St Pete Beach Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Matt Fueyo with Reel Tight Fishing Charters
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Catching a ton of fish in the bay and when it’s nice offshore we’ve been able to get into some nice cobia and plenty of sharks!! Fun times for all ages!

Matt Fueyo with Reel Tight Fishing Charters Sarasota, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Catching a ton of fish in the bay and when it’s nice offshore we’ve been able to get into some nice cobia and plenty of sharks!! Fun times for all ages!

Blacktip Shark Fishing in Sarasota, Florida

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Cody Beckman
Tampa, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Cold weather has the redfish, snook and trout fired up! Water clarity is improving and water temps are dropping in the bay so sight casting big redfish and snook in shallow water is awesome right now. Big tides and prime water temps have our big predatory fish active and eating...

Cody Beckman Tampa, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

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Dustin Lambert
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Lots of amberjacks and cobia!

Dustin Lambert Sarasota, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Lots of amberjacks and cobia!

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Jim Vanderbeck
Clearwater, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Docks and canals are where the reds, blacks, and sheep's are!!

Jim Vanderbeck Clearwater, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Docks and canals are where the reds, blacks, and sheep's are!!

Sheepshead Fishing in Clearwater, Florida

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Matt Fueyo with Reel Tight Fishing Charters
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing has been productive. We are catching kings and cobia off the beach. Snook and redfish are chewing in the passes.

Matt Fueyo with Reel Tight Fishing Charters Sarasota, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing has been productive. We are catching kings and cobia off the beach. Snook and redfish are chewing in the passes.

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James Gibson
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

James Gibson Sarasota, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

The holiday season is upon us in Sarasota, Florida and the fish seem to know it. Our fishing charter customers had success targeting Snook, Redfish, Trout and Jacks in the shallow flats of Sarasota bay. As water temperatures dropped we found fish congregated on low tides in deeper mud holes in the buttonwood bay area on the back side of Longboat Key. On higher tides we found fish on top of shallow oyster bars around the bully creek area near the Sarasota airport. The nearshore fishing in Sarasota was also hot on the public reefs in front of Siesta, Lido and Longboat Key. Our customers enjoyed catch and clean fishing charters catching Kingfish, Triple tail, Cobia and Snappers.

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Joe Burruezo
Tampa, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Micro tarpon bite has been on fire for the 8hr trips

Joe Burruezo Tampa, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Micro tarpon bite has been on fire for the 8hr trips

Redfish Fishing in Holmes Beach, Florida

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Ray Culver
Seminole, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

The nearshore bite been really good, hogfish, kingfish, Cobia and Bonita. Depending on the weather.

Ray Culver Seminole, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

The nearshore bite been really good, hogfish, kingfish, Cobia and Bonita. Depending on the weather.

Kingfish Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida

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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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