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

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Deepwater best This past week brought us some beautiful weather. The Gulf was like glass and the temperature was in the seventies. We had only a morning fog to slow us down. The further offshore you went, the better the fishing would get. more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hooray! It seems as if winter has finally broken down here in the sunshine state. I smell spring in the air everyday as I venture out early in the morning. What a beautiful week for fishing, with midday temperatures in the middle 70's, could it b more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Maybe the cold weather is nearly over. In years past, January would always be the coldest month and it has proved to be that way again. I can not remember it ever staying this cold in Florida for so long. We have had lower temperatures like back i more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Concentrate On The Bottom For Fish Over the next few weeks fishing activity offshore on the Gulf will be geared toward bottom fishing. With water temperatures in the mid-50's most mid-water type fishes should be well south of us by now. This is more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Berrrrr! It sure has been cold down here on the gulf coast. The good news is that we are now into a warming trend and it's about time! Last week was pretty cold and the water temperature was about as cold as I have seen it. The cold didn't deter a more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Cold water is a problem for some species! January 7, 2001 With the Gulf temperature down to 52 degrees, some of our fish species tend to get lethargic in the cold water and the snook have started to go up river. The trout, redfish, black drum, more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - If you are a regular at the reading my column, you know that I am trying my best to raise my son to be a cracker by taking him hunting and fishing often as I can. We have not been hunting too much this year since bow season. Finally, we got to go a more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - If you are a regular at the reading my column, you know that I am trying my best to raise my son to be a cracker by taking him hunting and fishing often as I can. We have not been hunting too much this year since bow season. Finally, we got to go more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - On this freezing morning of 23 degrees my son John and I are preparing to go deer hunting near Orlando. In celebration of the Holidays, I have a commitment to spend my gift certificate at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World. It just happens to be along more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Cold fronts will knock us down. There is not a lot I can say about the last couple of weeks fishing. Windy and cold conditions have kept us off the water for most of the time. When we did get out, we found the bay and inshore fishing very slow wi more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota