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

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Diving birds action can indicate fish below Fishing out on the gulf west of Venice over this past week was lots of fun. With the wind and sea conditions constantly changing, every day has been somewhat of an adventure. What I mean by this is more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - June is a great month for fishing the gulf June is a great month to get offshore on the Gulf and do some fishing. As a matter of fact I would have to say June is probably one of the best months of the year. The fishing and catching is great, and t more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Shell Point Fishing Report for May 16 The bite rose with the air temperature this past week. Capt. Nick Winger of Apollo Beach reported a stellar day with two tarpon over a hundred pounds, a 35 inch redfish, and a bunch of catch and release snook more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Tarpon Return to Homosassa Jos Arets of Holland is one of many who come to Citrus County each year to ply the waters of the Nature Coast for giant tarpon. About half the crowds are hard core fly fishers who return each year to Homosassa to have a more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - I know its been a while but I’ve been on the water everyday for the past several months, so writing a fishing report becomes the last thing on the list for daily chores. Anyway the fishing has been really great. The water temperature has been cooler more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - The Tarpon are here! The Tarpon are here! Tarpon have started to school and move along the beaches in eight to twenty feet of water. Large live baitfish or crabs will work once you find the pod. Kingfish action has slowed down but could more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Shell Point Bait and Tackle Fishing Report for May 8, 2003 Snook season may be closed, but catch and release action has been good according to the captains fishing out of Shell Point Bait and Tackle. We are continuing to see lots of mackerel up a more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Looking for Tarpon Yesterday was my first tarpon charter this season. We cruised up the beach along Longboat key but never saw the first tarpon. I have been seeing some at first light in the passes but they soon disappear after sunrise. We cruis more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Shell Point Bait and Tackle Fishing Report April turned out to be a funny month, leaving many professional fishermen shaking their heads in wonder. After a pretty good snook bite in March, a series of cold fronts in April slowed snook catching to more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - May is tops for fishing action on the Gulf If asked to choose one single descriptive utterance to characterize just how good the recreational fishing is out on the Gulf of Mexico during May, without hesitation the word that immediately come more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice