Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Ercoli

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well Well, spring is in the air and midday water temps have reached the low 70’s. That equals one thing, great fishing. Finally after a long and what seemed like endless cold winter we have begun to breakout. Snook, redfish and very large trout hav more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Berrrr! It’s been cold, we are even feeling it down here in Florida too. I’m sure it’s nothing like up north though. I was a little surprised to hear that we are having record low temperatures around here, it’s been so sunny in the afternoons and s more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hi everyone, I hope you had a great Christmas and a happy New Year. I hope Santa brought that new fishing rod. The past couple weeks has brought on some pretty cool water temperatures. As for the weather, if you are reading this from out of state, more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well I know it's been a while since a fishing report but with Thanksgiving and all it's been very busy, plus I took a little vacation to do some deer hunting with my dad. Yes, if you are wondering, I got a nice eight-pointer. Everyone always asks w more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Wow! would best describe the fishing right now. Pretty much I would have to say that it doesn’t get much better than this. It seems everything is biting and biting well. The flats fishing for snook couldn’t be any better. This past week has been g more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Fall is in the air, I can feel it as I cruise across the flats early in the morning on my way to catch bait. Low humidity and a light early morning breeze out of the east is tell-tell signs that it is right around the corner. I can?t wait, not that more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well September is finally here along with the opening of snook season. August was a great month for fishing but it?s nice to see that we are getting a little closer to fall and break away from this dog day summer heat. Actually I would have to say th more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman! Hope you?re enjoying your summer. It?s been pretty hot lately but compared to the weather they?re having up north lately we should be feeling pretty lucky down here in the sunshine state. I thought the idea was Florida in th more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman, sorry again for the delayed fishing report. I?m in the middle of prime tarpon season and it?s hard to find time to keep up with everything. It?s definitely my most physically demanding time of the year. Early morning starts more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Sorry for the delay everyone! Today was a very typical June day, we spent the day sight fishing for tarpon. We jumped three, fought two for over an hour each and managed to boat one, well that?s tarpon fishing. The first 15 minutes of the highflying more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay