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

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

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Winter Fishing Off Venice Florida Can Be Hot! December is a great month for fishing out on the Gulf of Mexico. Cooling water temperatures should help get the grouper and snapper in the feeding mood. So far this season we really haven't had muc more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Cotee Jig takes trout with ease Spotted seatrout fishing has been really red-hot for about a week. Catches of limits have been made by several top local guides and private recreational anglers as well. In fact, most anglers have been getting thei more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - We had a beautiful week for fishing this past one. The weather alone was good enough in itself, and the fishing wasn?t too shabby either. As a matter of fact I would have to rate the fishing as good to very good. The snook, redfish and bonus cobia more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Snapper, Grouper and Cobia I have not been able to get out since last Monday and this was partially due to the weather. The Weatherman is calling for NE winds, 10-15 mph this weekend. If this comes to be, we will have flat water along the be more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota