
2010-01-02 9:58 AM
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2010 First Trip - It was a race against time this morning; we knew a cold front would arrive around 1pm. With everyone in rain gear we set out to gather bait at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The nasty chop on the water made maneuvering the boat against the bridge a chal more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay |

2010-01-01 8:59 AM
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New Years Eve Grand Slam - Mild temperatures and light winds greeted my anglers at 7:30. Bridget and Chris from Virginia were onboard and looking forward to seeing what Tampa Bay had to offer. With the water temperature a chilly 57 I opted for shrimp just in case we could not more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay |

2009-12-31 5:43 PM
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The First Really Cold Blast! - Winter has arrived! The weather and water temperature have both cooled down considerably causing some changes in how we are fishing. The water temperature has dropped below 60 degrees, so no more fishing with live bait. Instead, we are fishing wit more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay |

2009-12-29 5:40 PM
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Tampa Bay winter keys - Most of my clients are from out of town and often have limited flexibility in their schedules so it's always hard to call and cancel a trip due to weather. Mother Nature sends cold fronts to Florida during the winter with wind being the key factor. more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay |

2009-12-23 4:54 PM
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Tampa Bay Winter Wonderland - Glorious is the best way to describe conditions Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures pushing 80 and no wind made for a perfect day on the water. Monday's high tide at noon set up a great outgoing tide all afternoon.
No bait gathering as we went strictl more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay |

2009-12-20 3:35 PM
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Winter Time Fishing! - What a cold front! Old man winter has finally arrived. Fishing has been outstanding lately. Believe it or not, we've still been catching live bait and fishing with it. However, the next few weeks will bring about a change. It's time to switch fr more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay |

2009-12-17 9:34 PM
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Grouper Grouper and Grouper - Grouper Grouper and Grouper
Tuesday, the fog stayed offshore giving us a Chamber of Commerce day inshore. Dale and Elaine vacationing from Northwestern Alberta Canada had all the sunshine and 80 º temperatures they came south to experience. Wh more...
Capt. Little Jim Fesperman - Tampa Bay |

2009-12-13 6:05 PM
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Wind blown Tampa Bay - Wind, clouds and choppy waters greeted us Friday morning. Not Captains Steven's favorite conditions. Hundreds and hundreds of hours of experience fishing Tampa Bay in tuff conditions allows this Capt. to tuck up into quality spots out of the winds (i more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay |

2009-12-13 4:57 PM
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Shrimp Is Key For Winter Redfish In Tampa Bay! - Fishing has been good between cold fronts. Try fishing the rivers for redfish, snook, and trout.
The water temperatures have been up and down between fronts so try slowing down retrieves for best results. If using live sardines, a cut tail u more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay |

2009-12-10 9:09 PM
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WINTER TIME WARM DAY FISHING! - Hit or miss! That is what rod and reel fishing is this time of year. We never know what kind of weather Mother Nature is going to send our way during the winter months in Florida. The best fishing days this time of year are the ones one to two day more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay |