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

Sarasota and Venice - Southwest Florida Fishing Report for 8/17 through 8/23/2003 Anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict caught a variety of fish during the past week. Snook, redfish, tarpon and trout were caught and released on a variety of lures in lower Tampa Bay, Sarasota more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - They just had lockjaw! It has been several weeks of on/off Redtide and heavy rain with flooding conditions that caused a lot of run-off into the bay. The wind stayed out of the SW and brought us early morning thundershowers, which is not the norm more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Sarasota and Venice - Fly and spin anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict caught a variety of fish during the past week. Snook, trout and jack crevalle were caught and released on a variety of lures and flies. The best action was with snook in the evening near Venice. I spent more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Florida Fly Fishing For Tarpon Good/Not 2003 On a clear and sunny day on St. George Sound, Mark Lawson stood ready with his fly rod in hand. Andy Smith was centered between Mark and me, waiting for a turn to cast at a cruising tarpon. We were on more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - August offshore gulf fishing forecast It’s that sizzling time of year again. The month of August ushers in with it long hot days and warm sultry nights. Sounds sort of like an advertisement for some deserted island in the south pacific doesn’ more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Tarpon On The Fly A long and large fast moving object appeared on the shallow edge of the shoal. The black back seemed to glow as it swam towards us on the white sand underneath it. Timing is everything in fly fishing for tarpon. My angler wa more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well the heat has certainly turned on. This past week fishing seems to have gotten progressively better, since that tremendous amount of rain we had three weeks ago which put a lull in our fishing. The past couple of weeks I’ve spent most of my ti more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - August offshore gulf fishing forecast It’s that sizzling time of year again. The month of August ushers in with it long hot days and warm sultry nights. Sounds sort of like an advertisement for some deserted island in the south pacific doesn’ more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Ladyfish Makes Doc Blue July 15- The pre-dusk sky was painted many hues of red and orange. It was clearing and some blue sky could be seen. Looking to the west along Florida’s Big Bend, many clouds are between the viewer and the sun. The red sk more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Poon Fishing Down July 15- After July 4, this Homosassa fishing guide went north literally. Most of the coastal tarpon migrated north to the Big Bend area of Florida. Each year for the last six, I traditionally travel the 200 miles by road towi more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa