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

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Tournament report of the Inshore Fishing Association This report is mainly about my participation in the Ranger/Mercury Pro Redfish Tour. First, I wanted to bring you up to date on my other activities. Last month, I was invited to the Tampa more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Big Cobia on light tackle Kirk DeHaven of Virginia started off the week by catching and releasing a 60 pound cobia on 12 pound test line. We were anchored over a pile of rocks north of New Pass in 18 feet of water. Free-lining live shrimp on spi more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Spring is finally here. Homosassa's fishing action has improved dramatically. Finally, enough water has come in with the last new moon phase for redfish action. The west winds also help to bring push in more water and baitfish. The flats are ali more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - It all broke loose this week It all broke loose this week with plenty of good action from the Bay to the deep Gulf. Spanish mackerel, pompano, bluefish and a few cobia were being caught in the passes on jigs and live shrimp. The grass flats wer more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - The month of March should prove to be a lot more productive than February. The changes to warmer water temperatures in the gulf will bring in bait fish and shrimp. Most salt water fish seem to feed better when the water temperature rises above 70 more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Kingfish on the horizon Our week was spent fishing the (M) and (I) artificial reefs. The artificial reef M5 was holding flounder from 13 to 18 inches and they were taking live shrimp fished on the bottom. All of the (I) reefs seem to be hold more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Arriving Front Excites Gulf Fish Into Feeding It always amazes me when just the slightest change in something as simple as the wind direction will set fish into a feeding mode. To illustrate what I'm talking about I'd like to share the experie more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - All right, this is nice weather! I wish the weather stayed like this year around. Man is it ever nice down here now, not too hot and not too cold, perfect. The water temperature is climbing into the mid 70s on the shallow flats in the afternoons a more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - The Friday before Super Bowl Weekend, Dave Motz and other company executives came to Homosassa’s Riverside Resort for some rest and relaxation. And of course, a fishing tournament was on the agenda. It all began on Thursday night at the “Tarpon Roo more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Inshore Fishing Starting Up February 9, 2001 Sarasota Fla. Fishing Report By Capt. Bob Smith I had an afternoon trip on Thursday and the weather was perfect as I was cruising to the docks. The morning fishing reports coming over my VHF were more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota