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

Mangrove Snapper Bite Red Hot in Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay Fishing Report Rivers to Bay Fishing Charters - R2B Fishing with Capt. John Summer is on its way out, and that means cooler weather, but not yet, it's still hot outside and the inshore bite is still RED HOT!. Let's talk about red tide f more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

No Red Tide in Tampa Bay! - With all of the talk of red tide here on the West Coast of Florida, it is easy to get caught up in the news. Red tide has devastated SW Florida but thankfully it has not gotten inside of Tampa Bay! The water is safe and the fish are hungry. Please co more...
Capt. Trajan Rodriguez - Tampa Bay

Tampa Fly Fishing, Clearwater, st Pete beach, Sarasota - Fly fishing Tampa Bay has been great the past few weeks. Fall is approaching and fish will be feeding good for the next few months. Plenty of species are available right now to target on a fly rod. It's also a great time to get out and learn to fly f more...
Capt. Nick Angelo - Tampa Bay

Good Night Snook Fly Fishing Action in Sarasota Area - A fly angler fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing snook around dock lights in Sarasota on a trip during the past week. Randy Ritzenhaler and his daughter Elise, from TX, fished a pred more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Flood Tide Fishing for Redfish. - I ALWAYS TELL MY CLIENTS THAT FLOOD TIDES CAN EITHER BE A GIFT FROM GOD OR A CURSE BESTOWED UPON US BY MOTHER NATURE. Targeting tailing redfish on flood tides, from Homosassa all the way north to Yankeetown is one of the most unique fishing oppo more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Red tide subsiding, Capt Jim going on vacation! - As is usually the case when red tide is present, the key to achieving angling success is finding clean water devoid of the pesky algae. Of late, this has been the area south of the Siesta Drive Bridge, down to Blackburn Pt. This stretch is pretty more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Night Snook Fly Fishing Action in Sarasota - Capt. Rick Grassett's Sarasota, FL Fishing Report for 9/1/2018 As most of you already know, we are having a severe and extensive red tide on Florida's west coast, although it is showing signs of improvement in some areas. Fortunately, the Florida more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Fishing is About to Explode as Summer Winds Down - The month of August has been a slower month as far as fishing charters around here in Bradenton and Sarasota. We have been plagued with the red tide algae bloom which has discouraged people from getting out on the water. The people that did venture o more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton

Outstanding Fishing In Tampa Bay - Snook, Snapper, & Redfish - Tampa Bay Fishing Report Rivers to Bay Fishing Charters - R2B Fishing with Capt. John Let's first talk about the Red Tide that's hit the gulf coast, I can to say that it has not hit Tampa Bay, St. Pete or Clearwater as of 8/26. I've been out a lot more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Hernando Beach Fishing Report - Hernando Beach Fishing Report. Inshore fishing action is great we are catching a lot of red fish and snook right now. Red fish are schooling up along the outer points and islands look for mullet schools the reds are in the mix of them. Red fish ar more...
Capt. Josh Fritz - Hernando Beach