Fishing Reports by Capt. John Rivers

Summertime Fishing in Full Swing -Rivers To Bay Fishing Charters - Summer fishing is in full swing in Tampa Bay and the surrounding areas. Let's talk Snook for a minute; a large majority of snook have made their way out to the beaches to spawn and the bite has been fantastic. Live baits have been the best choice (G more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Spansih Macekerel, Trout, Snook, the bites on fire! - April showers brought May, well, more showers, actually. It had been raining off and on for nearly 12 days straight and the ground was saturated, and the rivers were about swollen to near max, and then came Alberto. Luckily, for our area, the rain wa more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

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

Spring Fishing Red Hot In Tampa Bay - Spring is definitely here in Tampa; the temps are just right. Although it's been a bit windy the past couple weeks, the Tampa Bay inshore bite has been outstanding. Lots of Snook being caught in the 22-26 inch range, with a few keepers coming over th more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Spring Break Fishing in Tampa Bay - Spring Break Fishing is here in Tampa Bay and along Clearwater Beach. February was a very warm month in Tampa Bay with much warmer temps than normal which caused the fishing to be very good for Snook and all the other species swimming around Tampa Ba more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Warm Temps has fired off the bite in Tampa Bay - Welcome, fellow anglers to Rivers to Bay's Fishing Report Page. It's been unusually warm for February even breaking some records. The fish are already in their Spring patterns, and that means the fishing is red hot. Snook fishing has been very good more...
Capt. John Rivers - 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

Major Cold Front puts fish in winter mode - Tampa Bay Fishing Re - We had a major cold front on Monday and it was about time. Since this cold weather is supposed to stick around for the next two weeks, it's going to finally put the fish in their winter patterns and fire off the sheepshead bite. Right now the bait more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Fall Brings Cooler Temps and Fishing Heats Up! - Back to normal temps this time of year has the fish biting! The bite has been outstanding the past 10 days and it should stay like this for a while. Let's talk Trout fishing; my clients are enjoying some nice trout to take home this time of year a more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay

Above Normal Temps Makes for Comfortable Tampa Bay Fishing Trips - Fall showed up for a short time in Tampa Bay; it was bizarre, it got cold for a few days, then it was like Spring showed up with temps in the lower 80's, which wasn't all bad. I like fishing in shorts in November, who doesn't? So with the above norm more...
Capt. John Rivers - Tampa Bay