Fishing Reports by Capt. John Rivers

April starts out with big Snook - Spring Fishing in Tampa Bay April fishing in Tampa Bay started out strong just as March ended strong. The Snook fishing has been the best I've ever experienced, and not only has it been very good, we have been hooking big fish over 30 on almost eve more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

March ends with good snook fishing - Tampa Bay fishing report for 2019 March 31st The last 2 weeks the Snook fishing has been the best I've seen in years. Not only has the bite been excellent, the fish have been good size most of the fish are 18 to 25″, but so far on each trip more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Snook and Redfish Smackdown! - I'm going to tell you something that you're not going to believe because most fisherman stretch the truth on how big the fish was or fib where they caught the fish. But, this is no fish tale; we have been crushing the snook the past two weeks. We are more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

March Snook Madness - March Madness usually means Basketball, but here in Tampa Bay it means the snook bite is on. This week we're hopefully having our last cold front, and it's going to drop down into the lower 40's, but that's ok, because it's going to keep the water te more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay and Tarpon Springs Fishing Report - The warm new year has me changing up how I would normally fish this time of year. Thankfully, we are getting a cold front today and it should put the fish back in a winter pattern for the rest of the January and February. The trout fishing has bee more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Cooler Weater has the fish biting - Tampa Bay Fishing Report Rivers to Bay Fishing Charters - R2B Fishing with Capt. John Thanksgiving has come and gone; our bellies are full and it's time to burn some calories, but we're not going to the gym; we're going to hook into some cobia, bi more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Red Hot with Redfish - Tampa Bay Fishing Report Summer is over, the kids are back in school, but the fishing, like the weather, is still red hot! Yep, we've broken records the past few days in Tampa, with temps from 93 to 97 degrees. Only thing cool about this hot weathe more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Mangrove Snapper Bite Red Hot in Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay Fishing Report Rivers to Bay Fishing Charters - R2B Fishing with Capt. John Summer is on its way out, and that means cooler weather, but not yet, it's still hot outside and the inshore bite is still RED HOT!. Let's talk about red tide f more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Outstanding Fishing In Tampa Bay - Snook, Snapper, & Redfish - Tampa Bay Fishing Report Rivers to Bay Fishing Charters - R2B Fishing with Capt. John Let's first talk about the Red Tide that's hit the gulf coast, I can to say that it has not hit Tampa Bay, St. Pete or Clearwater as of 8/26. I've been out a lot more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Plethora of Fish in Tampa Bay - The Bite's Been Great - Tampa Bay Fishing Report Rivers to Bay Fishing Charters - R2B Fishing with Capt. John The inshore bite has been very good for many species in Tampa Bay, so let's start with Spanish Mackerel; they can be found all over Tampa Bay around the markers more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay