Guided by Phil Pegley
Deep Sea Duck Inshore Nearshore
Captain Phil is a full-service fishing and hunting guide with over 25 years of local knowledge and experience. He takes a unique approach to inshore and nearshore light tackle sportfishing.
Captain Phil also provides extreme angling experiences for Tarpon, Sharks, Goliath Grouper, and seasonal charters for Lobster and Scallops in other popular Florida destinations. Book a trip with him to see why Florida is "The Fishing Capital of the World"!
Deep Sea, Nearshore Fishing Charter in Key West
Josh
We had a terrible experience with Captain Phil on our charter fishing trip in the Tampa Bay. We’ve been on a number of charters in the past and feel we know what type of guide knowledge and service we could expect. Although Captain Phil called the night before to discuss our shark fishing trip he did not bring enough equipment or proper number of rods to successfully manage the trip. As a result of a large shark taking our line and stripping pole of its line he became argumentative, yelled at our kids & adults and became very frustrated with us as the anchor line became tangled around the propeller. When we reminded him that he never explained to our party what to do when a shark struck the line, he apologized and acknowledged he missed that part. With about one hour left in our trip we decided to move closer to our launch site and fish for smaller game fish. Once again, without explaining to our kids how he wanted them to fish or what our process should be he began to snap and become very frustrated with our children. When we asked him to stop yelling and just explain to us what we should be doing and how we should be doing it he apologized again and said his focus was on safety. If you or a friend is considering a charter with Captain Phil I would strongly advise you not book your trip based on our experience. …
Steven
We would recommend Captain Phil 100%. He handled two rookies to saltwater fishing and all our questions like a champ. We truly enjoyed the day and to top it off he put my wife on a 5ft bullshark so mission accomplished.
Brad
Captain Phil is Great!!’n Phil is very personable and put you on fish. Phil shared pointers on fishing techniques to help you catch fish. A lot of fishing action in the Tampa Bay fishery!!! You can’t go wrong by chartering with Phil, you’ll leave a friends. 😎 “Phil’s a damn GOOD Captain” …
Blackfin Tuna, Blacktip Shark, Bonnethead Shark, Bull Shark, Gag Grouper, Hogfish, Kingfish, Lobster, Mahi Mahi, Mallard, Mangrove Snapper, Mottled Duck, Mutton Snapper, Redfish, Snook, Wahoo, Wood Duck
Artificial Lure Fishing, Bottom Fishing, Calling, Cut Bait Fishing, Decoy Hunting, Heavy Tackle Fishing, Light Tackle Fishing, Live Bait Fishing, Shotgun Hunting, Trolling
Deep Sea, Duck, Inshore, Nearshore
Key West, FL, USA | Bodies of water fished: Florida Keys, Big Pine Key, Cudjoe Key, Summerland Key, Key West, Tampa Bay, St. Pete Beach | Areas hunted: Tampa Bay, St. Pete Beach