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

Good Action in Sarasota for a Variety of Species - Fly anglers fishing Sarasota Bay with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout and a variety of other species recently. Pat Beckwith, from Sarasota, and Lyle Beckwith, from VA, fished deep grass more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Big Snook & Juvenile Tarpon Have Been Chewing - Quiet Waters Fishing Charters, run out of Sarasota, FL found good fishing both day and night over the last few weeks. Water temperatures are peaking in our area with surface temperatures in the high 80s in the morning and exceeding 90 degrees by la more...
Capt. Brian Boehm - Sarasota

It's Hot - Predictably, snook fishing has begun to slow…typical for early August. Between warming waters and the spawn concluding, large congregations of fish that have been seen on the beach are beginning to diminish. That said, snook fishing can still be pro more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay

Fish On and New Boat Alert! - How many of you enjoy a nice warm cup of coffee to get you going before you start the day? How awesome would it be to put a Tarpon in the air or land a couple of Snook all before most folks pour their first cup of coffee? The trend as of late here more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Late summer fishing remains consistent in Bradenton & Anna Maria - We are in the dog days of summer right now in August but the fishing has been great. We are mostly running half day fishing charters right now beating the mid day heat. We have not had many afternoon thunderstorms or much rain in general these last more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton

Tarpon Season is Coming to an End - Quiet Waters fishing charters, run out of Sarasota, FL were focused on tarpon over the last two months. Adult tarpon are still around, but their numbers dwindle more every day. We mixed in some shallow water flats trips and dock light trips as well more...
Capt. Brian Boehm - Sarasota

Nature Coast Tarpon and Scalloping Report - Welcome to Tarpon Country ladies and gentlemen!!! It's that time of year again where anglers from all over the world descend onto the flats of Crystal River and Homosassa looking to accomplish one goal/life long quest: CATCH A BIG ASS TARPON ON FLY! more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Snook and Redfish Still Viable Targets - Snook fishing has just started to slow after 3 - 4 weeks of excellent fishing. From mid May to Mid June, many large fish were caught…mostly on larger whitebaits, grass grunts and slippery dicks. As is common this time of year, waters are heating up more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay

Good Tarpon Action in Sarasota - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing tarpon in the coastal gulf recently. A couple of Sarasota Bay trips also produced a few trout and bluefish on Clouser flies. more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Summer Fishing Charters Bradenton & Anna Maria Island - We are having some very productive fishing charters the last few weeks and we are looking forward to keeping it going through the end of the summer. The weather is hot but the fishing has been just as hot. We are concentrating on fishing the morning more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton