Fishing Reports by Capt. Steven Markovich

Mixed Bag Tampa Bay - Thursday morning I had the pleasure of welcoming 4 rookie anglers Russ, Betsy daughter Maddie and her friend Nicole. We ran to the grass flats off Tarpon Key looking to get on the spotted sea trout action. We quickly deployed four rods with floats an more...
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Mack attack Tampa Bay - Late afternoons are beautiful this time of year. Tampa Bay waters warm into the lower 70's creating ideal conditions to get on the Mack attack! There back yep Mackerel are here and the numbers are growing rapidly. Mackerel to 26 are gorging on glass more...
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Tuff Day - Captain Steven like many local guides are taking full advantage of the annual Black Drum blitz. The massive schools have been on the flats in lower Tampa Bay for 3 weeks. Saturday's game plan was simple, depart O'Neill's at 7 am and arrive and be h more...
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Nolan's 50 pound drum - One of the great parts of being a professional Captain is the people you meet. One of my favorite charters has to be father & son teams. Wednesday it was a pleasure to welcome back Barry and his son Nolan for another day on the water. Last year Nolan more...
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Black Drum Redfish Trout - The plan was simple for Saturday morning, arrive on the flats off Pinellas Point first, then find the school of big black drum at sunup. Then get in the action before the intense boat pressure arrives. Boy was Captain Steven wrong! Boats were lined more...
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Tampa Bay huge Black Drum - Tampa Bay's red hot black drum action is hardly a secret any longer! Good friends Dave and Dan found the school exactly where I directed them and it was game on Wednesday. The school was not happy and broken into several smaller groups due to heavy b more...
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Redfish Wakeup Tampa Bay - Redfish are starting to show up with better consistency than anytime Captain Steven has seen the last 3 months. While temperatures are still on the below normal side 70 degree days have slowly raised the water temperatures out of the 50's and into th more...
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Monster Drum Tampa Bay - Sunday was amazing to say the least! After having to cancel Saturdays run due to 20+ mph winds I was anxious to get on the water Sunday. With no clients booked Sunday I took advantage of the down time and pleasant weather to locate a school of huge B more...
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Outdoor Expo - If you are remotely near the Tampa area this weekend you need to visits the Tampa Tribune Outdoor Expo at the State Fairgrounds. Captain Steven will be there Friday March 5 working with the great people from the Snook Foundation. Stop by and see them more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Trout Ladyfish Pelicans - Monday's trip was ushered in by slick calm conditions. What a pleasure to see the Tampa Bay area look more like Florida than the frozen tundra it's been this winter. The run to Ft. Desoto to pick up my clients Walter and Megan was smooth and mild. more...
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