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

It's Tarpon Time! - Its that time of year when the silver king begins to make its way into the passes of Tampa Bay. As the fish continue their migration, they will visit us here in Tampa Bay for a few months. The best way to target the silver king is with pass crabs or more...
Capt. Trajan Rodriguez - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Report May 2018 - Expect good things this month especially as the winds lighten up. Fishing will keep getting better and better. Looks like the best days will be the first and third weeks of May, so make sure to check your tide charts for moving water. more...
Capt. Woody Gore - Tampa Bay

Good action in Sarasota on flats. - Fishing was good this week, with anglers catching a variety of species using several different techniques for clients on Sarasota fishing charters. The deep grass flats continue to be the most reliable pattern. Speckled trout were plentiful on flat more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Tarpon Action Ready to Take Off in Sarasota - Tarpon numbers are increasing as migratory fish arrive along our beaches. Look for tarpon schools to be moving both north and south along our beaches, especially early in the season. Set up in their line of travel and wait for tarpon schools to move more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

HOT Fishing Offshore - We're getting to that time of the year where offshore charter fishing really heats up right along with the weather. Gag grouper and red snapper will be opening June 1st. Mahi-Mahi will also start showing up offshore 30 miles and further with some bl more...
Capt. Pedro Borrego - St. Petersburg

Snook and Redfish Bite Good and Getting Better - Walk outside in the early morning. If the whippoorwills are calling, it's probably the right time of year to start thinking about catching snook. These two events just seem to coincide. Snook have begun to return to the beaches and although there more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay

open season - Open Season June is here and that means there are two species we can target and keep. Red snapper and gag grouper season are both open this month. The regulation can be a little confusing, so I highly recommend checking them at myfwc.com. Let more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach

Late Cold Fronts - Late cool fronts have been moving bait and some fish around along with weird breezy north winds. Snook are finally pushing hard on to the beaches for their summertime spawn. White bait, pinfish, grunts have been productive in moving water. The red more...
Capt. Dustin Hilliard - Tampa Bay

It's Beginning to Look a lot like Summer - The end of April and into May have been some of the best weeks of fishing this year and will continue into summer. Clients have been staying busy with a variety of species of fish on our Bradenton and Sarasota fishing charters. Snook are making th more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton

Drags are Singing and Rods are Bending in Tampa Bay - Drags are singing, and Rods are bending in Tampa Bay! The water temps are right, and the inshore bite has fired off in Tampa Bay and in St. Joseph Sound around Clearwater Beach. Snook fishing has been off the charts these past three weeks. The Snook more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay