Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Ercoli

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - I?m sorry for the delay of the fishing report, I wanted to wait and see what this week would bring. I guess the big question I?ve been asking myself was how warm could the water possibly get. Could water on the flats approach 75 degree in January? more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well, we finally had a real cold snap move in. The day before yesterday and the day before that we saw low nighttime temps plummet into the mid-thirties. This has chilled the water considerably but sure hasn?t cooled the fishing a bit. This is wh more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Happy New Years all, I hope you had a nice Christmas. Well the last few days the weather has been much more the seasonal norm. For me a relief from the heat, for others perhaps a bite chilly. Today could not have been any more beautiful, flat, calm more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well, I can honestly say that after 200 plus days on the water I?m ready for some cool weather, although I know all of the snowbirds out there are loving it. Eighty-five degrees and approaching Christmas, come on now that?s just plain ridiculous. more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well who knows, maybe we won't have any kind of winter down here in the sunshine state at all this year. I think it was two years ago that winter only lasted two weeks. With air temps in the eighties and water temps on the flats in the mid seventi more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - We had a beautiful week for fishing this past one. The weather alone was good enough in itself, and the fishing wasn?t too shabby either. As a matter of fact I would have to rate the fishing as good to very good. The snook, redfish and bonus cobia more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Brrrrrrrrrrr! The last few days makes it feel like winter is on the way, even though this is Florida and only the beginning of November, perhaps I am jumping to conclusions. The temperature is supposed to reach mid 70 today, so how much complaining more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - I wish every week was a spitting image of this past one. Absolutely beautiful weather, the fish are biting with few people on the water. I have to say, hands down, this is my favorite time of the year to fish. Yes the fishing as a whole is better more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well fall is finally here. I must say that I?m ready for some cool weather after a hot summer in the sun. Anticipation is high right now, we had our first cold snap this weekend and that along with the last tropical storm has put our water temperat more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Snook season is now finally here. It seems that despite the heat, we are still able to find decent fishing for them. We have had a few days this past week when we managed 15 or so snook. That's pretty good considering we have been spending the majo more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay