Sand Bay Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Luke B.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Reported 4 days ago

Tarpon Springs fishing has been excellent this May, with warm Gulf water temperatures and strong bait activity creating ideal offshore conditions. Red grouper fishing has been very productive on hard bottom and ledges in 20-35 feet of water, while gag grouper are showing up in better numbers closer inshore around...

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Luke B. Tarpon Springs, Florida Reported 4 days ago

Tarpon Springs fishing has been excellent this May, with warm Gulf water temperatures and strong bait activity creating ideal offshore conditions. Red grouper fishing has been very productive on hard bottom and ledges in 20-35 feet of water, while gag grouper are showing up in better numbers closer inshore around heavy structure. Live whitebait, shrimp and cut bait have all been producing well, especially during lighter current conditions and calm morning weather windows.

Hogfish action continues to be a standout this spring, with quality fish coming from nearshore hard bottom in 20–40 feet of water using shrimp on light tackle. Mangrove snapper fishing has also remained steady around reefs, rock piles, and artificial structure, with shrimp and small cut whitebait producing solid keeper catches. Overall, my anglers fishing out of Tarpon Springs are seeing strong bottom fishing opportunities and excellent variety heading into early summer.

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Joe B.
Tampa, Florida
Reported 1 week ago

Reds all over the bushes!

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Joe B. Tampa, Florida Reported 1 week ago

Reds all over the bushes!

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Nick R.
Clearwater, Florida
Reported 1 week ago

Red grouper fishing on 8 hours is hot!

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Nick R. Clearwater, Florida Reported 1 week ago

Red grouper fishing on 8 hours is hot!

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Jake D.
Clearwater, Florida
Reported 2 weeks ago

Redfish and snook fishing has been great!

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Jake D. Clearwater, Florida Reported 2 weeks ago

Redfish and snook fishing has been great!

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Robert D.
Trinity, Florida
Reported 2 weeks ago

Snook, trout and redfish!

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Robert D. Trinity, Florida Reported 2 weeks ago

Snook, trout and redfish!

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Steven S.
Apollo Beach, Florida
Reported 2 weeks ago

Snook, trout and redfish are on fire right now

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Steven S. Apollo Beach, Florida Reported 2 weeks ago

Snook, trout and redfish are on fire right now

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Luke B.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Reported 4 weeks ago

April the hogfish and snapper bite has been really good nearshore. The visibility has been great for freedive spearfishing.

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Luke B. Tarpon Springs, Florida Reported 4 weeks ago

April the hogfish and snapper bite has been really good nearshore. The visibility has been great for freedive spearfishing.

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Robert D.
Trinity, Florida
Reported 1 month ago

Redfish and trout bite is on fire!

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Robert D. Trinity, Florida Reported 1 month ago

Redfish and trout bite is on fire!

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