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

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Mackerel Inshore We finished the week with plenty of hot action! By Saturday the bay was full of nice size Spanish mackerel, sea trout, some nice pompano, permit, bluefish and an occasional redfish. Sheepshead are also thick along with the macke more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - I can smell it in the air, spring is right around the corner. If you’re a fisherman I don’t even have to tell you it can be the most explosive fishing of the whole year. Winter fishing conditions are almost over. Shortly the fishing will travel out more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Fog and Fish a Tricky Mix Last week’s warmer weather allowed me the chance to guide some folks along Florida’s nature coast. On Thursday conditions were foggy with visibility less than 1/8 of a mile. From a recent seminar, my guest speaker was a more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Snook fishing picked up last week as the water temperature inside the bay began to climb. Capt. Chet Jennings brought several keepers back to the dock on his most recent charters. My partner Capt. Danny Guarin more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Sarasota and Venice - Southwest Florida Fishing Report for 2/8 through 2/15/2004 Anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict had good action during the past week with trout and reds on the flats of north Sarasota Bay. The best action was fly fishing for snook at night. Snook gorge more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Redfish Action Luke Warm The past few days Florida’s warmer weather made the fishing warmer as well. Horse racer and executive cabinet builder Tom Bickel of Michigan and long time friend Larry hired me for a long day of fishing on the flats of Ho more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Sarasota and Venice - Southwest Florida Fishing Report for 2/1 through 2/7/2004 Anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict had good action during the past week with trout and bluefish. Trout were the most reliable on the edges of bars and adjacent grass flats. Water temperatures more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Just Checking In As Hank Williams, Jr. sings all my rowdy friends are coming over tonight, some of my buddies are leaving the entire country for Costa Rica looking for warmer weather and hungry fish. I remain here maintaining my small fleet of more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report It finally warmed up a bit, and that seemed to turn the trout bite on. However, most of the reports we had at the bait shop were of undersized fish. Larry Malinoski and Gary Kennedy of Ruskin went west of the more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Sarasota and Venice - Sarasota, FL Fishing Report for 1/25 through 2/1/2004 Anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict experienced fast action during the past week with redfish and trout. Trout were consistent throughout the week, but reds were better early in the week. CAL jigs, more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota