Upper Tampa Bay, Neil Taylor
What’s happenin’ in the upper stretches of Tampa Bay?
Redfish, absolutely a pretty good story. I fought the draw of big trout in other areas to ignore the opportunities in...
January 2018 Florida Kayak Fishing Forecast
January 2018
By Neil Taylor and capmel.com kayak fishing staff contributors
Around the state:
January can be the most challenging month of the year. 2017 a La Nina year, we should have...
Panhandle, John Kumiski
Vacationing with my bride and doing research, I did not fish this week. We have a Panhandle Travel report.
Crooked River lighthouse.
I would like to wish all my readers a...
The Skyway, Paul Bristow
As we close out 2017 in the Tampa Bay Region, the resounding message at the Sunshine Skyway Fishing Piers is that Mack is Back! Spanish mackerel returned to a...
Gulf water temperatures right for kingfish
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/Captain-s-Corner-Gulf-water-temperatures-right-for-kingfish_164003704
The water temperature was 69.2 Tuesday as we left John’s Pass. Because of that, we had to see if Santa had left anything special as he crossed the gulf....
Fly fishing for sheepshead
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/Captain-s-Corner-Fly-fishing-for-sheepshead_163907023
Low winter tides can make for fly fishing fun or frustration. When you see a tail break the surface in the lowest water, what is it? I’ve had inexperienced...
Orlando Area and Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Forecast, January 2018
January's Fishing Outlook
I would like to begin this report by wishing all of you a happy and prosperous New Year. 2017 was an excellent year for me as I...
Big Trout, Shallow Water
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/Captain-s-Corner-Target-big-trout-in-shallower-water_163930668
Big trout, a wintertime favorite, have gotten into their yearly patterns. It is unusual not to catch a big trout this time of year. Catching trout is pretty easy...
Nature Coast, William Toney
This weeks report will be short and sweet. Pompano have made they're way into Nature Coast waters. I've been catching them on a 1/8th oz. jig head tipped with...