Florida Gulf Coast Fishing Report
Florida Gulf coast fishing is holding its own with plenty of fish around. Tarpon are being hooked in Tampa Bay… See photo below!
Capt. Scott Greer of Stray Dog Charters out of Cortez Florida has been placing his charters on top of red and gag grouper along with catch and Amberjack.
Capt. Sam Kimball of Legend Charters out of Bradenton on Cortez Road said he’s putting his charters onto lots of barracuda on the offshore artificial reefs, plus snapper, amberjack and grouper.
Capt. Mark Johnston of Legend Charters out of Bradenton Florida, said his inshore catch includes redfish, mackerel off the beaches and catch-and-release snook.
Capt. Rick Gross on Fishy Business out of Catchers Marina in Holmes Beach said he’s catching good-sized redfish on the good tides in the bays, plus trout and mackerel.
Capt. Larry McGuire of Show Me The Fish Charters out of Cortez said he has been catching red grouper and lots of released amberjack. First mate Larry Bethke caught and released a Goliath grouper estimated at least 200 pounds. Capt. Bill Miller went out with us last week and caught a “true fire-truck” grouper. “All of our action was off Anna Maria Island about 35 miles offshore, using grunts and frozen sardines.” Capt. Larry said his other catches included lots of grouper, mangrove and yellowtail snapper, plus a trip that produced 14 sharks to 9 feet in length, as well as tarpon, kingfish, mackerel and cobia.
Capt. Randall Fowler of Uncle Mud Fish Charters out of Holmes Beach, has been catching nice redfish and seatrout. Also runs out to Tampa Bay are producing Tarpon.
Zack Guerin, 12, of Anna Maria, hooked up tarpon Memorial Day weekend while fishing with his dad, Jim Guerin, near Egmont Key with Capt. Randall Fowler of Uncle Mudfish Fishing Charters.
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