Starting off with the BIG news: Finally redfish and trout will open at midnight on May 31st after a three and a half year closure so we finally get to harvest these delicious fish for ourselves and clients to enjoy. This opening signals a strong rebound in the health...
Trout Fishing
Clearwater & IRB Inshore Fishing Report, April 2021
The weather in Clearwater, nearby Indian Rocks beach all around Florida is heating up and fishing is firing up along with it. With the massive amounts of bait that has recently shown up, fishing is in high gear. Spanish Mackerel are everywhere. Kingfish...
Indian Rocks to Clearwater Inshore Flats Fishing Report | February 24, 2021
As the weather keeps fluctuating, fishing around the Indian Rocks Beach and Clearwater inshore waterways has been more challenging then normal. Here's some tips and tricks to help you get on the fish as move through February and into March. Get on the Trout Where to...
ETA’s Gone & Fishing’s ON
Redfish in the Flats are ON So far November has started off quite Breezy. The redfish bite has been extremely good around most Flats spots, spoil Islands and Mangrove bushes. Best bait to get these red fish have been cut ladyfish or cut threadfin herring. These Reds...
Escape into Clearwater fishing. The August 2020 Report by Capt’ Craig
Are you ready to get out on the Clearwater water-ways and away from all the chaos in the media and everywhere you look? As we kick off August 2020, fishing has been really good even though we are in the dog days of summer. Tarpon, Snook, Redfish and Trout have thinned...
Targeting Redfish, Trout and Snook on the Clearwater flats & shallows in the New 2020 Decade
Redfish Where to find em' Redfish action has been steady lately around the Clearwater Flats back bay waters as well as the mangrove shorelines, oyster bars, residential docks and canals. How to hook em' These fish love to feed on the smaller pinfish, grass grunts...
Variable weather in Clearwater leads to harder times with the reel.
As the weather in Clearwater keeps fluctuating, fishing has become more of a challenge here lately. Targeting Trout: Trout are still feeding, but the trend has had them consistently moving with the warm waters on the flats. Most of the fish have been scattered,...
Clearwater Inshore fishing has been steady with an extremely warm December
Skinny Water Charter's Capt' Craig Lahr breaks down the what, where and how to get on the fish this December and January on Clearwater's inshore. Trout: Trout fishing has been hit or miss. Speckled Trout have not made a big push to our area. Until we start cooling...
Inshore fishing report for Clearwater, Fl (May 2019)
They're here! Tarpon made themselves known today as we found several schools migrating from north to south. This type of Tarpon movement is typical for the month of May. Patience is definitely the key to hooking these beautiful fish. Getting out early in your local...
Ultimate Guide for Clearwater & Tampa Bay Inshore Fishing
If you're wondering where cast your reel to get on the fish you've come to the right place. In this article we will be covering everything from what's biting during the different seasons, the best bait to use, where to find the fish and even most...
Clearwater Flats Fishing Conditions
Perfect temps for fishing the flats in Clearwater, Fl With the recent cold fronts, the water has chilled to the perfect temperature for clearwater flats fishing. With the water in the low 60's, the fishing has still been hit and miss. Redfish are in good number on the...
How do cold fronts effect fishing in the Clearwater Pinellas area?
Early 2019 Weather Effects on FishingWeather has been consistent lately, consistently crazy. Ups and downs in temperature and barometric pressure can either make fish chew or shut down a bite. The high pressure side of the barometer can slow things, but incoming...
January 2019 Fishing Report &Tips: Where to look and what to use
With the recent cold fronts that blew 50km to 70km our inshore fish have scattered and have been pushed to deeper water and structures. Redfish have also been really scattered around. Where to find the fish for Clearwater area inshore fishing: Look for areas out of...
Best areas for fall fishing 2018 for inshore fishing; Clearwater
The flats and oyster-bars have been very productive with nice trout and lots of Clearwater redfish of all sizes. Proper bait makes difference from the flats to the shallows With the water temps staying consistent, fish are moving from deeper edges of the flats to...
Warmer waters making tarpon, snook, redfish, trout and shark fishing great in Tampa, Clearwater & Tarpon Springs.
Since the water temps are in the low to mid 90s, fish have changed their patterns. Tarpon, snook, redfish, trout and sharks have made their presence known from clearwater fl to Tampa Bay to Tarpon Springs. The bridges, backwater jetties as well as near shore reefs are...
Tarpon Fishing in Clearwater & Surrounding Areas Coming Back to Normal
The last two and a half weeks of rain and wind has kind of put a hold up on the tarpon fishing off the beaches. Now that we have a break in the weather and a new moon coming up in the next week tarpon fishing will get back to normal with lots of big schools off the...
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