Bradenton Fishing Reports (December 2025)

George Hastick
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Shark fishing has been hot. Snook and redfish are eating live and cut bait. Trout have been eating live and artificial baits. There's been some mackerel activity on spoons and live bait. The mangrove snapper bite has been good on live sardines

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George Hastick St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Shark fishing has been hot. Snook and redfish are eating live and cut bait. Trout have been eating live and artificial baits. There's been some mackerel activity on spoons and live bait. The mangrove snapper bite has been good on live sardines

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Nick Halenkamp
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Nearshore bite has mackerel, cobia, groupers pushing shallow. Inshore reds and snook are getting fired up.

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Nick Halenkamp Clearwater, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Nearshore bite has mackerel, cobia, groupers pushing shallow.
Inshore reds and snook are getting fired up.

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Jim Vanderbeck
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Redfish, sheepshead, trout are on fire inshore, snook are still in the creeks. Red grouper are abundant when you can get out with the crazy winds we've been having!

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Jim Vanderbeck Clearwater, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Redfish, sheepshead, trout are on fire inshore, snook are still in the creeks. Red grouper are abundant when you can get out with the crazy winds we've been having!

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Matt Karwoski
Belleair Bluffs, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

This month has been great for the near shore(inside 9 miles) fishing. There has been plenty of action with Mangrove Snapper,Grunt,Triggerfish and the occasional hog fish that crash the party. The weather is super hot and the fish seem to be fired up. Black Sea Bass are an occasional catch...

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Matt Karwoski Belleair Bluffs, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

This month has been great for the near shore(inside 9 miles) fishing. There has been plenty of action with Mangrove Snapper,Grunt,Triggerfish and the occasional hog fish that crash the party. The weather is super hot and the fish seem to be fired up. Black Sea Bass are an occasional catch along with Lane and Yellowtail Snapper. The last two seem to be found in 40 feet or more. Cobia are always a possibility on some of the nearshore reefs and wrecks. We have had great success with light chumming and a flat line out while we bottom fish. You never know what may show up. Book a trip soon so you don't miss all the action.

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Jim Vanderbeck
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Offshore red grouper and red snapper are everywhere. Amberjack showing up in large numbers on every reef. Inshore or near shore kingfish and Spanish mackerel or abundant back in the Creeks black drum are dominant

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Jim Vanderbeck Clearwater, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Offshore red grouper and red snapper are everywhere. Amberjack showing up in large numbers on every reef. Inshore or near shore kingfish and Spanish mackerel or abundant back in the Creeks black drum are dominant

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Andrew Crabtree
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

The fishing is full swing here in Tampa Bay, haven't heard much from your booking service in a while just making sure yall are still active! I have been getting some trips from the other service but yours has been my favorite to use honestly... will shoot over a few...

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Andrew Crabtree St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

The fishing is full swing here in Tampa Bay, haven't heard much from your booking service in a while just making sure yall are still active! I have been getting some trips from the other service but yours has been my favorite to use honestly... will shoot over a few pics from recent trips, but the spring has sprung and we have been catching snook, trout, redfish, mackerel etc... firing off in Tampa Bay! Thank you, Capt Andrew

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Roy Johnson
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Fish were biting good this week on the high outgoing tide. I was fishing around structure. Using 1/4 oz jig heads tip with live shrimp. We were catching redfish, trout, snapper, sheepshead, black drum and a few snook.

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Roy Johnson St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Fish were biting good this week on the high outgoing tide. I was fishing around structure. Using 1/4 oz jig heads tip with live shrimp. We were catching redfish, trout, snapper, sheepshead, black drum and a few snook.

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Phil Pegley
Ruskin, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Fall and early winter fishing fishing here in Tampa Bay is truly a great time to get out there This year was no exception. The redfish bite had been hot all summer, and carried right on into the fall with numbers and big fish as well, transitional fishing for Snook...

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Phil Pegley Ruskin, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Fall and early winter fishing fishing here in Tampa Bay is truly a great time to get out there This year was no exception. The redfish bite had been hot all summer, and carried right on into the fall with numbers and big fish as well, transitional fishing for Snook was also strong as the air and water temps fluctuated, dropping with each front, and then warming again. It created some great opportunities for site fishing for Cobia, and brought the speckled trout into their cooler water haunts. The water has been crystal clear and catching bait has still been plentiful setting up for an awesome January hit me up and let's get out there . tight lines until next time

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