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

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well September is finally here along with the opening of snook season. August was a great month for fishing but it?s nice to see that we are getting a little closer to fall and break away from this dog day summer heat. Actually I would have to say th more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - August 26 Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report The Southshore flats of Tampa Bay are alive with redfish and snook in late August. On a trip with Capt. Nick Winger last Wednesday, we caught about a dozen reds, all of which were over the 27-inch ma more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Summer Snapper, Inshore During the summer, you can find plenty of keeper size snapper on the bay and larger snapper as you move offshore. Inshore snapper fishing usually peeks in September. You can find them around most structures and along more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Tampa Bay - South Shore - August 19 Tampa Bay Southshore Fishing Report Fishing has been more unpredictable than usual this August. The highlight of the month thus far has been schooling redfish. Capt. Chet Jennings of Apollo Beach reported hot fishing on Friday. He sai more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - First Light, Last Light For now, sea trout, redfish, bluefish, snook and snapper have the front row on the Bay and along the beaches. Trout are the most plentiful on numerous grass-flats and feeding well on live shrimp, pilchards and small pigfi more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Live Bait Can Get Fish Feeding! If you haven't had the chance to get out and do some fishing over the last couple weeks, well then you're missing the boat! This past weekend we managed a half-day fishing trip on the Gulf with great success. The-fa more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman! Hope you?re enjoying your summer. It?s been pretty hot lately but compared to the weather they?re having up north lately we should be feeling pretty lucky down here in the sunshine state. I thought the idea was Florida in th more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - South Shore - August 05 Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report The good news is that redfish have already started to school up on the Southshore of Tampa Bay. Capt. Chet Jennings of Apollo Beach reported a hot day of fishing for reds last week on the flats more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Jumping Barracuda July ended on a good note for both offshore and inshore anglers. My daughter, Cherie and I spent Tuesday jumping barracuda on the artificial reef M-7. On Reef M-3, using 12 pound test line and live Threadfin herring that we more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Tampa Bay - South Shore - July 29 Southshore Tampa Bay Fishing Report Spanish mackerel continue to provide a good bite on Tampa Bay. This is the best run of big macks in recent years, and they are seemingly everywhere. The surest way to hook up is to look for sch more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay