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Tampa Bay fishing Snook charter
 
Call Capt. Paul (727) 251-2623
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We offer 4, 6 or 8 hour guided fishing trips in the Tampa Bay, Clearwater, Tarpon Springs and St. Petersburg area.  Live bait fishing, artificial lures and fly fishing.  Everything is included.
We are excited that you are visiting our Tampa Florida fishing web site. Our company is here to provide unique fishing adventures while your visiting Tampa Bay Florida or the surrounding areas. The west coast of Florida offers some of the best light tackle sportfishing opportunities for Redfish, Spotted Trout and Snook.  Our 201 Proguide Backcountry flats boat is made to fish the backwaters, beaches and saltwater flats of the Florida suncoast. 

Tampa Bay FL is a beautiful shallow water estuary with many nesting birds and animals.  During your trip you may see Porpoise, Manatee, Sharks, Eagle Rays, Osprey, Pelicans, Ibis, Great Blue Herons, Egrets and Roseate Spoonbills.
 
Below is a large 32 inch Redfish caught last March by my friend John Hynes.  We were fishing just north of Clearwater Beach near the mangrove islands.  This was one of twenty-five Redfish landed by John that spring day.

Clearwater Florida redfishing charter

This winter Miss Autumn was fishing in the Tampa Bay area with her family from out west. Her brother landed this 35lb. Black Drum after a thirty minute fight. It was the largest fish he had ever caught.  We were targeting Spotted Sea Trout when a large school of Black Drum were spotted nearby.
Autumn's 35lb. Black Drum

My good friend Bruce with a nice Snook caught while fishing near Clearwater Beach, which is just west of Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay beach Snook

Tampa Bay Redfish

            Tampa Bay Florida Fishing Reports

 

     May 2010 was a great month for fishing in the Tampa Bay area!  Tarpon, Redfish, Spotted Trout, Spanish Mackerel and Grouper were biting well through-out the month.  Mackerel and Grouper were nice by-catches while fishing for Tarpon around the bridges of the bay.  A large Cobia was also caught this month by my good friend, Art, while visiting from California. 

     Tarpon were feeding mostly on Threadfin Hearing and Pass Crabs, drifting with the current, near the bridge structure.  The strong tides during the new moon phase had the best bite for Tarpon.  When the current slacked up a bit, the Grouper came up to feed.  Pulling the Grouper off the bottom and out of their rocky holes was a bit of a challenge when using spinning gear.  Therefore, give the fish a little slack line, within a few minutes the fish will swim out of the rocks and the fight will resume.  Sharks were also out in abundance on the shallow flats.  If you would enjoy catching sharks and watching them take your bait near the boat, reserve a fishing trip this summer.

 

     July 18, 2010  Spotted Sea Trout remains a decent catch throughout June and July with several large fish being landed.  Miss Lydia, visiting with her father, from Alabama caught a nice 25 inch fish using a Scaled Sardine for bait.  Lydia also had a blast catching several Black-Tip sharks.  While several sharks were swimming around the boat, she would just lower her sardine to the nearest one and the fight would begin.  Many Tarpon were seen on this fishing trip in a deep cut near the Islands of Tampa Bay.  We had a few bites but no solid Tarpon hook-ups on this trip.

Shark fishing should be excellent all summer long.  Late afternoon trips ending around 9 or 10pm can be scheduled in order to avoid the heat of the day.  Rock piles along the beaches will hold Redfish, Black Drum and Flounder through-out August and September.

 

Come fish with us this spring for great Redfish action on the flats of Tampa Bay and Clearwater Florida.  Call today to make your reservations.
 
(727) 251-2623

Tampa Bay FL  Spotted Sea Trout fishing

Summer Time Tarpon Fishing Trips

Tampa Bay FL Redfish
Tampa Bay Florida Redfish
My favorite picture of my son, Taylor.
Reel Florida Adventures
Fishing Charters Tampa, Florida
 
(727) 251-2623
 
Please call or e-mail to schedule your trip

     I grew up in the Tampa Bay/Clearwater FL area and have fished the inshore waters of Tampa for over 40 years.  My earliest fishing memories were watching my father castnet for Mullet near Allen's Creek in western Tampa Bay back in the mid 60's.  As a teenager, I would wade fish around Weedon Island and Riviera Bay near St. Petersburg. Clearwater Beach and Sandkey were popular fishing spots in the 70's and still are.  I learned a great deal about fishing in the 80's when I was a Tampa Fireman; there were a few experienced and seasoned fishermen in the Tampa Fire Dept. that showed me how to fish western Tampa Bay. Shallow water fishing the sandy beaches of Clearwater Florida and Tampa Bay for Redfish, Snook, Trout, Tarpon, Sharks and many more species.
     So, let me take you and your party on a fun and exciting fishing trip leaving out of Clearwater Beach Fl and the Tampa Bay areaVisiting Orlando's Disney World in central Florida?  Why not take one day off for a saltwater fishing adventure. 
 Call now to reserve a day
 on the shallow waters of Tampa Bay.
 
Tampa Florida Fishing Charters and Guide Service
Capt. Paul Hajash  (727) 251-2623
 
Inshore Rates
The rates are for the boat (1-3 anglers)
20ft. Backcountry Flats Boat:
4hrs. - $350.
6hrs. - $400.
8hrs. - $450.
No Credit Cards Accepted
 
Add $50. to rates for fourth person


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Capt. Paul Hajash  (727) 251-2623