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Steve Niemoeller
Steve N.
St. Cloud, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
This past few days has had some great catches here on Toho folks from all over the usa and From England wild shiners and now artificial is also starting to get good !
Steve Niemoeller
Steve N. St. Cloud, Florida Reported 3 years ago
This past few days has had some great catches here on Toho folks from all over the usa and From England wild shiners and now artificial is also starting to get good !
Largemouth Bass Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Largemouth Bass Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Largemouth Bass Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Largemouth Bass Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Largemouth Bass Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Largemouth Bass Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Largemouth Bass Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
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Cody Beckman
Cody B.
Tampa, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
Hey, yeah of course. The inshore bite has been on fire with the weather warming up, upper to over slot redfish and snook are moving into the bay with some big redfish schools starting to form as well. The mangrove snapper and sheepshead bite is still good as well
Cody Beckman
Cody B. Tampa, Florida Reported 3 years ago
Hey, yeah of course. The inshore bite has been on fire with the weather warming up, upper to over slot redfish and snook are moving into the bay with some big redfish schools starting to form as well. The mangrove snapper and sheepshead bite is still good as well
Snook Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Snook Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Snook Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Snook Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Snook Fishing in Tampa, Florida
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Steve Niemoeller
Steve N.
St. Cloud, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
We are still having great catches of bass and crappie here on west lake Toho. Wild shiners are still catching the biggest and most numbers, but a senko or a chatterbait can also produce some nice catches
Steve Niemoeller
Steve N. St. Cloud, Florida Reported 3 years ago
We are still having great catches of bass and crappie here on west lake Toho. Wild shiners are still catching the biggest and most numbers, but a senko or a chatterbait can also produce some nice catches
Crappie Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Crappie Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Crappie Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Crappie Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Crappie Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Crappie Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Crappie Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
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Wade Osborne
Wade O.
Tampa, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
If you are visiting the area and staying in hotels on the beach, you have probably noticed some effects of Red Tide. The first things you may notice are a scratchy throat and coughing. The next thing you may witness are dead fish. Unfortunately, there has been a Red Tide bloom that has continued to plague the Pinellas coastline and kill fish for over three months now.
The good news is there are no signs of Red Tide in upper Tampa Bay where I’m located and the fishing is excellent. The snook, redfish and seatrout are plentiful and more than...
Wade Osborne
Wade O. Tampa, Florida Reported 3 years ago
If you are visiting the area and staying in hotels on the beach, you have probably noticed some effects of Red Tide. The first things you may notice are a scratchy throat and coughing. The next thing you may witness are dead fish. Unfortunately, there has been a Red Tide bloom that has continued to plague the Pinellas coastline and kill fish for over three months now.
The good news is there are no signs of Red Tide in upper Tampa Bay where I’m located and the fishing is excellent. The snook, redfish and seatrout are plentiful and more than
willing to take a bait.
So, what are you waiting for? Book your adventure now, and let’s go catch some fish!
Redfish Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Redfish Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Redfish Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Redfish Fishing in Tampa, Florida
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Wade Osborne
Wade O.
Tampa, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
With temperatures in the mid-80s the last couple of weeks, it’s hard to believe it’s still winter. Especially, since it’s snowing in much of the country. Visitors are not only enjoying our spectacular weather, but have the opportunity to experience some of Tampa Bay’s outstanding fishing too.
With water temperatures hovering in the mid-70s, the snook, redfish and seatrout fishing is excellent. There have been days lately where I ran two, four-hour charters back-to-back catching fish all day. This is good news for the upcoming Spring Break season, because I only look for the fishing to get better as spring...
Wade Osborne
Wade O. Tampa, Florida Reported 3 years ago
With temperatures in the mid-80s the last couple of weeks, it’s hard to believe it’s still winter. Especially, since it’s snowing in much of the country. Visitors are not only enjoying our spectacular weather, but have the opportunity to experience some of Tampa Bay’s outstanding fishing too.
With water temperatures hovering in the mid-70s, the snook, redfish and seatrout fishing is excellent. There have been days lately where I ran two, four-hour charters back-to-back catching fish all day. This is good news for the upcoming Spring Break season, because I only look for the fishing to get better as spring
approaches.
So, if you’re here vacationing or live here through the winter, now’s a good time to plan a fishing trip. Just pick up the phone and give me a call, I’d be happy to show you the adventure of a lifetime.
Redfish, Snook Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Redfish, Snook Fishing in Tampa, Florida
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Phil Pegley
Phil P.
Ruskin, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
February fishing has been filled with busy days and bringing fish to the cleaning table.
Mother nature has had the fan turned on, which has been mostly keeping us inshore,
Which is been just fine with us. Our customers have been. Staying busy with a lot of action . I would say the fish of the month has been lots of keeper speckled trout. And once we've gotten our limit, the snook and redfish have also been very cooperative. We've been making a 15 mile run. To catch greenbacks oh yes and 15 miles back but it has been worth...
Phil Pegley
Phil P. Ruskin, Florida Reported 3 years ago
February fishing has been filled with busy days and bringing fish to the cleaning table.
Mother nature has had the fan turned on, which has been mostly keeping us inshore,
Which is been just fine with us. Our customers have been. Staying busy with a lot of action . I would say the fish of the month has been lots of keeper speckled trout. And once we've gotten our limit, the snook and redfish have also been very cooperative. We've been making a 15 mile run. To catch greenbacks oh yes and 15 miles back but it has been worth
it. all three species are responding to live chumming and free lining. Here's a few February photos, tight lines until next time Captain Phil
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Tampa, Florida
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Steve Niemoeller
Steve N.
St. Cloud, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
Weather has been great this week and the bass are moving to spawning areas big time. Bass up to 7 pounds have been caught on a regular basis on wild shiners on west Lake Toho.
Steve Niemoeller
Steve N. St. Cloud, Florida Reported 3 years ago
Weather has been great this week and the bass are moving to spawning areas big time. Bass up to 7 pounds have been caught on a regular basis on wild shiners on west Lake Toho.
Largemouth Bass Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Largemouth Bass Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Largemouth Bass Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Largemouth Bass Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Largemouth Bass Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
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Phil Pegley
Phil P.
Ruskin, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
We’ve had a shot of spring weather and aside from a couple of 50° mornings temps have been surging to upper around 80° in the afternoon for the past couple of weeks. This has warmed the Tampa bay waters to a friendly, 75° and has really lit a fire for our inshore fishing trips , and has put the fish in some of our early spring transitional fishing areas. snook, redfish, trout, and Jack Crevalle have all been on the hit list
Phil Pegley
Phil P. Ruskin, Florida Reported 3 years ago
We’ve had a shot of spring weather and aside from a couple of 50° mornings temps have been surging to upper around 80° in the afternoon for the past couple of weeks. This has warmed the Tampa bay waters to a friendly, 75° and has really lit a fire for our inshore fishing trips , and has put the fish in some of our early spring transitional fishing areas. snook, redfish, trout, and Jack Crevalle have all been on the hit list
Snook Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Snook Fishing in Tampa, Florida
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Steve Niemoeller
Steve N.
St. Cloud, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
Water temps are. Rising and bass are moving back up getting ready to spawn .live bait fishing has really been good lately .
Crappie fishing is also getting good here on the lake should anyone want to try some crappie !!!
Steve Niemoeller
Steve N. St. Cloud, Florida Reported 3 years ago
Water temps are. Rising and bass are moving back up getting ready to spawn .live bait fishing has really been good lately .
Crappie fishing is also getting good here on the lake should anyone want to try some crappie !!!
Crappie Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Crappie Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Crappie Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Crappie Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Crappie Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
Crappie Fishing in Kissimmee, Florida
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Phil Pegley
Phil P.
Ruskin, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
Well, two weeks ago, the water tem dropped 12 degrees in a day and a half due to a strong cold front that came over the state of Florida and shut down our inshore fishing bite one thing we deal with is acclamation, whether the water drop or rises, can shut the fish down for a few days so our focus is fishing around the hot water discharge at local power plants this actually opens up fishing opportunities for us what we only get when the temps plummet sharks, Pompano, Permit, and cobia are just part of the fish that...
Phil Pegley
Phil P. Ruskin, Florida Reported 3 years ago
Well, two weeks ago, the water tem dropped 12 degrees in a day and a half due to a strong cold front that came over the state of Florida and shut down our inshore fishing bite one thing we deal with is acclamation, whether the water drop or rises, can shut the fish down for a few days so our focus is fishing around the hot water discharge at local power plants this actually opens up fishing opportunities for us what we only get when the temps plummet sharks, Pompano, Permit, and cobia are just part of the fish that take advantage of the warmer water, along with tarpon, manatees and rays.
Bull Shark Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Bull Shark Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Bull Shark Fishing in Tampa, Florida
Bull Shark Fishing in Tampa, Florida
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    Lee S. | September 28, 2026

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    We had the best trip ever, captain john was so funny and was teaching us the ways of the bay. Ended up catching about 15-20 fish each between me and my dad. After the trip we were so pumped and hyped just thinking about all the catches. I highly recommend captain john for your next charter in Tampa Bay. 10/10 on the entire trip and the experience!!! Love that this charter is veteran owned as well, being active duty myself, I felt very comfortable and the vibes were immaculate. The boat was super clean and everything was organized which was helpful while out on the water. Please book with John!!!

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