St. Pete Beach Fishing Reports (May 2026)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in St. Pete Beach

Marc Laurin
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 3 weeks ago

Inshore fishing is on Fire! The spring Snook, Redfish and trout are all chewing.

Marc Laurin Sarasota, Florida Reported: 3 weeks ago

Inshore fishing is on Fire! The spring Snook, Redfish and trout are all chewing.

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Ryan Wagner
Treasure Island, Florida
Reported: 3 weeks ago

Half day trips are producing good numbers of Spanish mackerel and some decent kingfish while trolling inside of ten miles. Bottom fishing is really good right now with a nice mix of grey snapper porgies,hogfish and big gag grouper. The grouper are closed til September but are still a blast...

Ryan Wagner Treasure Island, Florida Reported: 3 weeks ago

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George Hastick
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 3 weeks ago

Last few days, the buddies been on snook trout redfish all on White Bait working in the mangroves

George Hastick St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 3 weeks ago

Last few days, the buddies been on snook trout redfish all on White Bait working in the mangroves

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Tom Charlton
Tampa, Florida
Reported: 4 weeks ago

Surprise Hammer Head while grouper fishing.

Tom Charlton Tampa, Florida Reported: 4 weeks ago

Surprise Hammer Head while grouper fishing.

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Frankie Bird
Ruskin, Florida
Reported: 4 weeks ago

Snook bit has been on 🔥 and we are starting to get some good 30+ inch reds up in the trees. Shark bite staying consistent and if you want to fill the cooler with meat the mackerel and trout are plentiful.

Frankie Bird Ruskin, Florida Reported: 4 weeks ago

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Nick Ress with Salt Cracker Charters
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

We are catching plenty of nice grouper and hogfish right now. We are also taking advantage of the spring migration of Spanish and king mackerel. Plenty of big bites and good eats!

Nick Ress with Salt Cracker Charters Clearwater, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

We are catching plenty of nice grouper and hogfish right now. We are also taking advantage of the spring migration of Spanish and king mackerel. Plenty of big bites and good eats!

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Ethan Hamrick
Largo, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Lot of redfish and seatrout inshore. Mackerel and gag grouper nearshore

Ethan Hamrick Largo, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Lot of redfish and seatrout inshore. Mackerel and gag grouper nearshore

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Joseph Dephillips
Wesley Chapel, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Nearshore/offshore we caught 2 hammer head sharks , mackerel, sheepshead , mangrove snapper, gag grouper. Inshore , even the little girl was catching redfish!

Joseph Dephillips Wesley Chapel, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Nearshore/offshore we caught 2 hammer head sharks , mackerel, sheepshead , mangrove snapper, gag grouper.

Inshore , even the little girl was catching redfish!

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★★★★★
Awesome experience. Captain Brad and Ben were fantastic. Caught lots of fish. His experience was invaluable. Can’t wait to book him again.
Patrick F. | April 30, 2026

Trip: Clearwater Nearshore - 22’ Dusky
★★★★★
Nick is a great host. Very friendly and willing to share info to help us understand the fish and the waters we were fishing. Helped us have an awesome experience.
Kim J. | April 30, 2026

Trip: Tampa Bay Fishing - 22’ Aguasport
★★★★★
Kick ass time with Captain Nick and first mate Adam! 38 fish caught on a deep fish. They prepped the meat after and I’m still eating it every other night. Had a blast highly recommend
Daniel R. | April 30, 2026

Trip: Bottom Fishing
★★★★★
Nice trip and experience. Jim
James G. | April 28, 2026

Trip: In Or Near Shore Experience
★★★★★
We had a great time!! Very knowledgeable captain in the waters of Tampa Bay! I highly recommend for anyone.
Joe J. | April 28, 2026

Trip: Tampa Bay Inshore Rodeo
★★★★★
Great was Great ! Aiden was also very good! We had a Great time and caught some Nice fish! Great boat too!
Bryan K. | April 27, 2026

Trip: St. Pete Offshore Experience
★★★★★
Captain Phil was great and we all enjoyed the trip. The fish didn't cooperate at first, but Captain Phil moved us to another spot and we got better action. We had a miscommunication with the booking but Trey at Captain Experience was very helpful and we got everything worked out. Thanks Guys! I would book here again.
Andrew R. | April 24, 2026

Trip: Tampa Bay Shark Hunt
★★★★★
Captain Randall is the Reel deal! Put us on the Fish and was a wealth of knowledge of the area !
David F. | April 24, 2026

Trip: Anna Maria Inshore And Nearshore
★★★★★
Marc was a great Captain we had a terrific day on the water, we caught many different species of fish and brought back 6 keepers, Marc also recommended a local restaurant that cooks your catch, it was delicious. We will definitely book with Marc again for our future trips when we get back down to Florida again, thank you Marc
Michelle R. | April 23, 2026

Trip: St Pete Inshore/Nearshore
★★★★★
Capt Andy was great. We had a keeper on board 10 seconds after the first cast!!! Just one of more to come! My son and I had a great time. Capt Andy was very friendly and knowledgeable. Extremely helpful with changing baits, etc.
Ron | April 21, 2026

Trip: Inshore Trip Afternoon Action

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