Bartow Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Cody Beckman
Tampa, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Hey, yeah of course. The inshore bite has been on fire with the weather warming up, upper to over slot redfish and snook are moving into the bay with some big redfish schools starting to form as well. The mangrove snapper and sheepshead bite is still good as well

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Cody Beckman Tampa, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Hey, yeah of course. The inshore bite has been on fire with the weather warming up, upper to over slot redfish and snook are moving into the bay with some big redfish schools starting to form as well. The mangrove snapper and sheepshead bite is still good as well

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Steve Niemoeller with Lake Toho Fishing Guide Service
St. Cloud, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

We are still having great catches of bass and crappie here on west lake Toho. Wild shiners are still catching the biggest and most numbers, but a senko or a chatterbait can also produce some nice catches

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Steve Niemoeller with Lake Toho Fishing Guide Service St. Cloud, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

We are still having great catches of bass and crappie here on west lake Toho. Wild shiners are still catching the biggest and most numbers, but a senko or a chatterbait can also produce some nice catches

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Wade Osborne
Tampa, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

If you are visiting the area and staying in hotels on the beach, you have probably noticed some effects of Red Tide. The first things you may notice are a scratchy throat and coughing. The next thing you may witness are dead fish. Unfortunately, there has been a Red Tide...

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Wade Osborne Tampa, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

If you are visiting the area and staying in hotels on the beach, you have probably noticed some effects of Red Tide. The first things you may notice are a scratchy throat and coughing. The next thing you may witness are dead fish. Unfortunately, there has been a Red Tide bloom that has continued to plague the Pinellas coastline and kill fish for over three months now.
The good news is there are no signs of Red Tide in upper Tampa Bay where I’m located and the fishing is excellent. The snook, redfish and seatrout are plentiful and more than willing to take a bait.
So, what are you waiting for? Book your adventure now, and let’s go catch some fish!

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Wade Osborne
Tampa, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

With temperatures in the mid-80s the last couple of weeks, it’s hard to believe it’s still winter. Especially, since it’s snowing in much of the country. Visitors are not only enjoying our spectacular weather, but have the opportunity to experience some of Tampa Bay’s outstanding fishing too. With water temperatures...

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Wade Osborne Tampa, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

With temperatures in the mid-80s the last couple of weeks, it’s hard to believe it’s still winter. Especially, since it’s snowing in much of the country. Visitors are not only enjoying our spectacular weather, but have the opportunity to experience some of Tampa Bay’s outstanding fishing too.
With water temperatures hovering in the mid-70s, the snook, redfish and seatrout fishing is excellent. There have been days lately where I ran two, four-hour charters back-to-back catching fish all day. This is good news for the upcoming Spring Break season, because I only look for the fishing to get better as spring approaches.
So, if you’re here vacationing or live here through the winter, now’s a good time to plan a fishing trip. Just pick up the phone and give me a call, I’d be happy to show you the adventure of a lifetime.

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Phil Pegley
Ruskin, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

February fishing has been filled with busy days and bringing fish to the cleaning table. Mother nature has had the fan turned on, which has been mostly keeping us inshore, Which is been just fine with us. Our customers have been. Staying busy with a lot of action . I...

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Phil Pegley Ruskin, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

February fishing has been filled with busy days and bringing fish to the cleaning table.
Mother nature has had the fan turned on, which has been mostly keeping us inshore,
Which is been just fine with us. Our customers have been. Staying busy with a lot of action . I would say the fish of the month has been lots of keeper speckled trout. And once we've gotten our limit, the snook and redfish have also been very cooperative. We've been making a 15 mile run. To catch greenbacks oh yes and 15 miles back but it has been worth it. all three species are responding to live chumming and free lining. Here's a few February photos, tight lines until next time Captain Phil

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Steve Niemoeller with Lake Toho Fishing Guide Service
St. Cloud, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Weather has been great this week and the bass are moving to spawning areas big time. Bass up to 7 pounds have been caught on a regular basis on wild shiners on west Lake Toho.

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Steve Niemoeller with Lake Toho Fishing Guide Service St. Cloud, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Weather has been great this week and the bass are moving to spawning areas big time. Bass up to 7 pounds have been caught on a regular basis on wild shiners on west Lake Toho.

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Phil Pegley
Ruskin, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

We’ve had a shot of spring weather and aside from a couple of 50° mornings temps have been surging to upper around 80° in the afternoon for the past couple of weeks. This has warmed the Tampa bay waters to a friendly, 75° and has really lit a fire for...

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Phil Pegley Ruskin, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

We’ve had a shot of spring weather and aside from a couple of 50° mornings temps have been surging to upper around 80° in the afternoon for the past couple of weeks. This has warmed the Tampa bay waters to a friendly, 75° and has really lit a fire for our inshore fishing trips , and has put the fish in some of our early spring transitional fishing areas. snook, redfish, trout, and Jack Crevalle have all been on the hit list

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Steve Niemoeller with Lake Toho Fishing Guide Service
St. Cloud, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Water temps are. Rising and bass are moving back up getting ready to spawn .live bait fishing has really been good lately . Crappie fishing is also getting good here on the lake should anyone want to try some crappie !!!

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Steve Niemoeller with Lake Toho Fishing Guide Service St. Cloud, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Water temps are. Rising and bass are moving back up getting ready to spawn .live bait fishing has really been good lately .
Crappie fishing is also getting good here on the lake should anyone want to try some crappie !!!

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