Fishing Reports by Capt. Sean Hagen

Fall Fishing In Tampa Bay - Despite a slow start, Sean Rice (of O' Brien's Fishing Club) and myself managed to have a pretty good day of fishing. Our destination: the creeks of upper Tampa Bay. Our goal: redfish, snook, and trout. The redfish and snook evaded us. The tro more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Flats Slam - Snook, reds , and trout are all chewing well on Tampa flats despite high water temps. Manatee County is producing good fish. We have been hooking quality snook, reds , and trout on the grass flats in one to four feet of water. Tr more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Sight Fishing For Redfish In Tampa Bay! - Captain Jermey Heimes of Day Away charters and Sean Rice of Obriens Fishing Club, recently reported good numbers of redfish on southshore. Redfish are being caught using live sardines or strips of threadfin on a 1/8 oz. jig head.These fish more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Red October In Tampa Bay - Its october and there here! Pigo-pon-o-mis size red fish have been sliding into the flats. These big dawgs are being caught on both sides of the bay. Fish pot holes and oyster bars. Bait of choice live sardines or dead sticking chunks of threa more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

fishing in brackish waters - With all this recent rain upper tampa bay has been a tough place to find fish. Leaving out of the courtney cambell causeway last week Capt. Mike Murray, myself and my client Eric, had to run far south to find good white bait. Eric was on a charter g more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Eupro Alaska...The Kings are in! - Eupro Alaska Greetings from Yes Bay Alaska! Ashton and I finally arrived and to say Alaska is beautiful would be a huge understatement, for this is truly God's Country. My morning begins by setting crab and shrimp pots, then motoring out to the more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Eupro Alaska..The Kings are in! - Greetings from Yes Bay Alaska! Ashton and I finally arrived and to say Alaska is beautiful would be a huge understatement, for this is truly God's Country. My morning begins by setting crab and shrimp pots, then motoring out to the fishing groun more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Dots, Specs, An Lateral Lines Make For Good Fishing In Tampa Bay - Lets begin with the line siders, well the snook bite for April and May has not been as good as expected, in comparisons to years past. However it is certainly starting to heat up now. Look for snook in ALL the creek mouths and more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Spring Fling For Snook & Reds In Tampa Bay! - Well guys and gals the spring fling has finally arrived. Water temps are back up in the mid 70s and the snook and red fish bite is really picking up! Look for snook in the creek mouths and cuts close to the flats. They are leavi more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Sheephead In Tampa Bay! - With water temps dropping below 60 degrees the snook and redfish bite has slowed a bit.However, the sheephead continue to chew even on the coldest of days. Sheephead are in their winter time spawn and can be found indeep cuts,around brid more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay