30A Shallow Water Guide Service
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30A Shallow Water Guide Service is located in Santa Rosa Beach and offers to show you a memorable time in these waters.
This crew will do its best to make sure you have a fun day full of fishing. This involves 2 to 4-hour trips, mainly fishing for Redfish, Flounder, Spanish Mackerel, Black Drum, Jack Crevalle, and Speckled Trout, depending on the season and conditions on the day. On these trips, you can expect to use techniques such as light tackle and spinning.
Your fishing adventure starts on a 23' Hanson boat that can safely take up to 6 anglers. This boat comes with an ice-box and a wireless trolling motor.
All rods, reels, and terminal tackle are included in the price so you can focus on what really matters, fishing. Your trip will include all the necessary fishing licenses for the day. The crew will clean and fillet your catch for you to take home at the end of the trip. The boat will be supplied with snacks and drinks for your pleasure, be sure to let the captain know if you have any questions or want to bring your own.
Book your trip now and hit the water with 30A Shallow Water Guide Service.
30A Shallow Water Guide Service is located in Santa Rosa Beach and offers to show you a memorable time in these waters.
This crew will do its best to make sure you have a fun day full of fishing. This involves 2 to 4-hour trips, mainly fishing for Redfish, Flounder, Spanish Mackerel, Black Drum, Jack Crevalle, and Speckled Trout, depending on the season and conditions on the day. On these trips, you can expect to use techniques such as light tackle and spinning.
Your fishing adventure starts on a 23' Hanson boat that can safely take up to 6 anglers. This boat comes with an ice-box and a wireless trolling motor.
All rods, reels, and terminal tackle are included in the price so you can focus on what really matters, fishing. Your trip will include all the necessary fishing licenses for the day. The crew will clean and fillet your catch for you to take home at the end of the trip. The boat will be supplied with snacks and drinks for your pleasure, be sure to let the captain know if you have any questions or want to bring your own.
Book your trip now and hit the water with 30A Shallow Water Guide Service.
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Lindsey Moeller5.0VerifiedHighlight of our vacation!
3 Hour Trip – Inshore/Bay on August 6, 2026 • 4 adults • 2 childrenOur family had a great day fishing with Captain Ryan! Our boys said it was their favorite part of our Florida vacation. We caught lots of fish thanks to Ryan!
Tim Koerth5.0VerifiedGreat Trip
2 Hour Trip – Kids on June 9, 2026 • 2 adultsCaught lots of fish! Every cast! Great keepers too!
Tyler Surratt4.7VerifiedCaptain Ryan is the Best!
4 Hour Trip – Inshore/Bay (AM) on June 1, 2026 • 5 adults • 1 childOur group had a great experience. Captain Ryan was on time, prepared, and very hands on. We caught trout, catfish, blue fish and red fish. Highly recommend Captain Ryan!!
Drew BittenbenderRepeat angler5.0VerifiedAugust fishing trip
4 Hour Trip – Inshore/Bay (AM) on August 5, 2026 • 6 adults
Kristen Parker5.0VerifiedGreat outing, great captain
4 Hour Trip – Inshore/Bay (AM) on March 17, 2026 • 5 adults • 1 childVery knowledgeable and personable captain with professional insight on where to go to catch a great variety of fish. would definitely book agaon.
Gavin Ball5.0Verifiedawesome day!
4 Hour Trip – Inshore/Bay (PM) on April 22, 2026 • 2 adultsCaptain Ryan is a great guy and catches lots of fish;)
Shawn Hinchman5.0Verifiedconsidering thhe conditions captian Ryan got us sone fish fir the cooler
4 Hour Trip – Inshore/Bay (AM) on April 10, 2026 • 6 adults • 4 childrenthe captian was grest. kids had fun . all in all a fun experience
Joseph Messina5.0VerifiedHighly Recommend! 🎣🐟🐠 Would book again!
3 Hour Trip – Inshore/Bay on September 2, 2025 • 4 adults5 Stars in all categories! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Captain Ryan of 30A Shallow Water Guide Service was great. He was communicative throughout the booking and very knowledgeable of the local Bay and surrounding backwaters. He was very friendly and attentive to our family of 4, keeping the lines baited and in the water. Spanish mackeral was the fish of the day for us and there were plenty to be had. Pickup and drop off were seamless, and we went home with a nice bag of cleaned fish for tacos. Our family had a blast and wouldn’t even bother looking around for any other charter the next time we are looking to book a trip!
Patrick Donlon5.0VerifiedInland Speckled Trout Trip
4 Hour Trip – Inshore/Bay (AM) on June 4, 2025 • 4 adultsHad a great 4 hour morning fish with Captain Ryan. Asked for an inland trout trip with my sons and son-in-law and he produced. We fished the West Bay near Panama City as that is where the action was hotter. We caught 40+ fish, but only 4 were over the 15” slot requirement. Directions were excellent and he was waiting at the boat launch when we arrived. He knows the bays well and moved us around to avoid the changing winds; all of his spots produced. I would definitely recommend Captain Ryan and would use him again if I am back on 30A.
Graham DufaultRepeat angler5.0VerifiedCaptain Ryan is awesome
2 Hour Trip – Kids on July 31, 2025 • 6 adults • 3 childrenTwo adults took four kids out with Captain Ryan. He took is right out to a hot spot and we had some fish on within five minutes. Yes, we got lucky with some good fishing but he knew right where to go in West Bay. He also managed to keep all six of our hooks with fresh live bait and out in the water without overlapping too much, a tough thing to do with the wind. We had a lady fish on at one point, tangling us all up in knots but he was able to get us back in action in a few minutes. Great trip, everything worked well, highly recommend!
FAQs about 30A Shallow Water Guide Service
- US $375 per group, additional US $75 per person after 4 guests - Holiday Special - 2 Hour Trip (2 hours)
- US $500 per group, additional US $75 per person after 3 guests - 2 Hour Trip – Kids (2 hours)
- US $500 per group, additional US $75 per person after 3 guests - 2 Hour Trip – Kids (2 hours)
- US $500 per group, additional US $75 per person after 3 guests - 2 Hour Trip – Kids - 10:30 AM (2 hours)
- US $500 per group, additional US $75 per person after 3 guests - 2 Hour Trip – Kids - 3:30 PM (2 hours)
- US $500 per group, additional US $75 per person after 3 guests - 2 Hour Trip – Kids (5:30PM) (2 hours)
- US $675 per group, additional US $75 per person after 3 guests - 3 Hour Trip – Inshore/Bay (3 hours)
- US $675 per group, additional US $75 per person after 3 guests - 3 Hour Trip – Inshore/Bay - 1:00 PM (3 hours)
- US $775 per group, additional US $75 per person after 3 guests - 4 Hour Trip – Inshore/Bay (AM) (4 hours)
- US $775 per group, additional US $75 per person after 3 guests - 4 Hour Trip – Inshore/Bay (PM) (4 hours)
- US $1,800 per group, additional US $250 per person after 2 guests - 8 Hour Trip – Tarpon Sight Fishing (8 hours)
- GPS
- Fishfinder
- Flybridge Upper control station
- Live bait well
- Wireless trolling motor
- Ice box
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Live bait (Fresh live bait is an important key to our success much of the year in the Choctawhatchee Bay. I strive to have a livewell full of premium live bait upon your arrival.)
- Lures
- Catch cleaning & filleting (Though most of our charters choose to catch and release if you decide to keep some fish for dinner I will gladly fillet and bag your catch for you after our trip!)
- Snacks (I provide bottled water in a cooler with plenty of ice, feel free to bring anything else you would like drink or eat. You can put anything you choose to bring in my cooler or bring your own!)
- Drinks (I provide bottled water, Alcohol is allowed on your charter. Aluminum cans are suggested over glass bottles )
- Fishing license (Licenses are included in your charter, I purchase a blanket license from the state which covers each passenger on board!)
- Inshore fishing
- Nearshore fishing
- Flats fishing
- Backcountry fishing
- Light tackle
- Spinning
- Black Drum
- Catfish
- Jack Crevalle
- Ladyfish
- Redfish
- Snapper (Mangrove)
- Spadefish
- Spanish Mackerel
- Speckled Trout
- Tarpon
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