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

Cold Front Fishing Tampa Bay - January Tampa Bay Fishing Report What a weird weather pattern we've dealt with in November being 5 to 8 degrees warmer than normal and December was similar. A lot of people asked what's this done to the fishing, and here is the answer.The trou more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Shallow and Deep Grass Flats Producing in Sarasota and Tampa Bay - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing reds and trout on DOA Lures in Sarasota Bay and Tampa Bay recently. Fly anglers also caught and released trout with a couple of blues and more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Sarasota rivers providing good action - All of my fishing trips this week were done in area rivers. Anglers casting Rapala X-Rap plugs caught most of the fish, though fly anglers fooled a few on Clouser patterns. Jack crevalle to ten pounds were landed and were the highlight of the week. S more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Fly Fishing Report - Tampa Bay - Sight fishing for fly and light tackle anglers is heating up as temperatures cool down. Cold fronts are now are coming through on a what seems like a weekly basis and the 3 nights we had in the 30's really put the fish where they should be. During a more...
Capt. Ethan Kiburz - Tampa Bay

Cold Water. Tough Bite. - Last week may have represented the worst cold this area has seen since the 2010 snook kill. On a charter yesterday, 2 dead trout, one dead snook and a dead ladyfish were all spotted laying on the bottom. A few seatrout were seem swimming off slowly a more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay

Good Shallow Water Action - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing reds, snook and trout on flies and DOA Lures in Sarasota Bay and Gasparilla Sound recently. Fly anglers fished deep grass flats with sink more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good action throughout sArasota! - Fishing was very good this week in several areas throughout Sarasota and Siesta Key. The action on the deep grass flats was virtually non-stop. Anglers casting jigs caught a bunch of speckled trout along with Spanish mackerel, bluefish, ladyfish, and more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Redfish & Snook on fly + Gag Grouper on Plugs - Happy Holiday's Anglers. With the Thanksgiving holiday on our doorstep and Christmas right around the corner many families are planning their annual family fishing trips to the Nature Coast and wondering what the action has been like. Lately, I hav more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Good action on jigs and fly throughout Sarasota Bay - I am back from North Carolina and in Sarasota until next May. Fishing was steady this week in a variety of locations. Anglers casting Bass Assassin jigs and Gulp Shrimp on jig heads along with fly anglers tossing Clouser and Crystal Minnow patterns c more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Deep Grass Flats - Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout, pompano, blues and Spanish mackerel recently. Fly anglers fished deep grass flats with sink tip fly lines and weighted more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota