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

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Catching fish during the Winter season can be a challenge. Fortunately, our winter season is usually short lived lasting between 2 to 3 months. With that being said, the reality is just a few weeks within that period we feel the cold air. Most tim more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well, we finally had a real cold snap move in. The day before yesterday and the day before that we saw low nighttime temps plummet into the mid-thirties. This has chilled the water considerably but sure hasn?t cooled the fishing a bit. This is wh more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Hot, south of bay The fishing is still good fifteen miles offshore but few of us can get out there to fish. There have been plenty of snapper and a few grouper on the bottom. Kingfish and little tunny are being caught on the troll. With all the more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Writing about fishing is fairly easy. However, where I really have trouble is with my network communications and technical difficulties. Namely, Internet Service Providers. However, I can not blame them entirely as my personal computer also went on t more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Happy New Years all, I hope you had a nice Christmas. Well the last few days the weather has been much more the seasonal norm. For me a relief from the heat, for others perhaps a bite chilly. Today could not have been any more beautiful, flat, calm more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Mother Nature Rules The best action is still well offshore, kings, snapper and grouper. Due to the wind and high seas, this has not been an option for me as well as many others. Bay fishing is almost at a stand-still and the cold front did n more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well, I can honestly say that after 200 plus days on the water I?m ready for some cool weather, although I know all of the snowbirds out there are loving it. Eighty-five degrees and approaching Christmas, come on now that?s just plain ridiculous. more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - It was a good day at Table Rock! The best fishing is still well offshore! We found plenty of gray snapper (mangrove), a few keeper scamp, large porgy and sheepshead. We also had plenty of nice size gag grouper around but had trouble putting more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Deep water OK It has been all about getting well offshore if you want some good action! Coastal and inshore fishing has been feeling the effects of a slow to leave Red-tide. Maybe this weekend's cold front will change things around. We had bee more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well who knows, maybe we won't have any kind of winter down here in the sunshine state at all this year. I think it was two years ago that winter only lasted two weeks. With air temps in the eighties and water temps on the flats in the mid seventi more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay