Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Ercoli

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - TARPON, TARPON, TARPON, it’s that time of year, my favorite time of the year. I don’t know why but no matter how many tarpon I have jump into the air it still excites me as much as the first. The stalk, the cast, the anticipation of the bite, the h more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - It’s that time of year guys, which direction do you go. Inshore, offshore, snook, redfish and cobia on the flats or kingfish, little tunny and grouper offshore. It’s all happing now and the action is fast which ever direction you pick. It’s really more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well it’s that time of year, spring is in the air and the fishing’s on! I know everyone waits every year for this report which I call the spring exploitation. The water temp has been creeping into the low 70’s on the flats and the hungry snook have more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman, I hope everyone had a good Christmas and a happy New Year. I also hope that everyone has a good, healthy and prosperous 2006. Weather couldn’t be nicer down here on Anna Maria Island. Today we enjoyed one of the nicer day’s more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - I hope everyone had a nice holiday season, this is just a reminder that our explosive spring action is right around the corner. This is some the best fishing of the year that I have to offer. Now is the time to start planning your trips, my schedule more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman, fall is in the air, my very favorite time of year to fish. It’s not only that the fishing is very good, but that combined with low humidity, perfect air temperate and especially the tranquil peacefulness you get of having few more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman, Now for the reason why you are really here, how is the fishing? Most of my days are spent on the flats chasing snook and redfish. Redfish are right on track for a typical October pattern. We are catching keeper's everyday, a more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman, I Hope everyone is having a productive summer out on the water. The fishing has been very good. We’ve had more snook than anything else, and some of the largest my boat has taken all year. Last week our largest was 38 inches more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - There are Tarpon, Tarpon and more Tarpon. The southern migration has been a little later this year due to cold water temps, but they are thick as thieves out there now. Up until then I was stuck fishing the resident fish out of Tampa Bay. Last week more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman, how have you been? Fishing and the weather couldn’t be better around here. Almost everything is going off around here. Snook are peek on the flats right now. As usual a lot of fish are in the 22 to 25 inch class but we are more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay