Inshore: The rain and winds continue around the area this week.  The water is still dirty and will remain that way for some time ahead.  I am seeing some cleaner...

NORTHWEST REGION   CASES   SANTA ROSA COUNTY   Officer Hutchinson was patrolling the Blackwater State Forest when he observed a couple of vehicles pulled over on the side of a forest road. He stopped...

With windy conditions from our first cold front of the year, cooling waters will help many near shore species to bite. The shallow water grouper bite is one of them....

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-with-october-cool-comes-perfect-fishing-conditions/2341172 October is the month to be on the water since the temperature is almost perfect for fishing. There are Spanish mackerel, big schools of jacks and blacktip sharks all...

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-little-tunny-dominating-along-coast/2341121 Little tunny or false albacore are hammering large schools of baitfish close to shore along our coast. Most action is close to passes and channels where tidal flow is...

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-night-mangrove-fishing-keeps-rolling/2340926 The night mangrove snapper bite offshore remains red hot. Good-sized fish have been active in depths of 90 feet or more off Tarpon Springs. We ran an overnight trip...

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-fall-trolling-season-is-here/2340777 For years I've claimed the traditional day for the start of fall trolling season is Oct. 10 (Columbus Day). This year is no exception, even with the gulf stirred...

What’s happenin’ in the upper stretches of Tampa Bay? Here it is: The onslaught of Fall. Things are going berserk. Pompano, mackerel, drum, ladyfish, jacks and cobia at the bridges....

I have been asked to not stop sending this particular message: Catch a legal snook: Let it go. Let’s rebuild this trophy fishery. We have plenty of other options...

Wanna go fishin’? No time like the present. Literally, things are in Full Fall Mode. The water’s just right. Air temperatures are just right. Fish availability is fanastic. It...