Clearwater / St. Pete Beach, FL Fishing

Welcome to our Clearwater / St. Pete Beach, FL  Fishing Home Page

The Clearwater / St. Pete Beach area is one of the most popular vacation destinations in all of Florida.  Whether people are just coming here to take a break from the Disney Parks for a day or two or they are actually spending their entire vacation here, you’re going to see a lot of other people while visiting this part of Florida.  The warm weather, beautiful beaches and large stretch of inshore waters is what drives so many people to this area.

If you enjoy fishing, you will have so many options here that it can get a little frustrating figuring out where you should go on any given day.  You’re not going to learn it all in just a one week vacation here, so figure out some spots and have a good plan according to the tides and you should be able to catch some fish.  Many people choose to hire a fishing charter and that is a pretty safe choice since many of them will really have it dialed in, so you will have a good chance to catch a lot of fish with some quality fish too.

The fishing can be excellent with many inshore and offshore opportunities.  Anglers can catch a variety of different fish such as redfish, sea trout, tarpon, grouper, snapper, sheepshead, sharks and more.  If you can’t get on a boat, there is still some excellent surf and pier fishing available throughout this area.

Fishing Reports

Inshore Fishing

This area is home to some very good inshore fishing opportunities.  The inshore waters behind the barrier islands create a very large stretch of water that is home to plenty of calmer waters where anglers will fish from nice bay boats, a variety of smaller boats as well as kayaks.  Anglers can fish bridges, docks, passes, mangroves, flats, channels and more in this area.  Some of the popular fish to catch inshore are snook, redfish, sea trout and tarpon.

Learn more on our Clearwater / St. Pete Beach, FL Inshore Fishing page.

Nearshore Fishing

The nearshore fishing is very good in this area and you will see many boats running the beaches from St. Pete Beach all the way up to Clearwater Beach as they search for active fish.  Some of the popular fish to catch are tarpon, grouper, snapper, kingfish, cobia, goliath grouper and several others depending on the season. The time of year will dictate what fish will be more prevalent, but you can catch fish nearshore year-round in this area.

Learn more on our Clearwater / St. Pete Beach, FL Nearshore Fishing page.

Deep Sea / Offshore Fishing

The fishing is very good offshore in this area.  This area is very popular and there are so many deep sea fishing charters available to take you out on a fishing trip.  The target species will vary depending on the seasons, but this area will provide plenty of action for something year-round. The popular fish that are targeted here are grouper, snapper, cobia, king mackerel, permit, amberjack, mahi mahi, tuna, barracuda and goliath grouper, but there are so many other species of fish that you can catch.

Learn more on our Clearwater / St. Pete Beach, FL Deep Sea Fishing page.

Shore Fishing

The surf & pier anglers have so many options in the St. Pete Beach / Clearwater area.  This area is huge, so there are several miles of beaches to fish, piers, bridges and even some inshore areas where you can wade the shallows waters as you target redfish, sea trout, snook and many other species of fish.

Learn about the best spots to fish the Clearwater / St. Pete Beach, FL area from shore.

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