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

Tampa Bay Early Winter Report - Tampa Bay Winter Fishing Report Inshore Tampa Bay winter fishing can be days of strong northerly winds, choppy water, cooler water temps and skinny water to name just a few of our winter fishing challenges. December  is here and the cold fronts ar more...
Capt. Sean Goddard - Tampa Bay

Good bite in Sarasota despite the weather and red tide. - Weather was definitely an issue in Sarasota this week, as we had two separate fronts move through, bringing wind and rain. On the couple of days that it was fishable, the bite was good up in the north bay. The flats out in front of Buttonwood Harbor more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

December Fishing Tampa/Clearwater - December Fishing has been great!! Trout, Redfish, and Snook have all been keeping anglers busy in both Tampa Bay and Clearwater beach area. Trout fishing has been outstanding with anglers catching quick limits of big trout on every trip! Live sar more...
Capt. Jared Simonetti - Tampa Bay

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Deep Grass Flats - Action was steady on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay during the past couple of weeks. Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released trout and blues on flies, CAL jigs with shad tails and DOA Deadly Comb more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good bite on the deep grass in Sarasota! - Fishing was very good this week on the grass flats near both passes this week. Bass Assassin Sea Shad baits tore them up, catching pompano, Spanish mackerel, speckled trout, and good numbers of bluefish and ladyfish. Several of my clients had never more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Black Crappie - Crappiefishing is just starting to do well. Larger deeper lakes are doing better. Sal Apopka and the Harris Chain is the places I have fishing and done well. Reports to me is the other lakes are also doing well. more...
Capt. Frank Bourgeois - Hernando Beach

Vary your Retrieve - Still some snook to get shots at before it gets too cold. Pinfish and shrimp have been my go to on outgoing tides! Also, letting the sun warm them up a little can increase the bite, especially on colder days! The redfish bite has been best on high more...
Capt. Dustin Hilliard - Tampa Bay

So many Species so little Time in Tampa Bay - Variety is the spice of life and that is certainly case here at Tampa Fishing Charters. We have an abundance of different species to target depending on the weather and tide. I have been spending a lot of time targeting snook before it gets to chilly more...
Capt. Brandon Henley - Tampa Bay

High Yield Fall Fishing Charters Continue in High Gear!!!!! - Captain John Fischbach of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and offshore fishing charters, running out of Tarpon Springs and fishing the west central Florida gulf coast region including the waters of Dunedin, Clearwater Beach, Palm Harbor, New Port Rich more...
Capt. John Fischbach - Clearwater

Triple Tail's are here - We have had good catches of triple tail on the flats. Pull up to the millions of craps traps and thrown a small pin fish near the buoy and hang on the great eating Triple tail will give you a fantastic fight. If the first buoy doesn't produce keep vi more...
Capt. John O'Hanlon - Clearwater