Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Redfish, Tarpon and Snook - The redfish bite has been good on high to outgoing tides. I love using pilchards and live shrimp on a float, running down the shadow line of the mangroves. Tarpon are still here. Look for the cleanest water to sight fish for these guys. Lighten more...
Capt. Dustin Hilliard - Tampa Bay

Tarpon and Snook Fishing is Excellent - With the warm weather of summer comes big snook on the beaches and passes, and the tarpon migration. It has been a slow year as compared to others for tarpon this season due to high winds and lots of rain, but there is plenty of fish around. Fish more...
Capt. Trajan Rodriguez - Tampa Bay

Tarpon Fishing explodes in Tampa Bay - It's June and tarpon are the target on Tampa fishing charters. The action has been great and the weather has kept the crowds down. We have been targeting tarpon on the beach as well as resident tarpon on the beach. I offer Tampa fly fishing for ta more...
Capt. Brandon Henley - Tampa Bay

Tarpon Time! - It is rainy season in Tampa Bay. Rainy season typically runs from mid May to mid October, resulting in frequent summer rainfall. Certain fish prefer certain weather over others and different fish react differently to certain kinds of weather or air more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Night Time/Residential Dock Fishing Tampa Bay - This time of the year is an awesome time to get out and explore residential docks, especially ones with lights on them. Here is a prime example of what you could expect to find if you find the right dock. Also, if you're looking for dock lights, plan more...
Capt. Phil Sassano - Tampa Bay

Record Heat last week, and Even Hotter Inshore Bite! - With record-breaking temps, last week hot was and that's an understatement. Even though we broke heat records last week, it didn't affect the bite in a negative way. Let's talk Snook first. I've been catching quality fish in some of my honey hol more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Everything is Chewing! - The bite in Tampa Bay right now is absolutely on fire. We have been consistently catching snook, reds, cobia, and trout. White bait is on the majority of the flats and has been easiest to get during low light. Schools of redfish are still around a more...
Capt. Trajan Rodriguez - Tampa Bay

Hot Summer Fishing - Fishing in Tampa Bay is incredible right now. Although it has been very hot out there and water temperatures are in the mid 80s the fish are still actively feeding. Bait is abundant and easy to find most days. We have been seeing good numbers of fish more...
Capt. Sean Goddard - Tampa Bay

Be Stealthy for Snook - Late cold front dirtied up the water a bit but didn't drop the water temperature too much. The redfish bite has been consistent on the incoming to high tide and the high to outgoing. White bait and shrimp has been working under a cork along the sho more...
Capt. Dustin Hilliard - Tampa Bay

Redfish and Snook Coming to Life - Over the last 30 days, summer arrived. In a typical year, as the large seatrout start to thin out, redfish move in and near shore fishing on the artificial reefs heats up with abundant catches of mackerel, snapper, kingfish, bonita and others. This more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay