Venice Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Venice

Todd Walker
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Crappie fishing is been on fire

Todd Walker Sarasota, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Crappie fishing is been on fire

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James Gibson
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

James Gibson Sarasota, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

e have had some cold mornings in Sarasota Florida and the water is cold! We ended the year with water temperatures in the 50's in some places. With these cold water temperatures our customers enjoyed targeting Sheepshead, Snappers and Grunts on our nearshore reefs. On our warmer days we focused on fishing the docks and rocks in areas that the water was warmer in Sarasota Bay and were able to find luck targeting Redfish and Snook! We also have found a few Pompano as well as schools of big Jack Crevalle in our back country creeks.

Florida Pompano, Sheepshead Fishing in Sarasota, Florida

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James Gibson
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

We have had a windy couple of days which has kept us in the bay, but the snook fishing continues to be hot as they are making their move into the creeks and canals to find the warmer water. The trout fishing has picked up this week with fish starting...

James Gibson Sarasota, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

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Matt Fueyo with Reel Tight Fishing Charters
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Headline news here in Sarasota is that the red tide is gone!!

Matt Fueyo with Reel Tight Fishing Charters Sarasota, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Headline news here in Sarasota is that the red tide is gone!!

Little Tunny / False Albacore Fishing in Sarasota, Florida

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Cody Williams
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

The water has been cooling off and starting to push fish up into the creeks. We have been getting on a lot of jacks, snook, and small tarpon. Bait has still been around and there are a lot of it. With the weather cooling off its making it beautiful out...

Cody Williams Sarasota, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Jack Crevalle Fishing in Sarasota, Florida

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Cody Williams
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The inshore Spanish mackerel bite has been very hot, the triple tail bite has been hot and also the black drum bite has been great!

Cody Williams Sarasota, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The inshore Spanish mackerel bite has been very hot, the triple tail bite has been hot and also the black drum bite has been great!

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Alex Kirby
Bradenton, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Mangrove snapper, snook, redfish, trout, and gag grouper as the weather gets colder the gags are gonna fire off even more. Tell them to hurry up and book for a gag grouper cause the season is gonna be shorter next year and this is gonna be the last Dec we...

Alex Kirby Bradenton, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Gag Grouper, Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Bradenton, Florida

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Jimmy Reagan
Holmes Beach, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing is great in Northeast Alabama Lake Weiss catching largemouth bass stripers and white bass...and a few crappie

Jimmy Reagan Holmes Beach, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing is great in Northeast Alabama Lake Weiss catching largemouth bass stripers and white bass...and a few crappie

Striped Bass Fishing in Holmes Beach, Florida

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Fantastic day on the water with Captain Alex. I showed up to the dock a little early and everything was already dialed in—the boat was spotless, fully prepared, and stocked with fresh bait he’d caught that morning. Even on a quick half-day trip, we covered multiple areas and switched up tactics, starting with snook along mangroves and docks before moving on to speckled trout and mackerel. Captain Alex struck the perfect balance between being helpful and letting me fish how I wanted. He was always ready to assist, but also encouraged me to bait hooks, handle fish, and stay fully involved. The action stayed steady, and he offered great coaching and insight whenever I had questions. Couldn’t have asked for a better experience. I’d absolutely book with him again and look forward to getting back out there soon!
Scott S. | November 25, 2025

Trip: Bradenton Classic Inshore
★★★★★
Outstanding experience with Alex and his skills and knowledge. Great day of fishing with everyone in the group catching a ton and we have a great time. Highly recommend!
Mike H. | November 25, 2025

Trip: Bradenton Classic Inshore
★★★★★
Booked a trip with Captain Cole and from the start there was good and timely communication. Brought my two younger boys who had a blast! Cole was patient, answered their 100 questions, and took us to nice spots where we pulled out some nice fish and the boys were thrilled! We had a blast!
Morgan H. | November 25, 2025

Trip: Sarasota Inshore/Nearshore
★★★★★
We had a great trip Taylor!! He was a great captain! We caught LOTS of fish. Super knowledgeable and such a pleasure to be around. We will definitely be calling him when we come back to Florida again. Top notch experience! Caught mackerel, trout, groupers, Jack fish, lady fish, lizard fish, catfish and we saw a dolphin. Thank you for a great experience!
Laura Q. | November 24, 2025

Trip: Inshore Fishing Charter Bradenton
★★★★★
Had lots of fun
Elam P. | November 13, 2025

Trip: 4 Hours Fishing Trip
★★★★★
What an amazing saltwater fishing experience Captain Austin provided my family and I. This trip included my Denise, my daughter, her husband, my grandson, and I. None of us are experienced saltwater fishermen but the Captain put us on fish right away and we all caught plenty all day. My grandson caught a nice red Grouper and a big hog fish and Denise caught 2 big hog fish. It was a great time for us all and thank you Captain Austin for a time together we will never forget.
James L. | November 11, 2025

Trip: Nearshore/offshore
★★★★★
Had an awesome day on the water with Marc. Despite cold and windy weather, Marc worked hard to make sure we caught fish. My niece said it was her “best fishing trip ever!” Will definitely ask Marc to take us out again in the future.
Dan P. | November 3, 2025

Trip: Back Country Fire Up
★★★★★
I had caught almost all nearshore species of fish, but never a hogfish snapper. For my 79th birthday I really wanted to catch one. Captain Alex guided us to a spot where I caught my first one and then a limit of 5!! Captain Alex gave me a great birthday experience.
Mr F. | October 22, 2025

Trip: Bradenton Classic Nearshore
★★★★★
Alex was a great captain, very personable! We caught lot of different that we could eat….red fish, snook, snapper, grouper! Highly recommended and would use again!
Tera M. | September 4, 2025

Trip: Bradenton Classic Nearshore
★★★★★
Excellent cruise and service by Captain Jerry
Terry E. | September 2, 2025

Trip: Sunset Cruise

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