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

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - This year has really been a banner year for fishing. So far this August has continued our streak. The weather has really been quite nice as far as August goes. It has been quite cool so far; mid to high eightys is not too bad. The water temp is a more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Big Spanish Large Spanish mackerel have been the main action offshore in the forty to sixty foot depths. Pulling hardware or live bait has produced mackerel in the five pound class. You can also expect to lose a few to barracuda and sharks t more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Better days ahead I know it has been a while since my last report but with all the bad weather and slow fishing when we did make it out, I didn't have much to say. Unless you were running forty miles offshore, the bay fishing seemed to have a lo more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Fishing on the Gulf in July can be Hot! Fishing out on the Gulf most of the week was actually pretty good, although strictly for those with strong sea legs. Aboard my boat Legacy we're still hooking up on some nice sized kingfish. Thursday one more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Tarpon Tarpon Tarpon, and they're still holding on strong. Tarpon fishing is still good to excellent, I'm interested to see what kind of showing we get after this full moon. I had one particular morning this past week with some regular clients of more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - It's Official- 202 pound Tarpon is a World Record Capt. Steve Kilpatrick's and Jim Holland Jr. can celebrate their official catch. The IGFA released information on July 10 to Kilpatrick that his record is official. The fish was caught on May 11 more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well we have gone and done it again for the second time this year. We broke the 200-pound mark on tarpon. I must say this is shaping up to be the best tarpon season ever for me. Robin Eby boated a tarpon that was 8ft long. With certainty Robins fish more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Goliath grouper Surely this weekend, not many of us got out to fish but we have had some of the best fishing of the year until the rain came. We had plenty of kingfish action about a half mile SW of M-7. Many were short but we also caught so more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Tarpon Eat Fly(s) in Homosassa So far June has been a pretty good month for numbers of tarpon biting the fly. First timer, Steve Ferrell of Oklahoma came to Homosassa to catch a silver king. Before Mr. Ferrell arrived, I sent him 2 instructional more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Homosassa Florida Tarpon Report The remnants of T.S. Allison kept me and most other tarpon fly fishers off the water today. With gust to nearly 30 mph, no attempt was made to launch. After the South Carolina guys left, I spent Memorial Day Week more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa