Category: Clearwater flats fishing charter

Red-fish, Spotted Trout, Snook, TIME !

 New Port Richey, Tarpon Springs, Clearwater Florida fishing guide Capt. Rich Knox of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing Guide Service on the West Central Florida Gulf Coast reports very action on most inshore shallow water fishing flats.  The pilchard spawn bait and some of the main adult stock are returning inshore now making it fairly easy… Read more »

Fall Fishing Report, West Central Florida Gulf Coast !

  Fall Fishing Report=Absolute Florida Flats Fishing Absolute Florida Flats Fishing, a fishing guide service serving the West Central FL. Gulf Coast area of Tarpon springs, New Port Richey and Clearwater reports the inshore/ nearshore fall fishing season is finally here. With our 1st baby cool front moving through, the day light hours are shortening… Read more »

August Red-fishing on Fire

Longtime Tarpon Springs fishing guide Capt. Rich Knox of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing, guide service for the West Central Fl. Gulf Coast, reports after having 24 to 30 inches of rain fall in 2-3 week’s lowered our inshore flats water temperatures down to 72*F from near 90*F flushing many inshore species out of the estuary… Read more »

Summertime in Full Swing

             Tarpon Springs Fishing Guide Capt. Rich Knox reports with the flats water temperatures hovering at 89* F and higher the fish have been found in deeper waters, the beach and any kind of structure out there like downed tree’s or rock piles and jetties are holding some fish !… Read more »

Clear Cool Water’s and Hot Fishing !

           Tarpon Springs fishing guide, Caprt. Rich Knox of longtime guide service Absolute Florida Flats Fishing reports with the normal spring weather pattern’s the inshore flats fishing is really Good at this time. there is plenty of bait around in the gin clear waters this spring. pilchard’s, pinfish, grunt’s and threadfin… Read more »

Excellent Conditions and Fishing

                    Absolute Florida Flats Fishing a fishing guide service on the West Central Florida Gulf Coast for over 23 years reports excellent fishing at this time in our area !The Snook spawn is in full swing from the inshore main-shoreline to the barrier islands and even… Read more »

Many Targets to Choose From !

                                              Absolute Florida Flats Fishing guide,Capt. Rich Knox of Anclote Village Marina , longtime fishing guide in Tarpon Springs,New Port Richey, and Clearwater on Florida’s west central gulf coast reports excellent Snook fishing, Spotted… Read more »

Great Fishing Now

                                                                                                            Tarpon Springs fishing guide,  Capt. Rich Knox reports inshore flats fishing charters are producing excellent catches of a wide range of fish with the arrival of the migratory baitfish schools of green backs technically known as (pilchards).  From  New Port Richey to Clearwater everything imaginable seems to be chewing if they come upon your baits,… Read more »

From Winter to Summer in a Week !

Tarpon Springs fishing guide, Capt. Rich Knox of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing reports our fishing charters are producing good catch’s on the  Snook fishing, Red-fish fishing and Spotted  Sea Trout fishing front’s. The fish are starting to warm up finally with the longer day’s and water temperatures rising into the upper sixties and in some places 70’s and… Read more »

Cold Fronts and Water Temp’s !

Absolute Florida Flats Fishing, a longtime fishing guide service on the West Central Fl. Gulf Coast, including the Clearwater, Tarpon Spring’s and New Port Richey area reports that with the weekly cold front’s rolling through our water temperatures have dropped into the 50’s. This big change from nearly 70 the early part of last week… Read more »

The Weekly Cold Front

Capt.Rich Knox longtime fishing guide and fishing charter captain on the West Central Florida Gulf Coast including New Port Richey, Tarpon Springs, Clearwater and Tampa Bay reports with the weekly cold fronts rolling through, the cooler weather has dropped the water temperatures into the mid-50’s to 60*F. these fronts usually roll through from the NW and… Read more »

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Holiday Gift Certificates Absolute Florida Flats Fishing, long time (20+ years) Tarpon Springs fishing guide service and tournament winning charter fishing serves the West Central Florida Gulf Coast with inshore fishing and nearshore fishing the waters from Clearwater to New Port Richey, has that special Holiday Gift Certificate for that special friend or Loved One,… Read more »

Cooler Weather Arriving

                                 Longtime, New Port Richey, Tarpon Springs Fishing Guide ,  Capt. Rich Knox of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing reports with the cooler weather and fronts rolling through our area weekly, the big Gator Sea Trout are beginning to move into the flats from Clearwater right on up the coast to Tarpon Springs and New Port Richey,… Read more »

July, August Fishing Report

Tarpon Springs fishing guide service,  Absolute Florida Flats Fishing, fishing reports for  inshore flats fishing from Clearwater, Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs and New Port Richey has been good in the early morning hours, before the sun get’s straight up.  Fishing Charters leaving at 7 AM to 7:30 AM are catching small Tarpon, Trout, Snook, Redfish and many Jack… Read more »

Snook Beach Fishing on Fire

Tarpon Springs fishing guide, Capt.Rich Knox, of ABSOLUTE FLORIDA FLATS FISHING a guide service on the West Central Gulf Coast of Florida, serving New Port Richey, Clearwater and Tarpon Springs inshore flats fishing reports excellent catch and release big breeding Snook in and around the barrier islands. this week Capt. Rich had the pleasure of… Read more »

All Hands On Deck

    Tarpon Springs fishing guide Capt. Rich Knox of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing, inshore shallow water backcountry fishing charters in New Port Richey, Clearwater, and Tarpon Springs reports good Tarpon fishing with the mild easterly winds we’ve been experiencing. Nice pods of big Tarpon are in the pre spawn mode just off our beach’s, and… Read more »

Spring Weather Beginning to Settle

Tarpon Spring’s fishing guide, Capt. Rich Knox of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing, reports the spring regular weather has or at least look’s like it is going to level out, and get into it’s normal pattern’s. April is always a windy month but we’ve had so much high (mph) and westerly northwesterly winds with water getting dirty… Read more »

Spring has Sprung

Tarpon Springs, New Port Richey and Clearwater flats fishing guide, Capt. Rich Knox reports flats fishing charters have taken off for many species now that the first school’s of migratory bait fish (pilchards) have begun to show up.  “Sardines” or “Greenback’s’  as they are commonly called attract the attention of big Snook, Redfish, Spotted Sea… Read more »

Red Hot Trout and Redfish, Snook Anyday Now

Tarpon Springs, New Port Richey fishing guide, Capt. Rich Knox of the longtime well known fishing guide service “Absolute Florida Flats Fishing reports excellent catch’s of very nice Spotted Sea Trout, Red-fish on recent fishing charters, limiting out most day’s ! We finally have settled into a normal weather pattern for this time of year…. Read more »