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

Good action in Sarasota, despite the heat. - Despite water temperatures in the upper 80's, fishing was very good this week. Getting out there early was important! The deep grass flats yielded speckled trout, Spanish mackerel, pompano, bluefish, jacks, grouper, snapper, and ladyfish. Most of more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Hot Temps in Tampa Bay and a lot of rain - Hot Temps in Tampa bay and a lot of Rain! Wow, we've had our fair share of rain the past three weeks. May was extremely hot, the hottest on record, so the rain was at least a break from the heat. Now we're up for the month of June for rain, but I'm more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Tarpon Action Heating Up in Sarasota Coastal Gulf - Fly anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with tarpon in the coastal gulf during the past week. A persistent west wind for most of the week made conditions tough and a couple of trips were cancelled. more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Steady bite on the deep flats in Sarasota - Once again, the best bite has been on the deep grass flats in north Sarasota Bay. Just about every frat with submerged grass in 6' to 8' of water held fish. There was a lot of bait fish that accounted for the good fishing. Anglers casting Bass Assass more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Tarpon Action in Charlotte Harbor Despite Tough Conditions - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with snook and tarpon on DOA Lures and live crabs in backcountry areas of Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor recently. A persistent west wind for most of the week ma more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good action on the Sarasota deep grass flats - Clients on Sarasota fishing charters experienced good action on the deep grass flats in Sarasota Bay. Bass Assassin Sea Shad baits and Gulp Shrimp on a 1/4 ounce jig head caught most of the fish. Southwest wind had the Gulf churned up a bit, so the more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Tarpon Time along the Nature Coast - From May-July the shallow flats running from Bayport to Crystal River are a sight fishermen's paradise as giant Silver Kings take over flats that are normally occupied by summer time speckled trout. Fly fishing for tarpon in the shallow pristine w more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Theory s - Being a charter captain on the water and fishing with clients as much as I do, I've come up with a lot of theories of my own, I know your thinking oh no, not another one of Fishdaddy's theory's. (This theory is only for released fish) How many time more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach

Summer Time Tactics in Full Swing in Tampa Bay - It's summer time on Tampa Bay, and that means it's time to switch up my fishing tactics. I'll still be fishing for snook and reds, but the way we fish for them changes up a bit. One thing I'll be targeting more over the next few months are Mangrove S more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Tarpon & More in Sarasota Coastal Gulf - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action with Spanish mackerel, false albacore (little tunny) and tarpon in the coastal gulf recently. Fly angler Mark Nielson, from Seaford, DE, fished a day with me more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota