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

Tampa Bay weather was a little rough last week! - We are finally back in the United States after spending eight days in Jamaica. Unfortunately, we did encounter some bad weather courtesy of Tropical Storm Gustav during our stay in Jamaica, but overall, it was nice. Gustav was not as strong when it more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Mackerel Bite Heats Up - Light winds let me get out a couple of days this week, and the fishing was okay on Wednesday. I bottom fished with Capt. Rick Bollinger and it was slow, but we caught a few grunts, mangrove snapper, Spanish mackerel and a nice flounder. We caught the more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Afternoon Tailing Redfish - The afternoon low tides brought tailing redfish in portions of upper Tampa Bay. The redfish were feeding in the sloughs, sand holes, and thick grass. Smaller fish were spread out along the flats, and some schools of bigger fish working the edges. more...
Capt. Nick Angelo - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Redfish Take Center Stage... - The redfish have definitely taken center stage over the last couple of weeks. Big schools of up to a few hundred are showing up in several different places in lower and middle Tampa Bay. And, these fish are hungry! The reds have been very willing to more...
Capt. Tommy Ziesmann - Tampa Bay

Charter Boat Gulf Grouper Fishing Report - Charter Boat Gulf Grouper Fishing Report 30 Aug 2008 Grouper fishing is much better now! We are still catching plenty of Mangrove Snapper, Grunts, and other fish. It is warm out, and it is nice to fish in the shade, the Gulf Grouper has a roof. more...
Capt. Rick Rodriguez - Hernando Beach

In The Dark - more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Tarpon, Snook and Trout Action Hot in Sarasota Bay - Anglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with snook, tarpon and trout during the week of August 11. The best action continues to be on deep grass flats with a variety of species more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Red Hot Reds - Red Hot Reds Sunday we got back on the water for the first time since Fay. The water temperature was 79 when we left the dock around 930 am, pretty amazing to see the big drop. Bait was a bit of a struggle but after 30 minutes we had a live well more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Fay Missed Us - With small craft warnings up since last Tuesday, there has not been much action on Tampa Bay this week. We really dodged a bullet with Fay, the Tropical Storm that wouldn't go away. The last two guys I saw fishing were in a canoe at the mouth of more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Rainy days of Redfishing - As I sit here watching the rain come down from Tropical Storm Fay with no electricity, I am gaining a little more respect for Mother Nature and her furry. It seems like it was just yesterday when I sat in my house for 10 days without any power beca more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River