Redfish: Decent numbers of keeper size redfish are biting in many spots in the Tampa Bay area and locations elsewhere this week.

1: At Big Pier 60 in Clearwater, Spanish mackerel, mangrove snapper and speckled trout have been caught everyday this past week. A 36-inch snook was caught over the weekend, along with a few tarpon. Sheepshead are biting on the pilings for the regular anglers, reports Big Pier 60 Bait & Tackle (727-462-6466).

2: At Madeira Beach, nearshore there’s still a few hogfish here and there around the 60-foot mark. The lane and mangrove snapper bite is good and good numbers of vermillion snapper are showing deeper around the 100-foot mark. A few red and gag grouper are also biting. Deeper offshore, the red snapper bite is good, along with big red and gag grouper. For the pelagics, there’s mahi, a few blackfin tuna and we had big wahoo spool an angler this week, reports Capt. Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard’s Marina (727-393-1947).

3: At John's Pass, early in the morning, the snook bite is really good in the pass. There’s also some around the docks and out on the beach by the jetty, during the day on the outgoing tides. Some redfish are biting around the docks on the bottom. The speckled trout action is good at night around the dock and bridge lights. During the day, the trout are biting inside around the islands on the channel edges. A few pompano are biting around jetty and the beach on live shrimp and Doc’s jigs. A lot of sharks are in the pass and on beach, reports Hubbard.

4: At Fort De Soto Park, the marina area is producing big mangrove snapper and sheepshead. The occasional snook has also been caught. The grass flats are good for trout on the edges of the sand holes between Jackass and Tarpon keys. There’s a good redfish bite around Tarpon Key as well. The Gulf Pier is producing snook in the rocks at the base of the pier and along the beach. A few mackerel are biting early in the morning. Snapper, sheepshead and whiting are also biting. There’s also a lot of sharks. Snook, jacks and few flounder are biting in Bunces Pass. The Pass a Grille jetty is producing snook and a few pompano, reports Capt. Claude Hinson at Tierra Verde Bait and Tackle (727-864-2108).

5: Around the Sunshine Skyway and lower Tampa Bay, gag grouper fishing remains good throughout lower Tampa Bay along the shipping channel edges. Some good size Spanish mackerel have been caught on the inner bay reefs and the edge of the shipping channel. Mangrove snapper are on every piece of structure in the bay right now, including the bridges and they’re also scattered on the grass flats. Snook are all over the Rattlesnake Key area and Emerson Point. They’re feeding on the smaller scaled sardines, reports Capt. John Gunter of Palmetto (863-838-5096).

6: At Anna Maria, deeper grass and edges on the flats in water around 3 to 8 feet deep are producing good size trout. If you catch a good size fish, stop and continue to work that area. Redfish have been spotty, but a few are biting around the docks and mangroves on the high tides. Mangrove snapper are biting around the bridges and just about any structure. The snook have moved out onto the beaches again and can be easily caught, especially if you have a light west wind, reports Capt. Shawn Crawford of Florida Sport Fishing Outfitters (941-705-3160

7: At St. Petersburg, the mangrove snapper bite is really good again this week. Most structure, the edges of the shipping channel, the reefs and the bridges are also producing. The gag grouper bite is also good on the reefs in the bay, along the channel and around the Skyway. Both live baits and trolling plugs are producing the grouper. There’s still some tarpon around the Skyway, Port Manatee and up in the bay around the bridges. A few tarpon are also still being caught on the beach, just off the swim buoys, on cut bait on the bottom. The snook and redfish bite is good at Weedon Island. Pinellas Point is also good for redfish around the residential docks. There’s a good speckled trout bite on the north side of Tarpon Key, reports Larry Mastry at Mastry’s Tackle (727-896-8889).

8: In the north end of Tampa Bay, the mangrove snapper bite is good around the bridges and most structure. The fish are decent size, up to 15 inches. Davis Island is also good for snapper. Snook and redfish have been good on the flats around Weedon Island, but the best bite has been on cut bait on the bottom. Black drum are also biting around the bridges and there’s still tarpon and sharks around. More blacktips are showing up. Good numbers of tripletail are biting on the markers and buoys in the upper bay and channel markers by MacDill. A few cobia are also in the mix. The speckled trout bite is good on the surrounding flats on the high tides. There’s a lot of small fish, but a few trout up to 21 inches have been caught on shrimp and artificials. Some pompano are biting around the causeway, reports Gandy Bait & Tackle (813-839-5551).

• At Crystal River, the redfish bite is good on all the outside islands from Crystal River to Homosassa and some schools are starting to show. Follow the active mullet schools and use live shrimp, pinfish or mud minnows for the best bite. Artificials have been hard to use with all the floating grass. Big schools of snook are also in the area, but it’s hard to get them to chew. Freelined pinfish have been the best baits to get them to strike. Scalloping has been pretty decent, but not great. Gomez Rocks to the Candy Cane area have been producing the best numbers. Low tides in water about 6 to 7 feet deep have been best. Look for changes in the grass where it goes from turtlegrass to eelgrass for the best numbers, reports Capt. Marrio Castello of Tall Tales Charters (352-454-7719).

• At Fort Pierce, offshore there’s a good bite on the bottom around 80 foot for mutton snapper up to 10 pounds and some mangroves. Up top, the mahi bite good on the troll around the 80 to 90-foot mark. A few sailfish are in the mix and the kingfish bite is good to the south at the same depth. At the inlet, there’s less weeds and the whiting are decent in the surf. Juvenile tarpon in the 20 to 45-pound class and snook are taking live baits at the mouth of the inlet. The turning basin is also producing both fish. The south bridge is good for snapper on the incoming tides, especially at night. It’s mostly mangroves, but a few keeper muttons are in the mix. Deeper channel edges in the river are producing bunches of lane snapper, reports Clint Walker at the Fishing Center of St. Lucie (772-465-7637).