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Frankie Bird
Frankie B.
Ruskin, Florida
Reported 13 hours 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 13 hours ago
Gae grouper season is right around the corner and these fish are hungry. Starting to see them in big groups.
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
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Luke Bonner
Luke B.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Reported 18 hours 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 18 hours 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
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 3 days 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 3 days 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 4 days ago
Redfish and snapper have been great!
Joe Burruezo
Joe B. Tampa, Florida Reported 4 days ago
Redfish and snapper have been great!
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Ethan Hamrick
Ethan H.
Largo, Florida
Reported 4 days 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 4 days 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
Fishing in Largo, Florida
Fishing in Largo, Florida
Fishing in Largo, Florida
Fishing in Largo, Florida
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Jake Oliphant
Jake O.
Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
Reported 5 days ago
Tarpon fishing has been great!!
Jake Oliphant
Jake O. Indian Rocks Beach, Florida Reported 5 days ago
Tarpon fishing has been great!!
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George Hastick
George H.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported 5 days ago
Snook, trout and redfish are all in the mix right now with some larger fish mixed in.Healthy snook and redfish a being pulled out from under the mangrove tree lines. Live scaled sardines and pinfish have been the bait of choice! If you're looking for table fair you can't beat the mangrove snapper that are also feeding on scaled sardines and shrimp.
George Hastick
George H. St. Petersburg, Florida Reported 5 days ago
Snook, trout and redfish are all in the mix right now with some larger fish mixed in.Healthy snook and redfish a being pulled out from under the mangrove tree lines. Live scaled sardines and pinfish have been the bait of choice! If you're looking for table fair you can't beat the mangrove snapper that are also feeding on scaled sardines and shrimp.
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Robert Denbo
Robert D.
Trinity, Florida
Reported 6 days ago
Redfish bite on fire!!
Robert Denbo
Robert D. Trinity, Florida Reported 6 days ago
Redfish bite on fire!!
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Fishing in Tarpon Springs, Florida
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Steven Herich
Steven H.
Sarasota, Florida
Reported 1 week ago
Thanks for sharing the feedback about the review. I'll check it out soon.
Steven Herich
Steven H. Sarasota, Florida Reported 1 week ago
Thanks for sharing the feedback about the review. I'll check it out soon.
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Austin Metcalf
Austin M.
Bradenton, Florida
Reported 1 week ago
Got the snapper pretty good this morning!
Austin Metcalf
Austin M. Bradenton, Florida Reported 1 week ago
Got the snapper pretty good this morning!
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