Top 4 Sarasota Fishing Trips

1.4-Hour Private Inshore Fishing Trip in Sarasota

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) Our pick

Captain James Gibson takes your private group of up to four from Harts Landing into Sarasota’s inshore waters for four hours of fishing. Gear and tackle are provided, and the trip can target snook, redfish, tarpon, and trout, with advice and hands-on help for every age.

“Captain James teaching our 2 sons how to fish, catching about 7 types of fish, speeding to 4/5 different fishing spots on his lovely fast boat.”

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2.Private 4 hr Fishing Tour with Master Captain Bill Phillips

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $325Best value

Fish with Captain Bill from Bahia Mar West Marina near Bradenton. Choose a four-hour Sarasota Bay trip, a six-hour Bean Point outing, or an eight-hour Gulf reef trip, with private service for your group and chances to see dolphins, sea turtles, and game fish.

“Thank you for a fantastic time! We had a great time on our morning fishing trip and the caught a decent amount of fish”

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3.Sarasota Inshore Fishing Charters

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 4 to 8 hours (approx.)

Fish Sarasota Bay with Captain Todd or Captain Todd Walker on a private boat for up to three people. Expect supplied gear, licenses, water, safety equipment, local scenery, and instruction as you seek trout, snook, and other inshore fish.

“We had a great day with Captain Todd! Since he is a local, he was very knowledgeable and had lots of history to give us about the area. He was especially sweet with my fish-loving six year old. We all had a great time and would do it again!”

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4.Half Day Inshore and Nearshore Fishing Charter in Sarasota

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Join Captain Marc for a private four-hour fishing charter from Sarasota’s Sip N’ Slip Tours. Fish inshore and nearshore waters for snook, redfish, sea trout, pompano, snapper, grouper, cobia, and mackerel, while watching for dolphins, manatees, and sea turtles.

“Sometimes things are meant to be. And I'd say that a random call to Capt. Marc solidified my belief that there aren't coincidences. Marc provided an exceptional experience for my wife, son, good friend, and me. Fish were hooked and landed on the first two casts (maybe first 3-4 casts). 10 minutes in and Capt Marc had already made our day. The entire four-plus hours with Capt. Marc were enjoyable with at least 10 species of fish caught and nine keepers that Marc filleted as soon as we docked. We had a great fish fry that night, even using Marc's teriyaki recipe for grilling. I was sure to save his…”

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