St. Petersburg Fishing Reports (May 2026)

James G.
Sarasota, Florida
Reported 7 hours ago

Inshore fishing is hot in Sarasota! Customers are still catching inshore slams daily.

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James G. Sarasota, Florida Reported 7 hours ago

Inshore fishing is hot in Sarasota! Customers are still catching inshore slams daily.

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Nick K.
Bradenton, Florida
Reported 1 day ago

Tons of breeder talon have been showing up. They are very hungry and ready to start the spawn migration. Toon of snook trout inside the bay, firing off to.

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Nick K. Bradenton, Florida Reported 1 day ago

Tons of breeder talon have been showing up. They are very hungry and ready to start the spawn migration. Toon of snook trout inside the bay, firing off to.

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Bryan F.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported 1 day ago

The new moon had the tarpon firing off this week. The afternoon crab tides did not disappoint. We had some trips hooking fish into the double digits while other trips there were plenty of fish to go around. We still have openings for the full moon the next two weeks,...

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Bryan F. St. Petersburg, Florida Reported 1 day ago

The new moon had the tarpon firing off this week. The afternoon crab tides did not disappoint. We had some trips hooking fish into the double digits while other trips there were plenty of fish to go around. We still have openings for the full moon the next two weeks, don’t miss out on your chance at hooking up to the silver king!

We’ve also had a mixed bag inshore with some Cobia, giant trout and plenty of snook mixed on.

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Dillon A.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported 3 days ago

Alot of gags trout redfish and snook around and they are eating live bait and jigs

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Dillon A. St. Petersburg, Florida Reported 3 days ago

Alot of gags trout redfish and snook around and they are eating live bait and jigs

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Luke B.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Reported 5 days ago

Tarpon Springs fishing has been excellent this May, with warm Gulf water temperatures and strong bait activity creating ideal offshore conditions. Red grouper fishing has been very productive on hard bottom and ledges in 20-35 feet of water, while gag grouper are showing up in better numbers closer inshore around...

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Luke B. Tarpon Springs, Florida Reported 5 days ago

Tarpon Springs fishing has been excellent this May, with warm Gulf water temperatures and strong bait activity creating ideal offshore conditions. Red grouper fishing has been very productive on hard bottom and ledges in 20-35 feet of water, while gag grouper are showing up in better numbers closer inshore around heavy structure. Live whitebait, shrimp and cut bait have all been producing well, especially during lighter current conditions and calm morning weather windows.

Hogfish action continues to be a standout this spring, with quality fish coming from nearshore hard bottom in 20–40 feet of water using shrimp on light tackle. Mangrove snapper fishing has also remained steady around reefs, rock piles, and artificial structure, with shrimp and small cut whitebait producing solid keeper catches. Overall, my anglers fishing out of Tarpon Springs are seeing strong bottom fishing opportunities and excellent variety heading into early summer.

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Jose N.
Sarasota, Florida
Reported 6 days ago

Inshore slam is in full swing snook reds and trout

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Jose N. Sarasota, Florida Reported 6 days ago

Inshore slam is in full swing snook reds and trout

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Charlie T.
Bradenton, Florida
Reported 1 week ago

Nearshore continues to be productive with a variety of Snapper including Hog Snapper and Inshore proves to be productive with quality Red Drum and Speckled Trout. Book a trip and also ask me about "catch and cook" at local restaurants after I properly filet and package your catch. 🎣

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Charlie T. Bradenton, Florida Reported 1 week ago

Nearshore continues to be productive with a variety of Snapper including Hog Snapper and Inshore proves to be productive with quality Red Drum and Speckled Trout. Book a trip and also ask me about "catch and cook" at local restaurants after I properly filet and package your catch. 🎣

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Austin M.
Bradenton, Florida
Reported 1 week ago

Fishing has been great!

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Austin M. Bradenton, Florida Reported 1 week ago

Fishing has been great!

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