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

Tampa Bay Fly Fishing/Light Tackle Report - November - Sight fishing for redfish and spotted sea trout has been phenomenal this month with cold fronts really putting them into their winter patterns. With the water temperatures being consistently in the 60's, the water clarity is becoming much better all more...
Capt. Ethan Kiburz - Tampa Bay

Winter patterns producing in Sarasota - Once again, the best bite was fishing creeks and residential canals. Jack crevalle were plentiful, with a few snook also being caught. Clouser Minnow flies and #8 Rapala X-Raps fooled them. The action in the passes slowed a bit, but there were still more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Tripletail Fly Fishing Action in Sarasota - Fly anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing tripletail and a bonus false albacore on flies in the coastal gulf recently. My brother Kirk Grassett, from Middletown, DE, visited fo more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good action on snook and jacks in Sarasota - I mixed it up a bit this week on my Sarasota fishing charters. My clients spent most of the time casting Rapala X-Raps and flies for snook, jacks, and other species. A )* white (Ghost) X-Rap did well on snook and jacks in area creeks and residential more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Fall Fishing Bonanza - November can be an exciting month for inshore and near shore fisherman off the Northern Pinellas County Coast. During warming trends, redfish, and even snook can be reliably caught. Granted, the snook average significantly smaller than those found o more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay

Pompano showing up in Sarasota - Fishing was decent this week, though clients did not catch anything particularly large. The best bite was in the passes and at the Middlegrounds. In both passes, Spanish mackerel averaging a pound and a half hit jigs and spoons. There were plenty of more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Deep Grass Flats - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing trout, blues, Spanish mackerel, jacks and tripletail on flies and DOA Lures recently. Pat Beckwith, from Sarasota, fished Sarasota Bay wit more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Fall Fishing in Anna Maria Island & Bradenton, FL Fishing Report - We are experiencing a rainy and windy day today as another strong cold front moves through our area. This is making the fish move around more along with this whole week leading up to a new moon. Anglers on our fishing charters this week experienced g more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton

Crystal River Florida Fishing Action - Florida fishing friends the time has finally arrived when we all can walk out of our homes and feel that slight hint of fall weather against our cheeks. To most Floridians the beginning of fall is like stepping on a small Lego in the middle of the n more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Deep Grass Flats - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing trout, blues, jacks and Spanish mackerel in Sarasota Bay and a bonus cobia in the gulf on flies and DOA Lures on several trips recently. more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota