
2021-10-17 1:28 PM
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First cold front of the fall in Bradenton & Anna Maria Island - Today the first cold front of the year has come through dropping the temperatures into the low 60s overnight and into the early morning for the next few days. Strong north winds will keep us off the water tomorrow but we will be back at it on Tuesday more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton |

2021-10-13 3:32 PM
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Cooler Waters Equal Improving fishing - It's official. October 12th is the day that redfish, snook and trout are open. For those wanting to get dinner before the 12th, and for those who like to eat mangrove snapper, it has been a banner year. Trips to near shore reefs are almost always p more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |

2021-10-09 11:08 AM
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Good Night Snook and Flats Action in Sarasota - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout, Spanish mackerel, tripletail and snook in Sarasota Bay and the ICW on flies and DOA Lures on several trips recently.
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Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota |

2021-10-09 8:27 AM
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Good surface action in Sarasota! - Sarasota fishing report 10/9: Fishing was good this week, with clients experiencing both action and variety. Virtually all the fish were caught on artificial lures, other than the last hour on a trip early in the week. Schools of breaking fish, (f more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |

2021-10-02 9:33 AM
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Big Spanish mackerel in Sarasota - The best bite this week for my clients was nice-sized Spanish mackerel. They were landed on the deep grass flats, in the passes, and out on the beach over the inshore reefs and around bait schools. Most of them were caught on bait fish while chumming more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |

2021-10-01 10:22 AM
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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, jacks, blues and Spanish mackerel in Sarasota Bay with flies and DOA Lures on several trips recently. Spin fishing anglers scored o more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota |

2021-09-25 7:43 AM
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Mackerel showing up off Sarasota beaches - Sarasota fishing report 9/25: The best action for me on charters this week was the mouth of the passes and in the inshore Gulf of Mexico. The jig bite was fair first thing in the morning on the deeper flats north of New Pass. Jigs produce a few trout more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |

2021-09-21 11:50 AM
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Crystal River Florida Fishing Action - Six inches of rain one day, Fourteen inches of rain over two days, a day of sun here a day of sun there. What's going on with this crazy end of summer weather pattern? From June 1st through September 12th, the areas surrounding Crystal River and Ho more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River |

2021-09-18 7:35 AM
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Action slowed a bit in Sarasota - Fishing was not quite as good for me this week, for whatever reason. Jigs produced some trout, jacks, bluefish, and ladyfish, but not in big numbers. Bait was easy to catch, however heavy chumming at the normal spots around both passes never got the more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |

2021-09-17 10:36 AM
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Early Signs of Fall Fishing around Anna Maria Island - The bait is abundant on the shallow grass flats throughout Tampa bay, off the beaches, and around the larger bridges in the bay like the iconic Sunshine Skyway. The bait schools are pushed to the surface by hungry Spanish mackerel, jack crevelle, an more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton |