Tampa Bay, FL

Bay spanning Hillsborough/Pinellas/Manatee counties, Florida. Florida's largest open-water estuary (400 sq mi). Inshore grand slam: snook, redfish, spotted seatrout. Plus tarpon, sharks, cobia.

Overall bite score

Scored 3 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled14

Pressure trendNOAAfalling80

Tide phaseNOAA70

SolunarComputedmoon 62% lit63

Recent stockingState data50

Time of dayComputed50

WindNOAA30

Cloud coverNOAA35

PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

7 tracked species in Tampa Bay, with the months each fishes best.

Red Drum (Redfish)abundant

Snookabundant

Spotted Seatroutabundant

Black Drumcommon

Mangrove Snappercommon

Sheepsheadcommon

Tarponseasonal

Water facts

TypeBay

CountyHillsborough/Pinellas/Manatee

StateFlorida

WaterSaltwater, tidal

NOAA station8726520

E.G. Simmons Park (Ruskin), Maximo Park (St. Petersburg), Picnic Island Park (Tampa), Fort De Soto Park.

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