Clearwater Beach Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Ethan Hamrick
Largo, Florida
Reported: 2 weeks ago

Redfish and seatrout inshore and gag and red grouper nearshore

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Ethan Hamrick Largo, Florida Reported: 2 weeks ago

Redfish and seatrout inshore and gag and red grouper nearshore

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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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Ethan Hamrick
Largo, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Lot of redfish and seatrout inshore. Mackerel and gag grouper nearshore

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Ethan Hamrick Largo, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Lot of redfish and seatrout inshore. Mackerel and gag grouper nearshore

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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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Ethan Hamrick
Largo, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

The redfish bite is heating up fast! Lots of seatrout and sheepshead are also being caught on every trip

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Ethan Hamrick Largo, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

The redfish bite is heating up fast! Lots of seatrout and sheepshead are also being caught on every trip

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Ethan Hamrick
Largo, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Big sheepshead are the main target right now

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Ethan Hamrick Largo, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Big sheepshead are the main target right now

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Ethan Hamrick
Largo, Florida
Reported: 3 months ago

Sheepshead, seatrout and redfish still biting good inshore. Nearshore trips are seeing lots of mangrove snapper, grouper and hogfish

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Ethan Hamrick Largo, Florida Reported: 3 months ago

Sheepshead, seatrout and redfish still biting good inshore. Nearshore trips are seeing lots of mangrove snapper, grouper and hogfish

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