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

Tarpon Action Continues in Sarasota - Conditions were good for tarpon fishing late in the week of 7/22. However early that week we had lots of cloud cover, saw only a few tarpon and didn't have any good shots at all. By the end of the week, tarpon became more plentiful and returned to t more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Crystal River Fishing and Scalloping - You just have to love the Nature Coast this time of year. With beautiful sunny days, crystal clear water, great scalloping and even better fishing to look forward to now is a great time to plan a trip to the Nature Coast. August is typically a mont more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Tampa Bay Summer time bite is on! - Small bait in Tampa Bay is aplenty, and the fish love it. Small bait usually appears in the area a bit earlier than it has this year. I believe the delay is due to the hot, wet weather we've had lately. As the saying goes, better late than never, more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Speckled trout action remains excellent in Sarasota! - Fishing was good once again this week, particularly towards the end as tides improved. Also, while the baitfish is small, it is abundant and just large enough not to get gilled in the net. Chumming with live or fresh dead threadfins and pilchards more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Hernando Beach fishing and scalloping on fire! - As we move through the next month, anglers can rely on a few inshore patterns when planning a fishing, scalloping, or boating trip. The trout bite will be great in 6 - 10 ft of water, the scallops are thick off Hernando Beach, and there is a good cha more...
Capt. Keith Tomlinson - Hernando Beach

great fishing and scalloping in Hernando beach - Great fishing in Hernando beach Fishing is great in our deeper grass flats. Trout, sea bass, sharks, mackerel, flounder are all over the place. Target 8 to 12 feet of water on spotty bottom gulp shrimp in white and new penny are doing the trick. S more...
Capt. Josh Fritz - Hernando Beach

Summertime patterns - Summer fishing off Anna Maria means getting on and off the water early. Most of my trips are half day this time of year and that is just fine with me. Mackerel fishing on the beaches could not be much better. In fact on some days it can just abo more...
Capt. Rick Gross - Anna Maria

Tampa Bay July Fishing Report - Tampa Bay July Fishing Report Tampa bay Tarpon fishing ended as a good season this year. We did battle some rough weather and lost a few days to the tropical storm but all in all I can't complain. It was a good Tarpon season and we caught a lot o more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tarpon On A Fly Still An Option in Sarasota - Conditions were good for tarpon fishing during the week of 7/9 and they got aggressive as we got further away from a full moon the previous week. Anglers fishing the coastal Gulf of Mexico off Sarasota with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snoo more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Steady action in Sarasota with Capt Jim Klopfer - Fishing was good once again this week, although rains resulted in constantly changing water conditions. That dark root beer water is just not productive. Most of the fish were caught using Gulp! Shrimp under noisy floats. Rapalas, shrimp, and li more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota