Tampa Fishing Reports (November 2024)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Tampa

Phil Pegley
Tampa, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Phil Pegley Tampa, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

September fishing. Well, we are back from our trip to Key West with some amazing catches and experiences we would love to have you aboard next July and August. Fishing beautiful waters of Tampa Bay in September generally brings light winds and great fishing conditions. Our short gag grouper season was filled with some great action. Now that the season is closed. Our focus has switched back to our Amazing inshore fishery here Redfish have dominated our catches with some great snook and trout in the daily mix This is a time when Fishing Charter generally slow down a bit before our big October push to the end of the year, taking a bit of pressure off of our local fish You get your trips booked with.

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George Hastick
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Recent catches, All caught on scaled sardines inside Tampa Bay on the incoming tide, Snook and reds on the flats working the mangroves.

George Hastick St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Recent catches, All caught on scaled sardines inside Tampa Bay on the incoming tide, Snook and reds on the flats working the mangroves.

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Jim Vanderbeck
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Offshore red snapper and mangrove snapper are everywhere... The bite has been on fire! Ensure trout redfish and snook seem to be on every grass flat and every Beach

Jim Vanderbeck Clearwater, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Offshore red snapper and mangrove snapper are everywhere... The bite has been on fire! Ensure trout redfish and snook seem to be on every grass flat and every Beach

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Chris Weir
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Catching lots of huge gag grouper they're out of season right now. But we are able to keep these huge mangrove snappers. We are catching in 45 feet of water with light gear.

Chris Weir St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Catching lots of huge gag grouper they're out of season right now. But we are able to keep these huge mangrove snappers. We are catching in 45 feet of water with light gear.

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George Hastick
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

redfish bite has been on fire working the mangroves of the flats of St Petersburg. Throwing live bait and artificials

George Hastick St. Petersburg, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

redfish bite has been on fire working the mangroves of the flats of St Petersburg. Throwing live bait and artificials

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Alex Kirby
Bradenton, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Gag season 2024

Alex Kirby Bradenton, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Gag season 2024

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Alex Kirby
Bradenton, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Gag season is starting strong

Alex Kirby Bradenton, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Gag season is starting strong

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Wade Osborne
Tampa, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

It’s been a long hot summer, but relief is just around the corner. The days are getting shorter and soon the water temperatures will be dropping back into the 70’s. Once the water cools, the redfish and snook fishing will heat up. Mid-to-late September, and especially,… Read more

Wade Osborne Tampa, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

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Sam Pitchford

November 17th 2024

Clearwater, Florida

Sam Pitchford

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Sam Pitchford

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Clearwater, Florida

Sam Pitchford

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Sam Pitchford

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Wade Osborne

November 17th 2024

Tampa, Florida

Wade Osborne

November 17th 2024

Tampa, Florida

Wade Osborne

November 17th 2024

Tampa, Florida

Gage Brady

November 17th 2024

Clearwater, Florida

Gage Brady

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Clearwater, Florida

Gage Brady

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We had an amazing time bowfishing with Captain Mike this past weekend. My 10 year old son and I had a blast learning how to fish with a bow, and translating shooting at paper targets into shooting at moving fish. The Bay was alive with marine life and it was really cool to be out there together. There was a small technical issue that came up early in the trip, but Captain Mike used his experience to quickly resolve it and get us back out to where the fish were jumping. We are definitely going to book with him again!
Ryan M. | November 19, 2024

Trip: Bowfishing the Tampa Bay
★★★★★
Chris is an excellent guide (5 stars). He is very personable and we all became fishing buddies quickly. Enjoyed the action with the spotted seatrout on the flats in southern Tampa Bay.
John C. | November 16, 2024

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We had a great day with Capt Wade, he was very professional and knowledgeable and shared his experiences with us. We caught Snook, Redfish, and Speckled Trout in numbers and size to satisfy our needs until next time. His lunch recommendation to cook our catch was awesome too.
Rick R. | November 12, 2024

Trip: Tampa Bay Inshore Adventures
★★★★★
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Ben A. | November 12, 2024

Trip: Bradenton Classic Inshore
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We had a wonderful morning with Captain Alex catching redfish, snook and speckled sea trout. He even cleaned our fish for us.
Beth G. | October 26, 2024

Trip: Bradenton Classic Inshore
★★★★★
Chris very knowledgeable and easy to talk to. We had a great time and caught a lot of fish.
Ed P. | September 22, 2024

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★★★★★
Amazing guide! Friendly fun and even caught some fish! Will definitely use Christopher again!!
Michael C. | September 21, 2024

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Bad day for fishing. Captain was great.
Regina A. | September 21, 2024

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He was great in every way!!! On time, professional and he definitely put me on fish!!! Highly recommended!! Tom Trainer
Thomas T. | September 7, 2024

Trip: Shallow Water Sightfishing
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It was a great trip. Three of us fished comfortably for a half day. Mother Nature provided the fish, and Nick provided a great atmosphere. Easy to talk to and gave some good local recommendations, will look to book with Nick again in the future.
Michael L. | September 2, 2024

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