Captain
Jake Nickol

Member since June 2023 Treasure Island, United States
Background
Hey folks, I'm Captain Jake Nickol. I am a Florida Native Born and Raised in Pinellas County. I have been fishing our local waters since about the time I could walk. First on docks and piers like the Redington Long Pier and Skyway fishing pier, then wade fishing the flats of the bay, I saved up my pennies and eventually got a kayak and an old 14' fiberglass boat to explore the bayous and backcountry waters. After graduating college I began working for a local seafood company running a commercial fishing boat for grouper and snapper and earning my Captain's License. I now run inshore and nearshore fishing charters sharing my lifelong passion for fishing and our world-class fishery with my guests! I look forward to sharing a day on the water with you soon!
Techniques
Light tackle spin fishing

Hey, I'm Captain Jake Nickol

Treasure Island, United States
Background
Hey folks, I'm Captain Jake Nickol. I am a Florida Native Born and Raised in Pinellas County. I have been fishing our local waters since about the time I could walk. First on docks and piers like the Redington Long Pier and Skyway fishing pier, then wade fishing the flats of the bay, I saved up my pennies and eventually got a kayak and an old 14' fiberglass boat to explore the bayous and backcountry waters. After graduating college I began working for a local seafood company running a commercial fishing boat for grouper and snapper and earning my Captain's License. I now run inshore and nearshore fishing charters sharing my lifelong passion for fishing and our world-class fishery with my guests! I look forward to sharing a day on the water with you soon!
Techniques
Light tackle spin fishing
Anglers Choice
94
Reviews
7
Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Captain Jake Nickol's Fishing Charters

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(93 reviews)
Angler's choice
Treasure Island
 Last booking: 5 days ago
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Trips from US $250

Fishing Reports

Springtime special!
Springtime special!
May 13, 2025 Treasure Island
Our beautiful springtime conditions have made for phenomenal days on the water with a huge variety of fish! Lots of big redfish, nice snook, and plenty of tasty critters like mangrove snapper and sheepshead to fill up the cooler!
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Gettin it done!
Gettin it done!
Mar 24, 2025 Treasure Island
Even on days with poor tides we still find a way to get it done! This weekends tides made us pull out all the tricks but we were rewarded with some beautiful fish on all of our trips! We filled the cooler with big sheepshead on our 2 hour trip Saturday, dug deep and got us a beautiful 27โ€ snook along with mangrove snapper sheepshead and flounder on the half day Sunday trip, and got some excellent redfishing in on Mondays full day trip along with a variety of flounder seatrout and sheepshead as well! Book a trip!
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Warmer weather and a hot bite!
Warmer weather and a hot bite!
Mar 16, 2025 Treasure Island
Recent Warmer weather has brought some great days on the water! Plenty of action on sheepshead, inshore gags and big trout showing up!
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Redfish Bonanza
Redfish Bonanza
Mar 16, 2025 Treasure Island
7 slot redfish to the boat! This couple had an incredible day on the water, we got our limit of redfish in the first half hour of fishing but the bite stayed hot all day! Big fish after big fish not a single one under the slot! We even wrangled a 21โ€ gag and a juvenile Goliath grouper out of 6โ€™ of water! A real battle on light tackle! The spring bite is just getting fired up and will only get better, book now!
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Springbreak smackdown
Springbreak smackdown
Feb 29, 2024 Treasure Island
A couple weeks of warmer temperatures have got the fish fired up! Had a blast fishing with this family on vacation from Canada! We started out by putting some nice sheepshead and mangrove snapper in the cooler for a nice fish dinner then we set our sights on getting Jack his snook and redfish. Dad was the first to get a couple nice snook to the boat, then Jack wrestled a beautiful redfish out of the mangroves using his excellent casting skills to put his bait in the perfect spot! At our next spot the big snook put on a clinic for us, we hooked into a big fish that jumped for us a couple times then took a drag screaming run right to a piling to seal the fishes victory. Jack finished off the day with a bang by catching his snook on the last spot of the day! Excited for what fishing action the rest of this spring season will bring us!
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All smiles on the water!
All smiles on the water!
Dec 27, 2023 Treasure Island
Strong negative tide in the morning had the fish pinned up in the deeper holes and once the tide started pushing back in the bite turned on! We got some redfish and sheepshead to the boat and hooked into a freight train of a redfish that got the best of us! Once the water came up a lil we made the trek to fish for some inshore gag grouper under the docks. We got a few funsize fish in and got schooled by some big fish, we put up a good fight but the heavy structure and angry fish won the battle! Finished day off with a nice 20โ€ sheepshead!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 94 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Fishing with Jake
Fishing with Jake
Fishing with Jake
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
98%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
99%
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Jordan E.

The captain canceled

VERIFIED   NEW  January 4, 2026
The charter operator canceled 1 days prior to the trip date. This is an automated posting.
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Chris G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Overall

Captain Jake is the BEST!!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip - 10:00 AM on December 31, 2025
My 2 kids (9 and 12) and I had a phenomenal time out on the water with Captain Jake. We did the 4 hour in-shore fishing trip...
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Scott W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Captain

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip on December 28, 2025
Great 1/2 day on the water with Jake!ย  We booked a half day with Jake during December when fishing is supposedly slow. We...
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Nate W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Caught our target species, despite very tough conditions

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on November 3, 2025
We traveled from Texas to get on some snook.ย  Captain Jake is a very knowledgable local guide.ย  Great demeanor and customer...
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Diana B.
Excellent
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EPIC

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on July 20, 2025
It was the BEST.ย  Jake is WONDERFUL.ย  Patient, kind, respectful and at peace.ย  Every moment was fun.ย  Especially, when...
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