Fishing Reports by Capt. Steven Markovich

Snook Trout Mackerel Sharks Snapper - Saturday was hot, hot, hot. The bite was so so…. With special guests Hugo Boss, his girlfriend Yaris along with Sean and his daughter Autumn on board we headed out of O'Neil's Marina. First we ran across Tampa Bay hoping to get on the snook bite. Wit more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Summer is hot & so is the fishing - Thursday & Friday the tides were slow to say the least. Captain Steven's favorite target snook prefer moving water. Incoming or outgoing tide work as long as its flowing. I targeted deeper edges and grass flats outside the Little Manatee River along more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Snook on the beachs of Tampa Bay - Afternoon delight. Sunny 86 degrees and barely any wind on beautiful Tampa Bay. Regular readers and On The Mark Charters clients all know Captain Steven specializes in late afternoon into the evening charters. This trip turns a night snook trip into more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Sunday Sunday - Sunday was a fun day. We started the day on the flats chumming white bait and pinfish. My anglers Chris and Brandy made for a great team. Chris chummed and Brandy took care of the mess forming in the live well that was from all the debris and small f more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Night Snookin - Back under the stars for Captains Steven's favorite brand snook was the plan last night. A small change in gear was on tap as I upped the fluorocarbon leader from 30 to 40 pounds as I have had my share of cutoffs lately. For many of my clients thi more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Birthday Slam plus Tarpon - With Saturdays charter rescheduled Captain Steven decided to spend his Birthday on the water. Today my goal was simple hit all my hot spots in search of Tampa Bay Slam. To achieve the grand slam you need to catch a snook, redfish and trout in the sam more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Rain Delays & Good weekend outlook - Rain Rain go away! I hate starting fishing reports with weather reports but we have been in a wet and windy pattern. Most of my clients are out of state and typical have little room for rescheduling. That was the case for today's late afternoon and e more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Happy 4th - Happy 4th of July anglers. Calm seas welcomed Captain Steven on his 5 mile run to the Skyway Bridge from O'Neill's marina. Running the channel in the dark at 530 is is surreal. My 3D GPS shows the route but not any boats or anything on the water. Lar more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Trout and many more - Rain, rain and more rain was the theme this week causing multiple cancelations. With a promising weather forecast Friday morning arrived with SW winds and no rain. Now this is Florida weather as it should be. The Skyway Bridge was holding bait just a more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Sea Trout 101 - Trout 101 Spotted Sea Trout (Cynoscion nebulosus) is a favorite target for Tampa Bay anglers. Today let's look at the basics of Sea Trout 101. Sea trout are voracious feeders and once found typically won't pass up well placed bait. At 14-16 being more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay