Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Ercoli

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Tarpon Tarpon Tarpon, and they're still holding on strong. Tarpon fishing is still good to excellent, I'm interested to see what kind of showing we get after this full moon. I had one particular morning this past week with some regular clients of more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well we have gone and done it again for the second time this year. We broke the 200-pound mark on tarpon. I must say this is shaping up to be the best tarpon season ever for me. Robin Eby boated a tarpon that was 8ft long. With certainty Robins fish more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well, hope you haven?t forgotten about me, I know it?s been awhile since I?ve had a fishing report. Believe me when I say it?s not because the fishing is slow. We are now into prime tarpon time. The tarpon are everywhere this time of year (cla more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - How are you doing fellow outdoorsmen? It's been a little while since the last report, fishing just keeps me too busy! I hope you're having a good time on the water. I know you guys from way up north ought to be getting out there by now and enjoyi more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hey there fellow fisherman, I'm sorry for the delay but it's just so busy this time of year that it's hard for me to keep up with my fishing report at times. Believe me it's not that I don't have anything to report about because the fishing could no more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman, how has it been in your neck of the wood? I would have to describe our weather as off and on. It's raining and too windy to fish today so I am taking this opportunity to update the fishing report. Although it has been a bit more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - How is everyone doing this week? The snook fishing has been absolutely unbelievable since my last report. An average day for snook has been between 40 and 50 fish on live bait, and 15 to 20 per day for flyfishing, including 3 days when we broke 30. more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - All right, this is nice weather! I wish the weather stayed like this year around. Man is it ever nice down here now, not too hot and not too cold, perfect. The water temperature is climbing into the mid 70s on the shallow flats in the afternoons a more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Ok, this is the kind of weather we have been waiting for! If you're in the surrounding area I'm sure you are enjoying it too. Gota love this sun, I know the fish sure needed it as bad as we do. Now there's talk of afternoon highs in the 80's by th more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Redfish, redfish, redfish, that is the name of the game now and the action is getting hotter. Everyday on the water we are running into more and more redfish. My partner Capt. Shawn and I have been able to locate several schools over the past coupl more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay