The snook was the 681st fish caught by the Tampa Bay Surveillance Project, a sweeping research initiative that aims to study contaminants found in the bay’s most coveted fish species: spotted ...

Over a four-day period last summer, Dustin Pack set out into Tampa Bay in search of one of the most coveted fish species in Florida. Armed with fishing rods, live bait and his shallow-water skiff ...

Residents across coastal Tampa Bay, especially in areas like Treasure Island, are swatting more than usual this summer — and ...

Overslot sized redfish are also in the mix as both species take advantage of bait schools gathering over shallow grass flats from Little Bayou to north to Weedon Island, reports Capt. Neill ...

In a recent conversation with a friend, angler Darren Montoto brought up a rare species around west central Florida. “We were talking about bonefish caught in Tampa Bay,” Montoto recalled.

For Captain Krutzky, Tampa Bay has always offered a variety of species for a meal. In the summertime, he targets mangrove snapper around the bay’s structures for mangrove snapper.

The cities of St. Petersburg and Clearwater flank Tampa Bay, the water feature and the city, on the Gulf side of Florida. Vibrant beaches, baseball games, the arts and culture ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Wildlife officials are testing the waters in Hillsborough Bay after hundreds of dead fish were seen floating on Tuesday. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says ...

Working near the shores of an upper Tampa Bay power plant Montoto worked a No Live Bait Needed mullet colored paddle tail on a 1/4-ounce jig head. When it was eaten and the fish took a run he ...

The snook was the 681st fish caught by the Tampa Bay Surveillance Project, a sweeping research initiative that aims to study contaminants found in the bay’s most coveted fish species: spotted ...

As they continued to fish, nearly five minutes later Lodato hooked into another unique species of the Bay. “That was a permit, which was cool to go with the bonefish.