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

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Changing weather makes grouper hungry off Homosassa We have had some real good fishing weather off Homosassa the last two days. Cloudy and windy. Fronts moving through and weather changing by the minute. Less than perfect boating weather sinc more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - For those lucky anglers fortunate enough to get out, warm sunny weather and calm seas have offered excellent fishing on the Gulf. The fish have bee biting too! Following is a report of what's been biting. There are still plenty of gag group more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - With all the Spring like weather lately, salt water fishing action has improved. Bill and Anne Tribble fished with me last Saturday as the cold front moved through for 7 redfish and three keepers to 23 inches. Sam Shine and party caught 10 nice reds more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Swiss Cheese Spanish mackerel have invaded the inshore waters! Along the beaches and in the passes, the mackerel have come to feed on the large schools of glass-minnows. Live shrimp, spoons and jigs have worked well all week. A few nice co more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Another beautiful week on Florida’s Southwest Coast. The Gulf of Mexico water temperature is on the rise and has been teaming with fish. Although we’ve had a few breezy days, the Gulf has been fishable with seas less than four foot even o more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Homosassa Super Slam by Team Kaplan and Capt. Mike Locklear Spring has sprung! It is here! Yesterday was an awesome fish catching day. Dr. Kaplan and his 5 year old son reeled in almost every kind of fish in just a few hours fishing. First t more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - A Pro-Line Boats Beyond Fishing Experience Last Saturday was a day that I will put a mark down in my history books for meeting and fishing with a professional baseball player(s). Pro-Line Boats of Crystal River, Florida invited all the baseba more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Sarasota Fla. Report 02/20/00 Grouper, snapper and flounder in 40 to 60 feet of water have been our mainstay. The artificial (M) reefs and natural ledges have been holding a large variety of fish. Large live shrimp used on the bottom has produc more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Mangrove snapper have been consistently reliable even on the tough days when nobody else wants to eat. There seems to be no shortage of them if you just look around a little bit. As a matter of fact, I often turn to “mangoes” when all el more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Fishing the Homosassa flats this past weekend was a success. My guest were David Robbins and his wife Royal from St. Louis, Missouri. This couple fishes with me several times a year. The day started out a little cool and jackets were needed for more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa