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

Mackerel and ladyfish in Sarasota - Anglers experienced good action this week. The best bite was on the beach, in the passes, and on the flats close to the passes. Jigs with a Gulp Shrimp produced most of the fish. Spanish mackerel, bluefish, jacks, speckled trout, catfish, and a bunch more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Tarpon are here and hungry! - The last two weeks of May through the end of July is known as tarpon season here in the Bradenton/Anna Maria Island area. The fish migrate in large schools along our beaches forarging on carbs and baitfish like threadfin herring in preparation for th more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton

Night Tarpon is Heating Up & the Flats are Teeming with Life. - Flats fishing in and around the Sarasota, Florida area has been very productive over the past few weeks. We're easing our way into summer weather patterns. There are currently great opportunities on the shallow flats for snook, redfish, and seatrout. more...
Capt. Brian Boehm - Sarasota

Spanish mackerel plentiful off of Sarasota beaches - The best bite this week for anglers on Sarasota fishing charters was Spanish mackerel out on the beaches. Schools of mackerel were plentiful as there is a ton of bait. Silver spoons, plugs, and jigs cast into the fish produced strikes. A lot of the f more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Snook, Trout, Jacks and more - Summer heat has shown up early, May is usually not in the low 90's this quick, but it's been hot the past couple of weeks. One good thing about the heat is the bait has shown up on the flats which is awesome, because I'm not throwing a heavy net on t more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Snook'in - The Snook bite has remained phenomenal this week. We expect it to continue with large 30 to 40+ Snook coming to the boat. small grunts seem to be the ticket. If your looking to get into the 40 club now is your time. Call us today to add a big girl t more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Inshore fishing remains strong! - On most of our fishing charters this month we have been fishing the waters of the Manatee river and the lower half of Tampa bay including Terra Cia bay. We have been targeting snook, tarpon, redfish, and mangrove snapper. We were also on a decent sea more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton

Reds Big, Snook Fishing about to heat up - The beauty of fishing is that nothing is ever for sure. It's May, water temps are 80 degrees and snook are all over the beach. Right? That is the expectation this time of year however snook fishing over the last week has not been on fire. It appear more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay

Big Sharks are HOT! - We have Fished a few days for Tarpon. They are out their, but we haven't had any hook ups yet. Our bycatch has been some Big ole Sharks waiting to eat that tired out Tarpon. We have been in the Shark Fishing Mode for the most part and have landed som more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Tarpon And Cobia Time - Hernando Beach Fishing Report. Fishing is epic right now along our flats and near shore areas. Red fish and snook are eating everything we put in front of them, live pilchards and pin fish are the bait of choice right now. Mid incoming or high out more...
Capt. Josh Fritz - Hernando Beach