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Summertime fishing in Tampa Bay is a hidden jewel when it comes to versatility. Some might tell you that fishing in the summer is less than stellar due to 90-degree... The post Mangrove Snapper Fishing in Tampa Bay appeared first on Steady Action Fi

 To kick off Memorial Day weekend (thank you all Veterans) I fished with the Beard boys Russell and William and their friends Cooper and Luke meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early for a half day of fishing the back waters of Ame

I had the pleasure of fishing with Wes Methaney again who brought along his brother Mike and nephew Evan. The high winds from yesterday had subsided and we had a beautiful morning to greet us down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We ran up the Nassau

There was an outgoing tide out at Goffinsville Park when I met Paul Genn and his neighbor Jim  early this morning but when we arrived down at Spanish Drop about half the bank was exposed with shell so we elected to work the bank with  jigs

 ....should be the title to a Buffet song!  When I met Fred Wammock up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park this afternoon the boat ramp was just crazy - and boats and kayaks and PWC's were buzzing around..so we decided to make the long run sou

Lots of action of late with a variety of species. Trout have been fairly plentiful with some keepers and some shorts. Shrimp under floats have been productive as well as jigs of different sorts. Lots of mangrove snappers around eating the shrimp. Sh

 We had the best non windy day today when I fished with Eddie Byrd Bob Kossman and David Beauchamp. We all met down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp after pealing off shoes to wade from deck to dock on a super high tide! After running up the inter

 We had a beautiful morning today when I met Barrett and Jo Blank and their son Jean out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp early this morning. The sun was just coming up as we motored down the Nassau River down to Spanish Drop and began fishin

Whew hot is not the word.  Fishing is great as long as you are not out in the midday heat.  Night fishing for Snook has been excellent especially around Marco and Naples.  Small white flies less than an inch long have been the key.&nb

Fished with Darryl Jim and John on Friday. Awesome. Each of them caught a permit with Darryl's weighing in over fourteen pounds. We also sight fished barracuda lemon and bonnet head sharks on the flats. In addition we caught jacks mangrove snapp

Before the day was over we were trying to count up all the species we caught:  Sheepshead Seatrout Redfish Croaker Toad Fish Ray Shark Mangrove Snapper Weakfish Ladyfish and Shark! I had met John Raker with his mother Betty and friend Kenny out

 Another beautiful morning greeted us today when I met the Latino family - Pete and Robin and their kids Marin and Jake - down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp.  I haven't fished down there in over a week and was looking forward to seeing

    This Red Snapper trip left the dock on 6/9/23 at 10pm. Once again the weather was wonderful. The seas were calm at only 1ft or less and we were all very happy that continued throughout the trip. We started fishing a little after sunrise

The pretty days just keep on come'n and today was no different. I met the Fazio family Chris and Halen and their kids Dane and Ashlyn down at the Big Talbot Island Park boat ramp early this morning and the water was like glass as we headed up th

After a few days off I was back fishing today with Garland Clark and his son Kris meeting them down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning. We made a short run up the Nassau and pulled up at Spanish Drop and began fishing the edge with jigs an

 Boy was it gloomy this morning! There were thunderclouds all around us but the wind was forecasted to hold steady at 11mph so we agreed...let's go fishing! I met Brad Lanier his father-in-law Jeff and brother-in-law Will down at the Sawpit

 We had another beautiful morning today when I met my cousin Adam Garner and his wife Patty down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early. The sun was just coming up as we turned into the intercoastal and made our way up thru the mouth of the Nassau

 Boy was it a hot one today! By the time we got back to the dock I was drenched with sweat but for mostof the day it was fairly nice and a great one for fishing. I had met Mark Dennis and his friend Greg and Greg's teenagers Jacob and er ou

Good morning everyone. Good conditions have led to some good fishing on many fronts. Offshore Dolphin have been active in the 120′ range and Kingfish have been reliable in the 70′-80′ range both mostly on live bait. Mangrove Snappe