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

Trout and Bluefish Action Hot in Sarasota Bay - Anglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, for the past couple of weeks had good action with trout and bluefish. In addition, we're still catching a few pompano and large Spanish mackerel made an more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Anna Maria pompano barrage - Weather got a little warmer and pushed in lots of pompano. They are travelling the edges of long sandbars in the bay. Pompano jigs are the best bet but freelined shrimp will work. We caught about 40 in the 2- 4 pound range in a 2 day stretch more...
Capt. Tom Chaya - Anna Maria

Sheephead In Tampa Bay! - With water temps dropping below 60 degrees the snook and redfish bite has slowed a bit.However, the sheephead continue to chew even on the coldest of days. Sheephead are in their winter time spawn and can be found indeep cuts,around brid more...
Capt. Sean Hagen - Tampa Bay

Gulf of Mexico Deep Sea Fishing - Hernando Beach Best Bet We can usually count on March to be a windy and transitional month for fishing. But with the way winter has been, I think you and I have as good of chance at predicting the weather as the weatherman does. Most dedicated ma more...
Capt. Sam Medigovich - Hernando Beach

Winter Weather Makes for Mediocre Fishing - Cold weather, lots of wind and some unusual rain have made fishing an unlikely proposition this past week. Capt. Danny Guarino of Ruskin reported slow fishing last weekend for snook and redfish on Southshore Tampa Bay. He said he saw no bait anywh more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Marlin to Trout - Its was great to get back on the waters of Tampa Bay, Florida Sunday after a week fishing the Pacific for Blue Marlin off Maui. Unlike Maui's marlin fishing our Tampa Bay is greatly effected by weather, all my local Captain friends explained last wee more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Needs To Warm Back Up Again! - It's cold… it's warm… it's cold… it's warm… it's typical winter weather for Florida. Through all the ups and downs of the weather, fishing has amazingly remained good. We have been fishing in the rivers when it's cold and in the bay when it is war more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

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Capt. Rick Rodriguez - Hernando Beach

Cold and Windy -- Again - I just looked at the thermometer on my porch that overlooks the mouth of the Little Manatee River. It's 33.5 degrees. That might do for a nice day of ice fishing in northern Vermont, but is totally unacceptable for West Central Florida, so I will lea more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Chilly weather Redfish on fly - Fly fishing for redfish continues to be the thing to do on these winter low tides. Schools and single big fish are easy to spot with the blue bird sky conditions. The fish were spooky on the calmer days, but seemed to bite better with a little bre more...
Capt. Nick Angelo - Tampa Bay