Tampa – St. Pete Fishing Report

Big Goliath Grouper

Wow what a summer it has been so far. The St. Pete and Tampa area fishing has been great this year and the bait has been plentiful. The snook bite has continued to be strong once you find a location on the beaches with little foot traffic. The redfishing this year has been one of the best years. The water temps have gotten up there so some of the fish are starting to show some lethargic patterns due to the heat in my opinion. The trout fishing is best early or late because of the water temps lately with the deeper grassflats producing the best in the hot part of the day.

Nice Goliath!

Fishing the bait schools in the shallows have been productive but this has only lasted until about an hour after first light. The mackerel fishing has been unbelievable this year with most of them being really good sized macks. I’m also fishing goliath grouper and sharks a lot lately and both have not dissapointed. Here’s a picture of todays trip where we fished mackerel for a while and then decided to go for the big ones…

Tight lines!

Capt. Chris Haught