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

End of January Tampa Bay Fishing - This past week has been very tough fishing. I was on the water both Monday and Tuesday but had to cancel charters on Wednesday and Thursday due to weather. I had a couple of great guys Larry and his dad Bill out on Tuesday in the South Pinellas are more...
Capt. Little Jim Fesperman - Tampa Bay

Big Fish Loading Up!!! - Hot, Cold, Hot, Cold!! Its hard to predict the weather right now, but something that has been very predictable is the large schools of fish pushing all over our local flats. Big schools of Redfish and even Bigger schools of Giant Black Drum have be more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Tampa Bay Waters Cooled Down A Little! - Florida received a rapid chill last week with temperatures plummeting to the lower 30's. Thirty degrees and below is cold to us Floridians. Actually, I believe it was the coldest temperatures we've had this winter. Luckily, it is already back up i more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Where have all the Tampa Bay fishies gone? - The weeks prior to and following the New Year fishing was at its absolute best. The best I'd seen in the winter for many years. Big Trout, Snook, Red's, along with inshore docks holding tons of Gag's and Snapper all ready and willing to bite our ba more...
Capt. Little Jim Fesperman - Tampa Bay

Good Friends Fishing - Good Friends Fishing 01/28/2009 Had some clients out today that have become good friends over the years. They are from the St. Louis area where it's really cold. The bite started of slow but as the tide gained momentum they started to eat. Had to mo more...
Capt. Woody Gore - Tampa Bay

Fishing in Tampa Bay 1-25-09 - Well the cold weather has officially made it winter, but the fish are still biting. With the last string of bad weather I was unable to run any trips so it was nice to get out and do some fishing. With the tides at an extreme low I decided to hit my more...
Capt. Jason Prieto - Tampa Bay

Cold Fronts and Wind Dominate - A precipitous drop in water temperature at the end of last month shut most fishing down for a few days. It was clear and cold for nearly a week, but not cold enough to kill any fish. At least I heard no such reports. The water temperature got as low more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Plenty of Hungry Trout Today 01/24/09 - They're were back in full swing today and eating live shrimp. Ran out of Clearwater north almost to Anclote Key and fished the outer island flats. On the incoming tide we anchored off the deep end and when the tide got going good so did the fish. We more...
Capt. Woody Gore - Tampa Bay

They Started Eating Again 01/23/09 - Thank goodness the temperature started climbing back to near normal. Today was not as cold as yesterday but still chilly. Although the temperature was 45 degrees we bundled up an headed north toward Caladesi Island around 8 AM looking for a some trou more...
Capt. Woody Gore - Tampa Bay

Too Cold & Too Much High Pressure - 27 Degrees in Plant City January 22, 2009 I thought it was cold yesterday, but this morning when I left home for the boat ramp it was really bad. Launched the boat in Clearwater and headed out with live shrimp we purchased from The Complete Angler more...
Capt. Woody Gore - Tampa Bay