Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Ercoli

Spring Like Winter Fishing - Smoking, that's the best way to describe Tampa Bay fishing this past week. Snook fishing has made up the bulk of my fishing with the nice weather we have been having. Lots of snook and good size ones too. Of course the snook are out of season until more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Holiday Fishing - Hello Fellow fisherman and Merry Christmas. As I sat and wrote this report we were only two days away from Christmas. All I can think is it doesn't feel much like Christmas in these parts except for the fact that some of my family and best friends more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Double Hookups For Exciting Fishing - How is everyone doing this fall? The weather couldn't be any nicer here on Anna Maria Island, mid 70's during the day and a little cooler at night. Lots of sunshine, lower humidity and you have to love Florida this time of Year. Well now as for more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

End of Summer Fishing - Hey what's up fellow fisherman, how has everyone been late this summer? I hope well. Some of the last few days on the water have been great because of a few low humidity days we have been having. It's really been nice lately and feels like fall is more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

July, Last Month of the Tarpon Run - Hello, how is everyone doing these days? Great I hope, and staying cool. It's been pretty hot out there the past few weeks and that's one of the reasons I prefer to stay in the open water tarpon fishing. It's been good this week with tarpon staying more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tarpon On The Beach is in Full Swing - Tarpon season is in full swing and it doesn't get anymore exciting. It's no wonder I wait every year for it to happen, large schools of roaming tarpon patrolling the beaches and open waters of Tampa Bay. I love it when I ease up to the first pod of more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tarpon Migration Turning On - Hello from Anna Maria. Well things are starting to look a lot better around here. The tarpon migration finally showed up after being about two weeks late. This was because of two late unseasonable cold fronts that blasted in, one a month ago and a a more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Spring on The Flats - It's that time of year guys, which direction do you go. Inshore, offshore, snook, redfish and cobia on the flats or kingfish, little tunny and grouper offshore. It's all happing now and the action is fast which ever direction you pick. It's really be more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay's snook, redfish, trout and grouper action is red hot! - It's the beginning of April, and as every April I can remember, the fishing really couldn't be any better than it is right now. To say the fishing is hot is an understatement. I have had some days this week where we lost count after 80 snook and re more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello everyone, looks like another early spring. Although we had a cold snap last night it seems like the cold weather only sticks around for a day or so, not long enough to really push the fish off the flats into the deeper holes. I spent most of more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay