Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Ercoli

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - I can smell it in the air, spring is right around the corner. If you’re a fisherman I don’t even have to tell you it can be the most explosive fishing of the whole year. Winter fishing conditions are almost over. Shortly the fishing will travel out more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello! Time for another fishing report. Now things have changed a bit with cooling water temperatures. The days have been beautiful, although cool in the morning, but warming perfectly by 10:00 am, making for some very pleasant fishing weather. Nig more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well things have changed around here quite a bit. The last couple of cold fronts have put us into full winter fishing conditions. This has not been a bad thing for my charters though. The fishing remains very good as I follow them into their backco more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - How’s everyone doing? Fishing couldn’t be any better! On nearly every fishing trip I run someone asks what is my favorite time of year to fish. I always seem to lean toward Oct. and Nov. The fishing is just so good, and even better, so peaceful. more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well, fall is in the air and fishing is really starting to pickup. Snook are congregating on the flats in larger numbers. Most of the snook have been shorts, but the larger ones should go on the bite soon. Redfish are also biting quite well, more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Despite all the rain we still have managed to get quite a few days out on the water that have been quite successful. I guess the best way to sum up the fishing it’s just redfish and more redfish. They have been making up the majority of our catches more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well the heat has certainly turned on. This past week fishing seems to have gotten progressively better, since that tremendous amount of rain we had three weeks ago which put a lull in our fishing. The past couple of weeks I’ve spent most of my ti more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Tarpon, tarpon, and more tarpon. That seems to be the only thing I fish for this time of year. Since May, June, and July are the very best months to catch tarpon I guess it makes sense that the night before when I ask, “what do you want to fish for” more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - I know its been a while but I’ve been on the water everyday for the past several months, so writing a fishing report becomes the last thing on the list for daily chores. Anyway the fishing has been really great. The water temperature has been cooler more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Sorry it’s been so long since the last report, my time is very limited this time of year. Believe me it’s not for lack of good fishing but actually the exact opposite. Everything seems to be biting right now and fishing could not be any better. more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay