Wesley Chapel Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Ike Carrasquillo
Tampa, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

Bowfishing action is slow but still rewarding during the cold weather months in Tampa. My customers are rewarded with some nice fish like big Sheepshead, Mullet and Gar

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Ike Carrasquillo Tampa, Florida Reported: 3 months ago

Bowfishing action is slow but still rewarding during the cold weather months in Tampa. My customers are rewarded with some nice fish like big Sheepshead, Mullet and Gar

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Ray Culver
Seminole, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

Shallow-water fishing has been absolutely on fire lately, especially for redfish and trout, with artificial baits stealing the show. Clean water and consistent tides have these fish pushed up skinny, actively feeding and aggressively reacting to well-presented lures. Early mornings and late afternoons have been prime, but even mid-day bites...

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Ray Culver Seminole, Florida Reported: 3 months ago

Shallow-water fishing has been absolutely on fire lately, especially for redfish and trout, with artificial baits stealing the show. Clean water and consistent tides have these fish pushed up skinny, actively feeding and aggressively reacting to well-presented lures. Early mornings and late afternoons have been prime, but even mid-day bites have been strong when the sun helps warm the flats.

For redfish, sight-casting in ankle-to-knee-deep water has been lights out. Soft plastics, paddle tails, and weedless jerkbaits worked slowly in front of cruising or tailing fish are getting instant reactions. Trout have been stacked along potholes, edges, and deeper pockets within the flats, crushing suspending twitch baits and soft plastics worked with a steady retrieve and occasional pause.

The key has been stealth, accurate casts, and matching the retrieve to the fish’s mood. With bait present and water temps just right, artificial anglers are having some of the best action of the season. If you’re looking for explosive strikes, visual eats, and nonstop action, now is the time to get shallow and throw artificials

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Nick Halenkamp
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

Black drum and sheepshead bite is heating up. Lots of small reds, nearshore mangrove snappers and grunts, with occasional hogfish

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Nick Halenkamp Clearwater, Florida Reported: 3 months ago

Black drum and sheepshead bite is heating up. Lots of small reds, nearshore mangrove snappers and grunts, with occasional hogfish

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Robert Denbo
Trinity, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

Trout bite has been on fire!!

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Robert Denbo Trinity, Florida Reported: 3 months ago

Trout bite has been on fire!!

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Jake Oliphant
Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

Redfishing trout and triple tail have been great! Along with great weather

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Jake Oliphant Indian Rocks Beach, Florida Reported: 3 months ago

Redfishing trout and triple tail have been great! Along with great weather

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Mike Colby
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 4 months ago

Hogfish are biting!

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Mike Colby Clearwater, Florida Reported: 4 months ago

Hogfish are biting!

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Drew Brophy
Ruskin, Florida
Reported: 4 months ago

Things have been good, weather is nice and the fishing has been good. Catching a lot of snook, trout and redfish

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Drew Brophy Ruskin, Florida Reported: 4 months ago

Things have been good, weather is nice and the fishing has been good. Catching a lot of snook, trout and redfish

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George Hastick
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 4 months ago

There has been a good variety of different fish being caught right now. It just depends on the weather and adjusting accordingly to stay on the bite! Snook, redfish, trout, sheepshead, mangrove snapper, Key West grunt, jack crevalle and more!

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George Hastick St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 4 months ago

There has been a good variety of different fish being caught right now. It just depends on the weather and adjusting accordingly to stay on the bite! Snook, redfish, trout, sheepshead, mangrove snapper, Key West grunt, jack crevalle and more!

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