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

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Pompano Although Pompano were not on a run, we have been getting some nice three pound pompano scattered around on the grass flats and passes. Pompano jigs tipped with a bit of shrimp or sand fleas have worked well. Black drum have been feeding more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well, I hate to claim that I?m a fortuneteller but I said in my last report that things are fixing to explode. I think it would be fair to say they have. Snook season has opened with a bang, just in time for them too really go on the feed. Unseaso more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Cobia Coastal fishing is picking up! We found large schools of Spanish mackerel and bluefish along the beach and in the passes Friday. The fish were on the small side but plentiful. Trolling weighted small spoons along the bottom worked bes more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - I?m sorry for the delay of the fishing report, I wanted to wait and see what this week would bring. I guess the big question I?ve been asking myself was how warm could the water possibly get. Could water on the flats approach 75 degree in January? more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Warmer weather has brought up our water temperature to 70 degrees on the Homosassa flats. Redfish are beginning to eat with tides slightly better than weeks before. Pompano are starting to bite early this year. Trout have been very plentiful. Ang more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Cuda Hole Lately, my fishing has been concentrated around the Cuda Hole in fifty to sixty feet of water. Mangrove (Gray) snapper have been moving in for the past few weeks and are getting up to four pounds. You won't find them on the bite al more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Bill Fehn of Chattanooga and his fiancée, Debbie checked out of Tennessee and headed for Homosassa to get a sunburn and catch some fish. Bill has been fishing with me for 10 years now, always fishing in January. Every time he catches fish. Sometim more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Winter is Time For Bottom Fishing Brrrrr, the New Year started out a bit chilly for me. Enough of this cold stuff, I'm already looking forward to a blustery spring afternoon. Now I remember why I live down here in South West Florida, I don't like more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Catching fish during the Winter season can be a challenge. Fortunately, our winter season is usually short lived lasting between 2 to 3 months. With that being said, the reality is just a few weeks within that period we feel the cold air. Most tim more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well, we finally had a real cold snap move in. The day before yesterday and the day before that we saw low nighttime temps plummet into the mid-thirties. This has chilled the water considerably but sure hasn?t cooled the fishing a bit. This is wh more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay