Capt. Bull minnows, greenies, and small pigfish are my favorite baits for the snapper. The season ends on Dec 31 to put one in your plate. Thanks for the reports and photos. I also saw a big barracuda charging on mullet near Fort DeSoto on Wednesday. Sheepshead are all over every structure in Tampa Bay and beyond. Worth checking those buoys and crab traps if youre cruising the beach or headed offshore. FISHING REPORT 2/17 - 2/23: Yo Gulfsters, spring is upon us here in Florida and the fishing is definitely starting to turn for the better. Live pinfish are always the main go to but dead sardines will also do the trick. The docks ate holding lots of snook, sheeps, and snapper. Offshore the grouper and red snapper reports are still very steady with some bonus stud lane snapper adding to the meat haul. In the same sandbar areas theres been a lot of pompano. August is always solid for tripletail, so be ready and searching for them on buoys, floating debris, and pilings this time of year both in the bay and offshore. As always feel free to follow me on Instagram @snookjam for more content and dont forget to submit your photos to gulfsterreport@gmail.com and you too could be featured on the site! Some big redfish and black drum have been chewing heavily throughout the bay. OfFShore Fishing. The grass beds are holding a lot of fish but should be better as the water starts to cool a bit. Big tides had the crabs flushing out of the passes and the tarpon are there to greet them on the beaches. Don't party the night before. Follow me on Instagram @snookjam where you can also enter to win a box of MirrOLure lures in our drawing on January 1st. [], Inshore Fishing Report Previous Next Snook action is going well Inshore right now throughout our area. Congrats to Talan Biernat for doing the dirty work by going mangrove diving and catching this nice redfish to be selected for the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! The leader in deep sea/offshore fishing charters in the St. Petersburg, Tampa and Clearwater areas. Lots of grouper again this week. The water temp is 90-degrees in much of our area which is making the fish maybe a bit lethargic. FISHING REPORT: 4/19 - 4/25 Reds are schooled up, especially towards Sarasota, but are becoming more scattered once we reach Tampa. Congrats to 9-year old Blake Bryant for catching this nice snook and being selected for the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! The fish are loaded off the beach and near the Skyway on buoys and other floating debris all over the Tampa Bay Area! This is a great time to get out inshore for some pompano and small permit inshore. Wes Tallyn. Wes Tallyn. Wes Tallyn. Offshore there has been a good start to the kingfish season. Wes Tallyn. Live shrimp and dead sticking are sure bets. Congrats to Rob Hembree Jr. for catching this perfect dinner sized drum last week and for birthday selected as the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! One of my favorite months for getting after fish because there are so many fish options and different types of fishing available. Congrats to Ashton Griffin who caught this nice redfish on artificial this week near Indian Rocks Beach and for being selected as the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! The snook have been piled on the beaches and passes as expected. Check those regulations before heading offshore carefully as the marine patrol guys are out and about. Wes Tallyn. A couple whispers of some schools of tarpon in the same locations. Some nice schools of jacks have been roaming the bay and they continued this week around the bay bridge system and Skyway chain. A good redfish bite continues up inside Tampa Bay along mangrove and seagrass edges. What a day, what a day!! Wes Tallyn. Live shrimp or live greenbacks are always great but you could always try a fly or a MirrOlure! The week days are always best with less fishing pressure but if youre out on the weekend just try to get out first or find some areas that havent been picked over yet. Crazy weather continues after a warm past week. Also on the flats theres been small sharks raiding live and dead baits. FISHING REPORT 10/2- 10/6 Well very sad for our neighbors down south. Offshore the amberjack and snapper are the main targets and some real nice hogfish are coming over the rails. Redfish seem to be more consistent in the reports the past few weeks with some schools invading the canals and milling up the flats in Tampa Bay and Boca Ciega Bay. Dont forget to submit your photos to gulfsterreport@gmail.com and you too could be featured on the site! Thanks for reading and sorry about missing a report last week. Also seeing a ton of good sized sheepshead in Tampa Bay on dock pilings and seawalls. Lots of shark are around too so be aware of them. A size 1 hook should be sufficient but dont be afraid to go smaller if the hook is strong enough or sharp enough to hook the toothy sheeps. 15-lb test if you have to. The dock lights near the passes are loaded up with snook and trout with certain lights holding some redfish or juvi tarpon. You never know what you are going to run into! The fishing hasnt slowed down! As always feel free to follow me on Instagram @snookjam for more content and dont forget to submit your photos to gulfsterreport@gmail.com and you too could be featured on the site! Capt. Congrats to J. Tanner Heintz for catching these nice snapper and grouper off of Anna Maria last week and for being selected as the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! Reports; FAQs; Testimonials; Local Weather; Store; Merry's Pier 801 Pass-A-Grill Way St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 727-647-3783 or 813-841-8749 Se Habla Espanol . Sheepshead are still thick around the bay bridges and structures. Around jetties and bridges I like to use small bucktail jigs or goofy jigs. Let those baits drop down and work just above the bottom. The gag grouper have moved into the bays with some fish over 27. Along the beaches the bait is plentiful. Marine & Weather Forecast | Tampa Bay & St. Petersburg - Offshore Hustler One day its calm and dry, the next day its wind and downpours. Offshore the kingfish are on fire already. I definitely recommend booking a trip with Court, hes the best! As always feel free to follow me on Instagram @snookjam with any questions or more content and dont forget to submit your photos to gulfsterreport@gmail.com and you too could be featured on the site! Live baits are choice, but dead Boston Mackerel or squid can work as well. Redfish have started to seek a bit deeper water and are along the docks near open water areas. High tide was the most active time. FISHING REPORT 7/10 - 7/16: A nice mixed bag of inshore fish this week despite some windy onshore flow from the Gulf. Mixed in with the bait have been sharks, bonito, and some bait stealing bottlenose dolphin. Research the most likely fish to be caught according to season and book accordingly. Congrats to Samantha Wadas for catching this sweet snook to completing the inshore slam last week and being selected for the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! View Website. Targeting the mullet schools is a good way to start during the higher tides and then working to the shallows mid day or on the lower tides. St. Pete Beach Fishing Charter| Stpetersburg Fishing Charter The sheepshead are literally along every dock, seawall, and bridge inside of Tampa Bay. About Us. Good luck out there and as always feel free to contact me on Instagram @snookjam. Congrats to Josiah Jones for catching this nice redfish in Sarasota Bay recently and for being selected as the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! Congrats to Kian Coose for catching this awesome trout this week in Sarasota Bay and for being selected as the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! A few nice speckled trout have been caught lately inside Tampa Bay along with some smoker sized Spanish mackerel. Red snapper is open beginning this weekend and for a few days next weekend. FISHING REPORT 11/8 - 11/14: Congrats to Doug Hamilton for catching this monster west coast snook on top water this week in Sarasota and being selected for the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! Poseidon Fishing - St. Petersburg - FishingBooker . Might be a good time to just service the rods and reels and make day trips to other areas for action. As one of the most popular sportfish in Florida, kingfish can be caught pretty much any time of year. Since 2002 Gulfster.com has brought you the premier surfing website on the Gulf Coast of Florida! The Spanish mackerel are absolutely everywhere around the Skyway Bridge and at the other passes. Come fish with the best and go play with the rest! Home Charter Info Weather Center Blog Contact Home Charter Info . FISHING REPORT 8/21 - 8/27: Summer doldrums but still some active fish on the mangroves and deep water areas. Lots of both off of southern areas like Anna Maria. Congrats to Ben Eveland for catching this nice snook and for being selected as the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! Wes Tallyn. Again, you want to put that bait close to the bottom and up against structure. Red grouper and gag grouper are beginning their March a bit closer to shore. Congrats to Ashton Griffin for catching this nice snook and for being selected as the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! Improve this listing Similar Experiences LIKELY TO SELL OUT* Island Sunset and Skyway Light Show in St. Petersburg 316 Adventure Tours from $79.10 per adult We did not catch a boat load of fish but it was a good time. Offshore Fishing St Pete FL - Salty Knots Fishing Capt. Offshore the amberjack and red grouper are the main targets. Congrats to Jay Engstrom for catching this 39 snook near Emerson Point this week and being selected for the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! Follow me on Instagram @snookjam and @snook_jam_outdoors for more content. Look for tailing fish, disturbing the waters surface in 1-2 feet of water. Also, dont forget to submit your photos to gulfsterreport@gmail.com and you too could be featured on the site! Sheepshead are all over canal docks right now. Chum and lively baits are the key to getting some bigger fish. FISHING REPORT 12/17 - 12/23: Some very good fishing on some decently clear water this week. The water was 63 degrees off of Pinellas Point on Friday. This relentless wind is driving us all crazy right now. A few are also at the passes chewing on shrimp and small threadfins. FISHING REPORT: 3/22 - 3/28 Wear a hat. Big mangrove snapper and quite a few yellowtail snapper are being brought back to the dock with a few bonus lane snapper. Capt. Looks like a lot of sun in the forecast and hopefully some lighter winds. Offshore there still a strong kingfish bite. The snook have been pushed up along the mangroves. Congrats to Christian Barlow for catching this nice speckled trout and for being selected as the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! As always feel free to contact me with any questions via email at wtallyn04@gmail.com or follow me on Instagram @snookjam. Offshore theres still a solid red grouper bite. Capt. Congrats to Doug Feinberg for catching this beast of a tripletail and for being selected for the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! Inside the bay the reds and black drum are chewing on bridges and docks in the day time. Mixed in are a few chunky black drum, pompano, jacks, and some big tarpon. FISHING REPORT 6/24 - 6/30 Its warm out there and the the water temp is high as well. Fish are chewing throughout Tampa Bay, the best is to get them fired up where you are with some live chummers and present live baits but plenty of fish are being caught on artificials or dead sticking on the flats. Keep an eye out for a bonus Cobia too. A fair amount of sheepshead are still hanging around on docks and seawalls on the St. Pete side of the bay. A few pompano are showing up inshore on sandbars and deeper canals like they do each year with some small permit and bluefish mixed in. What would you recommend to anglers fishing in St. Pete Beach, Florida for the first time. . The redfish are plentiful on the grass flats and mangrove areas. FISHING REPORT 6/5 - 6/11: Insane weather pattern this week as Cristobal pulls north out of Central Mexico and towards the northern Gulf Coast. Big snook are at their summer pass and beach spots. Capt. Mackerel and snapper have been on fire inshore. Offshore is still rocking with a few more days of red snapper season left. However, if you're looking to maximize read more. Snook are piled up in their winter homes, but not chewing on all tides. September is a great month for fishing the dock lights for snook and trout. Expect the seas to flatten this week leading way to a continued strong snapper bite and perhaps a few early arriving kingfish. FISHING REPORT 1/3 - 1/9: Congrats to Jason Ownbey for getting this cuda surprise last week on a lure near Fort Myers and being selected for the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! FISHING REPORT 3/31: Red tide has definitely cleared a bit in the PInellas area. I think some fish spend all year there, but there are some serious numbers of fish there now. tarpon being hooked along the beaches in the morning as well. Offshore its a mix of some red grouper and some mangrove snapper along with some stray cobia and mahi. Ahead of the storms and on the dropping barometer. Jumbo live shrimp either under a cork on the flats or freelined in deeper canals will do the trick. Snook will still be in the passes but will start to move more inland throughout the month. Lots of big fish coming into the filet tables. Offshore has been good. Captain Greg Macfarlane & Pura Vida Charters offer one of a kind deep sea fishing adventures in the Gulf of Mexico. Off the beaches theres Spanish mackerel and bonito running. It looks like its just a free online video. The St Pete Underwater Club is one of the oldest and best-known dive clubs in the United States. Red grouper are showing up in really good numbers in the 75-100 foot range. Probably not enough fish to consider targeting them yet, but worth throwing out a flat line while bottom fishing. Some good bycatches of yellowtail snapper and a few sailfish have been some nice surprises. Thanks for all the reports this week. Sheepshead remains to be the main target species for a lot of anglers. FISHING REPORT 8/14 - 8/20: Water temps continue to soar this week with beach temperatures in the low 90s which is a bit above average for this time of year. The bigger fish are tucked up in marinas and creeks. Capt. We caught a bunch of them on shrimp flies and schminnow flies as well as a bunch on MirrOlure Lil Jons. Snapper and sheepshead are chewing on area bridges and structures. Congrats to Ryan Pawelkoski for catching this nice snook in Anna Maria this week and for being selected as the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! Thanks for the reports and photos. Capt. The trout are pretty sparse. During the day the snook action [], Inshore Report Previous image Next image Snook fishing is going well around the area as we move into that time of year where snook stack in and around the passes at night and then move onto the beaches during the day. Snook are piling up at the passes right now. The winds have seemed to found their summer patterns. Offshore its been ok with the same snapper, grouper, and hogfish reports. As always feel free to contact me with any questions via email wtallyn04@gmail.com or follow me on Instagram @snookjam, also send your photos to gulfsterreport@gmail.com and you too could be featured on the site! The water is cooling off a little which is making the bite go crazy! Hopefully the wind will lay down a bit and make them a bit easier to see. Offshore theres a strong grouper bite. Capt. Offshore the hogfish and kingfish have been on fire so get out there and fill some coolers! Pitching a live bait up current either freelined or under a bobber will usually trigger a bite if theyre around. The water was 63 degrees off of Pinellas Point on Friday. A sharp, size one hook is preferred by me but theres a lot of new jighead options that others are swearing by that may lead to more landed fish. Keeping an eye on the weather as we roll into the peak of hurricane season. The cool weather has made things a little more difficult inshore but theres still a good bite up inside Tampa Bay and in the canals. Look for fish busting on schools of bait for the macks. The redfish are being caught on shrimp, green backs, and artificials throughout the Bay Area. A few cobia and a nice barracuda have also been seen on the beach while fishing so be prepared for just about anything! Also, the snook and reds are chewing well around the Skyway flats. Offshore it seems like theres some good reports of fish 12-miles and beyond. Thanks for all of the reports and photos! Artificial baits are often best to cover a large area but a live shrimp under a cork is a great option too. Congrats to Josiah Jones for getting this nice Gag near Longboat Key last week and for being selected for the Gulfster Fish Photo of the Week! Get those reels lined up and make up those stinger rigs! The water is starting to calm down and is a little cloudy in most spots of the bay after the departure of Hurricane Barry. Whats happening, Gulfsters?! Book now to get a shot at one of these prize fish along with many other good eating reef fish our coast has to offer. Capt. FISHING REPORT 4/30/23: Windy conditions abound but should settle out some this week. Some snook are mixed in as well. The wind has shut down, at least for now, creating some awesome fishing conditions. Thanks for reading and as always feel free to contact me with any questions on Instagram @snookjam and dont forget to submit your photos to gulfsterreport@gmail.com. Capt. Wes Tallyn. Capt. Look this week for some pompano, permit, and bluefish around some of the canals near passes and grass beds. Capt. The snook are chewing heavy on the beaches. Everything from snapper and grouper to mackerel and sharks will be following around those bait schools and are quick to take a live or fast moving artificial bait. Fishing Charters. Some creek snook are showing up already and along the local river systems. Offshore its grouper and kingfish time but theres still a lot of others chewing including: snapper, blackfin, mahi, and some permit on the south reefs. BOOK NOW! Offshore has been on fire though. I liked the fish trip but the area is experiencing red tide at this time the captain found some good eater and put us on some fish. FISHING REPORT 8/13 - 8/19: Conditions continue to improve with the red tide as we are anticipating tropical storm Fred this weekend. The tarpon are chewing heavy around the Skyway Bridge. The mangrove snapper and reds were chewing heavy on the moon. Snook have been starting to show up in the passes and along beaches in some pretty good numbers but were still far from the height of the season. Live pinfish are the go to grouper candy. Wes Tallyn. Capt. Capt. First of all the bait is not hindered by the weight of the swivel and can swim more naturally through the water. Fish the baits on or just off of the bottom with very little slack so you can feel the bite. If the small fish chew up your baits try a half of a blue crab to deter the bait stealers.