Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Ercoli

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Happy new-year fellow fisherman. I hope everyone has a great New Year ahead. I brought 2007 in properly with what I hope will bring good fortune for the 2007 fishing season. After partying it up for the New Year I was up at 5:30am preparing for my more...
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Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hi everyone, we sure are having some great weather this December. Winds out of the north today and it’s probably still 70 plus as I write this at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Well I have a few interesting things to talk about before we get to the re more...
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Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow sportsmen and sportswomen, how’s fall treating yall? It is absolutely beautiful out here on Anna Maria. I know I have said it many times, but truly as far as I’m concerned, there is no better time to be fishing in these parts or just l more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well fall is finally here, my favorite time of the year. We actually had some nice cool fall like weather a few days ago to go along with its arrival. It’s warming back up this week according to the weather report, but with less humidity, which is more...
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Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hi everyone, it’s time for my 4th of July fishing report, direct from the 90 degree tarpon infested waters of Anna Maria island. Tarpon season so far has been a great year for me and very consistent. Most everyday we have been able to hook up 3 or more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - TARPON, TARPON, TARPON, it’s that time of year, my favorite time of the year. I don’t know why but no matter how many tarpon I have jump into the air it still excites me as much as the first. The stalk, the cast, the anticipation of the bite, the h more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - 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 more...
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Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Well it’s that time of year, spring is in the air and the fishing’s on! I know everyone waits every year for this report which I call the spring exploitation. The water temp has been creeping into the low 70’s on the flats and the hungry snook have more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - Hello fellow fisherman, I hope everyone had a good Christmas and a happy New Year. I also hope that everyone has a good, healthy and prosperous 2006. Weather couldn’t be nicer down here on Anna Maria Island. Today we enjoyed one of the nicer day’s more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay - Saltwater - I hope everyone had a nice holiday season, this is just a reminder that our explosive spring action is right around the corner. This is some the best fishing of the year that I have to offer. Now is the time to start planning your trips, my schedule more...
Capt. Matt Ercoli - Tampa Bay