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

First Light Seatrout - First light Sea trout on DOA artificial shrimp! Scott Gifford and his son tied into trout on the Middle Ground grass-flats first thing in the morning. Scott's fish was 22. The bay flats and bridges have been producing some nice fish but you may n more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Summer is hot & so is the fishing - Thursday & Friday the tides were slow to say the least. Captain Steven's favorite target snook prefer moving water. Incoming or outgoing tide work as long as its flowing. I targeted deeper edges and grass flats outside the Little Manatee River along more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Dolphin fishing time - It sure has been a scorcher the past couple weeks. With the long hot days the Gulf of Mexico's water temperature has been steadily creeping up. By August if you go for a dip in the Gulf it should feel like getting in a warm bathtub. July is a goo more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Hernando Beach report - Bulldog Fishin Charters - We had great weather once again this past week. The early bite was fantastic throughout the entire area. The typical late afternoon thunderstorms came through as they often do this time of year and they produced quite a bit of lightning. It's importa more...
Capt. Keith Tomlinson - Hernando Beach

Tampa Bay Different Ways To Fish! - Summertime is here, and the wind is beginning to calm down a bit. Because the wind has decreased, we have been able to fish more in certain areas that the wind kept us from before. Summertime wind is mainly out of the east in the morning and the we more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

anna maria mangrove snapper bite - Lots of nice hot weather accompanies nice hot mangrove fishing. We have been catching limits of snapper around most structure on shrimp and small sardines. Some nice cobia in the 20 pound range followed the chumline. Spanish mackerel and sand sharks more...
Capt. Tom Chaya - Anna Maria

Tarpon Thick on Cape San Blas - Indian Pass, Little St. George and Mexico Beach are where the tarpon are now. My season is extended to include August if a two day booking can be made within the end of the month. Homosassa scalloping is fair to poor so I hear as is the rema more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Snook on the beachs of Tampa Bay - Afternoon delight. Sunny 86 degrees and barely any wind on beautiful Tampa Bay. Regular readers and On The Mark Charters clients all know Captain Steven specializes in late afternoon into the evening charters. This trip turns a night snook trip into more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Hot Snapper Bite in Tampa Bay - Wet summer weather continues to hamper local anglers. The fish are there, and they have been willing, but getting at them has been the problem. Virtually every time I've been on the water in the past few weeks, I've been chased off by thunderstorms. more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Bulldog Fishin Charters INSHORE report - We had another great week of weather and once again the fishing has been fantastic. The water clarity has been good throughout the entire area. The best bite continues to be in the early morning. The Backcountry fishing has been best from Bay more...
Capt. Keith Tomlinson - Hernando Beach