Bradenton Beach Fishing Reports (November 2024)

Steve Hunsucker
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Winter fishing has been fun as we have bottom-fishing on most of our offshore trips. The main catch has been catch-and-release gag groupers, hogfish, mangrove snappers, lane snappers, porgies, and grunts on all of our length trips. These species make for lots of excellent white fish for our captains’ to...

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Steve Hunsucker Clearwater, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Winter fishing has been fun as we have bottom-fishing on most of our offshore trips. The main catch has been catch-and-release gag groupers, hogfish, mangrove snappers, lane snappers, porgies, and grunts on all of our length trips. These species make for lots of excellent white fish for our captains’ to fillet back at the dock and send home with our customers! We will continue to target these fish until the water warms up and the trolling bite gets hot! Busy spring break in Clearwater Beach is coming, time to book your March and April charters now!

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Noel Shaw
Bradenton, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Get bud,just got from vaca...haven't fished this week other than stone crabs...will be on the water next week...

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Noel Shaw Bradenton, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Get bud,just got from vaca...haven't fished this week other than stone crabs...will be on the water next week...

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Matt Fueyo with Reel Tight Fishing Charters
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

We are fishing the inshore and nearshore reefs catching a ton of sheepshead and snappers. Fishing has been heating up with the early spring temps. Snook and redfish are getting hungry too! Book now we are booking up fast.

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Matt Fueyo with Reel Tight Fishing Charters Sarasota, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

We are fishing the inshore and nearshore reefs catching a ton of sheepshead and snappers. Fishing has been heating up with the early spring temps. Snook and redfish are getting hungry too! Book now we are booking up fast.

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Darius Kirschner
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

The bite has been hotter than the weather over the past couple weeks. We have been catching a ton of nice sized sheepshead , black drum, redfish , trout , and snook

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Darius Kirschner Sarasota, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

The bite has been hotter than the weather over the past couple weeks. We have been catching a ton of nice sized sheepshead , black drum, redfish , trout , and snook

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James Gibson
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

It is officially winter here in Sarasota, Fl and the water is cold. It has been all about the Sheepshead and Snapper fishing around the docks and rocks.

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James Gibson Sarasota, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

It is officially winter here in Sarasota, Fl and the water is cold. It has been all about the Sheepshead and Snapper fishing around the docks and rocks.

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Craig Lahr
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Spotted sea trout are starting to push into the clearwater to St. Joseph Sound region. Mild temperatures have delayed their full migration, as it has in years past. Typically, multiple cold fronts that keep the water temperatures lower, will usher in more of the larger, female trout. However, there are...

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Craig Lahr Clearwater, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Spotted sea trout are starting to push into the clearwater to St. Joseph Sound region. Mild temperatures have delayed their full migration, as it has in years past. Typically, multiple cold fronts that keep the water temperatures lower, will usher in more of the larger, female trout. However, there are a few small schools beginning to congregate. Several tactics are working especially this early in the season.
Redfish are plenty full. Although most are 22 to 25in. However, the larger fish are blending in with the mullet schools on most flats. Cut ladyfish, or pinfish cut or under a popping cork are working when casting directly into the mullet schools. Large shrimp have also produced results.
Since the water temperature has increased back into the mid 70’s, snook are still cooperating. They are responding to live sardines especially on the falling tides flowing out of the backwaters around the mouths of bays and canals. Targeting the main 3 species will change dramatically due to a cold front coming through tomorrow and cold fronts all the way through Christmas taking our temperatures from the high 70s to low 80s to mid-60s and as the days go on down to 50s as highs and 40s at night will make the fish move to completely different areas. tight lines

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Jim Vanderbeck
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Lots a red grouper and red snapper offshore in about 90 feet.

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Jim Vanderbeck Clearwater, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Lots a red grouper and red snapper offshore in about 90 feet.

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Eric Topole
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Cold temperatures dipping into the 30s and 40s have turned on the sheepshead bite. They can be caught all over the bay and near shore reefs.

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Eric Topole St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Cold temperatures dipping into the 30s and 40s have turned on the sheepshead bite. They can be caught all over the bay and near shore reefs.

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