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

Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Report - With water temps in Tampa Bay hovering in the upper 60s to low 70s the fish are finally starting to thaw out and the fly fishing is improving. The weather is beginning to look more like spring each day with the wind and water settling down. Big bla more...
Capt. Brian Jill - Tampa Bay

Venice and Englewood charter fishing is HOT! - Spring has sprung and fishing is great! Finally we are enjoying some warm sunny days and hot fishing. White bait even showed up today. We found several schools and did not even have to dig out my Magic Chum. Spanish mackerel are everywhere; th more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Englewood

Spring Fishing Has Arrived - Hello From Anna Maria, Finally, true Florida weather, 80 degrees with light winds. I have to admit for a while there I was starting to forget why I became a Florida charter captain. The weather is really getting nice and the fishing is really he more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Southern Drawl Kayak Fishing - Action exploded this week as the weather turned beautiful. I had a number of trips and we were successful each time out. On Tuesday, I had Jason Beary of Warren, Pa., out for a half-day. We fished Palma Sola Bay in Bradenton. Wind made it d more...
Steve Gibson - Sarasota

Another day of Drumming... - Got out on Thursday to do a little scouting before a Charter next Tuesday. Called my good ole buddy Capt. Shawn Neurath to come along. I have been telling Capt Shawn about how the Black Drum are on fire in Tampa Bay right now so when I invited him t more...
Capt. Justin Ascherman - Tampa Bay

April is a great time for gulf fishing - March was windy and wet so I'm betting that April will be sunny and sunny. Did I say sunny twice? If you get my drift, I'm looking forward to lots of sunny weather. I've got a good feeling that April will bring plenty of sun as well as some awesome f more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Nolan's 50 pound drum - One of the great parts of being a professional Captain is the people you meet. One of my favorite charters has to be father & son teams. Wednesday it was a pleasure to welcome back Barry and his son Nolan for another day on the water. Last year Nolan more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

finaly - With the warming weather, we have finally had quite a bit of bait showing up. This includes scaled sardines, threadfin herring and shad. This is a definite sign that our migratory fish are on their way. April 1st, Grouper season opens. These pri more...
Capt. Craig Lahr - Clearwater

TAMPA BAY FISH HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BITE! - Is the tide coming in or out? How hard is the wind blowing? What is the water temperature? These are all questions a fisherman has to ask himself before venturing out on the water to catch fish. It is great to have a plan before you launch your bo more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Man VS. Fish - Tampa Bay! - St. Patty's Day on the Central West Coast of Florida usaully marks the arrival of the kingfish and his wee cousin Mr. Spanish Mackerel. Unfortunately, due to this years record cold water temperatures,the mackerel bite is undoubtably running a more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay