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

Good Time For A Fishing Trip - Right now the runaway well continues to pump oil into the Gulf of Mexico. I hope and pray they can stop it. As I write this the sun is just coming up and I can't wait to tear out the door and head to the water; The Gulf just off the Venice Jetties more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Tampa Bay June Tarpon Has Been The Best Ever - Tampa To Anna Maria Tarpon Charters, June 27 Wow is all I can say, Tarpon fishing has been great. The weather remains perfect everyday and there is tons of Tarpon. These past couple of weeks has been really good for large fish. I bet we haven't more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Bonita Bonanza Tampa Bay - With so so tides today and no wind we changed gears and ran an offshore trip. Offshore for this Captain is 5-10 miles in 25-40' of crystal clear Gulf water. Along with a chum block we need a live well full of baits so we made the short run to my bait more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Fly Fishing Tarpon Tampa - Tarpon fly fishing Tampa and Sarasota is in full swing! Lots of fish around and we are getting consistent hook-ups on fly. Thanks to all who have fished with me so far this tarpon season. Expect the fly fishing to be good into August. So there's stil more...
Capt. Nick Angelo - Tampa Bay

Get out early to beat the heat - Summer is here and it is hot! The best bite has been early before things get hot. This is especially true for the near shore anglers. I like to hit the skinny water early in the morning and move to deeper water later in the day. The backcountr more...
Capt. Keith Tomlinson - Hernando Beach

Sight-fishing snook in the surf - The good news is there is plenty of snook in the surf. We weren't sure just what the situation would be after our record-cold winter resulted in a major snook kill. But after a month of walking the beaches and casting flies at them, we don' more...
Steve Gibson - Sarasota

Big Tarpon / Bay bite in Sarasota - Anglers aboard Sarasota Fishing Charters ( 941-587-9852) have enjoyed a continued good Tarpon season as well as a Sarasota Bay summer that is unparalleled in recent history. My summer has been very unusual as my charters have been Tarpon one day and more...
Capt. Jack Hartman - Sarasota

Tarpon Plentiful in Sarasota - Tarpon fishing continues to be good along Sarasota beaches. Anglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action the last couple of weeks along Siesta and Longboat Keys. The DOA Baitbuster h more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Hernando Beach inshore fishing report - Fishing has been fantastic out of Hernando Beach. The hot bite has been trout in 8 - 10 ft of water. We are catching our limit of specs nearly every trip. The trout might be hot, but the weather is hotter. I like July because I can fish early in more...
Capt. Keith Tomlinson - Hernando Beach

Feast of Fish - If you want to know what's biting in the month of June, the answer is everything! There is big yellow throated Gator trout in the pot holes on the flats. Fat redfish on both sides of the bay! Hungry snook are making their way up the more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay