Downtown Tampa Charters
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Downtown Tampa Charters is one of the most conveniently-located boats you'll find. Just a stone's throw away Tampa, you'll be exploring the skinny waters of the bays, around Downtown Tampa. Captain Max is a true local and has been fishing for 20 years in the downtown tampa area.
This spacious 24' center console can take up to 6 guests, and is powered by a 250 HP Suzuki engine.
Outfitted with twin Power Poles and a Rhodan trolling motor, you'll be able to swiftly approach the fish.
After 6 years of guiding, Capt. Max has it down to an art.
Popular fish include Snook, Redfish, Trout, Cobia, Sharks, Tarpon. With top of the line Florida Fishing Products reels and Eupro rods, as well as fresh-caught live bait, you have a great chance of catching, not fishing. Capt. Max or his first mate will happily clean the fish at the dock while you relax and reflect of the day of fishing.
All within sight of the city. If you're in Tampa, you're only minutes away from Downtown Tampa Charters.
Downtown Tampa Charters is one of the most conveniently-located boats you'll find. Just a stone's throw away Tampa, you'll be exploring the skinny waters of the bays, around Downtown Tampa. Captain Max is a true local and has been fishing for 20 years in the downtown tampa area.
This spacious 24' center console can take up to 6 guests, and is powered by a 250 HP Suzuki engine.
Outfitted with twin Power Poles and a Rhodan trolling motor, you'll be able to swiftly approach the fish.
After 6 years of guiding, Capt. Max has it down to an art.
Popular fish include Snook, Redfish, Trout, Cobia, Sharks, Tarpon. With top of the line Florida Fishing Products reels and Eupro rods, as well as fresh-caught live bait, you have a great chance of catching, not fishing. Capt. Max or his first mate will happily clean the fish at the dock while you relax and reflect of the day of fishing.
All within sight of the city. If you're in Tampa, you're only minutes away from Downtown Tampa Charters.
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Tanner WilsonRepeat angler5.0VerifiedNewGreat Serice
2 Hour Trip – Sunset Shorty on October 16, 2026 • 3 adultsWe had a great experience. Captain Max was on top of things the entire team. I have been on multiple bad charters but not this one. I woukd certainly reccomend booking. We caught snook, reds, jacks, snapper and more.
Elizabeth Singleton5.0Verifiedwe had a BLAST!
2 Hour Trip – Sunset Shorty on June 26, 2026 • 4 adults • 1 childCaptain Max and Mr Ralph were awesome. we call catfish, we caught an angel fish a Lady fish some trout and my 12-year-old caught a shark! the best part of the trip was when my 12-year-old caught the shark and even Captain Max and Mr Ralph were just as excited as we were. They were friendly and very knowledgeable. They definitely have customers for life!
Natalie Hoekstra5.0VerifiedFish and Fun
2 Hour Trip – Morning Shorty on February 18, 2026 • 4 adults • 2 childrenMax and Ralph were great. We brought our 10 and 12 year old out with us. They have fished a lot back home with limited success and very little knowledge. We all learned a little and had a great time. Caught a lot of different fish. Got some fun photos and we’d highly recomend these guys! thanks for the good time!
Craig Cacini5.0Verifiedkept us on the fish, great personality
2 Hour Trip – Shorty - 10:00 AM on December 3, 2025 • 2 adultsCaptain Max kept us on the fish almost every cast. He grew up fishing these waters and it shows. If we were catch and keep we would’ve limited out. Will definitely be back to use them again in January for a work outing to impress some of our clients. Highly recommend this outfit!
Rebecca Wiles5.0VerifiedSharks, Trout, and a sting ray!
4 Hour Trip – Sunset Special (PM) on April 10, 2026 • 4 adultsCaptain Max and his first mate were absolutely amazing! Friendly, fun, and knowledgeable! This was most definitely the highlight of our trip and we will remember this for a lifetime! We will definitely be back!
Katelyn Harnage5.0VerifiedPerfect!
4 Hour Trip – Sunset Special (PM) on January 17, 2025 • 2 adultsMy husband and I came to Tampa for a long weekend and decided to book a short fishing charter. Captain Max and his First Mate were great from the moment we got on the boat. They gave us some history/info about some of the locations as we moved, and we were catching fish as soon as the cast hit the water. They kept our lines baited and removed fish, so we spent all our time doing the actual fun part - catching fish. We also had a couple of manatees swim right up to the boat as well as some dolphins. We caught all kinds of different fish, and Captain Max fileted them for us when we got back to the dock. If we're in Tampa again, we will definitely book this again. It was one of the best parts of our trip.
Haley Smith5.0VerifiedGreat trip!
4 Hour Trip – Sunrise Special (AM) on July 15, 2025 • 4 adultsWe had a group of 4 and had a great time! Max was an awesome captain and his co captain Ralph was awesome and funny!!! They always made sure we had live bait on our hooks and they made sure we knew what we were doing. We moved to a few different spots and we all caught many species of fish including bonnet sharks, trout, mangrove snapper, needle fish and a few others. Max also got us some mangos off a tree hahah. I would 10/10 recommend this trip for anyone looking for a fun trip.
Bryan Mcdonald5.0VerifiedGreat trip for my boys!
2 Hour Trip – Shorty - 10:00 AM on April 17, 2025 • 4 adults • 2 childrenCaptain max and his first mate where so good with the kids! My boys are 7 and 9 and he was vary attentive to showing them the way. Both boys got fish on the boat even tho it was a hard fishing day. He made sure we all landed fish! I highly recommend going out in the bay with max! I guarantee you will enjoy your experience! Thank you captain max you and your crew where the exact experience we where looking for.
Mike KaminskiRepeat angler5.0VerifiedGreat charter.
4 Hour Trip – Sunrise Special (AM) on April 2, 2025 • 4 adultsCapt Max was great. We had a great time and caught a lot of fish. We wanted to get Snook, Red, and shark and we got them all. Fishing the mangroves was a unique experience and produced some nice fish. Max has many spots and if one wasn’t producing we quickly moved to one that did. Max and 1st mate Ralph were very helpful in describing the techniques and great were fun to talk with. I recommend this charter.
Jennifer Dugger5.0VerifiedMax and Ralph are THE BEST!!!!!
2 Hour Trip – Morning Shorty on May 25, 2025 • 2 adultsWe came to visit from MD and hopped right off our flight onto this charter. Max and Ralph were so accommodating, as our flight was a bit delayed, making us late to our booked event. Weather was perfect! I learned soooooo much from the both of them. We even caught a Bonnethead shark yall! I would do this over a hundred times. Very affordable! A must do if you’re in the Tampa area! 👏🏼
FAQs about Downtown Tampa Charters
- US $295 per group - 2 Hour Trip – Morning Shorty (2 hours)
- US $295 per group - 2 Hour Trip – Sunset Shorty (2 hours)
- US $595 per group - 4 Hour Trip – Sunrise Special (AM) (4 hours)
- US $595 per group - 4 Hour Trip – Sunset Special (PM) (4 hours)
- Toilet Bucket, bay, or 5 mins away
- GPS
- Fishfinder
- Live bait well
- Multimedia system Bluetooth speaker
- Wireless trolling motor
- Ice box Cooler
- Radar
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Live bait (You can request it, but most often I catch it before. Unless it is plentiful and I think the party might enjoy it. Seeing a cast net open is one of my favorite parts of fishing. It is included in the price. )
- Lures
- Catch cleaning & filleting (Yes it is included. Cleaning tables at the dock.)
- Drinks (Water)
- First mate
- Fishing license (Yes, I have a charter license for everyone. )
- River fishing (Brackish water not fresh. )
- Inshore fishing
- Nearshore fishing
- Reef fishing
- Wreck fishing
- Flats fishing
- Backcountry fishing
- Light tackle
- Heavy tackle
- Bottom fishing
- Spinning
- Black Drum
- Cobia
- Jack Crevalle
- Redfish
- Shark (Blacktip)
- Sheepshead
- Snapper (Mangrove)
- Snook
- Speckled Trout
- Tarpon
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