Central West

Local Fishing Reports

January 30, 2010

Just moved here from Louisville, KY... (advice)

hey fellas. i am not here looking to take over anyone honey hole, but i have never fished in the tampa bay area. all of my experience has been ...
February 01, 2010

Tampa Bay afternoon redfish and trout

Sunday’s trip was scheduled to start late morning to trying and stay warm as the temperatures had dropped from the day prior. With time to spare I ...
January 30, 2010

Tampa Bay windy trout action

Saturday’s weather was miserable at best. No sun, lots of wind and rain on the way said it all. We had two super guys onboard today, Cal and his s ...
January 29, 2010

My boy's 1st trout

I took him out since it was a nice day....he's knocking the species off his list. Before the freeze he picked up 2 reds 20+" and a 25" snook. The ...
January 29, 2010

Tampa Bay fish sense

The old adage is 20% of fisherman catches 80% of the fish. While I am by know means a rocket sciencetist it’s very apparent to this Captain why ma ...
January 24, 2010

Tampa Bay trout action

Greetings anglers I am happy to report the water temperatures are rising to comfortable levels once again. Mild days and nights this last week ...
November 22, 2009

** Incredible Grouper Fishing **

Wow What a day we had today. In fact, for the past two weeks it has been on fire when it comes to fishing between Sarasota and Boca Grande. To ...
January 24, 2010

Winter bite Tampa Bay

Sunday was a planned scouting day with a simple goal locate new trout and sheepshead location. It was very warm but the forecast for winds blowing ...
January 13, 2010

Buddy of mine busted a poacher today

I'm going to copy and paste his e-mail that he sent to me. He sent me a video also but I have no idea how to put it up here. What a jerk off this ...
January 18, 2010

Tampa Bay warm up

Greetings anglers. The savvy and wise Captain Steven decided to make a long run to Weedon Island Monday morning. Captain Steven has several “go t ...
January 18, 2010

Tampa Bay snook updates

Greetings anglers Sunday I set out Sunday to see the snook impact from the recent cold spell on Tampa Bay inshore waters and flats. It was easy t ...
January 17, 2010

Tuff bite after the chill Tampa Bay

Greeting Anglers It was great to be back to back on the water and wearing shorts! Saturday while not sunny was very mild with the morning low a b ...
January 12, 2010

Take stock Tampa Bay

2010 ushered in extremely cold temperatures to the Tampa Bay region. The next several nights will see low temperatures in the upper 30's! By Thurs ...
January 12, 2010

Take stock Tampa Bay

2010 ushered in extremely cold temperatures to the Tampa Bay region. The next several nights will see low temperatures in the upper 30's! By Thurs ...
January 07, 2010

Snapper Fishing Seminar

There will be a FREE Snapper Fishing Seminar this Saturday (9th) at the West Marine in Sarasota (on 41, just sth of Bee ridge). The seminar start ...
December 31, 2009

East Tampa Bay 12/30

Saw a bunch of these guys milling about with the sheepies today. Sight casted this one on a DOA Shrimp (carbonated rootbeer)!! 22.75 inche ...
December 14, 2009

Grouper Trolling, Again !!

Been on a kick lately of setting out to do nothing but locate new grouper grounds. Jackpot again today. Limited out on Gags with a good friend a ...
January 02, 2010

2010 First Trip

It was a race against time this morning; we knew a cold front would arrive around 1pm. With everyone in rain gear we set out to gather bait at the ...
January 01, 2010

1st fish of the year

Work up this morning nursing a little hang-over. Went out back casting with some hare of the dog. This scrappy 30" came out to play then came the ...
January 01, 2010

New Years Eve Grand Slam

Mild temperatures and light winds greeted my anglers at 7:30. Bridget and Chris from Virginia were onboard and looking forward to seeing what Tamp ...