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SEASONS ON FLORIDA'S SUNCOAST

TARPON SEASON (MAY - AUG)

TARPON SEASON (MAY - AUG)

TARPON SEASON (MAY - AUG)

INSHORE SLAM CHARTERS TAMPA BAY FLORIDA CLEARWATER FLORIDA FISHING GUIDE ST PETE FLY FISHING CHARTER

Tarpon season is the most exciting time of year. Fishing for the Silver King off the beach is a unique experience and our fishing guides love it! Tarpon migrate along the Suncoast as the water temps get into the mid to upper 70s. These larger migratory fish can offer exciting days with ample opportunities at 100lb+ fish swim along our beaches. The best time of year for migratory tarpon is May through August. Book your fishing charter now 


YEAR-ROUND FISHING

TARPON SEASON (MAY - AUG)

TARPON SEASON (MAY - AUG)

INSHORE SLAM CHARTERS TAMPA BAY FLORIDA CLEARWATER FLORIDA FISHING GUIDE ST PETE FLY FISHING CHARTER

The amazing thing about the Suncoast is that we have an unbelievable fishery year-round! Some species get bigger, some get smaller, but you can catch Redfish, Tarpon, Snook and much more every month of the year.

As a fulltime fishing guide I am on the water almost every day and do my very best to stay dialed in on what's changing and where the bite is hottest. Come out on one of our guided fishing trips and see what it's all about!

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SPRING SEASON

TARPON SEASON (MAY - AUG)

SPRING SEASON

INSHORE SLAM CHARTERS TAMPA BAY FLORIDA CLEARWATER FLORIDA FISHING GUIDE ST PETE FLY FISHING CHARTER

Spring is a great time of year for cobia fishing! The big brownie, Mr. Brownstone himself comes up on the flats to play! Our fishing guides love these fishing charters! These are incredible fish to catch on spin or the fly. 

On our guided fishing trips as the water warms and the bait rushes into the flats so do these beasts. They swim just under the surface and fight like a freight train. The Sand Bay trip is perfect for this in the spring.

SUMMER SEASON

WINTER SEASON

SPRING SEASON

INSHORE SLAM CHARTERS TAMPA BAY FLORIDA CLEARWATER FLORIDA FISHING GUIDE ST PETE FLY FISHING CHARTER

Sumer is when you have the best of everything going on. The big Tarpon are still here, the redfish are happy and the snook are eating everything they can! On our guided fishing charters, you can skip baits under the mangrove lines and fish drop offs as fish look for cooler water. The early morning topwater bit is absolutely electric with some major blowups. This is also a great time of year for fishing dock lights at night. Let our fishing guides take you out!

FALL SEASON

WINTER SEASON

WINTER SEASON

INSHORE SLAM CHARTERS TAMPA BAY FLORIDA CLEARWATER FLORIDA FISHING GUIDE ST PETE FLY FISHING CHARTER

Fall is an exciting time because everything is eating as much as possible before the big temperature drop comes. Some of these fish mature as fall hits and get ready to move offshore. On our guided fishing trips we target the redfish as they start to school up and the big snook come out on the flats looking for the bait.

As a fishing guide I pay a lot of attention to wind direction and approaching clod fronts this time of year to maximize the bite!

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WINTER SEASON

WINTER SEASON

WINTER SEASON

INSHORE SLAM CHARTERS TAMPA BAY FLORIDA CLEARWATER FLORIDA FISHING GUIDE ST PETE FLY FISHING CHARTER

Yes, it actually gets cold here in Florida. We still run our guided fishing trips in the winter. The nice thing is that there is less boat traffic and the fish school up. So, this gives us an advantage of being able to find large schools of hungry fish warming themselves on the flats.  

We can also run to a few nearshore spots and fish structure like wrecks & reefs. As a fishing guide and an angler this is one of my favorite times of year.


THE BIG 3 REDFISH - SNOOK - TROUT

REDFISH aka RED DRUM

REDFISH aka RED DRUM

REDFISH aka RED DRUM

INSHORE SLAM CHARTERS TAMPA BAY FLORIDA CLEARWATER FLORIDA FISHING GUIDE ST PETE FLY FISHING CHARTER

Appearance:

  • Body is copper-bronze, fading to a lighter belly
  • One or more dark, ocellated spots at base of tail
  • Lack barbels on lower jaw
  • Large scales
  • Powerful pharyngeal teeth used to crush oysters and other shellfish

State Record: 52 lb 5 oz, Cocoa (1996)

SNOOK

REDFISH aka RED DRUM

REDFISH aka RED DRUM

INSHORE SLAM CHARTERS TAMPA BAY FLORIDA CLEARWATER FLORIDA FISHING GUIDE ST PETE FLY FISHING CHARTER

Appearance:

  • Large mouth with a protruding lower jaw
  • Jaw reaches below the rear portion of the eye
  • Sloping forehead
  • High dorsal fin that is divided
  • Black lateral line extends onto tail
  • Pelvic fin yellow in color

State Record: 45 lbs 12 oz, Sebastian, FL

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SPECKELED SEATROUT

REDFISH aka RED DRUM

SPECKELED SEATROUT

INSHORE SLAM CHARTERS TAMPA BAY FLORIDA CLEARWATER FLORIDA FISHING GUIDE ST PETE FLY FISHING CHARTER

Appearance:

  • Back is dark gray or green, fading to a silvery or white belly
  • Several black spots on back extend to dorsal fins and tail
  • Pair of large canine teeth at tip of upper jaw
  • Lack barbels on lower jaw

State Record: 17 lb 7 oz, caught near Ft. Pierce

OTHER TARGET SPECIES TARPON - JACKS - COBIA

TARPON aka SILVER KING

COBIA aka MR. BROWNSTONE

TARPON aka SILVER KING

INSHORE SLAM CHARTERS TAMPA BAY FLORIDA CLEARWATER FLORIDA FISHING GUIDE ST PETE FLY FISHING CHARTER

Appearance:

  • Back is dark blue-green or greenish-black, becoming bright silver on the sides
  • One dorsal fin; last ray of dorsal fin extended into a long filament
  • Very large scales
  • Mouth large and points upward
  • Size: Up to 8 feet (300 pounds) 

State Record: 243 lb, Key West

JACK CREVALLE aka JACK

COBIA aka MR. BROWNSTONE

TARPON aka SILVER KING

INSHORE SLAM CHARTERS TAMPA BAY FLORIDA CLEARWATER FLORIDA FISHING GUIDE ST PETE FLY FISHING CHARTER

Appearance:

  • Back bluish-green to greenish-gold, belly silver or yellowish
  • Prominent black spot on gill cover
  • Black spot at the base of each pectoral fin
  • Second dorsal fin and anal fin almost identical in size
  • Body deep, front of head steep

State Record: 57 lb, caught near Jupiter

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COBIA aka MR. BROWNSTONE

COBIA aka MR. BROWNSTONE

COBIA aka MR. BROWNSTONE

INSHORE SLAM CHARTERS TAMPA BAY FLORIDA CLEARWATER FLORIDA FISHING GUIDE ST PETE FLY FISHING CHARTER

Appearance:

  • Long, slim fish with a broad, depressed head
  • Brown in color, fading to a white
  • Lower jaw projects past upper jaw
  • Young have alternating black and white horizontal stripes


State Record: 130 lb 1 oz, caught near Destin


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