Wintertime fishing is at its best! With some inconsistent weather, the offshore reports have been scattered. The past week has produced some nice numbers though before the wind started to blow. Red snapper, muttons and yellowtails were being reported at about 150′ along with some larger African pompanos. The hogfish bite has been exceptional this past week and should continue on with the colder weather. Most of those being caught with live shrimp or shrimp rigged on a hog ball. Mangrove snappers continue to bite at a range of depths. A long, light leader and live shrimp is the way to go. Gag grouper have been reported like crazy this week as well as a few nice cobia. Inshore redfish bite has been absolutely awesome this past week with some very large trout and sheepshead in the mix. Its time for artificials!! Golden bream, or soft plastics with browns, golds and reds are working best at the moment. Working them slowly over oyster beds and grass flats on the low tides is highly recommended. Quarter or eighth ounce gold spoon are working well for redfish also. As always, stop in and see us with any questions, TIGHT LINES!!

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This Thursday, December 12th @ 6 pm, Capt Geoff Page will be discussing tactics for WINTERTIME FISHING WITH ARTIFICIALS!! He will also go over how to choose the right set ups for different applications and rigging techniques. No reservation is needed. See you then!

Fall fishing is certainly going strong!! Offshore reports have been limited due to some very windy conditions recently. However, weve had some decent reports from the 150′ range for yellowtails, big mangrove snappers and blackfin tuna. Some American red snapper but need to go a bit deeper for those. Kingfish are being reported from those depths as well but there have also been quite a few caught closer to the beach. The hogfish bite has been outstanding the past few days mostly caught on live shrimp. Big tripletail have shown up with a massive 13lb fish mentioned today. Cobia have been everywhere from the beach out to 100′. The bigger cobia usually are in deeper water but you could definitely luck into a giant in the shallows. Spanish mackerel and bonita have been blowing up on bait schools off of the beach as well. Inshore we have it all!!! Sheepshead around most structure at the moment, pompano off of the beaches and in the passes. Flounder in the passes and off of the beach. Massive trout on the flats currently with some every nice snook mixed in and redfish have been lingering under the mangrove edges waiting for your bait. Live shrimp are working well currently and the whitebait has been thick!! Soft plastics of choice at the moment have been golden bream lil jons, pearl NLBN paddletails and K-tails, Zman Prawnstars and DOA jerkshads.

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Fall fishing is firing off!! Just this week we have had red snapper, yellowtail snapper in about 150′, big mangroves, lane snapper and sailfish reports coming from offshore. The nearshore wreck fishing can’t be beat with solid reports of cobia all week. The tripletail have shown up this week on the crab lines with several keepers mentioned already, Blackfin tuna have been in scattered depths but are abundant with tons of bait being reported inshore and offshore. The spanish mackerel have arrived and the kings are following close behind. Inshore action is going strong with bait being extremely plentiful. Redfish have been nonstop this week. A few trout and smaller snook being mentioned in the bay as well. Even a few reports of backwater juvenile tarpon! It is not uncommon to see migratory schools off the beach this time of year heading south. Theyre usually tough though with one thing on their mind….migration. Hoping to see some bigger schools of redfish these upcoming weeks in the north bay but only time will tell. We are getting live shrimp every day and have some great deals on terminal tackle also. Stop in and see us!!

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Well, it has been an interesting few weeks for us here on the west coast of Florida. But after Hurricane Milton, we are finally finding some normality. We are now back to our normal hours, we are receiving  live bait and have plenty of new fall items arriving daily!! With that being said we do have a few fishing reports to mention as well. Some of the local Captains have been getting some very nice mangrove snapper on the nearshore reefs this week. Not too many reports further out than that at the moment but kingfish season will soon be upon us. Inshore action seems to be starting up right where it left off with a good amount of bait being mentioned in the north and south bay. There were some GIANT snook caught mid week in the south creek area on cut mullet. Lots of smaller snook and trout caught in the bay this week as well. I’ve had a few mentions of redfish and with the amount of bait around thats no surprise! The redfish action should really be heating up in these next few weeks so keep your eyes open for birds diving on bait and big ‘mullet-like’ pushes.

Stop in and see us with any questions! As always, TIGHT LINES!!

Both inshore and offshore reports have been flowing in this past week. We had gag grouper open in the Gulf of Mexico. American red snapper have been steadily reported as well. Depths for gags will range as there are shallow spots in Tampa bay where trolling can be super productive aside from fishing offshore. Wahoo have been reported from the 200′ of water range. Some blackfin tuna are scattered in that depth also. Yellowtail and mangrove snappers have been extremely plentiful nonstop for the past month. There have been multiple reports of hogfish on the nearshore ledges this week, caught on live shrimp or shrimp rigged on a hogball. There have been a few mentions of bonita and kingfish but they are very scattered. Nearshore reefs have been loaded this week with big snook and redfish. These fish are seeking that cooler, deeper water. Pinfish are a perfect bait for almost all species at the moment. Whitebait has been reported off the beach but is very small. Inshore redfish are starting to show as well along with some decent trout. There have been loads of juvenile tarpon around the south bay/ vamo area. Focus on early morning bites or late afternoon, and watch your tides!!