The week of the new noon is upon us. It arrives Wednesday at 12:03 p.m., which means anglers have a full week of the most beneficial daylight lunar influences of the month assisting them by causing fish to feed heaviest during the day instead of the normal nighttime feeding. ...more

December 13, 2009

This is the week of the early-morning bite. Even though the moon reaches its furthest point from earth today - 41 minutes before midnight (lunar apogee) - the lunar phase will still cause fish to move into feeding migration patterns during the early-morning hours. ...more

October 25, 2009

St. Patricks Day, March 17, marks the traditional arrival of the first king mackerel in the Tampa Bay area, and from the looks of things the fish should be right about on time again this year. ...more

March 13, 2009

Who would believe fishermen could be yearning for December weather in March? ...more

March 11, 2009

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Ray Markham. ...more

February 14, 2009

A precipitous drop in water temperature at the end of last month shut most fishing down for a few days. It was clear and cold for nearly a week, but not cold enough to kill any fish. At least I heard no such reports. The water temperature got as low as 57 degrees in the gulf, but it climbed back to 62 a few days later. If that's winter's best shot, we'll take it. ...more

February 4, 2009

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Billy Nobles, left, with "Reel Animals" partner Mike Anderson. ...more

January 24, 2009

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat ...more

January 17, 2009

The Fishin' Report angling action column by Nick Stubbs of Media General News Service. ...more

December 31, 2008

Early December fishing in the South Shore waters of Tampa Bay has been more productive than in the month of November. It has been unseasonably cold for late fall fishing, and then we got a sudden reprieve of light winds and moderate temperatures. ...more

December 17, 2008