Fishing Reports by Capt. Steven Markovich

Winter Time Trout - Amazing what a difference a week makes. Warm sunny days with water temperatures approaching 70 on beautiful Tampa Bay abruptly ended Monday. Several cold fronts passing through Florida this week with evenings low temperatures in the mid to lower 40's more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Changes are coming - Mother Natures continues to shine on the Tampa bay region. Shorts sleeve shirts and shorts continue to be the uniform of the day. Cold fronts this last week were minor but changed the water temperatures from 70 to 66.4 at our snook holes. Saturday we more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Winter Slam - Happy New Year Fisherman. Have you made all your resolutions for 2009? Here are some great New Year resolutions. Clean and lube your reels. Re spool your reels with your favorite line. Check you rods guides as today's ceramic guides can chip or fray. more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Florida Snook on Fire! - Happy New Year to all. New Years Eve we ran another snook trip as the great weather continues. The bite was unreal! Professional Captains and Guides get into zones very much like athletes. And for on the mark Charters the last month has been incre more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Winter Snook Blitz - Winter Snook Blitz The calendar says its winter but with temperatures in the 80's and the water temperature on Tampa Bay's eastside near 70 makes it feels like fall. Friday we specifically targeted snook, the conditions are prime and I was sure more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Great time to explore - The Ft. Desoto area of Tampa Bay is one of my favorite areas to fish. Numerous Mangrove Islands, lush grass flats loaded with sandy potholes, hundreds of deep water canals and docks. I particularly focus on these areas in the winter with its low more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Amazes - Tampa Bay Amazes Tampa Bay has been adorned with Chamber of Commerce weather the last week. Warm sunny days with light winds are inviting. The trout bite continues Hot! Canals with dark muddy bottoms are holding an amazing amount of spotted sea more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Cold Windy day options - Sunday's weather required a change in plans due to the new cold front and brisk NE winds. In most circumstances there are options to have a pleasant day on Tampa Bay. Catching bait and throwing a cast net was not an option so a quick run to the bait more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

How Many Captains Does It Take - How Many Captains does it take Friday was a fun day for Capt. Steven and Chris. Another beautiful Friday on Tampa Bay so we decided to explore new locations. First stop the Skyway Bridge for bait, a couple of tosses was all that was needed. While more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay

Hot Trout Bite - Tampa Bays trout bite remains Hot! Tuesday we found more than half of our winter trout holes were holding many fish. Once again no bait was needed as soft plastic jigs like the DOA shrimp in white and root beer colors along with my favorite the MirrO more...
Capt. Steven Markovich - Tampa Bay