Fishing Reports by Capt. Steven Markovich

Tampa Bay offers a big variety - Wednesday's late afternoon / night trip was abruptly halted by a huge thunderstorm at the mouth of Tampa Bay. Thursday was much improved and allowed us back out. The Skyway Bridge was thick with scaled sardines and needed only 2 tosses of the cast ne more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Day or Night Tampa Bay rocks - We continue to fish under the stars with good to very good success. Snook & Trout that are too sluggish during the day wake up and are looking for dinner at night. Would you want a big meal during the day? Think about it? Just like us our metabolism more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Sharks of Tampa Bay - Sharks are almost a sure thing this summer. Black Tips and Bonnet Heads 2-3' with an occasional 4' showing up. On light tackle it's a ton of fun. Kids love it as do Mom and Dad. Sharks are great for family charters as the action is steady and keeps t more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Late day and night action remains hot on Tampa Bay - Late afternoon and into the darkness of the evening is a great time to be on the water. Gulf of Mexico sunsets are spectacular and as Captain Steven always says it's another world after dark. The lights of downtown St. Petersburg along with trendy sp more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Big Beach & Night Time SNOOK - Captain Chris Colvin, Captain Jim Fesperman and Captain Steven all share the same passion for inshore fishing. Get all 3 together hunting big snook it gets intense, comical and hysterical at times. We got rolling around 6 pm and were greeted by amazi more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Mid summer snook after dark - As Captain Steven often says night time is the right time. Now with mid afternoons sweltering heat night fishing is a great option to play it cool. The last several weeks we have been on a large trout bite. Several of my go to snook docks have transf more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

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