Apollo Beach Weather Forecast

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Dillon Arsenault

Dillon Arsenault
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

The cobia are starting to move into the bay pretty thick! And they are eating white bait and pretty much any other baits if they are hungry enough! Trout bite continues to stay consistent with many gator trout and keeper's being put into boat! And they are eating shrimp, pinfish...
Dillon Arsenault
Dillon Arsenault St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
The cobia are starting to move into the bay pretty thick! And they are eating white bait and pretty much any other baits if they are hungry enough! Trout bite continues to stay consistent with many gator trout and keeper's being put into boat! And they are eating shrimp, pinfish and white bait in the flats! The night time gag grouper bite has been no stop and they are eating anything we throw at them! To many to count and we are getting them in all depths in the bay and bridges. Mackerel bite has been on fire with xxl macs eating all the white baits we throw at them at any depths! Snook action at night time and day time has been super consistent and they are eating jigs and live bait! Catching them in flats and on bridges.
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Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Robert Denbo

Robert Denbo
Trinity, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Redfish and trout bite is on fire!!
Robert Denbo
Robert Denbo Trinity, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
Redfish and trout bite is on fire!!
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Fishing in Trinity, Florida
Fishing in Trinity, Florida
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Scott Flinn

Scott Flinn
Bradenton, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Lots of snook redfish and trout in the bay. Starting to see some tarpon show up. Offshore it's been too windy to get out there but there is Cobia and kingfish here now. Lots of snook redfish and trout in the bay. Starting to see some tarpon show up. Offshore...
Scott Flinn
Scott Flinn Bradenton, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
Lots of snook redfish and trout in the bay. Starting to see some tarpon show up. Offshore it's been too windy to get out there but there is Cobia and kingfish here now.
Lots of snook redfish and trout in the bay. Starting to see some tarpon show up. Offshore
it's been too windy to get out there but there is Cobia and kingfish here now.
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Scott Flinn

Scott Flinn
Bradenton, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Lots of snook redfish and trout in the bay. Starting to see some tarpon show up. Offshore it's been too windy to get out there but there is Cobia and kingfish here now.
Scott Flinn
Scott Flinn Bradenton, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
Lots of snook redfish and trout in the bay. Starting to see some tarpon show up. Offshore it's been too windy to get out there but there is Cobia and kingfish here now.
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Fishing in Bradenton, Florida
Fishing in Bradenton, Florida
Fishing in Bradenton, Florida
Fishing in Bradenton, Florida
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Drew Brophy
Ruskin, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

I've been getting lots of snook, trout and grouper.
Drew Brophy
Drew Brophy Ruskin, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
I've been getting lots of snook, trout and grouper.
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Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
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Sebastian Shindel

Sebastian Shindel
Tampa, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Snook fishing has been on fire!!! Fishing docks around the evening has been the best time to hook a big one👍🏼
Sebastian Shindel
Sebastian Shindel Tampa, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
Snook fishing has been on fire!!! Fishing docks around the evening has been the best time to hook a big one👍🏼
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Ray Culver

Ray Culver
Seminole, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

The redfish bite in Tampa Bay right now is absolutely on fire—arguably the best it’s been in the last three years. Anglers are reporting strong numbers of slot-sized reds, and even some overslot bruisers showing up around the mangroves, oyster bars, and grass flats. The water temps have warmed just...
Ray Culver
Ray Culver Seminole, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
The redfish bite in Tampa Bay right now is absolutely on fire—arguably the best it’s been in the last three years. Anglers are reporting strong numbers of slot-sized reds, and even some overslot bruisers showing up around the mangroves, oyster bars, and grass flats. The water temps have warmed just enough to get them feeding aggressively, especially on moving tides. What’s really exciting is the consistency. It’s not just a few hot spots—it’s bay-wide. From the flats near Weedon Island to the mangroves of Cockroach Bay and the spoil islands around Fort De Soto, redfish are cruising in solid schools again. Live bait like pinfish and greenbacks are working well, but artificials like gold spoons, paddletails, and topwaters early morning are getting crushed too. This kind of action hasn’t been seen since before some of the red tide issues, so local anglers are pumped. It’s a good sign for the health of the fishery and definitely a moment worth taking advantage of if you’re fishing Tampa Bay right now.
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Dillon Arsenault

Dillon Arsenault
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Groupers have been chewing consistently, and they are eating everything right now—cut bait, live bait, and artificials. Speckled trout have made a comeback in the bay area, and we are seeing a lot of overslots more consistently every day! Good eating meat in the box! They are eating live pinfish,...
Dillon Arsenault
Dillon Arsenault St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 1 year ago
Groupers have been chewing consistently, and they are eating everything right now—cut bait, live bait, and artificials. Speckled trout have made a comeback in the bay area, and we are seeing a lot of overslots more consistently every day! Good eating meat in the box! They are eating live pinfish, shrimp, and white bait like they have never seen them before. Big black drums are showing up in good numbers on the bridges, and they are slamming the artificial and cut crabs. The snook and redfish are getting back to their normal spring patterns of eating cut bait, white bait, and pinfish! the bite at night is just as good, if not better, then the daytime bite when it starts to warm up 🎣
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