Fly Fishing Reports

April & May Fly Fishing Report

April & May Fly Fishing Report

Water temperatures in Tampa Bay are exceeding 80 degrees. When the water gets that hot, we begin to experience an algae bloom that diminishes the water clarity, making it difficult to sight fish during the day. On the other hand, night fishing for snook, redfish and...
March Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Report

March Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Report

Spring is here and so is the bait! Everything including tarpon, snook, redfish, seatrout, mackerel, and ladyfish will be focusing on the whitebait in the area. With the water temperatures in the mid to high 70’s, we can finally expect to see things...
February Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Report

February Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Report

This month has been consistent with cold fronts averaging 3-5 days apart. On the warming trend between fronts,fly fishing for redfish has been extremely productive around the new and full moon phases. You can expect redfish to be schooled up on the big negative low...
ABC Action News Interview

ABC Action News Interview

Recently came across a fish kill that I believe was caused by a sewage leak. 500,000 Gallons of raw sewage was dumped into the Cross Bayou and countless snook are dead. Actions are now being taken to help clean and test the water.   Recently came across a fish...
Hatch Mag: Night on the Bay

Hatch Mag: Night on the Bay

Night on the Bay by S. Chris Hunt on Fri, 07/25/2014 – 10:24 Ethan Kiburz has the tiger by the tail, and he knows it. As he piloted two visiting trout bums across Tampa Bay on a recent sultry night, the young man — just 23 years old — explained that...