Tampa Bay inshore
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Very_Good
Tuesday, Dec 05 2023
The Sheepshead are thriving! Theyre swarming around docks, piers, bridges, jetties, and rock piles. The hotspots? Definitely around the pass, where theyre eagerly biting on fiddler crabs and small shrimp pieces. Pro tip: Use a scraper to clean up pilings, then drop your bait with minimal weight alongside a piling to target these fish. Mangrove Snapper numbers might be down, but the ones were catching in deeper inshore areas are impressive. Look for them around larger docks, bridges, and rock piles in the bay. I have heard around the skyway has still been producing quite a bit of mangrove snapper! Flounder are active, especially around edges, potholes, and structures. Remember, theyre in sandy areas, lying in wait to ambush prey. If you work those sandy bottoms with a slower moving presentation, or jighead there is a good chance they will pop up out of the sand and attack it! However, theyre off-limits until December 1st due to spawning protections, so be sure to get them back in the water quickly so you can come back and catch them in a week! Redfish action is still hot! It seems to be the epitome of the peak season for those redfish right now! We are seeing them caught almost everywhere inshore , so its a great time to find them! A good option to find the largest redfish is to keep an eye out for schools of mullet, the redfish will be chasing behind them! Or on the flats during low to mid tide. If you have access to a tower boat, that can give you an edge for sight fishing. Trout are biting well on the flats, around islands, and near bridges. Because we are still on that waxing moon phase, the low light conditions mean the trout are still stacked up on dock lights at night! Try working some bait in those lights at night for a good opportunity at some trout! Snook have definitely died down in terms of the bite out in the pass and definitely on the beach, however that makes them a bit easier to target now! They are going to be stacked back up in the back bays, near the creeks and shallower estuaries flowing into the larger bodys of water. Canal channels are also a great spot to look for snook this time of year! Additionally, any shallower water that is holding a muddy bottom will be a great spot to target the snook! That muddy bottom soaks up the heat from the sun during the day making that water just a bit warmer and the snook love to stack up on that warmer bottom and water. Triple Tail are active inshore, around buoys, markers, and floating debris. Keep an eye out for these tasty fish as you cruise from one spot to another looking for some of the other inshore species. With triple tail, many times you can see them hanging out on the pillars of markers, or docks. Mackerel are abundant, especially around deeper bridges, piers, and areas with fast-moving water and bait. Theyre attracted to fast-moving, flashy lures and are feeding aggressively.
Tuesday, Dec 05 2023
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Tampa Bay inshore
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Very_Good
The Sheepshead are thriving! Theyre swarming around docks, piers, bridges, jetties, and rock piles. The hotspots? Definitely around the pass, where theyre eagerly biting on fiddler crabs and small shrimp pieces. Pro tip: Use a scraper to clean up pilings, then drop your bait with minimal weight alongside a piling to target these fish. Mangrove Snapper numbers might be down, but the ones were catching in deeper inshore areas are impressive. Look for them around larger docks, bridges, and rock piles in the bay. I have heard around the skyway has still been producing quite a bit of mangrove snapper! Flounder are active, especially around edges, potholes, and structures. Remember, theyre in sandy areas, lying in wait to ambush prey. If you work those sandy bottoms with a slower moving presentation, or jighead there is a good chance they will pop up out of the sand and attack it! However, theyre off-limits until December 1st due to spawning protections, so be sure to get them back in the water quickly so you can come back and catch them in a week! Redfish action is still hot! It seems to be the epitome of the peak season for those redfish right now! We are seeing them caught almost everywhere inshore , so its a great time to find them! A good option to find the largest redfish is to keep an eye out for schools of mullet, the redfish will be chasing behind them! Or on the flats during low to mid tide. If you have access to a tower boat, that can give you an edge for sight fishing. Trout are biting well on the flats, around islands, and near bridges. Because we are still on that waxing moon phase, the low light conditions mean the trout are still stacked up on dock lights at night! Try working some bait in those lights at night for a good opportunity at some trout! Snook have definitely died down in terms of the bite out in the pass and definitely on the beach, however that makes them a bit easier to target now! They are going to be stacked back up in the back bays, near the creeks and shallower estuaries flowing into the larger bodys of water. Canal channels are also a great spot to look for snook this time of year! Additionally, any shallower water that is holding a muddy bottom will be a great spot to target the snook! That muddy bottom soaks up the heat from the sun during the day making that water just a bit warmer and the snook love to stack up on that warmer bottom and water. Triple Tail are active inshore, around buoys, markers, and floating debris. Keep an eye out for these tasty fish as you cruise from one spot to another looking for some of the other inshore species. With triple tail, many times you can see them hanging out on the pillars of markers, or docks. Mackerel are abundant, especially around deeper bridges, piers, and areas with fast-moving water and bait. Theyre attracted to fast-moving, flashy lures and are feeding aggressively.
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