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Charter in Florida
Can anyone recommend a decent fishing charter in Florida, near
Tampa/Sarasota? I have a friend going there this March and he'd like to fish. (I've only chartered the Atlantic side, never the Gulf side, so I can't make any recommendations to him!) -Mark |
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(mark s) wrote: Can anyone recommend a decent fishing charter in Florida, near Tampa/Sarasota? I have a friend going there this March and he'd like to fish. (I've only chartered the Atlantic side, never the Gulf side, so I can't make any recommendations to him!) There are many, many great charters. Depending on what kind of fishing though. I am only up on shallow water angling, flats fishing so if you want deep see or even near shore I can not help. Capt. Butch Rickey (www.narhoppr.com). You can visit his site and read the fishing reports. I have not personally fished with him but talk with him on occasion. One of my best fishing buddies and the angler I have learned the most from gives him the nod as an excellent guide and that says quite a bit for me. If you want to fly fish, another guide I am familiar with is Capt. Pat Damico out of St. Pete Beach 727-360-6466 (pat4jaws -the @ goes here - hotmail.com) I will have to look for the card of a fly fishing guide I have gone out with (tarpon, snook) who was excellent. Maybe one of these guides will be of help if you are looking at inshore angling (and if you pass on inshore I have to say you are missing the essence of the bay area fishing). Good luck, atljoe -- "Atlanta Joe" aka Joe Webb Flats fishing is Flat Fun! Visit my site at http://flatsfisher.com |
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joe wrote: Capt. Butch Rickey (www.narhoppr.com). I got a little ahead of myself on this one. Everything I said about Capt. Butch is correct but he is south of the Tampa Bay area out of Pine Island Sound. Worth the extra drive though. -- "Atlanta Joe" aka Joe Webb Flats fishing is Flat Fun! Visit my site at http://flatsfisher.com |
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Try these Captains, They are in the area you asked about.
http://www.floridaflyfishing.com/ http://www.sarasota-fla-fishing.com/ --- Max http://www.outdoor-links.com Recipient of the Ken Schultz Award of Excellence |
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Mark:
I can't speak for Tampa area but the fishing in March inshore and near offshore will be great in Sarasota that time of year. I live and fish here and my suggestion would be Rick Grasset for either light tackle or especially fly fishing, if you'd like to try your hand at that. Contact info he http://www.snookfin-addict.com My suggestion would be to book early as he is very busy that time of year. Regards, Jim "mark s" wrote in message m... Can anyone recommend a decent fishing charter in Florida, near Tampa/Sarasota? I have a friend going there this March and he'd like to fish. (I've only chartered the Atlantic side, never the Gulf side, so I can't make any recommendations to him!) -Mark |
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Also consider Capt Jonnie Walker at: www.baywalkercharters.com. I fish with
both Rick & Jonnie in the Sarasota area and they are both good. Lee |
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Capt Ahab wrote: On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:08:59 -0500, "LeRoy Williams" wrote: Also consider Capt Jonnie Walker at: www.baywalkercharters.com. I fish with both Rick & Jonnie in the Sarasota area and they are both good. Lee The OP might also find useful information on this web site maintained by the State of Florida. It does list guide services all about the state.: http://www.floridasal****erfishermen.com/fishid-3.htm nice site with good info but not a Florida government site nor as far as I can tell a CoC maintained site. no big deal but it could be misleading though Domain ID: D3489054-CNO Domain Name: floridasal****erfishermen.com Creation Date: 2001-03-11 22:43:05 UTC Expiration Date: 2004-03-11 21:56:17 UTC Last Modification Date: 2002-03-05 00:19:00 UTC Sponsoring Registrar: CORE-95 Created by: CORE-95 Updated by: CORE-95 Last Updated By Registrar: CORE-95 Maintainer: 95 Registrant ID: COCO-974160 Registrant Name: removed but you can do a whois if you want it Registrant Organization: Florida Salt Water Fishermen Club Registrant Address: removed but you can do a whois if you want it Registrant City: DeLand Registrant State/Province: FL Registrant Postal Code: 32724 Registrant Country: US -- "Atlanta Joe" aka Joe Webb Flats fishing is Flat Fun! Visit my site at http://flatsfisher.com |
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