St Pete Beach Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in St Pete Beach

Phil Pegley
Ruskin, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Phil Pegley Ruskin, Florida Reported: 1 year 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: 1 year 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: 1 year 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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Steven Herich
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Sounds great Scott! Here's a first time keeper snook my client caught on his first attempt yesterday on the beach 🏖️.

Steven Herich Sarasota, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Sounds great Scott! Here's a first time keeper snook my client caught on his first attempt yesterday on the beach 🏖️.

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Jim Vanderbeck
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 1 year 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: 1 year 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: 1 year 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: 1 year 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: 1 year 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: 1 year 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: 1 year ago

Gag season 2024

Alex Kirby Bradenton, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Gag season 2024

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James Gibson
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

There are signs of fall in the air and the fishing seems to be really turning both inshore and nearshore.

James Gibson Sarasota, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

There are signs of fall in the air and the fishing seems to be really turning both inshore and nearshore.

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★★★★★
We had a great trip Taylor!! He was a great captain! We caught LOTS of fish. Super knowledgeable and such a pleasure to be around. We will definitely be calling him when we come back to Florida again. Top notch experience! Caught mackerel, trout, groupers, Jack fish, lady fish, lizard fish, catfish and we saw a dolphin. Thank you for a great experience!
Laura Q. | November 24, 2025

Trip: Inshore Fishing Charter Bradenton
★★★★★
Great time, great action. Very knowledgeable. Caught lots of different species. Highly recommend!
Scott J. | November 10, 2025

Trip: Inshore Trip Afternoon Action
★★★★★
Andy was great!! Very knowledgeable and helpful. It was my daughter’s first time and she loved it. Will definitely use him again for our next trip!
Lillian S. | October 5, 2025

Trip: St. Petersburg Inshore Slam
★★★★★
Greg and Rob are awesome guys. Super knowledgeable and great guides. We had an awesome time!
Sal D. | October 4, 2025

Trip: St. Pete Offshore Experience
★★★★★
Had a great time! Captain smith dodged storms and put us on the fish.
Brandt B. | September 29, 2025

Trip: Gulfport Combo Classic
★★★★★
What can I say about this trip. Yes I'm sure we got a bit lucky, but Captain Jake got his own bait, put us on fish immediately and we had a blast. We caught 6 different species on light tackle from spanish mackerel, to catfish, to black tip sharks. It was already an amazing trip. Then we got the heavy tackle out and hooked into a hammerhead, more black tips, and the absolute icing on the cake was a giant 150 lb Tarpon. This was my dream, and Jake made it happen. I couldn't recommend him more. He is very knowledgeable, takes his profession very seriously and is fun and personable at the same time! Do not hesitate to pick captain Jake for your next trip
Jarrod R. | September 23, 2025

Trip: 4hr 6hr Or 8hr Inshore
★★★★★
We had a wonderful time with Captain Andy. He was super friendly and put us on fish right away. This trip was my 9 year daughter's first trip and she was asking to extend the trip the first 30 minutes in. This was truly a family friendly experience. I would and defiantly recommend using Captain Andy again. Thank you Captain Andy for a wonderful time!!!!
Matthew T. | August 23, 2025

Trip: St. Petersburg Inshore Slam
★★★★★
Dustin and Mikie put us on the Grouper and snapper had a 6hr trip booked and from the time we stepped on the dock they were on top of their game . The boat was well maintained and equipped with everything you would need for a successful trip . Dustin is a local an knows the water like the back of his hand . I highly recommend them and look forward to our next trip in October. Thank you both for a great trip our wives even had a ball Lol 😝
Charles S. | August 6, 2025

Trip: Sarasota Offshore Grocery Run
★★★★★
Captain Frankie knows where the fish are and worked tirelessly to get us to them. Very glad I chose his charter. I plan to be a repeat customer.
James J. | August 4, 2025

Trip: Grouper And Snapper Trips
★★★★★
Captain Mike and Skip were absolutely amazing! I would absolutely recommend them to anyone looking to charter a boat.
Jeff T. | August 1, 2025

Trip: Clearwater Fishing Thriller!

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