Tampa Fishing

Tampa is known as a Cigar City, and if smoking a stoogie and catching fish is your thing, then you need to try fishing Tampa, Florida. From the excellent inshore fishing in Tampa Bay, plentiful nearshore reefs and shipwrecks, to the offshore waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Tampa offers many different types of fishing to anglers.

Inshore fishing around the Tampa Bay can produce Redfish, Sea Trout, Bluefish, Black Drum, and Ladyfish most of the year. During the late spring and summer, Permit, Snook, and Tarpon can be found in the shallow waters.

Fishing nearshore Tampa provides excellent Amberjack, Barracuda, Cobia, Kingfish, and Spanish Mackerel fishing. Around the many reefs and wrecks, good grouper and snapper fishing is popular with bottom fishermen. There is also good Shark fishing during the summer months.

Fishing the deeper offshore waters out of Tampa gives anglers the opportunity to catch many different species of tuna, and occasionaly a Sailfish or Marlin. There is also good Wahoo fishing when the waters are cooler.

Tampa Fishing Prediction

Optimal fishing activity will be between 3 - 7 PM on Monday.

Target Species of Fish

Based on historical data in Tampa, you should target one of the following top 6 species for this time of year:

Recommedations above based on 23 local reports and 10 species of fish for February in Tampa.

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Latest Tampa Fishing Reports

WINTER TIME CHASES RED TIDE OUT OF WEST CENTRAL REGION
1/27/2019 8:31:25 PM - Captain Todd Davis of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and Guide Service reports excellent inshore flats fishing with the high tides of the waxing moon combined with a gentle va

Bringing in the New Year with some great Tampa Bay fishing
1/8/2019 12:41:10 PM - New Year Starts Off With Some Great Fishing!!! 2018 has come and gone and with that brought some great fishing and a very wet winter. It brought summer showers and... The pos

GREAT WINTER FISHING IN FULL SWING!!!
1/5/2019 7:16:25 PM - Captain John Fischbach of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing would like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday now let’s get back to fishing!!!!!Wintertime Flats fishing around

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Top Tampa Fishing Charters & Guides

Steady Action Fishing Charters
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Inshore Charters
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Tampa Flats and Bay Fishing Charters
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Top Tampa Bait & Tackle Stores

Tampa Bay Bait N' Tackle
Tampa Bay Bait and Tackle is the largest salt and fresh water bait supplier in the Tampa Bay area.

Alafia Bait & Tackle
We are a small "mom & pop" bait shop that sells live, frozen and artificial bait. Anything you don't see we can order it. This is your one stop before you head out fishing. Not only shopping here is pleasing but you would be support

Gandy Bait & Tackle
Full-service angler’s one-stop, offering an excellent selection of live and frozen bait, artificial lures and other fishing gear.

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Top Tampa Marinas

Lands End Marina
If you’re looking for an exceptional boating experience, come to Lands End Marina, where service meets the sea. Lands End is west-central Florida’s premier marina for both sport and pleasure boaters. Situated in vibrant Apollo Beach on the scenic Sou

Inter-Bay Moorings
Inter-Bay Moorings is located only 10 minutes from downtown Tampa off Highway 41 in Gibsonton and 8 miles north of Apollo Beach on the Alifia River. We are a full service or do-it-yourself ship repair yard. We have 40 deep water wet slips with 30 A

Tampa Harbour
Tampa Harbour is the answer to all your boating needs. Our convenient South Tampa location is just seconds to the open waters of Old Tampa Bay. For landlubbers we are the home of the world famous “Hula Bay Club” and “Duke’s Retired Surfers Bar”. Just

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