Tampa Bay Weather Forecast

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Dillon Arsenault
Dillon A.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported 5 days ago
We’ve been putting some serious fish on deck lately — cobia, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, and red grouper have all been chewing.

We’re mixing it up and staying on the bite, using live bait, cut bait, shrimp, and throwing jigs, depending on what the fish want. And it hasn’t mattered whether we’re fishing daytime or after dark — the action has been steady.
Dillon Arsenault
Dillon A. St. Petersburg, Florida Reported 5 days ago
We’ve been putting some serious fish on deck lately — cobia, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, and red grouper have all been chewing.

We’re mixing it up and staying on the bite, using live bait, cut bait, shrimp, and throwing jigs, depending on what the fish want. And it hasn’t mattered whether we’re fishing daytime or after dark — the action has been steady.
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
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John Herzig
John H.
Sarasota, Florida
Reported 5 days ago
Inshore bite is heating up as well as offshore bite. Winds are starting to calm enough to go offshore on a daily basis
John Herzig
John H. Sarasota, Florida Reported 5 days ago
Inshore bite is heating up as well as offshore bite. Winds are starting to calm enough to go offshore on a daily basis
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Matt Devenny
Matt D.
Sarasota, Florida
Reported 5 days ago
These are some photos from last year's grouper season. Grouper is opening September 1st!
Matt Devenny
Matt D. Sarasota, Florida Reported 5 days ago
These are some photos from last year's grouper season. Grouper is opening September 1st!
Fishing in Palmetto, Florida
Fishing in Palmetto, Florida
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Brian Felton
Brian F.
Sarasota, Florida
Reported 6 days ago
Good weather and calm sea have been filling the box with a great mixed bag of red grouper, lane and mangrove snapper, white grunts, porgy and few Spanish mackerel. The bite has been hot offshore the 6hr and 8hr trips are loading up.
Brian Felton
Brian F. Sarasota, Florida Reported 6 days ago
Good weather and calm sea have been filling the box with a great mixed bag of red grouper, lane and mangrove snapper, white grunts, porgy and few Spanish mackerel. The bite has been hot offshore the 6hr and 8hr trips are loading up.
Fishing in Sarasota, Florida
Fishing in Sarasota, Florida
Fishing in Sarasota, Florida
Fishing in Sarasota, Florida
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Joe Masi
Joe M.
Bay Pines, Florida
Reported 1 week ago
Inshore fishing has been good plenty of reds snook trout an some flounder around
Nearshore plenty of sharks mangrove snapper hogfish an gag groupers mackerel are also showing up slowly
Joe Masi
Joe M. Bay Pines, Florida Reported 1 week ago
Inshore fishing has been good plenty of reds snook trout an some flounder around
Nearshore plenty of sharks mangrove snapper hogfish an gag groupers mackerel are also showing up slowly
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Frankie Bird
Frankie B.
Ruskin, Florida
Reported 2 weeks ago
Gae grouper season is right around the corner and these fish are hungry. Starting to see them in big groups.
Frankie Bird
Frankie B. Ruskin, Florida Reported 2 weeks ago
Gae grouper season is right around the corner and these fish are hungry. Starting to see them in big groups.
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Luke Bonner
Luke B.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Reported 2 weeks ago
Flounder fishing out of Tarpon Springs has been pretty good over the past few weeks, with fish showing up in good numbers around the rocky-sandy mixed areas and along the edges of structure. We’ve been finding them lying tight to the bottom, with shrimp and small baitfish producing the best bites. There have been plenty of smaller snapper around, but we’ve been seeing some nice keeper-sized flounder mixed in. As the water temperatures start to change and we move toward fall, the flounder bite should continue to get better. They’re always a welcome addition to the cooler and one of...
Luke Bonner
Luke B. Tarpon Springs, Florida Reported 2 weeks ago
Flounder fishing out of Tarpon Springs has been pretty good over the past few weeks, with fish showing up in good numbers around the rocky-sandy mixed areas and along the edges of structure. We’ve been finding them lying tight to the bottom, with shrimp and small baitfish producing the best bites. There have been plenty of smaller snapper around, but we’ve been seeing some nice keeper-sized flounder mixed in. As the water temperatures start to change and we move toward fall, the flounder bite should continue to get better. They’re always a welcome addition to the cooler and one of my favorite nearshore fish to target because you get four fillets plus they make an excellent meal.
Fishing in Tarpon Springs, Florida
Fishing in Tarpon Springs, Florida
Fishing in Tarpon Springs, Florida
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Phil Pegley
Phil P.
Ruskin, Florida
Reported 2 weeks ago
Fishing the beautiful waters of key west

It's always an experience getting down here to key west to do some fishing and diving, and this year has not disappointed. I would have to say the theme is less people more lobsters. We are into our regular lobster season now catching our limit. Every single day conditions have been so beautiful.

We ran out to 1860 feet of water this past Tuesday landed right in a school of beautiful mahi. After we had our way with them trolling, we busted out the top water plugs and we're catching 10 to 15...
Phil Pegley
Phil P. Ruskin, Florida Reported 2 weeks ago
Fishing the beautiful waters of key west

It's always an experience getting down here to key west to do some fishing and diving, and this year has not disappointed. I would have to say the theme is less people more lobsters. We are into our regular lobster season now catching our limit. Every single day conditions have been so beautiful.

We ran out to 1860 feet of water this past Tuesday landed right in a school of beautiful mahi. After we had our way with them trolling, we busted out the top water plugs and we're catching 10 to 15
pound fish on topwater.

The following day we decided to get into some 1000 foot deep bottom fishing. The golden tiles were on it along with some beautiful snowy grouper.

We're going to be here for a few more weeks so come see what this beautiful paradise has got to offer. The water is so clear if you look, you're going to see something beautiful.
Get your trips booked with Captain Experiences and we will definitely bow some RODZ and get you underwater for a amazing experience tight lines for now Captain Phil
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Joe Burruezo
Joe B.
Tampa, Florida
Reported 2 weeks ago
Redfish and snapper have been great!
Joe Burruezo
Joe B. Tampa, Florida Reported 2 weeks ago
Redfish and snapper have been great!
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Ethan Hamrick
Ethan H.
Largo, Florida
Reported 2 weeks ago
Bite is getting very good. All this rain has dropped the water temperature significantly and has made both Instead and nearshore fishing start to fire off. Big snook, redfish and tarpon inshore. Cobia, flounder, snapper and grouper nearshore
Ethan Hamrick
Ethan H. Largo, Florida Reported 2 weeks ago
Bite is getting very good. All this rain has dropped the water temperature significantly and has made both Instead and nearshore fishing start to fire off. Big snook, redfish and tarpon inshore. Cobia, flounder, snapper and grouper nearshore
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