fishing

[wdwdvcdad]

didn't know where to put this, so I will try here. I will be at WDW for 2.5 weeks in july/aug. In the middle of our trip, my inlaws will be joining us & we will be moving offsite for a week to stay in their timeshare. the question I have is if anyone has either traveled to the gulf coast or to the east coast of florida to go out on a fishing charter. My inlaws love to fish & I thought that this would be a great change of pace. I would love to catch a marlin or something. I know that fishing is offered on bay lake, but i am looking for something a little more intense. If you have any info, I would appreciate it.

 

[bmbmd]

http://www.flyfishermaninc.com/

is a good site with some do it yourself hints. The shop is very helpful in pointing out some hot spots. Guides will run you about $350 per day. We have used Captain Eric Taylor of Merrit Island a number of times. http://www.fishgyde.com/capttaylor.htm

My boys loved hime, and he put us on some really good redfish and snook.

 

[jtopicz1]

My familiy has owned fishing charter boats in Clearwater for going on 40 years now. It's actually the longest established charter business on the Florida West Coast. We currently operate two boats (43' and 47'). My father operates one (40 years experience) and we have a hired captain (15 years with us alone!) that operates the other.

If you're not familiar, Clearwater is on the Gulf Coast, just west of Tampa, approximatly 90 minutes from Orlando. We're basically famous for our beach, and there is plenty to do for the whole family for a day or two.

Fishing that time of year is usually fairly good, depending on the weather. We'll be bottom fishing for Grouper on one of the boats (which requires an all day - 8 hour - trip), and trolling for Spanish Mackeral, Kingfish, and the occassional Barracuda on the other boat (which can be done on a half day - 4 hour - trip). When it gets closer to your trip, feel free to contact me and I'd be happy to let you know whether they are biting or not, and what's being caught at the time.

If you have your heart set on big game fish (Marlins, Sail's, etc.), you may be best to stick with the East Coast. The water depth drops much quicker, meaning you don't have to travel as far to fish for the billfish on that coast. We do occassionally catch Sailfish on our offshore trolling trips, but it is very unpredictable.

Let me know if you have any other questions on fishing or Clearwater Beach in general (that goes for anyone )! We don't try to push trips on you and will be more than happy to tell you the honest fishing conditions (if it's slow - we'll tell you). Almost all of our customers are repeat customers.

I'd prefer not to spam the boards with the boat names, prices, etc. but feel free to email me at jtopicz1@tampabay.rr.com . We have two very nice hotel located centrally on the beach (Hilton Beach Resort and Adams Mark) which I can usually help you get for around $50/nt.

Jim