Captain Tim Drummond put these kids on some real nice Tampa Bay redfish action!

Cobia!

Summer heat is here and fishing has been hot for spanish mackerel, mangrove, sharks, and the occasional cobia! Snook are still feeding but have been hanging way back in the bushes so accurate casts have been a must. Redfish are up on shallow flats with mullet and also in same areas as snook in the bushes.  Here’s Capt. Tim Drummond with a nice cobia fishing Tampa Bay.

Get your fishing fix this summer and book a charter trip fishing Tampa Bay Florida. The Tampa Bay area has excellent opportunities for shallow water snook, redfish, seatrout. Off the beaches, passes, and bridges right now tarpon are being caught daily. And the sharks are everywhere in between, it’s been a really good year for sharks… A couple of us are also offering Tampa Bay bow fishing trips now. It’s exciting sneaking up on sheepshead around the pilings and taking your shots at the excellent table fish. Or, hit the sandbar and look for the delicious cownose rays that can be grilled, blackened, smoked, fried, pretty much anyway you can fix chicken you can prepare ray. They’re plentiful and fun to target. Ask about this option prior to booking since we do not keep the bows on the boat unless a trip is booked as such.

Call now and reserve your day, don’t delay, best tide days fill fast!

Capt. Chris

It’s been an awesome spring, busiest since 07′. Many apologies to those who we weren’t able to return calls to as the fishing was “off the hook” and so was the phone. Every guide I know was fishing everyday and many times two trips a day.

On to the report..

Fish like snook, redfish, seatrout, and more were eating live and dead bait with ease and some really nice fish were brought aboard. The bait has been easy to find and so have the fish with the exception of redfish. They seemed to be here one day, gone the next. As always if redfish isn’t happening we’re on to bigger and better things. Speaking of bigger, the sharks came in in force this year. We’ve jumped spinners on trout rods, sight casted sharks, even made a blind cast with a hunk of mackerel that was eaten and pulling line before I even engaged the reel. This should continue all the way until beginning of winter if you know where to look.

Tarpon time is now. Bridges, bays, passes, beaches, they all have them. I tend to look for the area that has the least amount of boat traffic so we don’t have to deal with the hassle of “those who don’t know, or those who simply don’t care”. Give everybody a little space, there’s plenty of fish for everyone to go find there own school.

If you are looking to fish this summer please don’t delay in booking your trip. Good days/tides fill up fast. Tight lines!

Capt. Chris

Captain Sean Tanners happy client with a monster snook while on a charter fishing in Tampa Bay. Capt. Sean has been sending numerous big snook photos lately and if you’re looking for a great trip he’s got them dialed in so send us an email or text and we’ll get you scheduled!

It’s been a crazy winter here in Tampa Bay. Here’s Captain Tim Drummond getting it done with a really nice wintertime snook caught by his customers. Spring is right around the corner, don’t forget to book early for your Tampa Bay fishing charter!

Happy New Year! 2015 brings a new captain to TampaBayCharter.com! Would like to welcome Captain Carlos Bueno to the site. Captain Carlos fishes out of a 26 ft. Calcutta tower boat named the “Mas Fina” designed for inshore and offshore fishing. Captain Carlos is an energetic, fun having fishing guide that makes every charter special. Send an email or text today to get information on how to book Capt. Carlos or any of the guides listed on TampaBayCharter.com

Tight lines!

Looking to catch a wide variety of fish in one charter? Nows the time! In the next 3 months we’re fishing the flats, beaches, bridges, bays, you name it for fish ranging from a pound to two hundred pounds. Fish are filling their bellies preparing for the cooler weather.

For those that like throwing lures you can kill it this time of year with a handful of jigs and a couple jig heads.

Call today to schedule an exciting light tackle fishing charter in Tampa Bay!

Capt. Chris

Capt. Tim Drummond has been fishing structure inside Tampa Bay and bringing home plenty of spanish mackerel, gag grouper, and mangrove snapper for the table. All these are being caught on scaled sardines and threadfin herring live and dead. One of the many dredged shipping channels is a great place to experience this fishing. Many species of sharks are also available in these same areas.

Capt. Tim is also on the redfish right now in the shallows. Give us a call today to get your adventure reserved!

Captain Sean Tanner has been on a great tarpon and snook bite this summer. The tarpon fishing off mid Pinellas beaches this spring has been awesome. They’ve recently thinned out with the spawn taking place. Most fish will be back inside the bay soon and will be a little slower fishery but still available to those who are patient.

Snook fishing upper Tampa Bay has also yielded many fine snook to 20lbs this spring/summer. Feel free to text or call for more information on booking with Captain Sean and catching some of these exciting fish this summer!

Tight lines..