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

Spinner sharks Tampa Bay - Sunday morning was odd with low hanging clouds and no sun. What wasn't odd was the amazing amount of scaled sardines at the Skyway Bridge. The tide was low enough for me to ease my Pathfinder Tower boat under the bridge. This spot was thick as thieve more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Take a kid fishing - Friday's charter started at sunrise chumming white baits on a lush 4-5' grass flat. Loading up with scaled sardines 3-4 for both fishing and chumming and jumbo baits 5-6 for cut bait is essential. Chum chum and chum some more I did for 90 minutes! more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

tarpon,tarpon,tarpon - The Tarpon have shown up in the passes from St. Petersburg to Tarpon Springs. These fish arejust showing up. The best time to target these brawlers is on moveing water in the passes. For the backwater enthusiast, there are poons in quit areas on the more...
Capt. Craig Lahr - Clearwater

Gulf Fishing Action is Red Hot Off Venice! - Sunny days continue to warm the gulf waters. This is the norm for this time of year and with the rising air and water temperatures many different species of fish should be actively in search of food throughout the day. With their increased activity g more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

St. Pete Bull Redfish! - We have been having good luck catching redfish on both sides of the Bay. However, we are landing more bruiser size redfish on the St. Pete side of the Skyway Bridge! The Redfish on the St. Pete side have mostly all been in the mid to up more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Smoker Kings on Light Tackle in Sarasota Florida - Fishing Report 05/06/2010 – Capt. Terry Frankford Fishing has picked up with the warm water temperatures, I have seen surface temps as high as 80 degrees this week. Near shore species included spanish and king mackerel. Inshore species included re more...
Capt. Terry Frankford - Sarasota

Quest for Ocean Tarpon in Homosassa Florida - It was May 2nd and day one of Donald Barrett from the far northeast corner of America. The sun is out over Homosassa's flats and tarpon with fly rod in Barrett's hand is ready. Armed with a hand tied fly by Jim Swann of Dade City, Florida. A rat more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Sight fishing tools - Seeing is believing on Tampa Bay's inshore waters and flats. Observe most any Professional Charter Captain and you will see they all have one thing in common. They are all wearing a quality pair of polarized sunglasses. We may argue about which brand more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Hernando beach no oil problems - No oil problems in Hernando Beach Just Great fishing for Gag Grouper red grouper Kingfish grunts Aj's snapper cobia. All depths of water west of Hernando beach are teaming with the fish you want. Dead bait live bait it does not matter. Frind a small more...
Capt. Rick Rodriguez - Hernando Beach

Peaked out for variety in Hernando Beach - Hernando beach Gulf Grouper Deep Sea Fishing Report Kingfish, Grouper, Cobia, Amberjacks, and the great white grunts are peaked out in the waters west of Hernando Beach. Kingfish are being caught while Grouper fishing and many are hitting bottom more...
Capt. Rick Rodriguez - Hernando Beach