Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Tampa Bays Fall is Coming! - It's feeling more and more like fall everyday! It has been cooler in the morning, which is a nice change, but it certainly doesn't take long to warm up. By the end of the day it is pretty hot. As usual, the wind has been coming and going making so more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Position is key - Onboard Thursday evening was good friend Capt. James Fesperman of Hook Setting Charters Our mission was to catch snook on the dock lights with an emphasis on locating larger snook. Live bait was critical to our success and was easily cast netted on a more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

The Redfish Bite... - ...continues to be hot, especially in the Fort DeSoto area. Cut ladyfish and pinfish are working well, as are live pinfish, whitebait and threadfin. A number of anglers are doing well on top water baits such as Zara Spook and the Mirr-O-Lure She D more...
Capt. Tommy Ziesmann - Tampa Bay

Hot September Makes for Cold fishing - September has been the hottest month I can remember in 14 years of fishing Tampa Bay. Water temperature is still in the high 80's and the fishing has been so-so. When it has been dead flat calm, the heat has been nearly unbearable in my open skiff. more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay as many fish as you want! - The wind has finally let up! It has definitely been hotter, but the fishing has been so good that the staggering temperatures haven't even mattered. Each time a bait hit the water, we had a bite last week. The fish have been on the move the past fe more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Great Cause - Today we participated in Bolesta Center's Third Annual Get Hooked Fishing Tournament. Bolesta is one of only a handful of independent, non-profit Auditory-Verbal centers in the USA and one of only a very few such centers that operate out of its own more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Windy Conditions - Night fishing is addictive; I typical am an early to bed person but when its time to night fish the adrenaline kicks in. Tampa Bay has incredible night opportunities, whether fishing the Intercostal, passes or any of the many canals. Our trips typica more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay getting out of the wind! - The wind sure has been blowing hard, but it hasn't kept us off the water! It certainly has made a few of our trips a bit bumpy though. One of the great things about fishing in the Tampa Bay area is that there are always places to go to get out of t more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

End of Summer Fishing - Hey what's up fellow fisherman, how has everyone been late this summer? I hope well. Some of the last few days on the water have been great because of a few low humidity days we have been having. It's really been nice lately and feels like fall is more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Summer Time Shark Fishing In Tampa Bay - Lemons, Blacktips, Bonnett Heads, Spinners and Bull sharks are prevelent throughout the bay in the hot month of August. During the summer, shark fishing can get hotter then the thermometer in Tampa Bay. Often, when the bite more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay