Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Ercoli

Spring is Here, Great Action Ahead - Well today marks the first day of spring. Kind of funny but down here in Florida it felt like the first day of spring was over a month ago. Won't be to long before it feels like summer, we've had some 80 degree days this week, but then again I thin more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Water Temps On The Rise - The water warms and fishing heats up. Wow, has the snook fishing been great lately, I mean really good. In the beginning of the week, and despite the cold front that brought the water temps crashing down again, all the way to 58 degrees, but it sti more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Past The Cold Spell - Hello everyone, well finally some warm water again. That last cold front really put a damper on the fishing for a couple of days. The snook fishing was awesome before that last cold front. Then slowed for a few days as the water temps dropped to 5 more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Spring Like Winter Fishing - Smoking, that's the best way to describe Tampa Bay fishing this past week. Snook fishing has made up the bulk of my fishing with the nice weather we have been having. Lots of snook and good size ones too. Of course the snook are out of season until more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Holiday Fishing - Hello Fellow fisherman and Merry Christmas. As I sat and wrote this report we were only two days away from Christmas. All I can think is it doesn't feel much like Christmas in these parts except for the fact that some of my family and best friends more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Double Hookups For Exciting Fishing - How is everyone doing this fall? The weather couldn't be any nicer here on Anna Maria Island, mid 70's during the day and a little cooler at night. Lots of sunshine, lower humidity and you have to love Florida this time of Year. Well now as for more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

End of Summer Fishing - Hey what's up fellow fisherman, how has everyone been late this summer? I hope well. Some of the last few days on the water have been great because of a few low humidity days we have been having. It's really been nice lately and feels like fall is more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

July, Last Month of the Tarpon Run - Hello, how is everyone doing these days? Great I hope, and staying cool. It's been pretty hot out there the past few weeks and that's one of the reasons I prefer to stay in the open water tarpon fishing. It's been good this week with tarpon staying more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tarpon On The Beach is in Full Swing - Tarpon season is in full swing and it doesn't get anymore exciting. It's no wonder I wait every year for it to happen, large schools of roaming tarpon patrolling the beaches and open waters of Tampa Bay. I love it when I ease up to the first pod of more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tarpon Migration Turning On - Hello from Anna Maria. Well things are starting to look a lot better around here. The tarpon migration finally showed up after being about two weeks late. This was because of two late unseasonable cold fronts that blasted in, one a month ago and a a more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay