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Fish Tampa Bay to Tarpon Springs and Everywhere in Between!

Catpain Clay with a nice redfish that he caught in Tarpon Springs

Tampa Bay Area Fishing Guide, Capt. Clay Eavenson is a

FULL-TIME inshore fishing guide and specializes in Light Tackle, Inshore, Fishing Charters for Snook, Redfish, Trout, Tarpon, and More! He guides on the inshore waters of Tampa Bay, Clearwater, Tarpon Springs, St. Petersburg, and everywhere in between.



What if it Looks Like Capt. Clay is Already Booked?

 

CALL HIM ANYWAY! Sometimes you might mistake a "Partially booked day" as being fully booked on his calendar. When days are partially booked that means that there is time to book another fishing charter that day! If the day is actually fully booked, CALL HIM ANYWAY! He has a close knit network of 4 other fishing guides that he personally vouches for. He has fished with all of them on several occasions and can vouch for their personalities, work ethic, and ability to put you on fish. Three of them run Ranger Boats and 1 of them runs one of the exact same boats as Capt. Clay.


 

Tampa Bay Area Fishing

 

Tampa Bay, Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg are some of the most fertile, inshore fishing grounds in all of Florida. Beaches, mangrove shorelines, brackish creeks and rivers, and expansive grass flats are the settings for our inshore fishing charters. Snook, redfish, trout, and tarpon are our main targets but seasonally we also target grouper, sheephead, cobia, and more.

 

All of this great fishing is done using only top shelf fishing gear and the finest boats. Capt. Clay is a great teacher, when approached for tips but he doesn't push anything on his clients. He runs his charters with his client's interests in mind. Whether you say you want a hard core fishing charter or just a fun "catch anything" fishing trip, Capt. Clay tailors the excursion to your desire. Capt. Clay has chartered other professional fishermen, families with children as young as three years old, and corporate groups of 30+ anglers.

 

Capt. Clay can accommodate anglers of all skill levels and groups of any size; all the while at a first class level of service.

 

Redfish Revival!

8-13-2008

For the past month, redfish seemed to have been acting like typical backsliders. They would be out of sorts for 3-5 charters and then every once in a while they would show up to be redeemed for their sins. The sin, of course, is that of not being easily caught.  However, this past week we've seen the burgeoning promise of a full blown redfish revival in the Tampa Bay area.

 

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Redfish on the Flats! Hit the right tide at the right time and you could be rewarded with more redfish than you care to catch. Mackerel are still ruling the middle of Tampa Bay and if your looking to fill the cooler then this is your best bet.

 


 

Sept. and Oct '08...

 

Redfish Redfish Redfish! The reds are starting to school up. A couple of days in August have already produced some 50+ fish days on fishing charters in the St. Petersburg area. And, the fish are such perfect size for tournament fishing that Capt. Clay threw his hat in the ring for an Extreme Redfish Tournament on the 16th and won my 1/2lb. The redfish fishing will only get better as fall comes on. I know school is starting back and vacation is over... but, you deserve to get out and fish. Don't miss out of this incredible opportunity.

 


 

Fishing Charter Tips...

 

-Don't wear shoes that you don't want getting wet. If you do, you might want to take them off when you get on the boat. Capt. Clay suggests sandals.

 

-Pack light. Bring only what is necessary. You'll be much more comfortable in an uncluttered boat. Hat, food, drinks, sunscreen, sunglasses... that's about all you need.

 

-Leave the house or hotel earlier than you think you need to. You don't want to miss the best bite of the day because you got stuck in traffic on the way to your fishing charter.

 

-Be excited! Your guide loves fishing and he's excited about every trip. Also, keep in mind that your guide wants you to catch a ton of fish at least 10 times more than you do. So, no matter what he does (weird bait, fishing a spot that doesn't make sense, or chanting a fish call) he's doing it with your "fish catching" in mind.


 

Corporate and Group Fishing Charters Welcome!

 

Through Capt. Clay's network of skilled, licensed, and insured guides he can organize the perfect Tampa, Clearwater, Tarpon Springs, or Ruskin corporate fishing charter. He and his affiliated guides can take 1-100+ anglers on a charter and even organize a corporate fishing tournament; complete with awards ceremony, lunch or dinner, and photos of your corporate outing! Call today to inquire about this unique Tampa Bay area fishing charter!

 


 

Inshore Fishing Charters

 

Whether you're new to inshore, saltwater, fishing or you have many years worth of salt buildup in your veins, we can tailor  a charter just for you.  You can chase snook on the beaches in Clearwater in the summertime or you could choose Tarpon in Tampa Bay or World Famous Boca Grande Pass that time of year. You can stalk redfish schools in the spring and fall near St. Petersburg or you could opt for sight fishing snook in Tarpon Springs. You can catch massive quantities of trout in New Port Richey in the winter or you could choose to catch some tasty, cold weather, grouper in Tampa Bay. Wait! What about Kingfish in the Spring and Fall? Yep, we do that too!

 

If those decisions aren't hard enough to make, you can then decide whether or not you want to choose one of those trips and fish with live bait or maybe you could choose to stalk your prey with artificial lures. Then... which boat would you like to take? The Ranger Ghost for real skinny water expeditions? Or, the Ranger 2200 Bay boat for an all-purpose, roomy, comfortable, fishing charter?

 

We can specialize any trip for any size group. Whether you have a corporate outing planned in Tampa or you're visiting a few friends in Tarpon Springs, we can accommodate any size group.

 

Snook, redfish, trout, tarpon, grouper, kingfish... big group, small group, by yourself... Artificial lures or live bait... big boat, small boat... We can make any combination of these happen!

 

This Could be YOU!

 

Capt. Clay with a very nice tarpon that he caught on a scouting trip for future Tarpon Springs Fishing Charters

A huge tarpon caught and released in Tampa Bay Florida. (NOTE: tarpon are no longer taken out of the water for photographs)

 

Ryan with a nice redfish that he caught on a Tarpon Springs fishing charter

Ryan with a big redfish caught on a Tarpon Springs fishing charter with Capt. Clay.

 

A nice tarpon from one of the many Tampa Tarpon Fishing Charters with Capt. Clay

A nice tarpon at boat side on a Tampa Bay fishing charter.

 

Emily with a nice redfish from a Tarpon Springs Fishing Charter

Emily with a keeper redfish caught on a Tarpon Springs fishing charter with Capt. Clay.

 

John and Bob with a nice redfish caught on a New Port Richey fishing charter

John and Bob with a pair of keeper redfish caught on a New Port Richey fishing charter with Capt. Clay.

 

Bobby with a nice redfish he caught on a Tarpon Springs fishing charter with Capt. Clay

Bobby from Georgia with a nice redfish caught on a  Tarpon Springs fishing charter with Capt. Clay.

 

A nice snook caught on a Clearwater fishing charter with Capt. Clay

Jody from Lakeland, Fl with a nice snook he caught on a Clearwater fishing charter with Capt. Clay.

 

Nicke with a nice snook caught on a Tampa fishing charter

Nick from Texas with a nice beach snook that he caught on a Tampa

fishing charter with Capt. Clay.

 

Travis with a nice redfish caught on a Tarpon Springs Fishing Charter

Travis from Georgia with a healthy redfish caught on a Tarpon Springs fishing charter with Capt. Clay.

 

 

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