Tampa Fishing

Tampa is known as a Cigar City, and if smoking a stogie 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 Forecast

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Latest Tampa Fishing Reports

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• September Grouper Fishing in Tampa Bay: What Anglers Should Expect This Season
  Last Updated on July 9 2026 by Capt. Jason September Means One Thing for Offshore Anglers—Grouper Season  For many offshore anglers September marks the unofficial start of one

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• Tampa Bay Offshore Fishing Charter Report: Full Moon Snapper Grouper & Hogfish Fill the Box on a Family Adventure
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• Tampa Bay Mangrove Snapper Fishing: Inside Our First Captain’s Corner Adventure with Capt. Mike Fields
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• Tampa Bay Mangrove Snapper Fishing Report: Summer Bite Explodes Before the Full Moon
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• Tampa Bay Offshore Fishing Charter: Hogfish & Trophy Trout Save the Day
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• Epic Summer Trout Fishing Heats Up on the Grass Flats
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• 06-16-2026 Tampa Bay Fishing Report: Summer Trout Action Heating Up
  Summer Trout Snook and Flounder Providing Hot Summer Action The summer heat and summer trout are in full swing across Tampa Bay. While many people are seeking relief from the

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• From Panama City to Tampa Bay: A Family’s Unforgettable Tampa Bay Fishing Trip
  A Tampa Bay Fishing Trip Filled With First Snook Giant Grouper and Family Memories When Captain Phil a seasoned offshore fishing guide from Panama City loaded up his family a

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• Tampa Bay Goliath Grouper Fishing Charter: Jonathan Colin and Nick’s Incredible Day on the Water
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Top Tampa Fishing Spots

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Top Tampa Bait & Tackle Stores

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

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2. 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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3. 4th Street Tackle
   4th Street Tackle is a new bait and tackle shop in St. Petersburg, Florida. We offer you top name brands, excellent service, and tackle for all types of fishing situations. Whether your fishing the mangroves or grass flats in the upper Tampa Bay or t
   

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4. Aylesworth's Fish & Bait, Inc.
   Since 1944 we have provided the highest quality fishing baits and related products to fishermen
   

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5. Southeastern Fishing Tackle Liquidators
   
   

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6. Tampa Fishing Outfitters
   Tampa Fishing Outfitters is a tackle shop that carries over TEN thousand fishing tackle items, freshwater, fly fishing, inshore and offshore. With 5,400 SQFT of operating area, anglers can find the missing piece in their tackle boxes here. Tampa Fish
   

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7. Minnows & Monsters Tackle Rod
   Minnows and Monsters carries thousands of freshwater, fly fishing, inshore and offshore fishing tackle items. Since 1998 anglers have found that missing piece in their tackle boxes here. Minnows and Monsters is an ideal place for any angler, from the
   

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8. Lee Fisher International Inc
   
   

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9. Tampa Bay On The Fly
   Tampa Bay On The Fly is a dedicated fly fishing shop committed to promoting and advancing the sport of fly fishing, both inshore and offshore, in salt and fresh water. With brands such as Sage, Redington, Scientific Anglers, Rio, Tibor, Temple Fork O
   

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Top Tampa Fishing Charters & Guides

1. Steady Action Fishing Charters
   Steady Action Fishing Charters is a Tampa fishing charter service that specializes in light tackle fishing charters in the Tampa FL and St. Petersburg area. We're just an hour drive from Disney World Resorts.
   

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2. Tampa Flats and Bay Fishing Charters
   Surrounded by Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Bradenton, Largo and down to Sarasota, from the skyscrapers of Tampa and the Skyway Bridge to the beaches of St Petersburg is Florida's largest open water estuary, covering some 398 square miles, i
   

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3. Inshore Charters
   If your dream day on the water is casting to and hooking a giant 100lb. + tarpon, or watching a big snook blast a live bait out of the water under the mangroves? Or, maybe stalking redfish in the gin clear grassflats of the gulf or plugging the flats
   

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4. Back Bay Guide Service
   Light Tackle Adventures offers many types of fishing charters in Tampa that are sure to meet your needs for an epic day on the water! The fishing Charters offered by Light Tackle Adventures are second to none. This is mainly due to the experience of
   

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5. Captain Woody Gore
   A day on the water with Tampa’s Top Fishing Guide Service Cap’n Woody is more than just about catching fish. It is an educational fishing experience about the reciprocal relationship of exceptional customer service and memorable fishing adventures. T
   

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6. Tampa Bay Flats Fishing Charters
   Tampa Bay Flats Fishing Charters offers light tackle and fly fishing trips. Tampa Bay fishing charters from Clearwater to Sarasota.
   

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7. Captain Mike Gore Charters
   During your Tampa Fishing charter you will have the opportunity to fish for Tarpon, Snook, Redfish, Trout, Cobia, Sharks, Pompano, Mackerel, Permit, Snapper, Grouper, and Kingfish
   

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8. Inshore Fishing Charters
   Captain John specializes in light tackle fishing for inshore game fish in Tampa Bay. He is licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard and has fished the waters of Tampa Bay since 1970. Captain John takes pride and gives 110% effort to ensure his guests have a
   

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9. Fishnfl
   Inshore and nearshore fishing in Tampa Florida for reds,snook,trout,tripletail,Tarpon, sharks and cobia
   

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10. Phatfish Kayak Charters
    Kayak fishing has slowly become one of the fastest growing sports in the industry. There is no better way to enjoy the sport as well as the natural beauty the state of Florida has to offer. How else could you all of this and more than on a peaceful,
    

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Top Tampa Marinas

1. 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
   

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2. 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
   

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3. 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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Bouy Conditions

Station 42098 - Egmont Channel Entrance, FL (214)
July 18, 2026 7:30 pm CDT
Location: 27.59N 82.931W
Significant Wave Height: 2.6 ft
Dominant Wave Period: 4 sec
Average Period: 3.3 sec
Mean Wave Direction: S (189°)
Air Temperature: 83.5°F (28.6°C)
Water Temperature: 87.4°F (30.8°C)

Current Moon Phase

Quarter Moon