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

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Redfish Love Pinfish in Homosassa The report below is current. Look for Recapping Homosassa Tarpon Action Part 3 in a future report. Aunt Curly Locklear Holgate and husband Ed of Atlanta/Homosassa stopped by the house to visit last Sunday with more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - The mackerel came back! Friday brought the Spanish mackerel back along Longboat Key Beach. The small whitebait we netted at the Bait shop docks worked very well on light tackle. Drifting the rock piles about three miles north of New Pass in 18 more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Better days Ahead! Unless you are running twenty miles or more offshore, the fishing has been slow for the past two weeks. Some of the best action on the bay has been just north of Longbar. Keeper size trout have been hitting live white bai more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Recapping Homosassa Tarpon Action - Part 2 If you read my last report you would know that I recapping the Homosassa 2000 tarpon season on the fly rod. I love catching fish on the fly rod and well, big tarpon just happen to be here in May and Ju more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Recapping Homosassa Tarpon Action - Part 1 My apologies goes out to the readers who look for a weekly report from me. During tarpon season, I get tight lipped for fear of too much company on the flats. Another reason is that I like concentrat more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - This time of year there are many different species of fish available for those who venture out on the Gulf of Mexico. With so many choices to make it can be tough deciding which type of fish to target. Usually I'll take the easy way out and let my cl more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Grouper and Shark Gag grouper and small sharks were on the (M) reefs. This seems to have been the best fishing over the past week. Fishing in 25 to 30 feet of water off shore and any deep structure on the bay has produced some nice fish. I li more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Long offshore If you have been wanting to run some long offshore trips, this is the time to do it. Blackfin tuna and dolphin have been on the bite forty to fifty miles offshore. Artificial and live bait have both been productive. The baitfish h more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Well, it sure has been a scorcher the past couple weeks. With the long hot days and warm sweaty nights, the Gulf of Mexico’s water temperature has been steadily creeping up. By August if you go for a dip in the Gulf it should feel like getting more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Point of Rocks for Snook I can't get too excited about the previous week of fishing but some nice fish were caught. Probably the most active offshore was the barracuda but some grouper, snapper, black-tip sharks, little tunny and permit foun more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota