Lakewood Ranch Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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

Redfish action has been the ticket lately with fish ready and willing to take live bait, cut bait and artificial baits. Snook have been biting on the moving tides on live sardines. Trout have been hitting Saltwater Assassins on a 1/4 oz jig head in 5-7 feet of water.

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

Redfish action has been the ticket lately with fish ready and willing to take live bait, cut bait and artificial baits. Snook have been biting on the moving tides on live sardines. Trout have been hitting Saltwater Assassins on a 1/4 oz jig head in 5-7 feet of water.

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Frank Hutchko
Redington Shores, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Our gag grouper and Amberjack season are open and although the weathers been less than perfect the fish seem to be chewing on our offshore trips , 250-400 ft seems to be the target area for big gags and amberjack . As the waters start cooling we will see the...

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Frank Hutchko Redington Shores, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Our gag grouper and Amberjack season are open and although the weathers been less than perfect the fish seem to be chewing on our offshore trips , 250-400 ft seems to be the target area for big gags and amberjack . As the waters start cooling we will see the Hogfish and ki… Read more

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Joseph Dephillips
Wesley Chapel, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Redsnapper season is coming to a end . Most everything is about to be closed offshore except yellowtail snapper, mangrove snapper etc. Red grouper are closed . Red snapper close soon and im booked up till it ends . Redfish and snook have been good inshore .

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Joseph Dephillips Wesley Chapel, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Redsnapper season is coming to a end . Most everything is about to be closed offshore except yellowtail snapper, mangrove snapper etc. Red grouper are closed . Red snapper close soon and im booked up till it ends . Redfish and snook have been good inshore .

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Joseph Dephillips
Wesley Chapel, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Flounder were good before the storm nearshore . We will see what this storm has done. Alot of sewage got dumped and wastewater full of high levels of nitrogen. Sality levels have dropped inshore. Water is dirty . I won't know what's really happening until I fish tomorrow. Been prepping...

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Joseph Dephillips Wesley Chapel, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Flounder were good before the storm nearshore . We will see what this storm has done. Alot of sewage got dumped and wastewater full of high levels of nitrogen. Sality levels have dropped inshore. Water is dirty . I won't know what's really happening until I fish tomorrow. Been prepping for a hurricane for the last week. Just got the boats serviced and back on the lift.

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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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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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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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