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

Crystal River fishing Red Hot!!! - Yeah! April is finally here!!!! This is the time of year that all Nature Coast anglers look forward to the most. Warmer weather, longer days, lighter winds, gin clear water and the spring arrival of some of the Worlds most sought after game fish more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Mixed Bag Tampa Bay - Thursday morning I had the pleasure of welcoming 4 rookie anglers Russ, Betsy daughter Maddie and her friend Nicole. We ran to the grass flats off Tarpon Key looking to get on the spotted sea trout action. We quickly deployed four rods with floats an more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Mack attack Tampa Bay - Late afternoons are beautiful this time of year. Tampa Bay waters warm into the lower 70's creating ideal conditions to get on the Mack attack! There back yep Mackerel are here and the numbers are growing rapidly. Mackerel to 26 are gorging on glass more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Anna Maria hot bite - We just started getting live shiners this past week. The bite has been red hot. If you want to catch big mackerel and bluefish hit the reefs in the bay. We caught over a hundred in one day. Reds are eating also. Grouper fishing is excellent offshore more...
Capt. Tom Chaya - Anna Maria

April is a great time for gulf fishing - March was windy and wet so I'm betting that April will be sunny and sunny. Did I say sunny twice? If you get my drift, I'm looking forward to lots of sunny weather. I've got a good feeling that April will bring plenty of sun as well as some awesome f more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Tuff Day - Captain Steven like many local guides are taking full advantage of the annual Black Drum blitz. The massive schools have been on the flats in lower Tampa Bay for 3 weeks. Saturday's game plan was simple, depart O'Neill's at 7 am and arrive and be h more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Report - With water temps in Tampa Bay hovering in the upper 60s to low 70s the fish are finally starting to thaw out and the fly fishing is improving. The weather is beginning to look more like spring each day with the wind and water settling down. Big bla more...
Capt. Brian Jill - Tampa Bay

Venice and Englewood charter fishing is HOT! - Spring has sprung and fishing is great! Finally we are enjoying some warm sunny days and hot fishing. White bait even showed up today. We found several schools and did not even have to dig out my Magic Chum. Spanish mackerel are everywhere; th more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Englewood

Spring Fishing Has Arrived - Hello From Anna Maria, Finally, true Florida weather, 80 degrees with light winds. I have to admit for a while there I was starting to forget why I became a Florida charter captain. The weather is really getting nice and the fishing is really he more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Southern Drawl Kayak Fishing - Action exploded this week as the weather turned beautiful. I had a number of trips and we were successful each time out. On Tuesday, I had Jason Beary of Warren, Pa., out for a half-day. We fished Palma Sola Bay in Bradenton. Wind made it d more...
Steve Gibson - Sarasota