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

Late Cold Fronts - Late cool fronts have been moving bait and some fish around along with weird breezy north winds. Snook are finally pushing hard on to the beaches for their summertime spawn. White bait, pinfish, grunts have been productive in moving water. The red more...
Capt. Dustin Hilliard - Tampa Bay

It's Beginning to Look a lot like Summer - The end of April and into May have been some of the best weeks of fishing this year and will continue into summer. Clients have been staying busy with a variety of species of fish on our Bradenton and Sarasota fishing charters. Snook are making th more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton

Drags are Singing and Rods are Bending in Tampa Bay - Drags are singing, and Rods are bending in Tampa Bay! The water temps are right, and the inshore bite has fired off in Tampa Bay and in St. Joseph Sound around Clearwater Beach. Snook fishing has been off the charts these past three weeks. The Snook more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Good action on trout, reds, and more in Sarasota Bay! - Fishing was good this week, with anglers catching a variety of species using several different techniques. The deep grass flats continue to be the most reliable pattern. Speckled trout were plentiful on flats in 6' to 8' of water for clients fishing more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Tarpon Time - May fishing report for Hernando County. May is TARPON TIME in Hernando County, the migration of our tarpon are here and will continue to mid July. Tarpon can be found from 2 to 8 feet of water anywhere inside of the last marker of the channels. T more...
Capt. Josh Fritz - Hernando Beach

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Deep Grass Flats - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action during the past couple of weeks in Sarasota Bay catching and releasing trout to 24, Spanish mackerel and blues on flies and CAL jigs with jerk worms. The best a more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Trout bite remains good in Sarasota - The trout bite continues to be very good on grass flats in 5' to 8' of water in Sarasota Bay and is the highlight of my Sarasota fishing report. Bass Assassin jigs and live shrimp did well at Middlegrounds, Bird Key flats, and Stephen's Pt. Speckle more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Crystal River Fishing Action - The unique variables and ever-changing conditions of fishing are what set it apart from most other sports. Basketball goals don't move, football fields are basically the same, and tennis courts never change. Fishing on the other hand, is constantly more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Tarpon Time In Tampa Bay - I look forward to it all year long and its finally here. Tarpon season is upon us. I have been catching laid up fish in the bay for a couple of weeks now and tarpon will be on the beach very soon. I still have some availability so please give me a ca more...
Capt. Brandon Henley - Tampa Bay

Spring Fishing Remains Great! - I have been very busy over the past couple weeks fishing with spring breakers down on vacation in Sarasota and Bradenton. Before this front came through on Sunday the fishing was off the chain with lots of spotted seatrout and snook being landed and more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton