This report covers the fishing over the last weeks trips. Last week I was on the water every day. All of my recent trips have been fishing Fly Tackle except one day where we did light tackle. A few cold fronts have moved through recently which dropped water temperatures. As always this has made the Trout fishing very reliable and most days we can run the numbers up a bit with this species. In recent days most of the Trout have been pretty small. 12" to 14" is about the average but every day we'll find a few good ones. With the colder water temperatures the flats fishing for snook and redfish has chilled off. This week we have been running up into the rivers and residential canals to chase these species. In these areas the water is much warmer and the action is good. My guests have worked the fly around and under docks to connect with some great Snook lately. At times some big schools of Jack Crevales have pushed up into the canals and provided some crazy action. The size of the Jacks has ranged from the size of your hand up to about 12 - 15 pounders. I always keep 2 lightweight fly rods on the skiff for when I find small Jacks and Ladyfish. These smaller fish are excellent sport on light tackle. Recently the afternoon hours have produced the best bite. 6 and 8 hour trips have been the right choice lately. Give us a call today to book your next Tampa Bay fishing adventure

Had several trips recently with both Fly and Light Tackle. The recent cold front combined with the low daytime tides has spurred some great action. I had 2 recent trips where my anglers had several dozen Trout each on soft baits. Most of the fish were on the small side but we have had a few 20" + each day. We also fished this same action with the fly rod and killed it. All of my recent trips have offered great Snook fishing as well, The Snook have been feeding well on the moving water leading up to and following the low tides. Redfish have been a target of opportunity lately. We have been taking a few but mostly single fish here and there. Our best day recently saw 6 reds come to the boat but most days it has been one or two. Give us a call today to plan your next Tampa Bay fishing adventure

Over the last week my guests have had lots of action. Every day we have been keeping the rods bent. There are still huge schools of bait on the flats and finding fish blowing up on them has been a daily event. Over my last few trips we have stopped on big pods of feeding fish and have taken a variety of fish both on the fly and on artificials. There have been Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, Ladyfish, Jacks, Trout and Snook feeding in the bait pods. The fish have been mostly on the smaller side but they are super exciting on the light rods I currently have rigged. Every day we have also managed to find a few larger fish mixed into our catch. This week we have found quite a few over slot Trout and some nice Snook roaming the flats. This action is pretty stable now and should continue for as long as the water temperature stays in the same range. If you are new to Fly Fishing now is a great time to get out. The fish species that are most abundant now are very aggressive towards flies fished in the upper water column. We have some openings now through Dec 21. At that point I will be taking a week off for some Holiday visiting. Book your next fishing adventure today!

Right now the fish are taking advantage of the abundant bait in the area. Recently it has been game on with fish blowing up the surface. This is perfect for action on the fly!. On recent trips I have been fishing both the Fly Rods and Spin Rods with surface baits.. The action is good with plenty of Bluefish, Macks, Jacks and Ladyfish readily taking on or just below the surface. These hard fighting fish take the fly well and will give light tackle a workout! I only have a few openings left in November **hidden content** Book your next fishing trip today!

Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Report January 19, 2017 | Ken Tutalo Over the last few days the very reliable fishing has continued. My last few trips have gone great with a variety of fish being caught on both Fly Rods and light tackle. This week I have had trips on the flats,Back country and to some local reefs. We have been having great action during the periods just before and after the low tides. We have been hitting the potholes and finding good amounts of Big Trout and Redfish. Yesterday we also had a few periods where we had big reds tailing in super shallow water. The water around the bay remains in the upper 60's and there is plenty of bait on the flats. For as long as conditions remain steady we will have lots of options for what type of fish we target. We took advantage the option of great conditions and lots of fish to target yesterday afternoon. After a productive morning on the flats we slipped outside along the beaches and found some Jacks and bluefish that were willing to attack streamer flies. We have also been fishing the reefs lately with good results. Sheephead, Snappers, Grunts and more have been hitting well. Below are some photos from the last week around the bay and some Trout from yesterday