Fishing Reports from Clearwater and the Tampa Bay area. We cover Deep Sea Fishing as well as the Nearshore waters.
One of the best times of the year to fishing our area is the month of December. The deep sea and inshore fishing is excellent in between cold fronts as the fish are actively feeding with every pressure drop. The winds can be a factor but usually both boats can run during the week at…
The grouper fishing has been excellent in the Clearwater area lately. Both Gags and Red grouper have been biting good and should continue as the water temperates drop heading into winter. The best way to target these fish is bottom fishing use a combination of both dead and live baits. We like to target areas…
The fall fishing patterns are upon us here in the Clearwater Florida area. Both Deep Sea and inshore fishing has been on fire the past few weeks and show no signs of slowing up. Our full day charters have been enjoying steady action of gag and red Grouper, Mangrove Snapper, Amberjack, Cobia and much more.…
Fall is officially here and the bite has been red hot for both boats. The full day Deep sea fishing charters have been enjoying plenty of keeper Red Grouper, Lane Snapper, Amberjack and even a few Cobia. This is an 8 or 10 hour trip and is best booked if you are looking to keep…
The King Mackerel season has officially started for us on the west coast of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico this week, as large schools of bait and Kings have arrived just offshore. We have been catching fish in the 15 to 20 pound range consistently with some smokers mixed in. Although our focus is…
It’s the heart of summer here in west Florida, which means heat. With temperatures well into the 90’s morning fishing is a must. Our inshore guides have been starting early and playing the tides has been paying off with Redfish, Snook and Trout among other things. The redfish action has been excellent as they are…
Florida has a huge variety of fish to target during the summer months. Sharks, Cobia, Barracuda, Red Snapper and many more are all active during the warmer months. Along with these, the Goliath Grouper seems to getting more and more popular to fish for. We offer a 6 hour trip that targets them specifically over…
Since we are right in the middle of summer, I figured I’d write a post about all of the opportunities and target species available. Starting with the deep sea fishing, on the half days we are targeting Grunts, Porgies, Hogfish and Grouper, plenty of action is to be had, however not a ton of keepers…