A bit to the south, in the shadows of the Granada Bridge, Ike Leary (Granada Bait & Tackle) says the pier behind his bait-n-tackle has been producing mangrove snapper, black drum and some trout.

They call it “the world’s longest fishing pier” — seven miles, give or take a few hundred feet, of fishing platform over one of the most heavily traveled fish migration routes in the state.

5: Around the Sunshine Skyway and lower Tampa Bay, the mangrove snapper fishing has been excellent with the slower tides this week.The Skyway bridge is holding some nice fish up to 18 inches ...

5: Around the Sunshine Skyway and lower Tampa Bay, mangrove snapper fishing remains good on all the rock piles, structure and the pilings around the Skyway bridge.Some large schools of redfish are ...

Louie Wagner has this little problem with boats. They make him feel like tossing lunch. So when Wagner wants to fish, he plants his feet firmly on a bridge and does it, thank you.“Bridge fishing ...

IT’S EIGHT O’CLOCK IN THE morning, the sun is just beginning to warm the old concrete piers of the Little Jim Bridge, and Cap’n Bill is passing along tips on bridge fishing, as well as a few ...

On July 8-9, red snapper fishing season will be open for anglers. Either way, a small shrimp-tipped jig or a larger strip bait or dead sardine will be the way to target this favorite catch for the ...

Mutton snapper fishing has been best in 70 feet of water along the Six-Mile Reef and Loran Tower Ledge. Tarpon have been just off the beaches in 20-40 feet of water. Advertisement ...

The snapper fishing has been steady for party boats working out of Port Canaveral. The best depth has been in the 80-100 feet range. Mangrove snapper, lane snapper, vermilion snapper and an ...

Railroad Bridge advisory. ... Offshore: Mutton snapper fishing was good in 70 feet of water on dead sardines with long leaders. Cobia have been an occasional catch on the reefs.

We launched Hunt's 31-foot Contender and motored over to Little Jim Bridge Bait and Tackle to pick up some live croakers. A red snapper big enough to eat one of these would certainly be a red ...

Well, another two-day red snapper scramble has come and gone, and even with this year’s excellent conditions, the consensus remains the same: “It’s madness.” Even by your general, run-of ...