Fishing Reports by Capt. Steven Markovich

Trout and waxing tips - Sunday winds had abated making for more comfortable and easier time gather bait at 6 am. With the live well full of big white baits we ran over to the flats adjacent to Ft. Desoto. Spotted sea trout averaging 15 eagerly took white baits and pounced more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Snook in the late afternoon - more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Howling Winds - With winds from the NW gusting to over 25 mph tonight's charter had to be rescheduled. It's always disappointing to cancel but safety is first and foremost. Downtime for Captains allows catch up on all the basics. Spring was very busy at On The Mark more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Seeing snook - Seeing is believing and being a Professional Charter Captain it's critical I do everything to protect my eyes from the suns harmful rays. That and being able to locate fish on the flats is paramount. Being on the water puts us at risk from the suns more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Snook Blitz - Saturday was amazing, the snook bite was of the charts explosive. The day started at the Skyway Bridge at 6 am where the white bait is so thick you can walk on it. One toss of a 10' cast net and we were set, actually we had too many types of bait so more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Snook in the Mangroves - Today was the second of a 2 day charter with Mike and Maureen. This morning they accompanied me to the Skyway Bridge for bait. We were greeted with a Chamber of Commerce morning with a beautiful sunrise and calm seas. Upon arrival to the south Skyway more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Take the time to locate new spots - Snook under the stars has been ok at best the last several days. The wide open bite from just over a week ago has subsided. Snook on the beach has produced better with solid snook 25-30. At On The Mark Charters we pride ourselves on being in tune an more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Beach Snook - Greetings all. The plan this morning was to target Tarpon but with very little tidal flow we changed gears. First stop for bait proved a challenge again. Bait on the flats in lower Tampa bay has nearly dried up. Chum, cast, chum some more and cast f more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Seeing is not catching - Today's report focuses on one of my favorite type of charters. Late afternoon / sunset on the beach and flats then as dark falls ease into the Snooks favorite hunting grounds docks and canals. It was my pleasure to again host the Fiato brothers Mark more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Monster Blue Marlin to Snook - My friends Randy and Rich at Start me up Charters in Maui landed a monster Blue Marlin last week measuring 13.5' weighing in at 774 pounds. The giant Blue Marlin was hooked while running the 100 fathom ledge. The fight lasted over 6 hours! If you get more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay