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

Big Trout in town - As happens every year, large sea trout action is the primary game in town from Clearwater north to Tarpon Springs. Tides and weather patterns are keys to this fishing. With many species…seatrout included… the best bite usually occurs on the moving more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Deep Grass Flats - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with trout, blues and pompano in Sarasota Bay recently. Fly anglers scored with sink tip fly lines fished over deep grass while spin fishing anglers got it done more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Happy Holidays from Reel Florida Fishing Charters - On behalf of the Reel Florida Fishing Charters team we want to wish everyone a safe and Happy Holiday season. As we wind down 2023 and start looking towards the impending winter weather season, anglers visiting the Nature Coast before the start more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Winter time fishing is approaching! - Now that we are past thanksgiving we are approaching our winter season of fishing here in Bradenton and Anna Maria Island. Currently we are on the last part of our fall fishing season. The water temperature has been hovering right around 70 degrees f more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton

Good Action in Sarasota for a Variety of Species - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with a variety of species in Sarasota recently. Gene Christie and Lynn Platt, from Sarasota, fished Sarasota Bay with me and had good action catching and releasi more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good Action in Sarasota for a Variety of Species - Fly anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with a variety of species in Sarasota recently. Pat Beckwith, from Sarasota, fished the coastal gulf with me and caught and released her first false albacore more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good Action in Sarasota for a Variety of Species - Fly anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with a variety of species in Sarasota recently. Pat Beckwith, from Sarasota, fished deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay and had good action catching and releasi more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good Snook & JuvenileTarpon Action in Sarasota - Fly anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with snook and juvenile tarpon recently. Fishing before daylight has been most productive for me and also the most comfortable time of day. Several anglers s more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Holy Hot!! - Heat! Hot! Humidity! Yep, you get the picture. Fishing during the summer months here in Florida has its fare share of challenges but for those anglers that are early risers the rewards far exceed the risks. First off, who doesn't love a good sunri more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Deep Grass Flats - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with trout, Spanish mackerel and pompano on DOA Lures in Sarasota Bay recently. Fly anglers also had some action catching and releasing trout on deep grass flats more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota