October 15, 2021
by Captain Ben
The inshore fishing here in Tampa Bay and Clearwater has settled into its legendary fall pattern and even ghosts and goblins can't keep the fish from b...
August 13, 2021
by Captain Ben
The inshore fishing action is in full swing here in Tampa Bay and Clearwater and the bite has never been better. For those of you concerned abo...
May 11, 2021
by Captain Ben
The St. Petersburg, Florida inshore and nearshore late spring action is getting hotter than the thermometer! The fishing continues to be outstanding in...
March 31, 2021
by Captain Ben
The St. Petersburg, Florida inshore and nearshore spring action is better than any Easter Egg Hunt! The fishing is now wide open. The shallow grass fla...
January 21, 2021
by Captain Ben
The St. Petersburg, Florida inshore and nearshore winter action is off to a fantastic start in 2021! Snook, Redfish and Trout are celebrating the new y...
November 11, 2020
by Captain Ben
The leaves may be changing color up north the the yellows and browns but we at Native Sportfishing in St. Petersburg Florida continue to plenty of Red ...
October 17, 2020
by Ben Boyle
First, I just want to say, we have the best clients in the world! It is such a pleasure and honor to fish with so many great people and the past month ...
September 17, 2020
by Ben Boyle
As we reach the end of summer one thing is dominating the recent bite: Redfish. These shallow-water bruisers have schooled up by the hundre...
June 17, 2020
by Captain Ben
Summer is here, in fact it's been here for awhile. In sub-tropical Florida, summer arrives when it wants to. It doesn't care about the calendar, and ...
May 12, 2020
by Captain Ben
If you read the March and February reports, you heard that a very warm early Spring had set in. What we could not have predicted was the cooling that ...
March 9, 2020
by Captain Ben
As we talked about last month, spring arrived early last month and the bite was on fire. Since then, as is sometimes the case, early March has had som...
February 13, 2020
by Captain Ben
It's not even Valentine's day and we are experiencing temperatures around 80 degrees all week. These warm temps, along with sunny afternoons, drive th...
January 24, 2020
by Captain Ben
As I always say, every year is a little different. Then you throw in trends, cycles, and changes that seem to be permanent. When it comes to weather,...
December 16, 2019
by Captain Ben
As we move into winter and beyond, the water temperature drops with each passing cold front. This weekly change provides a variety of opportunities. ...
November 4, 2019
by Captain Ben
November brings the most drastic change in weather of any month of the year for us. In the Tampa Bay area, the water temps can begin the month in the ...
October 4, 2019
by Captain Ben
Moving into October we will continue to target schools of redfish in shallow water. If I have the choice, I would start at the bottom of a low tide an...
September 12, 2019
by Captain Ben
Summer in Florida certainly has it's challenges, but finding big trophy fish isn't one them. Sharks, Tarpon, Snook, Goliaths, Redfish etc, they are al...
June 21, 2019
by Captain Ben
Whats Biting in Summer This summer season is underway, and it has been pretty typical of past years. We have had some weeks of our "reverse" weather ...
May 31, 2019
by Captain Ben
Tarpon on the Beach The tarpon have arrived in full force this season. This annual phenomenon occurred about 2 weeks earlier than last year, which is...
May 16, 2019
by Captain Ben
Early Season We are in the midst of early tarpon season, and it looks like a good one so far. Our local fish that show up to feed in April and May ar...
April 12, 2019
by Captain Ben
Late April into May The successes of early spring have now given way to water temperatures on the rise. This has been an interesting season for a cou...
March 27, 2019
by Captain Ben
What Makes A Captain Effective Here on the west coast of Florida, there is no shortage of charter captains to choose from. These days it seems ever...
March 13, 2019
by Captain Ben
Spring Break Our weather seems to be granting us an extended Spring season. So if you are here for Spring Break, you have chosen a great place to maxim...
March 6, 2019
by Captain Ben
Spring Snook Spring arrived early this year, with water temps hitting the low 70s in mid-February, almost a month ahead of a typical year. These past...
February 27, 2019
by Captain Ben
What's Biting We are experiencing a very warm February, and water temps have hit the magic mark early this year. That means a return of gamefish to t...
January 23, 2019
by Captain Ben
Escape the Cold I often shake my head when I see the national weather map and see the low numbers everywhere. Except here, and maybe SoCal. January...
January 3, 2019
by Captain Ben
Variety of Species Over the past couple weeks the number one question I get is, 'what's biting?'. The answer is variety, and that is a good thing. ...
December 21, 2018
by Captain Ben
Winter Trout on Point Our local waters chilled down to the low 60's about a month earlier than normal. The cooler waters will send the trout off the ...
November 28, 2018
by Captain Ben
Cooler Temps Relatively Speaking Cooler Temps are here, and this is shaping up to be a chilly fall season for the Tampa Bay area. For all of you visi...
October 28, 2018
by Captain Ben
Fall Fishing: What It Means For Us The first hint of fall fishing has arrived and the fish have responded with incredible activity. All species will pu...
October 5, 2018
by Captain Ben
A Season In Question With all of the news about Red Tide this year I was more concerned than usual about the late season tarpon rally. Every year goi...
September 21, 2018
by Captain Ben
Red Tide Let's get the ugly business out of the way first. The Red Tide along the west coast of Florida has remained outside of Tampa Bay so far. P...
September 12, 2018
by Captain Ben
Yes it's Still Hot September marks the pre-transition period where the summertime pattern ends and the tides change. To the untrained eye not a lot h...
August 30, 2018
by Captain Ben
Redfish Season Technically there is no season on Redfish here in Tampa Bay. We refer to the late summer and early fall as "season" because the fish a...
August 4, 2018
by Captain Ben
The Summer Snook bite is in full swing here in Tampa Bay and Clearwater as well as other species and we’ll get to that. But first, let’s address the...
July 27, 2018
by Captain Ben
Finding Cooler Waters The waters in and around Tampa Bay will continue to hover between 85 and 90 degrees for the next 6 weeks. If you are in an area...
July 19, 2018
by Captain Ben
Fishing with the Whole Family So you have 2, 3, 4 kids whatever and want to spend a day fishing with the whole family. It may seem like it's going to...
July 14, 2018
by Captain Ben
The Tarpon spawn is winding down which means the bite is heating up. Gone are the days of throwing a bait into schools of fish and watching as they ig...
July 5, 2018
by Captain Ben
What is your Biggest fish? I am asked that almost every day on the way out of the marina. There are a few different big fish that we encounter on a ...
June 25, 2018
by Captain Ben
One of the beautiful things about fishing with Native Sportfishing in the waters of Florida is the variety of available species. Often we land 10+ spe...
June 16, 2018
by Captain Ben
[video width="720" height="720" mp4="https://www.nativesportfishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/VID_78220506_140016_684.mp4"][/video] Tarpon seaso...
June 8, 2018
by Captain Ben
We are now in full summertime mode, which means chasing giant Tarpon and sightcasting giant Snook. On a recent outing we landed several trophy snook....
May 23, 2018
by Captain Ben
Of course it's tarpon time. Our daily routine is to start at first light and position our baits in front of rolling fish. Sometimes that entails wor...
May 5, 2018
by Captain Ben
This week we have been targeting different species each day. One day it's Tarpon, one day snook, redfish, grouper, sharks, king mackerel, etc etc. I...
April 29, 2018
by Captain Ben
Recently we have tailored each trip to meet the client's specific needs and skill sets. Some spot are producing high numbers of fish with a steady bit...
April 21, 2018
by Captain Ben
We are back on track now in April, with light winds and clear water we continue to sight cast big fish. I like to treat clients to the most remote cor...
April 17, 2018
by Captain Ben
Redfish are now on every flat we visit. Fishing in Tampa Bay allows for outstanding sightfishing for slot to overslot redfish in shallow waters. On ...
April 7, 2018
by Captain Ben
The Spring fishing continues to be successful. The water has been crystal clear on the flats, so we have been able to see fish chasing and striking ou...
March 31, 2018
by Captain Ben
April is upon us, and that means it's time to catch big fish. Our most recent outing yielded more big snook than any trip so far this year. Giant Ta...
March 27, 2018
by Ben Boyle
The Clearwater and Tampa fishing enters the spring season and this is some of my favorite. Redfish, snook and tarpon are all options and slams are possi...
March 26, 2018
by Ben Boyle
They are biting and we are catching them. It's 5am in the morning and I'm getting ready to go ahead, but I wanted to show of some of these great catch...
March 26, 2015
by Ben Boyle
Overall winners on the 2015 Canterbury Cup. Congrats to Adam and Mike Arbisi, and well, I guess Rick Waltman too. 93 inch total. Here are a few pics:...