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

Fishing is just right in Tampa Bay! - The weather was great last week. The water temperature did come up a bit, but it didn't affect the fish much. The weather should continue to get cooler in the next few weeks and fishing should be good. It is just a great time of year to be on the more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Mac-attack - October 7, 2008 Sarasota Florida Fishing Report By Capt. Bob Smith Large Spanish mackerel are still hot along the beaches and it is expected to stay that way for some time. We have a lot of baitfish in the bay and coastal waters and it is h more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Trout bite heats up - The abundance of scaled sardines on the Tampa Bay flats is the big story this week. Every where I have been on both sides of the bay, I have been seeing large schools of good sized white bait. With so much live bait available, it's hard to believe th more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Kings and Reds! - Sarasota Florida Fishing Report By Capt. Bob Smith Saturday morning at first light, we anchored up at the south end of Zwicks channel where the channel starts to choke down. We had none-stop redfish action until we got tired of catching them. M more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

I Do - I Do Thursday' trip was a bachelor party. With the big day this Saturday it was great way for the groom and friends to cut lose for a day. The trip was not starting until 10am so I decided to get a head start and ran to the flats near the East si more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Tarpon going crazy! - It was a bit windy last week so we mostly fished in the mangroves. When the wind is blowing, it is best to find a place to get out of it. Fish move around frequently when it is windy. .For example, if the wind is blowing to the North one day then more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Water Temperature Begins to Drop - September was unseasonably warm and that kept water temperature in the high 80's. Ivan and Gustav went elsewhere, and all we got was a little wind. Even so, water clarity improved somewhat with drier weather, and fishing has picked up. Spanish more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Fall fishing in Tampa Bay is in Full swing - With cold fronts starting to reach down south on a more frequent basis and with days getting shorter, this cools water down and tells fish that its time to head to their fall spots. These areas are rivers mouths, creeks, flats, backcountry, and oy more...
Capt. Jason Prieto - St. Petersburg

Night time is the right time - more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Fall Fishing Excitement - With temperatures finally beginning to cool here along the Nature Coast fall has appeared to start gaining the upper hand from the summer heat. With cooling air temperatures, falling water temperatures are not far behind. Early last week I was fish more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River