Lakeland Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Cody Beckman
Tampa, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Cold weather has the redfish, snook and trout fired up! Water clarity is improving and water temps are dropping in the bay so sight casting big redfish and snook in shallow water is awesome right now. Big tides and prime water temps have our big predatory fish active and eating...

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Cody Beckman Tampa, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Cold weather has the redfish, snook and trout fired up! Water clarity is improving and water temps are dropping in the bay so sight casting big redfish and snook in shallow water is awesome right now. Big tides and prime water temps have our big predatory fish active and eating all day. 30-40 fish per trip right now is the norm so inshore fishing is on fire right now.

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Steve Niemoeller with Lake Toho Fishing Guide Service
St. Cloud, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

With the weather changing, the fish are also going into their predawn mode, and some are spawning already. Bass fishing has been great with live bait and some artificial, and crappie fishing is also starting to get good with the water cooling down. We have pontoons for small and large...

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Steve Niemoeller with Lake Toho Fishing Guide Service St. Cloud, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

With the weather changing, the fish are also going into their predawn mode, and some are spawning already. Bass fishing has been great with live bait and some artificial, and crappie fishing is also starting to get good with the water cooling down. We have pontoons for small and large groups, and handicapped folks are always welcome! We also have bass boats to fish from

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Steve Niemoeller with Lake Toho Fishing Guide Service
St. Cloud, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Few pics from last few days ! Fishing has been great

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Steve Niemoeller with Lake Toho Fishing Guide Service St. Cloud, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Few pics from last few days ! Fishing has been great

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Phil Pegley
Ruskin, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Hot summer means hot fishing The water temps in Tampa Bay have soared into the upper 80s this brings extreme fishing to our doorstep . tarpon, Goliath, grouper and sharks are in the mix. Inshore. Fishing is still readily available. The trout have really rebounded nicely. After the big toxic...

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Phil Pegley Ruskin, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Hot summer means hot fishing
The water temps in Tampa Bay have soared into the upper 80s this brings extreme fishing to our doorstep . tarpon, Goliath, grouper and sharks are in the mix. Inshore. Fishing is still readily available. The trout have really rebounded nicely. After the big toxic dump, we had here three marches ago. Still lots of them on the flats. The snook have moved to areas near deeper water, and we're still getting some great redfish in the back country . The mangrove snapper spawn is driven by the moons in the summer and we will get the biggest of the year
Late summer means to Key West time for us we will be in Key West from July 23 until the end of August with the dates available for lobstering offshore, reef deep, dropping and back country hit us up through Captains experiences to book your trip today . tight lines until next time Captain Phil

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Phil Pegley
Ruskin, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Our trip to Key West to end the hot Florida summer was as advertised this year's experience was graced with beautiful weather conditions light winds in Clear waters is what Key West dreams are made of .we really had some excellent trips offshore with our main focus being on the...

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Phil Pegley Ruskin, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Our trip to Key West to end the hot Florida summer was as advertised this year's experience was graced with beautiful weather conditions light winds in Clear waters is what Key West dreams are made of .we really had some excellent trips offshore with our main focus being on the mahi mahi. Snapper fishing on the reef was outstanding, especially around the full a new moon. The lobster season in Key West has always been very good and this year was no different. We were able to get limit catches on numerous trips. We love to play with the tarpon while we are down there as well. They have a great tarpon, fish or a year-round. I hope you can join us next year from late July through August, so tight lines until next time Captain Phil

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Cody Beckman
Tampa, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Inshore bites still been on fire lots of big snook around and redfish school staring to show up in the bay

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Cody Beckman Tampa, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Inshore bites still been on fire lots of big snook around and redfish school staring to show up in the bay

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Wade Osborne
Tampa, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Katie and crew!

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Wade Osborne Tampa, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Katie and crew!

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Cody Beckman
Tampa, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Water temps in the bay are dropping so the fish are eating like crazy. Starting to have that really good fall time bite! Big predator fish like reds and snook have worked their way in from offshore and the beaches back to the mangroves and flats. The mangrove snapper migration...

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Cody Beckman Tampa, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Water temps in the bay are dropping so the fish are eating like crazy. Starting to have that really good fall time bite! Big predator fish like reds and snook have worked their way in from offshore and the beaches back to the mangroves and flats. The mangrove snapper migration is also in full swing and they're everywhere on the shallow water wrecks and reefs in the bay.

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