Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Ercoli

Tampa Bay Oct 13 Fishing Report - Tampa Bay Oct 13 Fishing Report I missed a couple weeks as I was out in Montana bow hunting for elk. Although I did not score on a big bull I sure had a lot fun trying and really enjoyed myself in the fall colored mountains surrounded by nature. more...
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Tampa Bay August 21 Fishing Report - Tampa Bay August 21 Fishing Report The heat is on, that's for sure, but so is the fishing. It can be tough this time of year to last a whole day of fishing. Sometimes when the sea breeze comes to a standstill it can feel as if you're melting. more...
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Tampa Bay July 15 Fishing Report - Tampa Bay July 15 Fishing Report Tarpon fishing remains good. We still have schools large enough to measure in the thousands. It looks like Tarpon fishing should be extended till about the end of the month. It looks as if we didn't lose any fis more...
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Anna Maria Island July Fishing Report - Anna Maria Island July Fishing Report Wow! Do we have a lot of Tarpon and I mean a lot. There are Tarpon by the thousands in passes, on the beaches and in the bay. If you can't find a Tarpon to cast to in five minutes you must be blind, they are more...
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Tampa Bay, Anna Maria Island Fishing Report - Tampa Bay, Anna Maria Island Fishing Report The heat has finally turned on around here and it finally feels like June. The past few days the Tarpon have been just pouring in. We really have a large number of Tarpon in the area in just the last fe more...
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Tampa Bay June 4 Fishing Report. - Tampa Bay June 4 Fishing Report Anna Maria Island is now known by many as the Tarpon Capital of the world. It's the words I have been hearing more year after year as our Tarpon Fishery secret leaked out with the boom of the internet and social m more...
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Tampa Bay Memorial Day Fishing Report - Tampa Bay Memorial Day Fishing Report Hi everyone, so sorry it's been a while since I gave an updated fishing report. I am just so busy during Tarpon season it's just hard to find the time to sit down and write a report. It's pretty much eat, sl more...
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Tampa Bay April 29 Fishing Report - Tampa Bay April 29 Fishing Report It's almost that time everyone! Peak Tarpon season is right around the corner. I will be adding the extra 10 horsepower of trolling motors to my boat at the end of the week so that I am ready to chase Tarpon ev more...
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Tampa Bay April Fishing Report - Tampa Bay April Fishing Report Hello everyone, Captain Matt here from Anna Maria Island; Just shooting out a quick fishing report as I wait for the rain to clear so I can get out on the water for the rest of the day. March was an incredible month more...
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Tampa Bay Mar 16 Fishing Report - Tampa Bay Mar 16 Fishing Report Spring fishing has been very good off the mangrove studded shore lines of Anna Maria. March is typically one of our very best months for flats fishing and so far it has lived up to expectations. The Snook, Redfish more...
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