Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Ercoli

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well fall is finally here, my favorite time of the year. We actually had some nice cool fall like weather a few days ago to go along with its arrival. It’s warming back up this week according to the weather report, but with less humidity, which is more...
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Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hi everyone, it’s time for my 4th of July fishing report, direct from the 90 degree tarpon infested waters of Anna Maria island. Tarpon season so far has been a great year for me and very consistent. Most everyday we have been able to hook up 3 or more...
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Tampa Bay - Saltwater - TARPON, TARPON, TARPON, it’s that time of year, my favorite time of the year. I don’t know why but no matter how many tarpon I have jump into the air it still excites me as much as the first. The stalk, the cast, the anticipation of the bite, the h more...
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Tampa Bay - Saltwater - It’s that time of year guys, which direction do you go. Inshore, offshore, snook, redfish and cobia on the flats or kingfish, little tunny and grouper offshore. It’s all happing now and the action is fast which ever direction you pick. It’s really more...
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Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well it’s that time of year, spring is in the air and the fishing’s on! I know everyone waits every year for this report which I call the spring exploitation. The water temp has been creeping into the low 70’s on the flats and the hungry snook have more...
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Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman, I hope everyone had a good Christmas and a happy New Year. I also hope that everyone has a good, healthy and prosperous 2006. Weather couldn’t be nicer down here on Anna Maria Island. Today we enjoyed one of the nicer day’s more...
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Tampa Bay - Saltwater - I hope everyone had a nice holiday season, this is just a reminder that our explosive spring action is right around the corner. This is some the best fishing of the year that I have to offer. Now is the time to start planning your trips, my schedule more...
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Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman, fall is in the air, my very favorite time of year to fish. It’s not only that the fishing is very good, but that combined with low humidity, perfect air temperate and especially the tranquil peacefulness you get of having few more...
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Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman, Now for the reason why you are really here, how is the fishing? Most of my days are spent on the flats chasing snook and redfish. Redfish are right on track for a typical October pattern. We are catching keeper's everyday, a more...
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Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman, I Hope everyone is having a productive summer out on the water. The fishing has been very good. We’ve had more snook than anything else, and some of the largest my boat has taken all year. Last week our largest was 38 inches more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay