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

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

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - This is the time to get the most out of your bottom recorder. Although we have had some very good catches of snapper and grouper offshore, they are moving around. We have been finding schools of individual species in open water as they move aro more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Fishing Report for Homosassa, Florida - Last week Steve Michaelson of Iowa brought his Dad along for a Homosassa fishing adventure. The two have fished in many places together including Canada and cherish those memories. The weather for the first day of their trip turned out to be kind o more...
Capt. Mike Locklear - Homosassa

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Venice Area Gulf of Mexico Offshore Report Grouper fishing continues to be fairly reliable as long as the Gulf is not too rough. Most any type of bottom structure has been holding both gags and reds. Groupers are often drawn to these spots du more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Venice Inlet and the Gulf of Mexico - Venice Area Offshore Report The cold front that passed through last Sunday had the Gulf stirred up all week. Finally we got a reprieve with the wind laying down on Friday which allowed us to get offshore and do some fishing. Actually I ran two fou more...
Capt. Dave Pinkham - Venice

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - This past week has been nothing but wind, rain and cold with the passing fronts. A few people did get out and managed to catch a couple of fish but it was not good. By fishing what protected water they could find south and north of the bay, they di more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota