Tampa Bay Fishing Reports

Good Gag Grouper Day - FIshing inshore for gag grouper a couple recently we had a good day. Hooked and landed 5 trolling MirrOlure and Mann's Stretch lures and two and bottom knocker rigs using frozen sardines. The wind was a little breezy when trolling but with drift sock more...
Capt. Woody Gore - Tampa Bay

Redfish and Trout Bite Excellent - Friday 1/2/2009 we had a great redfish bite in lower Tampa Bay. I found some really large fish that were anxious to eat MirrOLure Top Dogs and Gulp Shrimp. The topwater bite came off the broken bottom grass flats and the Gulp's off oyster bars. We ha more...
Capt. Woody Gore - Tampa Bay

Trout Season Back On - Trout season is on again in Tampa Bay, starting today. The catch and release action in December would seem to indicate that it will be a banner year for trout; never have I seen so many fish over 20 inches. All my most recent trout were caught more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Is Out Of Control! - The weather changed a bit this week. It cooled down, but it sure didn't last long. The temperature dropped down to 46 degrees one day, but came right back up the next. Although the temperature only stayed at 46 degrees for one day, it did manage t more...
Capt. TJ Stewart - 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

Clearwater Trout - The Sea Trout bite in Tarpon Springs is going well. We had an banner day on Monday with almost fifty nice Trout. All where released safely without damage or being eaten by a Bottlenose Dolphin. www.captainwoodygore.com more...
Capt. Woody Gore - 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

Holiday Fishing - Hello Fellow fisherman and Merry Christmas. As I sat and wrote this report we were only two days away from Christmas. All I can think is it doesn't feel much like Christmas in these parts except for the fact that some of my family and best friends more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - 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

Big Trout Await - Winter fishing conditions have been in effect for the past few weeks with lots of wind, some rain, and fickle temperatures. It will be hard to plan a fishing trip in advance for the next few months because of regular cold fronts. Wind is the culpr more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay