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
(354 reviews)
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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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Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 354 reviews
Boat
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4.9 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Rachael K.
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VERIFIED   NEW  3hr Beginner Fishing Trip - 1:00 PM on July 23, 2026
We had an amazing time on our fishing trip with Captain Dylan! From the moment we got on the boat, he made us feel welcome...
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Joey I.
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Best Fishing trip ever!

VERIFIED   1/2 Day Inshore Fishing on July 7, 2026
Caltain Dylan was great, We talked about catching a tarpon and he explained how hard it is but did his best to give us an amazing...
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Luke M.
Excellent
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Will only book with Capt Dylan!

VERIFIED   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.
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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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Jordyn K.
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Great captain great fishing

VERIFIED   Shark Fishing Trip on June 25, 2026
dylan was awesome, he knows his ways around the waters and where the fish โ€œhangoutโ€, he gave us what we asked for in what...
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