Captain
Dylan Baker

Member since September 2023 St. Petersburg, United States
Background
Hi! My name is Capt Dylan and I have spent my entire life fishing the beautiful waters of Tampa Bay! I started guiding to help pay for pilot school, but no matter how much I love to fly, nothing beats a rod bending day on the water!
Techniques
It's no secret that Tampa bay is primarily a live bait fishery, but that doesn't mean we can't find some hot, rod bending action on artificial lures or even the fly rod!

Hey, I'm Captain Dylan Baker

St. Petersburg, United States
Background
Hi! My name is Capt Dylan and I have spent my entire life fishing the beautiful waters of Tampa Bay! I started guiding to help pay for pilot school, but no matter how much I love to fly, nothing beats a rod bending day on the water!
Techniques
It's no secret that Tampa bay is primarily a live bait fishery, but that doesn't mean we can't find some hot, rod bending action on artificial lures or even the fly rod!
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
(327 reviews)
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St. Petersburg
 Last booking: 11 hours ago
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Trips from US $395

Fishing Reports

The winter that just wonโ€™t quit
The winter that just wonโ€™t quit
Jan 18, 2025 St. Petersburg
Well itโ€™s been a very chilly winter by our standards here in Tampa Bay, and the fish are trying to get through it just like we are. Water temperatures have been hovering in the mid-50s, and some fish are more tolerant than others to these colder than normal conditions. You might find a snook or two tucked up in the backwater canals and mangroves, but most snook will be hunkered down in deeper holes just trying to survive the winter. With this cold water, their metabolism shuts down to almost nothing. I wouldnโ€™t expect snook action to turn on until we get on some warmer weather trends into February. The good news is, there are plenty of other species to target that donโ€™t mind the chilly water. The big gator trout are out there this time of year foraging the shallow flats and mangrove edges, we havenโ€™t found a ton of them but this is the time of year to find the big ones in the 22-24โ€+ range. Sheepshead action will of course be going all through the winter, weโ€™ve been finding them consistently around most dock structures and deeper mangrove edges close to good water/tidal flow. Weโ€™ve been finding plenty of redfish as well in the same zones as the sheeps, but most of the fish have been smaller in the 14-16โ€ range. Fishing with crabs or live shrimp, you may also stumble on some big black drum which are an awesome catch this time of year on light tackle. Out in the bay, the grunt action has been very good some days, with lots of solid eater size fish being caught. There have been plenty of mangrove snapper mixed in as well, but weโ€™ve been getting mostly smaller fish with a few keepers mixed in here and there. Of course, the gags are out there as well so be ready when you get that big tug on your 15lb medium action spinning rod. It looks like the cold weather will persist through the end of this week, barely breaking into the low 50s some days. The good news is it looks like weโ€™ll get on a solid warming trend the last several days of January, with temps in the 70s that will continue into the first week of February. This will be a welcome relief for both us and the fish.
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Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 327 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Luke M.
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Will only book with Capt Dylan!

VERIFIED   NEW  1/2 Day Inshore Fishing on June 4, 2026
We had an incredible trip with Capt. Dylan! From the moment we dropped lines in the water, we were catching fish. Capt. Dylan...
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Adam B.
Excellent
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Perfect afternoon fishing with my son.

VERIFIED   3hr Beginner Fishing Trip - 1:00 PM on March 25, 2026
This was a great trip from start to finish.ย  Easy location to park and walk right onto the boat.ย  Our guide Dylan already...
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Doug M.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome Tampa Inshore Winter Fishing Trip!!! :-)

VERIFIED   1/2 Day Inshore Fishing - 1:00 PM on January 23, 2026
Dylan is a great Captain.ย  Nice, clean, well maintained center console boat. We are visiting from Pacfic NW, experienced salmonoid...
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Richard R.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Trip!

VERIFIED   NEW  Full Day Inshore/Nearshore Fishing on June 5, 2026
Dylan worked so hard to make sure we had a great day, and he came through! Fishing was tough, no fault of Dylanโ€™s, but we...
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Andrew Y.
Excellent
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Awesome time with an awesome Captain

VERIFIED   1/2 Day Inshore Fishing on December 26, 2025
My wife and I are celebrating our honeymoon and amazingly she agreed to come fish with me, and sheโ€™s so glad she did. Cpt...
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