Deep Color Fishing
Member since May 2016
St. Petersburg, United States
- Background
- The crew at Deep Color Fishing have been fishing the productive waters off Florida's West Coast for many years and they have extensive experience of the best bait and tackle to use for the season and species targeted. They recently decided to turn their passion into a profession by offering fun, family friendly reef and wreck fishing charters.
Deep Color Fishing
- Background
- The crew at Deep Color Fishing have been fishing the productive waters off Florida's West Coast for many years and they have extensive experience of the best bait and tackle to use for the season and species targeted. They recently decided to turn their passion into a profession by offering fun, family friendly reef and wreck fishing charters.
Our Charter Listings
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US$ 350
Fishing Reports
1st Trip After Hurricane Irma...
After two weeks off the water preparing for and cleaning up after Hurricane Irma, Deep Color finally got back at it. With a Mom and her two young boys on board, we ran out 8.5 miles off the beach… Read Full Report →
Grouper Digging!
Had a great day with a couple of East Coast Floridians. Found BOTH keeper Red and Gag Grouper in only 35 feet of water! Along with those, we landed a handful of Snappers, White Grunts, Spanish Mackerel and more… Read Full Report →
Menacing MONSTORS (and more)...
We took out 2 dads with their 2 boys and got into some MONSTERS! After going through tons of short Red Grouper and loading up on Key West Grunts, we went a bit deeper and floated into straight up… Read Full Report →
Angel Fish and MORE
Went out a bit further with some friends made thru Deep Color Fishing, and we had an awesome day! Fishing mostly with live shrimp in 43-51 feet, we rounded up Hogfish, Mangrove Snapper, Yellowtail Snapper, White Grunts, Red Grouper,… Read Full Report →
Grouper Digging!
Took a Dad and his 2 young boys out to a secret hard bottom area for a half day trip and had a blast. After a 10 mile ride ride, we immediatly got into red-hot action on Red Grouper… Read Full Report →
Full moon - Schmull moon!
The bite is typically slower during the day trips around the full moon, but not today - check out the type of hogfish and snapper we pulled off the bottom! Read Full Report →
Saltwater Groceries
Took another Father-Son combo out and had another great day. We caught lots of fish off the local reefs and had a blast. The fiah we kept ate live shrimp, sardines and cut-bait. Check the pic of what we… Read Full Report →
Snapper Limits!
The weather prevented us from hitting the reefs out in the gulf, so, we stayed inside and got limits of Snapper! Read Full Report →
A "Walk-Off" Cobia!!
We had to make the trip a bit later in the day due to the rainy forecast, but the timing ended up being perect! After boating a handful of nice Snappers, some Grouper, Key West Grunts, Shark, and a… Read Full Report →
Everybody Catches!
Had a full boat with a Grandpa, his son, and his grandkids. Fishing the bottom with "knocker rigs" was unusually slow, but once we went with light jigs - it was ON. We caught a Cobia, a 2nd Cobia… Read Full Report →
Wanted something big, with TEETH
A coupleasure of newlyweds joined me last week for a trip, out looking for something big. Knowing that the Barracuda have been patrolling the local reefs, we took some extra tube jigs, and they worked! We kept one, along… Read Full Report →
Got 'em!
Squeezed in a half-day trip between the two weather fronts. The first reef was a little slow so, we rode up north a couple miles to the next one and it paid off! We caught several nice Snapper and… Read Full Report →
Bottom Action!
Was honored to have a soldier from the US Army, his wife, and his Father out last Wednesday. We started out at our regular spot right off the beach, but didnt findo the size we were hoping for. So,… Read Full Report →
Fish For Everyone!
Took an entire family from up North, and had nonstop action, all on the same spot. We had grips of live shrimp and caught fish after tasty fish! Practically the only time they weren't catching, was when they were… Read Full Report →
Banner Day!!!
Took out a Mom, Dad, antique theit two bous, and we CRUSHED it!! We began the day close to the beach and loaded up on Sea Trout and Pompano (along with Snapper, Sheepshead, etc). Then, we ran out 7… Read Full Report →
Fishing's Fabulous Females
Not too many things cooler for a Fishing Guide, than to Captain a charter with ladies only. Again, live shrimp was irresistible to gobs of quality Pompano, Sheepshead, Seat Trout, and more. They definitely could go "cast for cast",… Read Full Report →
Killing it...
Live shrimp on light jigs, we're (still), irresistible to the best tasting nuggets cruising the beaches. We caught so many NICE Pompano, Spotted Sea Trout, and Sheepshead. The fishing family took (some of) their bagged fillets to a local… Read Full Report →
Fish For EVERYONE!
Rode out with A great family from the Upper Peninsula last week and absolutely CRUSHED the fish! As usual, live shrimp did the dirty work in tricking gobs of fish to eat the wrong mean. We caught a mountain… Read Full Report →
Pompano Pounding!
Took a ride south along the beaches to a spot that has been ON FIRE, recently. We boated several FLOCKS of Sheep, some fat black drum, and grips of quality Pompano! Check out the pics! Read Full Report →
Catching Convicts
Took a young married couple and 10 dozen, live, shrimp out to a nearshore reef and wrecked the Sheepsheads. We hooked grips of sheep in about 30', with a couple of real fatties! We also nailed some Snapper and… Read Full Report →
Iowanian Brothers!
Took out a couple of brothers from Iowa yesterday and headed straight to a nearshore reef, about 8 miles from the John's Pass Bridge. Although, the full moon slowed the daytime bite down some, we still managed to boat… Read Full Report →
Snapper For Days...
Yesterday met us with perfect conditions and we took full advantage, limiting out on the snapper. The bite was on straight FIRE, as it was almost impossible to get a live shrimp to the bottom without it getting nailed.… Read Full Report →
Five Year Old Fun
Went out last Thursday with a couple from up North and their 5 yr old, grandson. The weather was perfect and the Grey Snapper/Key West Grunt bite, was on fire! We went out about 7 miles and out the… Read Full Report →
Key West Grunts - The Other White Meat
Sunday we went out in perfectly beautiful conditions, but had to move around a lot and fish HARD to get the good tasting fish. I think the full moon slowed the bite down a bit. However, after fishing multiple… Read Full Report →
Persistence Paid Off
Went out for a half day trip on Saturday with some recent transplants from up North and loaded up the chest with some tasty seafood. We started out off the beaches but found the bottom too grassy this time.… Read Full Report →
Fatty Flounder
Cruised out 7 miles to a shallow reef and found the flounder, still biting. We released all of the fish that the guys wouldn't be able to eat, which were many. Check out the ones we kept: Read Full Report →
Reef Redfish and Flatties
A couple from Alabama and I started the day with a run up to the North Beaches and put the smack down on the Trout and Spanish Mackerel. Then, we decided to get out a bit deeper and got… Read Full Report →
Silver Bells...err...Silver TROUT!
Went out Tuesday with some great guys from up North, ages 10, 44 and 78! It's started out EXTREMELY foggy, but we navigated our way safely up the coastline and found lots of hungry Sharks. We bounced around a… Read Full Report →
Hammer Time
Took out four super cool clients on vacation from Sweden for a very interesting day on the water. The morning was SUPER foggy and only allowed us to see as far as we could cast. Not wanting to venture… Read Full Report →
Umm, is that an OCTOPUS?!
The wind kept us from the reefs and closer to shore, but we still caught grips of fish, and a great variety! Lots of Spanish Mackerel, sharks, Key West Grunts, Black Seabass, Mangrove Snapper, and even a surprise octopus! Read Full Report →
Our Vote Was For KINGFISH!!!
Went out with 3 guys on Election Day and put the smackdown on the fish. Spanish Mackerel, Bonito, Sharks, Sea Trout, Snapper, and Huge Kings! Read Full Report →
Kingfish Rule!
Our 3 guests and I started the day in shallw water south of John's Pass and quickly coolered some tasty species - sheepshead, snapper, trout, etc. But, before long, everyone was ready for some Pelagic activity and so we… Read Full Report →
Raiders on the hunt!
Had 3 Raider's fans come into town for the big game against the Buccaneers on Sunday, and went out for a few hours in search of a monster King. And... "Mission Accomplished"! Read Full Report →
First '16 Fall Kings!!!
It was a last minute trip where a family on their last day in town, decided to try their luck for some teethy creatures. And, we're glad they did because we hooked up with our first Kings of this… Read Full Report →
Food and Fights
Again, our shallow spot paid off - limits of snapper and a fat flounder with plenty of time to move on out a little deeper for some beasts! Sharks are patrolling the hard bottom areas and pigging out on… Read Full Report →
This ain't Arizona!
Had the pleasure of taking out Mr. Chuck from Arizona a couple of days ago and had a blast. We started out in shallow water and immediately began putting tasty seafood on ice! Lots of snapper and flounder. Then,… Read Full Report →
Mack Attack!!!
Loaded down with gobs of white bait and live shrimp, we started the day off catching flounder, redfish, and mangrove snapper. Later, we ran a mile out from the beach and got into an all out feeding frenzy on… Read Full Report →
Variety IS the spice of life!
Loaded with 10 dozen live shrimp and white bait (small fish), we ran south and fished near the beaches again. The 3 of us limited out on Snapper, which were so thick we could literally watch them compete for… Read Full Report →
Ladies Only
Had the pleasure of taking out 3 sisters for their get together in Florida. The wind was blowing steady from the East and so we we ran up North to fish some culverts not far off the shore and… Read Full Report →
Half Day, Full Action...
Was awesome to fish with a great young family from South Carolina this Thursday and we started slaying as soon as we stopped! Nacho (the elder son) started the action with a sweet Redfish and the rest of the… Read Full Report →
Bye, Hermine!
The Tampa/St Pete fishing was shut down for a few days because of Hurricane Hermine, but it's "on" again! Took a couple out this Wednesday and they killed it. We found plenty of really nice Snapper, some fat Key… Read Full Report →
Limits In No Time
Took a group from Orlando on a half day trrip and boated a full day's catch! We fished 2 semanate areas several miles off the beaches and were landing snapper after snapper on light lines and live shrimp. The… Read Full Report →
More Snapper and Hogfish!
Had the pleasure of taking Chris and Brandon from Ohio out and had a blast. We hit up some reefs several miles out from John Pass (Madeira Beach) and as soon as we found the fish, they found our… Read Full Report →
Great Times and Fish Dinners!
A group of 3 hopped on board at 8am and we were at our 1st spot by 9:45. Once we let the fish know we were there (with our thinly sliced sardine pieces for chum), the snapper started getting… Read Full Report →
Customer Reviews
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Monday, September 18, 2017
Captain Hank was very personable. He was very helpful and made sure we always had lines in the water. We only caught smaller fish but he was really trying to find some big ones for us. I think he was disappointed more than we were. It was an amazing day on the water with him and we will absolutely book with him on our next vacation! We highly recommend!!!
Janet Renae Petelski recommends Deep Color FishingFished September 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Thursday, August 31, 2017
Capt. Hank was great!! He got us all set up and was very friendly!! He always put the bait on for my wife and knew every fish we caught! Very enjoyable experience and I recommend Hank to anyone!! Plus, he filet the fish we caught at the end and gave us a recommendation to where to take it for lunch that day! Had great grilled snapper and fries grunt thanks to Hank!
Brittany Raymond recommends Deep Color FishingFished August 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Sunday, August 20, 2017
Had a blast very professional and friendly he knows the right spots to go and stays on top of keeping the line baited and in the water for you to keep reeling in the fish
Shane Clements recommends Deep Color FishingFished August 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Tuesday, August 22, 2017
We had a great time, from the start to finish. Weather was beautiful, couldn’t have asked anything better. Water was a little choppy at the furthest point out, but we made the best of it. Hank took us where there was fish, and we caught fish. Only wish we could of fish out deeper, (bigger fish). LOL. Thanks Hank, we will call again!
Russell Donahue recommends Deep Color FishingFished August 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Thursday, August 10, 2017
We had an amazing fishing trip. This was our first salt water charter experience, and it could hardly have been better. The first hour started out a bit slow with just smaller fish, but Capt Hank knew right where to go for more and bigger fish. We moved a few times and caught loads of fish, including a 48 inch barracuda, several bonitas, lots of Spanish mackerel, a three-foot black-tip shark, and a seven-foot female bull shark on a hand line!! Capt Hank was excellent with the kids too, and even allowed them a chance at the helm. What an amazing experience. We will definitely come back next year and book with Deep Color Fishing!!!!!!
James Wargo recommends Deep Color FishingFished August 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Saturday, August 5, 2017
Excellent fishing. Extremely attentive to our needs. Anyone who keeps baiting my wife’s hook is 5 stars. Will do a 6 it 8 hour trip next year with captain hank next year.
Michael Schuetz recommends Deep Color FishingFished August 2017
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Replied to this review on Sunday, August 6, 2017
Thanks! It was a pleasure to fish with you guys!!
VERIFIED Went fishing on Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Awesome trip! Boater a ton of fish despite the moon phase making fishing slower! If we weren’t all catching good fish it was on to the next area! Kept us on fish the whole trip. He even let my 5 year old son drive the boat which made his day. It was an awesome experience and we will be back.
Ty Bagge recommends Deep Color FishingFished July 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Great trip. Weather was awful in the gulf so we reduced our 6 hr trip to 4 hr and fished the intercoastal. We caught our limit on snappers and also caught a stingray which was quite a challenge. I would recommend captain Hank and will charter him again in the future.
Brock Mobley recommends Deep Color FishingFished June 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Friday, June 16, 2017
We hit several spots anywhere from 2 - 6 miles out. Caught quite a few fish, just not a lot of good sized ones. Seems like every big fish we had on broke off! Had a lot of break offs today, not just from big ones. But we were fishing around a lot of rock. Saw a giant Goliath Grouper (about 400 lbs) and caught a really nice Barracuda. Enjoyed our days catch for dinner @ Captain Bills restaraunt. Great call Capt. Hank, best meal ever!
Jim Root recommends Deep Color FishingFished June 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Monday, June 5, 2017
I took my dad on a half day fishing trip for an early father’s day present. Captain Hank obviously can’t help the weather… as soon as we left the dock, it poured rain on us. We ducked under a bridge to get out of the rain and caught some red snapper, catfish, and snook while we waited for the rain to lift. Captain Hank offered a refund if we wanted to call it a day due to weather but said if we wanted to wait it out and give it a shot, he was in it with us. The rain lifted and we took off. We fished a few cool places including one spot several miles out. We didn’t catch a whole lot, but that was obviously due to the weather. Captain Hank can move around that boat fast and always had a pole ready for us. He kept us fishing and when they stopped biting, he moved us to the next place. Will definitely try again with him next time we come. Hopefully less rain and more sun! Bottom line… Captain Hank is a cool guy that knows his stuff and will work his tail off to keep you fishing and catching! We went home with an awesome dinner too!
Ben Grigsby recommends Deep Color FishingFished June 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Friday, May 12, 2017
Captain was awesome! Had a great time. He made sure we caught fish and fished from difference areas. Our catch was about 20 fish (keepers) plus the 8 or we threw back. Would defi Utley good again. Thanks!
Tamika Papius recommends Deep Color FishingFished May 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Sunday, May 7, 2017
Captain Hank was very professional and knowledgable. Unfortunately we were unabld to go in the Gulf due to high winds several days in a row, so we fished the Bay and it was pretty eventful. My wife and I took our fathers for an early Father’s day present and they enjoyed the experience and Captain Hank.
Eric Lynde recommends Deep Color FishingFished May 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Fishing with captain Hank was enjoyable. My son and I booked this as it was our first trip in salt water. Once we set up he had us on the fish. We caught fish pretty steady. Once it slowed down we headed out to a reef to try for flounder. No luck there but we had already had enough for dinner. I would fish with him again.
Randy Rothman recommends Deep Color FishingFished April 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Wednesday, March 22, 2017
We caught fish half hour into the trip and through out the day. Captain Hanks was very friendly and accommodating. He even set us up with a restaurant that cooked them. Thanks Captain.
John Magel recommends Deep Color FishingFished March 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Sunday, March 26, 2017
Great trip!! Capt. Hank was great and fun. We pulled in a 9 Pompano, 2 Seatrout, 3 Sheepshead and 5 Flounder (plus a bunch of misc. fish that was under the size limit). Capt. Hank cleaned and bagged the catch when we were done. I would recommend this trip for anyone who wants to catch some fish and have some fun in the sun.
Justin Mcrae recommends Deep Color FishingFished March 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Sunday, March 19, 2017
It was a tough day. High NW winds kept us close to shore and in the intercostal. But we caught fish, and had a great time with Capt Hank! Fish tacos for lunch. (What we caught btw) Awesome! Thanks Hank!
Eric Coppess recommends Deep Color FishingFished March 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Thursday, March 9, 2017
Great overall experience. Caught many species and learned a lot. Will go again when the big ones are around. Can’t wait to get my catch to the kitchen.
John Strawway recommends Deep Color FishingFished March 2017
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Replied to this review on Saturday, March 11, 2017
Thanks, John!
VERIFIED Went fishing on Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Wonderful trip! Capt Hank was more than we’d hoped! We had tried booking with another boat, they did not get back to us, so Fishing Booker recommended this one. Great Choice! We are going with Capt Hank again on our next trip and will recommend him to everyone!!! thanks so much for the day, and helping my brother in law catch his first ocean fish…he even caught the biggest one!
Jeff Weikert recommends Deep Color FishingFished February 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Saturday, January 14, 2017
My dad, friend, brother and I had a great trip with Captain Hank. When we weren’t catching anything, we moved into a school where we caught one almost every drop-down/cast. He quickly took off fish and put on bait and even cleaned and bagged our catch. I would highly recommend this charter service and will be contacting Hank in a few months for another trip! -Keith Neibarger
Keith Neibarger recommends Deep Color FishingFished January 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Very professional and captain always made sure hooks were baited and everyone was catching fish. When area was not producing a lot of bites we moved around to find a better spot. And the kicker he fillet all the fish we kept and bagged for taking it home.
Juan Solano recommends Deep Color FishingFished December 2016
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Sunday, November 27, 2016
Capt Hank is who you need to book with. He has a clean boat, great working knowledge and wonderful people skills. You will not regret it—he’s a one man show and he takes care of everything. You’ll definitely catch something with him!
Melissa Jamison recommends Deep Color FishingFished November 2016
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Saturday, October 29, 2016
This is the best fishing charter around. Thanks to captain Hank and the Deep Color Crew for the best fishing experience ever. He’s serious about his work and makes sure everyone has a fantastic time. His boat is super clean and puts you right on the fish from the start. We caught tons of fish like grouper, snappers and especially the King Mackerel (Kingfish). We caught a monster King Mackerel that weighed in at 33 lbs and 46 inches long. I highly recommend Captain Hank and Deep Color Fishing for all of your fishing needs. Get ready captain Hank!!! We’ll definitely be back for more fishing trip here soon!!! thanks for everything!!!
Brandon Dye recommends Deep Color FishingFished October 2016
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Thursday, September 8, 2016
I have to thank Captain Hank for the great time we had.
I have 2 kids and we really enjoyed that time, it is a good way to spend the money, no doubt we are going to do it again next time.
I highly recommend himRamiro Rodriguez recommends Deep Color FishingFished September 2016
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Went fishing on Tuesday, September 6, 2016
This was another great fishing experience with Captain Hank! This dude is serious about his work and is excellent at making the day memorable. I’ve now used his outfit twice—once with my wife and kids and once with just buddies. Each trip was skillfully designed to fit the occasion. So much bang for my buck! Cant wait to go again!
Shane Hall recommends Deep Color FishingFished September 2016
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Replied to this review on Sunday, September 11, 2016
Thanks for the review, glad you guys had a good time!
VERIFIED Went fishing on Monday, September 5, 2016
I met up with a couple high school buddies we went out for a day of fishing the weather was beautiful the boat is really nice and Captain Hank really knew where to go for the fishing. we cought a bunch of fish even though it was after a major storm and the gulf was kind of turned up. Most of the fish werent as big as we had hoped it but the gulf is pretty shallow for miles and miles out so it’s pretty tough to get bigger fish that we caught. We got some snapper and grouper and all in all it was an awesome day
Richard Gold recommends Deep Color FishingFished September 2016
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Replied to this review on Sunday, September 11, 2016
Thanks for fishing with Deep Color Richard, you guys are awesome!
VERIFIED Went fishing on Sunday, July 24, 2016
With out a doubt a GREAT fishing trip with Deep Color Fishing and the BEST Captain!! My Son and I couldn’t have picked a better trip! We caught our limit and released others! Captain Hank works hard, very friendly, extremely helpful and highly knowledgeable on Deep Sea fishing. Color me HAPPY with Deep Color Fishing
Dan Rogers recommends Deep Color FishingFished July 2016
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