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

Spotlight is redfish in Tampa Bay! - Spotlight is on redfish in Tampa Bay! Change is in Tampa Bay and it's for the better! Each fish has its time in the spotlight, and the tarpons' time is about up. But…move over tarpon because here come the redfish! Over the past few weeks the more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Slow Fishing in Hot Weather - Fairly nice weather this week led to mediocre inshore fishing on the south end of Tampa Bay. The afternoon bite was better, but not much. I fished for trout on Pinellas Point twice. The first trip began at 7:00 am and we fished a rising tide without more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Bring the kids fishing........If you want to be humbled - For the past two weeks I've been booked solid, with 90% of my trips being parents and kids. The youngsters are ranging from 6-16 years old. On nearly every trip, I've seen the young anglers outcatching the rest of the boat. I watched as a 13 year old more...
Capt. Brandon Fraley - Clearwater

Changes in Tampa Bay are underway! - Fishing has changed, but overall, it has remained awesome! Over the next few weeks it's going to continue to change bit by bit. I do know one thing for sure… in about two weeks the bait will be very plentiful! You will be able to find more bait th more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Weather's Hot -- Fishing's Not - Typical summer weather this week with rain and wind punctuated by periods of calm. I checked the Gulf water temperature on Friday morning and it was 90 degrees. The tides were moving around the full moon earlier this week, and the bite was fair. more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Getting the kids hooked up! - It was hard to tell who the grownups were this past week. Everybody that got hooked up with a big fish on a Tarpon Springs or Tampa fishing charter this week had a grin from ear to ear. Redfish was the fish of the week with a few nice snook thrown more...
Capt. Clay Eavenson - Tarpon Springs

Tampa Bay Snook On Flats And Beaches! - As of lately the snook fishing in lower Tampa Bay has been nothing short of spectacular! Male snook in the 20-26 inch range have invaded the flats and are hungrier than a starved dog with two tapeworms. Look for moving water in more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Capt. Rick Grassett's Fishing Report for 6/16 through 6/29/08 - Anglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, jumped and landed several tarpon during the past couple of weeks. We were plagued with west wind for a few days during the week of June 16th, which cause more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Red Hot Temps = Awesome Redfishing - WhooHoo!!! Boy is it hot out there. With air temperatures' running in the low 90's and water temps hovering close to 89-90 degrees early mornings and late evenings have been where the best bites are at. Lately, my clients and I have been leaving th more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Hard work in Tampa Bay pays off! - Hard work definitely pays off, and that is a good thing because the weather hasn't been the best over the past couple of weeks. It's summertime in Florida, which is also known to us natives as the rainy season. We've put a lot of hard work into ru more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay