Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Tampa Bay - South Shore - The after effects of red tide have been of disastrous proportions in the Gulf of Mexico, but thankfully less so on the Southshore of Tampa Bay. Captain Chet Jennings has been scoring on snook and redfish, and reports that the snook are healthy and g more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Report - In an Off! Well it certainly got hot! That is the fishing and the weather. The last couple of weeks the weather has been beautiful. This time of year you do get the afternoon showers but usually we are off the water by then. We changed thing more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - The tough summer fishing patter on the Southshore of Tampa Bay is still in effect and will probably continue for weeks to come. Just now, mangrove snapper are providing the best action on the artificial reefs, and all those little secret spots over more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Report - Getting Red-ey! Well let’s end this month with a bang ,because the Red tide has moved out of the areas where we have been fishing it’s been great. A lot of the smaller bait that we catch this time of year on the flats have shown up so it is s more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Red tide has apparently abated around Southshore Tampa Bay this week. A few days of East winds pushed it away from the mouth of the Little Manatee River for now, and hopefully for good. After a week at the shop with no live shrimp, we finally h more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Report - Not only sight seeing! Well here we are after the big storm and we thought that it was going to get rid of the Red tide well it did in the areas where we have been fishing the last couple of weeks but it sounds like the Red tide is hitting hard more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Red Tide is presenting some challenges on the lower end of Tampa Bay. Capt. Mark Thomas said that he was able to find bait easily on the range markers in the middle of the bay yesterday, but that most of it died soon as it hit the surface. It didn’ more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Report - It's out of here! Well it’s starting to clear up that is the Red tide. It sounds like it is starting to show up way up in Tampa Bay with the South wind or the Southwest wind a lot of the fish that have died are blowing up into the bay. However t more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Report - A little light tackle! Well lets hope this Red tide will get out of here soon! It has dissipated a little and we are not seeing as many dead fish. The fish that the Red tide had moved around are starting to show back up in the spots they were be more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - In 10 years of guiding on Tampa Bay I can’t remember a tougher year for weather. It went from windy and cold, to windy and wet. That said, there have been some bright spots. It has been and continues to be a banner year for snook, but given the in more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay