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

Tampa Bay Reds, Snook and Trout on Fire - Richard had tried to get out with me a few times but for one reason or another the plans always had to be postponed. Well the plans finally came together and he was able to do a 1/2 day afternoon trip.The bait was ridiculous so I over loaded the well more...
Capt. George Hastick - Tampa Bay

Fall Fishing In Tampa Bay - Despite a slow start, Sean Rice (of O' Brien's Fishing Club) and myself managed to have a pretty good day of fishing. Our destination: the creeks of upper Tampa Bay. Our goal: redfish, snook, and trout. The redfish and snook evaded us. The tro more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Kingfish and Grouper are hitting - The past couple of days the fish have been really hitting. The reason for this is most likely they are feeding hard ahead of the weak front that will pass though today. Yesterday the bottom action was great with a limit of both reds and gags. Cut more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

WINTER TIME IS COMING TO TMAPA BAY! - What a blast from Mother Nature… another cold front. We went straight from summer temperatures to winter temperatures with no in between, and it is going to make the big fish move back into the Bay. Despite the cold weather and the wind, fishing ha more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

CATCHING THE BRONZE BOMBER - in this article I am going to discuss the tactics and tackle that I use to catch red fish. Targeting areas that will hold these bronze bombers is important, but there are other factors to consider. Choosing the correct tackle,bait, and tide can ma more...
Capt. Keith Tomlinson - Hernando Beach

Trout, Blues and Pompano Best Bets in Sarasota - Anglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released trout, bluefish and pompano on jigs and flies on a couple of trips this week. We fished deep grass flats on both sides of the bay as more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Winds of November - November winds continue to make fishing a risky proposition for Tampa Bay anglers. Boat traffic has been minimal all week as wind and rains associated with the latest tropical storm pounded the bay all week. I did get out yesterday for a couple of more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Hernando Beach Gulf Grouper Deep Sea fishing Report - Hernando Beach Gulf Grouper Deep Sea Fishing Report Unbelievable Gag grouper fishing west of Hernando Beach Florida. We are having a great time catching Gag grouper this fall. So many keeper size grouper being caught we have to stop at our limit a more...
Capt. Rick Rodriguez - Hernando Beach

Red hot Kingfish off Anna maria Island - I have been hooking up on big kings up to 32 pounds. They have been in the rough water over hard bottom in 20 -40 foot depths. Lots of big blacktip sharks up to 150 pounds in same areas. We are using half of a tunny for bait. Lots of big spanish also more...
Capt. Tom Chaya - Anna Maria

Tampa Bay Widy Day Options - Friday's strong NNE winds made for challenging conditions. I already cancelled several trips this week. I always tell my clients the options when the winds kick up. Staying out of the wind is easy on Tampa Bay but finding a good bite in that area may more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay