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

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Fall fishing thus far has not been up to Tampa Bay standards of years past. The bright spots have been in deeper water -- Spanish mackerel, grouper, and snapper have all been consistently active and plentiful. Inshore fishing has been another story. more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Report - Thats how it is! Here we are with another couple of weeks of weather changing up and down with the water temp. If I was a fish I don’t think I would know how to act. We have had some great days fishing. Of course any day on the water is better th more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - “M-9” has been extra good The offshore fishing around the artificial “M” reefs has been hot for kingfish and Spanish mackerel. Deep trolling with small spoons has worked best in the bumpy seas. “M-9” has been extra good for the past week. The more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore fishing has been mediocre for much of November, with the exception of jack crevalles. Large schools of very big jacks are on the rampage from Apollo Beach to Cockroach Bay. For better than two weeks now, I have heard them pass by my dock more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Sarasota and Venice - Capt. Rick Grassett’s Fishing Report for 11/13 through 11/25/2006 Anglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released a variety of fish during the past couple of weeks. Snook, reds, more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Tampa Bay Fishing Report - Not cold enough! Here we are with a little colder weather. Winter is coming that is it might me here a little early if the weather stays like it has been this past week. But of course we have still been out there catching some great fish. When you more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - High winds kept all but the most determined anglers on the docks early in the week, though I did see a few guys hugging the mangrove shoreline at the mouth of the Little Manatee River. It was supposed to calm down on Thursday and it did, but not much more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Approaching Cold Front Turns The Bite On! With the approach of the most recent cold front the fishing action out on the Gulf busted wide open. This is to be expected this time of the year, but with the continual reoccurrences of Red Tide I was c more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Tampa Bay Fishing Report - Getting even better! Man this has been a fun week I can tell you that the fishing has been great.We have changed things each week the weather changes and the fishing does the same. We have had some slow starts but for the most part it has been a more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - A-1 Homosassa Fishing Guide Offers Equipment Use Tips This past week trout fishing has been very good on the Homosassa Bay flats in 4 to 6 feet of water over the kelp grass beds. We have been casting soft plastics made by Bass Assassin in colors more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa