Booking with Captain Clay ensures that you have a fantastic fishing adventure! Captain Clay has over 50 years of experience fishing in the coastal waters of St. Augustine. Fully licensed and insured to provide you with a safe and rewarding experience that the entire family can enjoy. Not fishing? Try a thrilling wildlife tour on our custom airboat where you can view alligators and other Florida wildlife! (See below the reviews for Airboat Adventure)
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Clay Philips
Independent Guide
Booking with Captain Clay ensures that you have a fantastic fishing adventure! Captain Clay has over 50 years of experience fishing in the coastal waters of St. Augustine. Fully licensed and insured to provide you with a safe and rewarding experience that the entire family can enjoy. Not fishing? Try a thrilling wildlife tour on our custom airboat where you can view alligators and other Florida wildlife! (See below the reviews for Airboat Adventure)
Recent Reviews of Clay Philips Fishing Guide & Rides
5.0
based on 4 reviews
Paul
Verified Review
Found Captain Clay through CaptainExperiences just a few days before trip and he was a lifesaver. We had a “bragging rights” fishing tourney and he put us on the fish. Won first place individual when he found the flounder! Great experience, local knowledge of where the fish are! Highly recommend
Paul
Verified Review
Found Captain Clay through CaptainExperiences just a few days before trip and he was a lifesaver. We had a “bragging rights” fishing tourney and he put us on the fish. Won first place individual when he found the flounder! Great experience, local knowledge of where the fish are! Highly recommend
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Meghan
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This will be a core memory for my boys 5 & 7! The captain was so patient and knowledgeable, and showed the kids an amazing time!!!! Can’t recommend this experience more! Captain Clay was the best!
Meghan
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This will be a core memory for my boys 5 & 7! The captain was so patient and knowledgeable, and showed the kids an amazing time!!!! Can’t recommend this experience more! Captain Clay was the best!
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Pete
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Nicely equipped boat, plenty of bait and put us on fisj. Weather was a challenge; windy and cold but capt ckay managed to not get us wet which is no easy task on a skiff!
Pete
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Nicely equipped boat, plenty of bait and put us on fisj. Weather was a challenge; windy and cold but capt ckay managed to not get us wet which is no easy task on a skiff!
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Eric
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Clay was great. The fish were not biting at the start and he worked really hard trying different spots and bates. We finally caught a few but he wasn't happy with it. We kept moving and then found the Red Drum. We caught our limit in a few minutes and then finished our time catching and releasing. Really good time.
Eric
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Clay was great. The fish were not biting at the start and he worked really hard trying different spots and bates. We finally caught a few but he wasn't happy with it. We kept moving and then found the Red Drum. We caught our limit in a few minutes and then finished our time catching and releasing. Really good time.
Group got first place in their tournament that they had entered
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Late March 2026
Sheep's head bite has picked up some since the last cold front we had, still catching a few red fish back in the creeks, on live mud Bens and fingerling Mullet,,, thanks
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