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

Let The Blitz Begin - The calendar now says April which means we are just a month away from Tarpon season. Not many things are more exciting than stalking a Silver King at sunrise along our Gulf beaches. Egmont Key, the Skyway Bridge area is a highway for migrating Tarpon more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Early Spring Fishing Turning On - Hello from Anna Maria! The weather is starting to warm up around here and the water is climbing into the mid 70's. Flats fishing has been really good the past couple of weeks since my last report. Lots of snook including more keeper size fish. Mix more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Holy mackerel ! - The winds laid down for a few days this past week and allowed us the opportunity to hit the flats and fish. The spanish mackerel have arrived in strong numbers throughout the entire area. We have been catching them in 4 - 14 feet of wate more...
Capt. Keith Tomlinson - Hernando Beach

After The Blow - Monday morning I was greeted with calm waters, finally a nice day after several days on nonstop winds. I was very optimistic knowing the fish have had no pressure put on them recently. White bait was plentiful on the bridges, several minutes of chumm more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Gator Trout on Flies and Jigs in Sarasota Bay - Capt. Rick Grassett's Fishing Report for 3/16 through 3/29/2009 Anglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with trout on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay. In addition, we also c more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Homosassa is Gold Redfish Mine - Both redfish and trout action has been very good around Homosassa and Crystal River. John Caldwell Jr. and sons of North Carolina enjoyed landing 21 redfish this past Friday. 4 of those fish were over the 27-inch slot and most averaged about 5 pou more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Mother Nature - Mother Nature played havoc with this weekend charters, winds gusting to 44 mph made for unsafe boating conditions. Safe boating is not to be taken lightly, regular inspections of all onboard safety equipment is a good habit. Often overlooked is the f more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Make The Wind Stop! - Will this wind ever stop? The 20-30mph winds we've been having over the last few days has made fly fishing difficult. The forecast for next week is calling for sunny skies with lighter winds. I hope it holds true! Prior to these extreme winds, we' more...
Capt. Nick Angelo - Tampa Bay

world record kingfish - January 26, 2009 Fishing guide Craig Lahr of Largo has tried for the past five years to set a new world fly tackle record for kingfish. This is no small feat, considering these open-ocean predators have dozens of sharp teeth that cut through even more...
Capt. Craig Lahr - Clearwater

- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Charter Boat Gulf Grouper Fishing Report Location: Hernando Beach Fla, Grouper Country Grouper, Grunts, Sea-bass, Mangrove Snapper, Spanish Mackerel, and Kingfish are what is happening in the Gulf waters west of H more...
Capt. Rick Rodriguez - Hernando Beach