Latest Fishing Updates!
Not much has changed, but there are some notable updates:
Caladesi – Honeymoon Island – Anclote Island
- Anclote Island to Honeymoon Island:
- Redfish: The redfish bite is back and better than ever! Hungry and aggressive, now is the perfect time to break your personal best. Just yesterday, we saw 27-inch reds smashing live pinfish on the flats.
- Snook: Most snook have returned and are feeding heavily. White bait and swim baits are performing exceptionally well.
- Trout: The trout bite is absolutely on fire!
- Black Drum: Slot-sized black drum are cruising along the beaches—just keep some shrimp handy to target them.
- Honeymoon Causeway:
- Sheepshead: These fish are on the move. Fiddler crabs or small live shrimp work best.
- Honeymoon Island:
- The island remains closed, except for Dog Beach. If you have access to a boat or kayak, the surrounding flats and mangroves are productive. Redfish are particularly active here, with some impressive sizes reported.
- Dunedin Reef:
- No recent reports—if you have any updates, let us know in the comments!
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Intracoastal: Anclote to Indian Rocks
- Spoil Islands:
- Trout are biting consistently, with swim baits producing great results. Redfish and snook are also active, especially around high tide when larger snook can be found. A bit of chumming can work wonders!
- Creeks:
- Snook are loaded up in the creeks—check them out before the cold front passes!
- Clearwater Beach Pier 60:
- Currently closed.
- Sand Key Bridge:
- Nighttime snook fishing is excellent, and gag grouper are hitting swimbaits at night. Bigger-grade snook are also active during the day and afternoon near the jetty. For sheepshead, target the bridge during slack tide.
- Indian Rocks Bridge:
- The sheepshead bite is red hot! Bring fiddler crabs and get ready for action.
- Indian Rocks Flats and Docks:
- Dock light fishing is fantastic, with good-sized snook, redfish, and trout responding well to three-inch swim baits. Sheepshead are also abundant but require patience to locate.
Tampa Bay
Upper Tampa Bay:
- Dock Fishing:
- On fire! Redfish, snook, and sheepshead are all biting. Target pilings not wrapped with barnacles for the best success.
- Courtney Campbell Causeway:
- Snook are congregating around the bridge. Redfish are returning to the mangroves, which are also holding black drum (15–24 lbs).
- Gandy Bridge:
- Snook are active near the bridge entrance, with white bait yielding results. Smaller snook can be found near the rocks by the boat ramp. Black drum have also been spotted.
- Flats:
- Excellent redfish action in the skinny water. Trout fishing is on fire, with some massive “gator” trout caught recently.
Lower Tampa Bay:
- Skyway Fishing Pier:
- The north pier is open and producing great results. Spanish mackerel are the highlight—target them with spoons and lures around bait schools. Sheepshead are also present on the pilings.
- Skyway Bridge:
- No recent reports.
- Fort De Soto Pier:
- Status unknown—please share updates if you have them!
- Islands:
- Redfish and snook are feeding aggressively. White bait is preferred, but live pinfish work well too.
- Fort De Soto Beach:
- Scattered pompano have been sighted, along with promising flounder action.
- Tampa Bay Shipping Channel:
- Rock piles are packed with mangrove snapper. Chumming during slack tide will help you hit limits fast. Gag grouper are also active here, though water clarity has been an issue.
- Egmont Key:
- Not much to report—no tarpon in the area. The island suffered significant damage.
- Tierra Verde:
- Snapper are biting well here—just chum with white bait. Snook and sheepshead action is also excellent, with fiddler crabs being especially effective for sheepshead.
That’s all for today!
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