Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Ercoli

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello everyone, hope you had a nice Halloween, the kids didn’t make it to my house enough times so I’m sitting here typing and fighting the urge to eat another left over Reeses peanut butter cup. Any how, fall is here on the island of Anna Maria for more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow sportsmen, fall is in the air and we have finally had our first minor cool snap cooling us down just a little bit. The fishing has really been heating up inshore and offshore. Inshore the snook fishing is really fast action. Most of th more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hi everyone, hope that you’re staying cool now that the heat has turned on, I’m trying to but it’s not easy this time of year. It doesn’t seem to have bothered the fish much though, even with the water temps on the flats getting into the low 90’s i more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello from Anna Maria, it’s July 2nd and nearly a dozen tarpon hooked up before 1 o’clock in the afternoon. We called it quits early, weary backs and sore biceps. That’s what happens when you’re sticking the hook into 100 pound class silver kings and more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - I know it’s been a little while since the last one, but I have just been so busy fishing it’s hard for me to find the time to do a report at this time of the year. We are in the middle of tarpon season and it really turned out to be a good one. Eve more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - What’s biting these days? or what’s not biting may be a better question? It’s that time when everything explodes on the fishing scene. The water temps have suddenly risen and with that new schools of fish have started moving in. The water temps a more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello everyone, I hope this spring has been treating you well. I know it has been a while since a fishing report; it’s just that I’m so busy this time of year it’s hard to find the time to get everything done. I try to focus most of my energy in ma more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Spring is in the air and in the water with water temps creeping into the low 70’s. The shallow water flat’s fishing has exploded this past week. Last week we had a tremendous time fishing Lots of snook, big snook; and lots of redfish, big redfish wi more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Winter is still in the air but I can’t complain too much, it feels like its going to make it into the 70’s today. I guess it’s a little better than sub-zero like they are having up north. It’s no wonder the birds migrate south for the winter and I ha more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello from Anna Maria everyone. I hope all my fishing buddies had a good holiday. I would also like to thank everyone for a successful 2006-fishing season. In all it was a very good year of fishing for me and my charters. I really appreciate all more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay