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

Tampa Bay Redfish, Snook & Tarpon bite still HOT - Redfish are starting to school up on the right tides and seem to be hungry. Live and cut pinfish seem to be working well as decent size whitebait is a hard commodity to come by right now. The reds don't appear to be opposed to a top water Mirr-O-Lur more...
Capt. Tommy Ziesmann - Tampa Bay

Mack Attack - It's that time of year again and the veracious toothy critters known as spanish mackerel are ruling Tampa Bay. Everywhere you look you can see them thrashing the surface as they crash small baitfish. They roam Tampa Bay is packs of 100+ fish or more more...
Capt. Clay Eavenson - Tarpon Springs

Under the Stars - This week we ran under the stars and were rewarded with steady action. The late afternoon rains cooled the water often rapidly several degrees. The snook are on the dock lights eager to chase pinfish and threadfins. The Skyway Bridge is holding nice more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

A few Tarpon, when the weather cooperates. - The weather has been a constant battle this tarpon season. In between the storms, rain, and west winds, we had some good days on the water these past few weeks. Fly anglers had some good chances at glory, late in the season. The tarpon were not as p more...
Capt. Nick Angelo - Tampa Bay

Grouper And Snapper In The Bay - The grouper and snapper bite inside Tampa Bay has remained consistant despite the heat. When the mercury when rises, fish the deeper water channels and bay bridges.Both have been producing quality fish. During recent trips the keeper more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Summer Fishing In Tampa Bay - The typical summer weather is here. Muggy hot mornings and rainy afternoons have been the normal pattern. Getting an early start has been the key to catching fish especially on the flats. Site fishing has impossible in some areas due to all the more...
Capt. Jason Prieto - Tampa Bay

Stuck in the Doldrums - Warm water and hot weather combined to keep the mid day fishing action to a minimum this week. The best fishing was on the strong falling tides of late afternoon, but there was also some activity along the north shoreline of the Little Manatee River more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Topwater Redfishing!!!!! - What makes inshore light tackle fishing so special? Is it the variety of species an angler can pursue? Is it the awesome scenery? Is it the anticipation of the one-on-one battle that every angler looks forward to? In my opinion what makes inshore more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Tampa Bay's redfishing at its best! - The weather has slowed us down a bit over the past couple of weeks, but despite having to dodge the summertime rainstorms, we've managed to get on the water everyday and catch fish. If the thunder and lightning got to bad, we just took a short lunch more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Doldrums Are Here - The summer doldrums are here, and local fishing suffers accordingly. Despite a few days of calm winds and plenty of sunshine, the fishing I did can only be described as mediocre. I have been across the bay twice this week to fish for pompano and tro more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay