Regional Fishing Reports for:
West Florida (Englewood to Cedar Key)

Good action in Sarasota Bay - I spend the majority of the week drifting the deep grass flats casting lures and flies. Speckled trout were plentiful with some decent fish to 22. Spanish mackerel, pompano, bluefish, jacks, small sharks, ladyfish, silver trout and other species we more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Excellent trout fishing continues in Sarasota! - The bite on the deep grass flats continues to provide clients on Sarasota fishing charters with steady action. Bass Assassin split tail shad baits and Gulp Shrimp on jig heads fooled a lot of speckled trout along with Spanish mackerel, bluefish, pomp more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good trout bite in Sarasota - I spent most of my time casting Bass Assassin jigs and Gulp Shrimp on the grass flats throughout the area. Speckled trout were numerous, with fish up to 22 being landed. A few Spanish mackerel, bluefish, jacks, ladyfish, sharks and other species wer more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Action in Sarasota for a Variety of Species - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action in Sarasota Bay with me recently. Bill Morrison, from Anna Maria, and Don Morrison, from MA, fished a trip with me and had great action with trout and Spanish ma more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Crystal River Spring Fishing - Weather hasn't been great the past couple months as you guys know but the fishing has been pretty dang good. Looks like things are finally starting to stabilize and awesome fishing should follow! Sheepshead are hanging out on the rocks/reefs in 10 more...
Capt. Nicholas Warrington - Crystal River

Everything is Biting - March is simply a great time to fish off of West Central Florida. Big seatrout are still abundant in St. Joseph's Sound and with whitebait available now, the fishing can be absolutely crazy. As March progresses and water temps and tide heights both more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay

Fast action on the deep flats in Sarasota - Fishing in Sarasota Bay was good again this week. The best action was on the deeper grass flats throughout the area. Pompano, speckled trout, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, ladyfish, and other species hit Bass Assassin baits and Gulp Shrimp on a 1/4 oun more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Crystal River Fishing Action - With temperatures in the 70s by day and 50s by night, the first part of March has provided ideal fishing conditions for many coastal species across the Nature Coast and after St. Patrick's Day, the arrival of the migratory species will really pump up more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Tampa Bay Fly Fishing / Light Tackle Report - February - February seems to be the start of our spring as the water temperatures climb back into the 70's with long spells of gorgeous, warm weather. Snook seem like they just appear out of no where on the flats that were only holding redfish and speckled sea more...
Capt. Ethan Kiburz - Tampa Bay

Good action in Sarasota Passes! - Fishing continued to be very good this week. The action in the passes was outstanding, despite the water being fairly murky. Big numbers of sheepshead seemed to have moved in over the full moon and are being caught on shrimp near most structure inclu more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota