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

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Scallops Season in Homosassa Opens With Success On the Fourth of July, I talked to Pam MacRae of MacRae's in Homosassa, Florida. I asked her how the scallop season was going. “Most of our guests are getting their limits,” she said with enthusi more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

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

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Sweet and Sour Sweet and Sour is the best way I can express our fishing conditions at this time. I was restricted to the bay for the few days I was able to get out fishing. Although there has been plenty of Spanish mackerel and little tunny acti more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

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

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Homosassa Florida Tarpon Report Doug Thurman of Texas came to Homosassa to catch a tarpon on the fly. The first day was Monday, June 10, 2002. We left the dock at 8:00 am with bright blue skies, almost cloudless. Winds were light; fly-fishing c more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Tampa Bay - South Shore - June 28 Fishing Report For Southshore Tampa Bay Weather continues to dominate the fishing scene on Tampa Bay, with lots of rain, thunder and lighting in late June. But for those who dare to dart in and out of the cloud bursts, the fishing has bee more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - King Mackerel on the bite King mackerel are still on the bite! Large kings are very active around the (M) reefs in forty to fifty feet of water. Live sardines caught via gold hook rigs and free-lined out to the kings has been the best method more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - July Offshore Forecast July can offer up some excellent fishing opportunities as long as weather conditions allow anglers to safely get offshore. The transition from spring to summer often brings with it long hot days and warm nights. Afternoon th more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - The trout are back! Tarpon are still moving along the beaches and in the passes. It has been a better year than last year but no free lunch. The average seems to be two per day but sometimes it takes a very long day to accomplish that. With more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota