Fishing Reports by Capt. Ted Nesti

great near shore action in pinellas county florida - We started out at the mangrove islands around Bay Pines and caught several nice sized redfish. As that bite slowed, we did a quick run about a mile out to the Gulf of Mexico looking for some shark, Spanish mackerel and kingfish action. We were not di more...
Capt. Ted Nesti - St. Petersburg

Mack Attack - Fall is in the air and the Gulf Coast of Pinellas County has been invaded with spanish mackerel, king mackerel and sharks. As we headed out to the Gulf of Mexico, I stopped at my favorite grass flats to net some white bait (pilchards). After two cast more...
Capt. Ted Nesti - St. Petersburg

Tarpon Surprise - TARPON SURPRISE Although our recent unusually high temperatures have created challenges to normal fishing patterns, they have also provided some exciting and unexpected opportunities as I found out on my most recent trip. I was targeting redfish more...
Capt. Ted Nesti - St. Petersburg

Sheepshead Schooling in Bay Pines - With the weather cooling down after a warm December, the Sheepshead have finally started to school up in the Bay Pines Area back in the bayou around oyster bars , deeper holes ,docks and bridges. On recent trips been able to catch our limit of Sheeps more...
Capt. Ted Nesti - St. Petersburg

Fishing Report DEC 23,2015 - Fishing Report DEC 23,2015 The full moon, low tides and record high temperatures made for some challenging fishing. Bait was plentiful though, so we loaded up the livewell with pilchards, and along with some shrimp from the bait shop we had plent more...
Capt. Ted Nesti - St. Petersburg

Merry Christmas Mangroves! - MERRY CHRISTMAS MANGROVES! You know it's wintertime in Florida when the fickle winds begin to blow. Leave the house and there's barely a breeze, but by the time you get to the boat ramp, it's blowing a gale. Thankfully, the many bayous around the more...
Capt. Ted Nesti - St. Petersburg