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Fishing report from John R. in Tampa, Florida Book a trip with Captain John here.

    Snook Fishing in Tampa, Florida
    05/18/2023 Snook
    It's officially Spring in Tampa Bay Area. Snook are all over the place and are feeding well. Water temp's are right where they should be which puts the fish in a good mood, which means bent rods and screaming drags. Live bait is the best choice, but if you like tossing artificials, no worries, you'll catch your fair share as well. Here are a few lures that I like when targeting snook, redfish and trout. Headon's Spookis my go to for top-water. For redfish, and trout, I like tossing a 4"paddle tail ( colors: white and clear with red metal-flake ). Snook in Tampa Bay are live bait feeders, but you can still get them to eat artificials. I like a 1/8oz snake-lock jig head with a ZMan Paddlerz. Schools of redfish are also showing up on the flats in a few areas. These fish are very boat shy, so be quiet and patient and you'll hook a few. Once again, live or cut bait has been the best way to hook these skittish bronze beauties. Some of the redfish schools have been beat up by some fishermen, but that’s just how it goes with the amount of boaters on the water these days, so again, be patient and you'll hook a few. They are mostly oversized fish, which means your drag is gonna scream. The sheepshead bite is still going strong in Tampa Bay, and the rock piles, jetties and bridges have been producing some nice catches. Live shrimp, fiddler and mud crabs have been the baits of choice.

Fishing report from Ariel A. in Chokoloskee, Florida Book a trip with Captain Ariel here.

    Snook Fishing in Chokoloskee, Florida
    05/17/2023 Snook
    trout, triple tail and snook are starting to bite a bit more, grey snapper and some sheeps are still active

Fishing report from Gw D. in Islamorada, Florida Book a trip with Captain Gw here.

    Snook Fishing in Islamorada, Florida
    05/15/2023 Snook
    Snook Fishing in Islamorada, Florida
    05/15/2023 Snook
    Snook Fishing in Islamorada, Florida
    05/15/2023 Snook
    Miami Dolphins offensive tackle, Liam Eichenberg, came down with a former Norte Dame teammate for a day of backcountry fishing and "tackled" some high winds for a fun day of fishing. Wound up catching 5 snook and 3 redfish and released a sawfish. Great time on the water.
    Miami Dolphins offensive tackle, Liam Eichenberg, came down with a former Norte Dame teammate for a day of backcountry fishing and "tackled" some high winds for a fun day of fishing. Wound up catching 5 snook and 3 redfish and released a sawfish. Great time on the water.
    Miami Dolphins offensive tackle, Liam Eichenberg, came down with a former Norte Dame teammate for a day of backcountry fishing and "tackled" some high winds for a fun day of fishing. Wound up catching 5 snook and 3 redfish and released a sawfish. Great time on the water.

Fishing report from Juan H. in St. Petersburg, Florida Book a trip with Captain Juan here.

    Snook Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
    05/15/2023 Snook

Fishing report from Seth L. in Tarpon Springs, Florida

    Snook Fishing in Tarpon Springs, Florida
    05/11/2023 Snook
    Snook Fishing in Tarpon Springs, Florida
    05/11/2023 Snook
    Good numbers of upper to over-slot snook have showed up along the beaches and in the passes. Snook and tarpon will be our main target species for the next few months.
    Good numbers of upper to over-slot snook have showed up along the beaches and in the passes. Snook and tarpon will be our main target species for the next few months.

Fishing report from Roland W. in Cape Coral, Florida Book a trip with Captain Roland here.

    Snook Fishing in
    05/10/2023 Snook
    Snook Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida, USA
    05/10/2023 Snook

Fishing report from Taylor R. in Holmes Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Taylor here.

    Snook Fishing in Holmes Beach, Florida
    05/10/2023 Snook

Fishing report from Mike M. in St. Augustine, Florida Book a trip with Captain Mike here.

    Snook Fishing in St. Augustine, Florida
    05/10/2023 Snook

Fishing report from Gw D. in Islamorada, Florida Book a trip with Captain Gw here.

    Snook Fishing in Islamorada, Florida
    05/10/2023 Snook
    Great day of fishing in the Flamingo area of Everglades National Park. Doug Berry with a nice catch of snook and redfish. Absolutely beautiful day on the water!

Fishing report from Mike M. in Clearwater, Florida

    Snook Fishing in Clearwater, Florida
    05/10/2023 Snook
    Snook Fishing in Clearwater, Florida
    05/10/2023 Snook
    Inshore bite hasn't slowed down at all. Grass flats and mangrove lines
    Inshore bite hasn't slowed down at all. Grass flats and mangrove lines

Fishing report from Phil P. in Tampa, Florida Book a trip with Captain Phil here.

    Snook Fishing in Tampa, Florida
    05/08/2023 Snook
    Spring into summer by fishing in Tampa Bay! Charter fishing in the last month in Tampa Bay is about as good as it gets as far as plenty of action plenty of great fish to catch and plenty of options for our local fish and we have migrating species invading our local waters. With the warming waters we get large schools of cigar minnows, hard tails, blue runners, and threadfin herring with that brings king fish, sharks, Spanish mackerel, Bonita, and even sailfish and blackfin tuna. Our inshore fishing has been on fire our customers have found redfish and large speckled trout with plenty of snook in the last month, and we are seeing more and more tarpon showing up with every passing moon so it's time to grip that rod reel just a little bit tighter and be ready for those silver kings to come a calling. I don't really expect any real changes except for more tarpon and sharks in the weeks to come so tight lines until next time. -Captain Phil

Fishing report from Mark G. in Port Orange, Florida Book a trip with Captain Mark here.

    Snook Fishing in Port Orange, Florida
    05/05/2023 Snook
    Snook Fishing in Port Orange, Florida
    05/05/2023 Snook

Fishing report from Joe C. in Jacksonville, Florida

    Snook Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
    05/03/2023 Snook
    They don't call it MAYport for no reason! Fishing the last few weeks has been off the chain. From inshore to offshore there really isn't anything that isn't biting. Playing the tide weather has been determining the target!

Fishing report from Joe B. in Holmes Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Joe here.

    Goliath Grouper, Snook Fishing in Holmes Beach, Florida
    05/03/2023 Goliath Grouper, Snook
    Tarpon are doing tarpon things!

Fishing report from Jon-Paul H. in Islamorada, Florida Book a trip with Captain Jon-Paul here.

    Snook Fishing in Islamorada, Florida
    05/03/2023 Snook
    Fishing has been great. Snook, snapper, trout, triple tail, pompano, permit, and tarpon.

Fishing report from Craig L. in Clearwater, Florida Book a trip with Captain Craig here.

    Snook Fishing in Clearwater, Florida
    04/27/2023 Snook

Fishing report from Anthony S. in Key West, Florida

    Snook Fishing in Key West, Florida
    04/26/2023 Snook
    Snook Fishing in Key West, Florida
    04/26/2023 Snook

Fishing report from Brandon D. in Cape Coral, Florida Book a trip with Captain Brandon here.

    Snook Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
    04/26/2023 Snook
    Snook Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
    04/26/2023 Snook
    Snook Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
    04/26/2023 Snook
    Snook Fishing in Cape Coral, Florida
    04/26/2023 Snook

Fishing report from Charles O. in Miami, Florida Book a trip with Charles here.

    Snook Fishing in Miami, Florida
    04/26/2023 Snook

Fishing report from Gw D. in Islamorada, Florida Book a trip with Captain Gw here.

    Snook Fishing in Islamorada, Florida
    04/23/2023 Snook
    Had a couple good days of backcountry fishing. Tarpon, snook and redfish, all on light tackle.

Fishing report from Santiago Javier A. in Book a trip with Captain Santiago Javier here.

    Snook Fishing in San Juan, San Juan
    04/13/2023 Snook
    Snook Fishing in San Juan, Puerto Rico
    04/13/2023 Snook

Fishing report from Tyler B. in Clearwater, Florida Book a trip with Captain Tyler here.

    Redfish, Snook Fishing in Clearwater, Florida
    04/13/2023 Redfish, Snook
    Fishing has been great. No signs of red tide. Water temp has been warming up along with those spring/summer high tides that everybody wants. This is when those big reds and snook start seeking shade under the trees. We call it "combat fishing," a tug of war between you and the fish. Plenty of trout showing up on the grass flats along with good table fare just a few miles from shore.

Fishing report from Rick H. in New Smyrna Beach, Florida

    Snook Fishing in New Smyrna Beach, Florida
    04/12/2023 Snook
    Water clarity is down, so redfishing has slowed a bit, but still seeing quite a few tails. The snook bite has picked up and some juvy tarpon are starting to move in

Fishing report from Nick H. in Tampa, Florida Book a trip with Captain Nick here.

    Snook Fishing in Tampa, Florida
    04/12/2023 Snook

Fishing report from Patrick B. in St. Petersburg, Florida Book a trip with Captain Patrick here.

    Snook Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
    04/12/2023 Snook
    Snook Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
    04/12/2023 Snook
    Snook Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
    04/12/2023 Snook
    The redfish bite has been pretty solid along with the snook bite. I’m starting to see some really nice mangrove snapper show up at some local docks as well. Reef fishing has also been good of the wind isn’t blowing too bad. Snapper, grunts and sheephead have been chewing pretty good out there. The grouper have been chewing the floor out of the boat but unfortunately we can’t keep them right now.
    The redfish bite has been pretty solid along with the snook bite. I’m starting to see some really nice mangrove snapper show up at some local docks as well. Reef fishing has also been good of the wind isn’t blowing too bad. Snapper, grunts and sheephead have been chewing pretty good out there. The grouper have been chewing the floor out of the boat but unfortunately we can’t keep them right now.
    The redfish bite has been pretty solid along with the snook bite. I’m starting to see some really nice mangrove snapper show up at some local docks as well. Reef fishing has also been good of the wind isn’t blowing too bad. Snapper, grunts and sheephead have been chewing pretty good out there. The grouper have been chewing the floor out of the boat but unfortunately we can’t keep them right now.
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