
2016-02-11 4:55 PM
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Winter Time Bite Is ON! - Winter has finally graced Tampa Bay with its cold presence. As a result of the cold weather, the water temperature has dropped causing a decrease in fish activity. For awhile, I thought we weren't going to have a real cold winter. We are definitel more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay |

2016-02-11 2:43 PM
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Anna Maria Island Feb 11 Fishing Report - Anna Maria Island, February 11 Fishing Report
Hello from Anna Maria Island. It seemed like winter would never come back around Christmas time when temperatures were 80 and above, but at last it has arrived. Now cold to us around here is air temp more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay |

2016-02-10 2:25 PM
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Crystal River Fishing Action - WOW!! What a special New Year 2016 has been. Spotty beautiful weather has led to some interesting fishing days but the true headline for 2016 has to be that the Inshore fishing along the Nature Coast is the best I have ever seen to start a New Year more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River |

2016-02-10 6:51 AM
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Rough Weather - The wind & cold have keep us in all week so far. It has given us time to re-spool and organize our equipment. This is an excellent time to take your reels in for service. It's only a few months away from Tarpon and Shark season. Start looking at the more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater |

2016-02-06 1:21 PM
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Good action in Sarasota prior to the front - Weather was once again the primary factor this week when it came to angling success. Fishing was good early in the week with clients experiencing steady action on speckled trout, bluefish, and ladyfish at Marina Jacks, Radio Tower, and Middlegrounds more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |

2016-02-06 1:01 PM
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February Fishing 2016 - Winter time in Florida means it is sheepshead time. The striped convicts are in full blown spawning mode. This makes for some great fishing around the many passes and reefs both in Tampa Bay and on the Gulf of Mexico. Shrimp, sand fleas, fiddler crab more...
Capt. Rick Gross - Tampa Bay |

2016-02-04 5:13 PM
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Thanks god for grunts - Key West snapper, gray snapper, white grunt or in our area, just pain grunts. Call them what you will but ask any party headboat or charter captain and he will say thank god for grunts. Grunts have saved many of fishing trips with plenty of thes more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach |

2016-02-02 9:46 AM
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AJ's & Red Group. - Sunday we fished offshore for AJ's and Red Grouper. WE traveled to 160 foot in smooth seas. We caught our limit of AJ's within 20 minutes, then moved on the Red Grouper spots. The bite was slow, but we got then coming to the box. Several where real F more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater |

2016-02-01 11:12 AM
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Slow Retrieve as Temperatures Drop - Winter time fishing or somedays what I call 'Florida Ice Fishing,' as the cold fronts move through on a weekly basis. Water temperatures drop into the upper 50's which can result in slow days as the fish can be a little lethargic.
Working your bai more...
Capt. Dustin Hilliard - Tampa Bay |

2016-01-31 3:30 PM
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Redfish, Trout and sheepshead, Winter in Tampa Bay - Another blast of cold has came and by Tuesday the mercury should be close to 80 degrees. These warmups can produce some fine fishing indeed. I had a very busy week for this time of year and the fishing was solid. It seems the fish have finally settle more...
Capt. Brandon Henley - Tampa Bay |