Hi ya'll. Anybody in Tampa know some productive areas to kayak fish in the immediate Tampa Bay area?
Shore fishing is going to crap... catfish and stingrays are the most caught from the shore, maaaybe an occasional Bonnet head shark.
The 3rd pileon platform under the Gandy bridge,on the Tampa side was cool; mostly Speckled Trouts, which had to be thrown back, but they were good sized. I really would like to find a good Mangrove Snapper spot to catch a few nice sized ones. I haven't had that luck, though.
I shall continue on that quest . . . Someday I'll post my PB Snapper... =)
Tight lines folks and get out there and have some fun fishin'

Nice one...Kudos !

I still have 1 year and 1 month to go . . . Oh well,next year is the kicker LOL

Youtube,my friend, also google. You won't be short on methods for tying flies.

Well I can see the effects of the social distancing thing is taking its toll . . . LOL Hang in there... It might get better someday . . . I hope at least =)

Well . . . I finally went out n bought my saltwater fishing license so I can get out there on my kayak to fish with peace of mind . . . =). Here in Tampa, Florida it only cost $17.00 for residents.
Now, hopefully when I get out there I catch me a big'un =) =) =) (not that having the license or not has anything to do with it...)
Wish me luck folks and keep them lines tight.

I'll just keep on keepin on and wait until things get back to normal. Last years red time did do quite some damage.
Keep them lines tight folks . . .

Thanks to all you guys. It is a watercraft so it can be in the boat category. I'll check with the fish and wildlife comission here.
Thanks again and keep them rods bent.

Trial and error and just plain ol' googlein'...and the great Yahoo videos galore out there...Trust me, you will learn a whole lot just with fishing videos on Youtube.
Good luck,tight lines...

Can any of you guys here in Florida ( I live in Tampa )advise me as to wether I need to purchase the saltwater license if fishing from a kayak versus the free one for shore fishing? I want to start kayak fishing and just thought about it,because I know if you are fishing from a boat (not a fishing charter) you need to buy it, but how about kayakers???
Someone,please free me of this dilemma so I can fish stress-free . . . =)

I don't see why not.Try with uni-knots to both ends,just add 2 or 3 more turns to it than usual,on both sides.
It should hold well enough.

Red-tide is history already . . . fishing still shitty

How about "Crooked Fins","Broken Rod Don", "Bent Stick", "Fish Bait", "Kingfish Killer", "Snapper Pappy", "Fish Whisperer", "Fishy Willy", "Moharra Mama" and "Ladyfish's Man".

Lately the fish aren't biting at all from the shore, bridges or beaches . . . I tried live shrimp,pin fish, cut bait,lures of all types and NADA . . . Anybody have an idea of what's going on or is it just me?!? I mean like during in-coming tide, out-going tide...I even tried slack tides ha ha ha and nothing.
I think I'm going to have to get a kayak or small boat...

Sounds like a winner to me . . . Go get'em !