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

Lots of Redfish - Redfish have been schooled up everywhere around Tampa Bay. Some days it takes longer than others to find them but once you are on the fish its very common to have consistent double hookups. Most of these fish are upperslot and overslot with many fish more...
Capt. Troy Mainzer - Tampa Bay

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer 8/31/2013 - It sounds like a broken record, but fishing remains outstanding on the deep flats near Big Pass using live pilchards and threadfin herring. We did land snook, ladyfish, and jacks on Rapala X-Raps and trout and a nice flounder on Gulp!, but most of t more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

fishing charters in tampa bay - fishing charters in tampa bay fishing report by captain tony frankland. the redfish have been out in large numbers in tampa bay they have been in real shallow water. so you must approach as quiet! as you can they are eating cut bait the best right no more...
Capt. Tony Frankland - Tampa Bay

Snook Opens September 1 - The Snook bite has been Great to good most of the month of August. As we enter the opening of the season Snook will become a little more elusive. The limit is 1, but we prefer catch and release. Join us for a Snook trip. more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Non stop action Tampa Bay - Recent afternoon storms on Lower Tampa bay have cooled waters to 83 degrees. Cool being the key word as afternoon water temperatures have soared into the upper 80's. Before picking up today's clients I made a short run to gather bait. 5 minutes of ch more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Good Snook and Tarpon Action in Charlotte Harbor Canals - Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing snook and had numerous shots at tarpon in Charlotte Harbor canals on a couple of trips more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer 8/24/2013 - Fishing continues to be outstanding in Sarasota Bay. Anglers hooked snook and redfish on Rapala X-Raps and caught Spanish mackerel to 4 pounds, speckled trout to 20, bluefish, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, black sea bass, flounder, jack crevelle, more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

August is hot and so is the Fishing! - As the weather is heating up so is the fishing. The bait has moved onto the flats and is everywhere. Some of the bait is still small so we have been putting 2 or 3 greenbacks on a hook. There is larger bait on the flats but it takes chumming the smal more...
Capt. Dean Landman - Anna Maria

hot fishing - Since the water temps are in the low to mid 90s, fish have changed their patterns. Tarpon, snook, redfish, trout and sharks have made their presence known from Tampa Bay to Tarpon Springs. The bridges, backwater jetties as well as near shore reefs a more...
Capt. Craig Lahr - Clearwater

Tampa Bay Fly Fishing - Fly Fishing the Tampa Bay area continues to provide anglers into the heat of summer. Tarpon fishing has tapered off but we are still flying them when we have a chance. Redfishing is starting to pick up on the flats. Tailing fish in the late afternoon more...
Capt. Nick Angelo - Tampa Bay