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

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Concentrate On The Bottom For Fish Over the next few weeks fishing activity offshore on the Gulf will be geared toward bottom fishing. With water temperatures in the mid-50's most mid-water type fishes should be well south of us by now. This is more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Berrrrr! It sure has been cold down here on the gulf coast. The good news is that we are now into a warming trend and it's about time! Last week was pretty cold and the water temperature was about as cold as I have seen it. The cold didn't deter a more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Cold water is a problem for some species! January 7, 2001 With the Gulf temperature down to 52 degrees, some of our fish species tend to get lethargic in the cold water and the snook have started to go up river. The trout, redfish, black drum, more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - If you are a regular at the reading my column, you know that I am trying my best to raise my son to be a cracker by taking him hunting and fishing often as I can. We have not been hunting too much this year since bow season. Finally, we got to go a more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - If you are a regular at the reading my column, you know that I am trying my best to raise my son to be a cracker by taking him hunting and fishing often as I can. We have not been hunting too much this year since bow season. Finally, we got to go more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - On this freezing morning of 23 degrees my son John and I are preparing to go deer hunting near Orlando. In celebration of the Holidays, I have a commitment to spend my gift certificate at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World. It just happens to be along more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Cold fronts will knock us down. There is not a lot I can say about the last couple of weeks fishing. Windy and cold conditions have kept us off the water for most of the time. When we did get out, we found the bay and inshore fishing very slow wi more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and that Santa was good to you. Fishing has changed some since the last report, but we are still having some great outings despite the fluctuating weather. The water temperature is now in the low 60's, typi more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Lenco Trolling Motors and Electric Trim Tabs Makes Life Easier Well folks, we have just about made it through another year. My, how time flies. Seems like just yesterday that my kids were babies and now they are growing fast as weeds. In mak more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - A New Pro is on the Homosassa The last 23 days since I filed a report have been a sort of vacation for me, at least in filing Internet fishing reports. I had been spending a lot of time watching my new Pro-Line flats skiff being built. Dan Atw more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa