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

Trout Picking Up. Redfish returning. - Quite quickly, temperatures went from unseasonably cold to unseasonably warm. In just a few short weeks, inshore water temps have moved almost 15 degrees and are currently closing in on the 70 degree mark. Logic would say that fishing must be impro more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay

Spring Fishing is Right Around the Corner! - With the water temperatures starting to get into the low 70s lately the inshore fishing scene has started to pick up. Bait is thick around deeper structures in the bay again and we have been using it to catch some quality fish on our inshore fishi more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Flats, Coastal Gulf & ICW - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout and Spanish mackerel in Sarasota Bay and tripletail in the coastal gulf, snook in the ICW and reds and trout on CAL jigs with shad t more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

spring - March is when some great springtime fishing begins. I think we all have been ready for some warmer weather and more fishing. Spring time fishing can be some of the best in our region. Look for many migrating species to start showing up again. From more...
Capt. Joel Gant - Hernando Beach

Sarasota fishing "heating" up on the flats - Fishing on the deep grass flats in north Sarasota Bay improved as the water temperature rose to the mid 60's. Large expanses of submerged grass at Bishop' Pt. and Buttonwood Harbor held a lot of speckled trout with some Spanish mackerel, bluefish, a more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Winter Time Fishing In Tampa Bay! - Fishing in Tampa Bay is still pretty good despite the cold weather. Fortunately, the water temperature hasn't dropped too much yet and there is still plenty of bait around. Some days the fish will chew great and other days they just won't eat more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Cold water Fishing in Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay Fishing Report What a weird weather pattern we've dealt with these past few weeks; one week it's really cold like we're in the North pole and then it's back to normal with temps in the mid 60's to lower 70's. A lot of people asked what more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Brrrrrr! Crystal River Fishing Report - Brrrrrr! Where did all of that beautiful warm tropical weather go? It seems like just the other day that myself and all of my guide buddies were just whining about how we all couldn't wait for winter to finally get here so that we could enjoy a rep more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Flats and ICW at Night - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing snook and bluefish in the ICW on flies, trout, bluefish, pompano and a red in Sarasota Bay and trout in Gasparilla Sound on CAL jigs with more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Fly Fishing - 2018 FFI Florida Council Fly Fishing Expo February 9-10, 2018 Plantation on Crystal River 9301 W. Fort Island Trail, Crystal River, FL 34429 The Florida Council Fly Fishing Expo at the Plantation on Crystal River is in two weeks! Register now and more...
Capt. Frank Bourgeois - Hernando Beach