Clearwater Beach Island Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Jake Derado
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 22 hours ago

Redfish and snook fishing has been great!

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Jake Derado Clearwater, Florida Reported: 22 hours ago

Redfish and snook fishing has been great!

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Nick Ress with Salt Cracker Charters
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

We are catching plenty of nice grouper and hogfish right now. We are also taking advantage of the spring migration of Spanish and king mackerel. Plenty of big bites and good eats!

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Nick Ress with Salt Cracker Charters Clearwater, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

We are catching plenty of nice grouper and hogfish right now. We are also taking advantage of the spring migration of Spanish and king mackerel. Plenty of big bites and good eats!

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Nick Ress with Salt Cracker Charters
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Spanish and king mackerel showing up and hogfish and gag grouper bite keeping steady!

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Nick Ress with Salt Cracker Charters Clearwater, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Spanish and king mackerel showing up and hogfish and gag grouper bite keeping steady!

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Cameron Fisher
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Recent fishing reports. Hogfish bite remains great offshore, along with mangrove snapper and occasional gag grouper (still fun to catch although they're out of season.) redfish are piling up on inshore islands, mangroves and oyster beds. Some trout around as well, and any day the mackerel and kingfish will be...

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Cameron Fisher Clearwater, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Recent fishing reports.
Hogfish bite remains great offshore, along with mangrove snapper and occasional gag grouper (still fun to catch although they're out of season.)

redfish are piling up on inshore islands, mangroves and oyster beds. Some trout around as well, and any day the mackerel and kingfish will be showing up in numbers off the beach. Best time of the year is right now!

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Tyson Wallerstein
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

Shallow water fishing has been excellent in Clearwater this winter. Huge trout and big redfish are the targets. Top water action early in the day has brought several trout in the plus 20 inch class to the net. Rapala skitter v's worked through the mullet schools will not only attract...

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Tyson Wallerstein Clearwater, Florida Reported: 3 months ago

Shallow water fishing has been excellent in Clearwater this winter. Huge trout and big redfish are the targets. Top water action early in the day has brought several trout in the plus 20 inch class to the net. Rapala skitter v's worked through the mullet schools will not only attract the attention of the trout but also the redfish. This is the time of year that the big trout move into the super shallows and this year is the best we've seen in many years.

Tailing redfish have been spooky but catchable during the first half of the incoming tide. Soft plastic baits like the Z-man jerk shadz tipped with pro- cure scent are working well with the right cast and the right approach.

Lots of schoolie trout can be caught in the slightly deeper water just off the shallow flats. 1/8 ounce jig heads with a Z-man jerk shadz catch em all day long. Making them easy targets in the 25' sea hunt if you have a larger crew.

Redfish have also been caught in the sea hunt this month. Top of the tide is the time to soak some fresh baits for redfish hanging in the mullet schools.

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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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Nick Hughes
Seminole, Florida
Reported: 4 months ago

Fishing has been good lots of sheepshead, trout and redfish inshore while nearshore the hogfishing has been good

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Nick Hughes Seminole, Florida Reported: 4 months ago

Fishing has been good lots of sheepshead, trout and redfish inshore while nearshore the hogfishing has been good

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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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