Beach

Sheepshead are everywhere - Winter fishing is here in full force. Windy days and freezing cold mornings signal the return of the sheepshead. Sheepsheads are a greeting fighting and not to mention tasty fish. With Catch limits set at 15 fish twelve inches or more they are a g more...
Capt. Sean Goddard - Tampa Bay