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

A variety of species are biting in Sarasota. - Lazy outgoing tides in the morning resulted in both Big Pass and New Pass being the most productive spots. Pompano, ladyfish, bluefish, and Spanish mackerel hit jigs and live shrimp on the shallow bars. False albacore and small Spanish mackerel are s more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Great fishing action in Hernando County - Chase N' Tails Fishing Charters - Inshore Fishing Report The fishing here along the Nature Coast is great. We have a very good trout bite right now in 1 to 4 feet of water, as a cold front pass by each week look for the trout to move fur more...
Capt. Josh Fritz - Hernando Beach

Redfish Bonanza Tampa Bay - Sunday was one of the days when all goes exactly as planned! From the very start the sun, moon, stars apparently were all in alignment. Gathering bait in the wind around bridges can be dangerous so I ran to one of my favorite grass flats and set up i more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Tampa Sea Trout Update! - Spotted Sea Trout Fishing in Tampa Bay! Novembers spotted sea trout fishing in Tampa Bay has been fantastic this year! Look for plenty of big gator size trout on the grass flats and in the potholes around Fort Desoto, Tarpon Key and Terra Verde more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Fast Action in Sarasota Bay and Coastal Gulf - Action was good in Sarasota Bay and in the coastal gulf during the past couple of weeks. Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released trout, reds, flo more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Fishing hot in Sarasota on Thanksgiving! - Action in the inshore Gulf of Mexico was fabulous early in the week! False albacore and Spanish mackerel were plentiful and hit flies, Rapala plugs, and Cotee jigs. Big Pass and the surrounding deep flats are providing good action on Speckled trout more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

West Coast Redfish Update. - A West Coast redfish report from friend and charter fishing partner, Captain Jeremy Heimes. Redfish are in Tampa & Sarasota Bay by the hundreds and if you are sitting on the couch, you are not going to catch any!! Forty to eighty redfish days ha more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Great fishing! - Thanksgiving will pass and anglers in this area of the Nature Coast can still give thanks for the fantastic Fall fishing. The skinny water bite continues to be great across the entire region. Big trout, red fish, and the occasional snook are feedi more...
Capt. Keith Tomlinson - Hernando Beach

Tampa- Fishing For Redfish, Snook & Spotted Sea Trout! - The Tampa inshore redfish, snook & trout bite has been better than good! Redfish have been absolutely everywhere, rats redfish are flooding the rivers and eating anything you throw at 'em! Slot size redfish are in all the potholes from Cockro more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Happy Fishing in Old Homosassa!!! - Happy Fishing in Old Homosassa!!! Happy Thanksgiving to all, enjoy the time with your family and friends, and please save some pie for me! Special thanks to everyone that fished and scalloped with us this past year, you've made this our most me more...
Capt. "Red Ed" Brennan - Homosassa