Tampa Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Tampa

George Hastick
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

Live bait and artificial sea shads by Saltwater Assassin are getting it done on the trout, snook and redfish, and fiddler crabs are nailing the sheepshead.

George Hastick St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

Live bait and artificial sea shads by Saltwater Assassin are getting it done on the trout, snook and redfish, and fiddler crabs are nailing the sheepshead.

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Robert Denbo
Trinity, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

Trout bite had been on fire!

Robert Denbo Trinity, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

Trout bite had been on fire!

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Scott Flinn
Bradenton, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

Snook season is open.

Scott Flinn Bradenton, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

Snook season is open.

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George Hastick
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 9 months ago

Boy has been on fire for me, filler crabs for the sheepshead and live white bait for snook, redfish, and trout.

George Hastick St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 9 months ago

Boy has been on fire for me, filler crabs for the sheepshead and live white bait for snook, redfish, and trout.

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Jim Vanderbeck
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 9 months ago

Red grouper bite has been solid in 100 feet. Silver trout are out of control on the beaches, as well as redfish!

Jim Vanderbeck Clearwater, Florida Reported: 9 months ago

Red grouper bite has been solid in 100 feet. Silver trout are out of control on the beaches, as well as redfish!

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Scott Flinn
Bradenton, Florida
Reported: 9 months ago

We are getting a pretty good mix of trout redfish and snook.

Scott Flinn Bradenton, Florida Reported: 9 months ago

We are getting a pretty good mix of trout redfish and snook.

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Robert Denbo
Trinity, Florida
Reported: 9 months ago

Awesome trout bite lately!!

Robert Denbo Trinity, Florida Reported: 9 months ago

Awesome trout bite lately!!

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George Hastick
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 9 months ago

The snook, trout and redfish have been on fire especially on the warmer days with some of the larger fish coming out to play! Docks ant mangrove tree lines have been producing well. With the docks also producing sheepshead which are great table fair.

George Hastick St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 9 months ago

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