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!

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(245 reviews)
Angler's choice
St. Petersburg
 Last booking: 6 days ago
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Trips from US $320

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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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 245 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great family outing
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
99%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
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Rebecca Y.
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Attention to detail

VERIFIED   1/2 Day Inshore Fishing (pm) on June 23, 2025
Wow. What a fantastic fishing adventure. Dylan pays attention to your goals and hopes for the trip and works hard to make that...
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Ben H.
Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Epic fishing day, exceeded all expectations!!

VERIFIED   1/2 Day Inshore Fishing (pm) on June 18, 2025
We had an exceptional day of fishing with Captain Dylan. He is super knowledgeable, and really wants to make the day whatever...
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Larry C.
Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Fishing Adventure

VERIFIED   1/2 Day Inshore Fishing (pm) on March 22, 2025
On March 22 2025 my grandson and I had the opportunity to take an afternoon / evening fishing charter with Captain Dylan Spragg....
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Rachel B.
Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fantastic outing that made our trip to Florida

VERIFIED   1/2 Day Inshore Fishing (pm) on March 9, 2025
We had a great day on this excursion with two preteen boys and a reluctant mom ( who prefers solid ground ) from snowy Toronto...
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Madison C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Couldnโ€™t have asked for a better experience!!

VERIFIED   1/2 Day Inshore Fishing (pm) on February 15, 2025
My boyfriend and I went out fishing today on this charter as a Valentineโ€™s Day present. We fish a lot back home but were...
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