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

Its A New Year Fishing In Tampa Bay! - Several cold fronts have swept through the Tampa Bay area over the past few weeks causing the water temperatures to drop. Bait is still in the Bay, but the fish will only bite it in the areas where the water temperature is a bit warmer, such a more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - Tampa Bay

Tarpon Coast Fly Fishers - Members and guest welcome Please adjust your schedule to make our next club meeting January 11,2018 5:30 pm to eat (YOU PAY) followed by meeting at 6:30 pm Zig Zag Scallop, Hernando Beach Our speaker is in my experience one of people I want to sh more...
Capt. Frank Bourgeois - Hernando Beach

Cold Front has fish on the move! - With some of the coldest weather we have had since the infamous 2010 freeze, the fish will finally be pushed to their winter time hide outs. For snook this means they will be holding on sea walls, residential canals, mud bottom areas, etc. Trout more...
Capt. Trajan Rodriguez - Tampa Bay

Chilly Start to the New Year - Happy new year and thanks to all the people who have fished with me in my first calendar year of charter fishing. 2017 was great and I am hoping to build my business up and continue providing fun, fish filled days for my current and future clients! more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Deep Grass Flats - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout, blues, pompano and a cobia on flies and CAL jigs with shad tails on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay and tripletail in the coastal more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Kids Fishing Trips - Kids Fishing trips have been very popular lately! We enjoyed having the kids out, so if you're looking to get your kids hooked on fishing give me a call. 727-831-0111 - Capt.Jared more...
Capt. Jared Simonetti - Clearwater

Holy Mackerel - There are tons of Gator Trout and Mackerel on the flats in St. Joseph Sound. This cold front should keep the trout biting. Small pin fish and shrimp work well. more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Mackerel on the Flats - In North county we have tons of Spanish Mackerel on the flats. An easy way to catch them is use 25 pound leader with a 2/0 circle hook under a popping cork. thread a shrimp on the hook and you're all set. #fishingtampabay #mercurymarine #mercury more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater

Good action for Sarasota holiday anglers! - Fishing this time of year is generally about action as most of my clients are families and fairly casual anglers. The weather was fantastic and that translated into fishing the deep grass flats and passes, focusing on action and variety. Clients go more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Winter Fishing in Florida - Winter is here after the last few strong cold fronts. It has changed things a bit moving bait away and dirtying up the water putting fish in different spots making catching a hole lot harder. With the water temps warming back up, the bait has mo more...
Capt. Dustin Hilliard - Tarpon Springs