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Good morning everyone. Offshore has been the best bet of late with plenty of options to choose from. Both Dolphin and Kingfish have been active in the 90′ to 100′ range with live greenies working best. Bottom fishers have been catching p

Tampa Fishing Charter We are up and running ans May has been a great month of fishing. As I suspected the Mangrove Snapper Bite would be heating up along with the Big Spanish Mackerel. Mixed in with these we have also been catching Key West... The p

 I noticed that the forecast called for the wind picking up this morning but I knew we had a little window to get in some good fishing so when I met Dennis Cortez his brother-in-law Jeff and nephew Liam down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp we hea

June 23 2018 By Michael Wilson / Ledger correspondent Mangrove Snapper — The summer time mangrove snapper bite has turned on for Tampa Bay area anglers. Good reports are coming in from all over the bay area and locations elsewhere. Strike Zone

  Finally back to fishing after a week off due to the hurricane and then the winds! But when I looked at the weather forecast last night it called for winds beginning at 10mph and rising to 15 before the trip would be over. When I talked to Gar

The red grouper bite has been insane this month.   Large mangrove snapper have been plentiful.  And as water temps continue to rise the pelagic fish are showing up everyday! The post Red Grouper Bite Has Been Insane appeared first on Boca

Well first off we’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Fishing has been pretty fantastic these past few weeks! Offshore anglers were reporting gag grouper in about 50 feet of water. Yellowtail snapper around 60

Another two boat trip today and I had the girls mom Julie with Rebecca and Amanda while the boys were in the second boat and once again they wanted to stay close to each other.  This worked against the boys as the girls outfished them 5 to 1 ca

 We've had rain and wind all week and trips had to be cancelled or rescheduled but we were able to squeeze in a trip today before tomorrows expected high winds (again).  I met Laura and Alex Winter out at the Goffinsville Park boat ram

  Although it was forecasted to be a beautiful clear cool and sunny day the wind was expected to be already at 13mph when we launched and getting up to 17 as the morning wore on. But I counted 6 fishing guides at the bait store this morning and

For the highly anticipated Season Opener Extravaganza guests and crew enjoyed beautiful blue skies the whole trip and the first night out was excellent! The area between the Madison Swanson Banks and the Steamboat Lumps is called the ‘

Offshore fishing remains strong with several wahoo mutton snapper and yellowtail snapper being reported this past week. Mangrove snapper bite has been fantastic as well on the nearshore wrecks as well as Sarasota Bay. Permit reports have slowed down

Oh boy what a beautiful morning we had today! I had met Chuck and Marca Benton and their daughter Kristin out at the Goffinsville Park as the sun came up - it was cool and clear and only a slight breeze. The tide was still coming in so we headed ove

August 10 2018 By Michael Wilson / Ledger correspondent Mangrove Snapper — Mangrove snapper remain the most consistent bite for Tampa Bay area anglers. Good numbers and larger size fish are being reported from most spots this week. Strike

Offshore reports have certainly begun to heat back up!  A 110lb wahoo was caught this week in 200′ of water on a rigged split tail mullet along with some massive porgy and some large yellowtail snapper! American red snapper season has bee

Wintertime fishing is in full swing! Some inconsistent weather has made it difficult to get offshore but there have been a few weather windows making it possible. Anglers getting out to the 130-140′ range of water are seeing some very nice red

Summertime fishing is certainly in full swing! Offshore reports are staying consistent with a fair amount of red snapper reported solid scamp mangrove snapper yellowtail snapper and blackfin tuna. With many gearing up for gag season we have plenty o

 We gambled with the weather forecast today - it was calling for winds up to 16-17mph and when I launched the  skies were ugly with storm clouds. I was meeting Douglas and Cindy Bailey and their son Dylan up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle

 Forecasted to be a hot one today and all week and it was when that sun came out! I had met Bob Kossman and his adult kids Marcie and Michael down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early and as we headed out we had a bit of overcast skies which mad

Offshore anglers have been enjoying plenty of good fishing and hopefully the impending weather won’t mess that up much. Mangrove Snapper have been very active in the 60′ to 80′ range. mostly on live bait. Kingfish have also been pr