Captain
Andy Kouris

Member since May 2019 St. Petersburg, United States
Background
Captain Andy Kouris has been fishing the Tampa Bay area for over 23 years and has been a licensed captain since 2018. Before moving to Florida, he used to fish off the coast of Massachusetts, specifically Castle Island and South Boston, where he became an expert in targeting a wide range of species. Capt. Andy has participated in a number of local Snook, Trout, and Redfish tournaments. He consistently places in the top 10 and one time he even took home the 1st place prize! Capt. Andy loves kids and enjoys teaching them the basics of fishing. He’s a real people person who loves talking to customers and hearing their cool fishing stories.
Techniques
Capt. Andy specializes in trolling, bottom fishing, drifting, spinning, and jigging. He prefers using live bait when targeting Redfish, Snook, Trout, Snapper, and Grouper. He also enjoys using artificial bait, such as hard plastic topwater lures. He’ll also use soft plastic lures to chase down bigger fish.

Hey, I'm Captain Andy Kouris

St. Petersburg, United States
Background
Captain Andy Kouris has been fishing the Tampa Bay area for over 23 years and has been a licensed captain since 2018. Before moving to Florida, he used to fish off the coast of Massachusetts, specifically Castle Island and South Boston, where he became an expert in targeting a wide range of species. Capt. Andy has participated in a number of local Snook, Trout, and Redfish tournaments. He consistently places in the top 10 and one time he even took home the 1st place prize! Capt. Andy loves kids and enjoys teaching them the basics of fishing. He’s a real people person who loves talking to customers and hearing their cool fishing stories.
Techniques
Capt. Andy specializes in trolling, bottom fishing, drifting, spinning, and jigging. He prefers using live bait when targeting Redfish, Snook, Trout, Snapper, and Grouper. He also enjoys using artificial bait, such as hard plastic topwater lures. He’ll also use soft plastic lures to chase down bigger fish.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(348 reviews)
St. Petersburg
 Last booking: 7 hours ago
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Trips from US $400

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 348 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (1006)
Fun Trip!
Great time on the water
Great time on the water
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
97%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
99%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
93%
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Orry R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day on the water

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on December 14, 2025
We had a great day out, caught more fish then we could count and quite a few different species at that. We also got to see...
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Bradley W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Captain Andy is awesome!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on March 28, 2025
We booked a morning 4 hour trip with Capt Andy. From the very beginning, he made us feel comfortable and was very eager to...
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Tina C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Our Tampa Bay Experience

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on March 4, 2025
What a fantastic experience led by Captain Andy! From the very first casts in the channels we were getting bites. As we hit...
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David L. G.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Windy but great

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (PM) on January 15, 2026
Cpt. Andy maneuvered us to fish on a colder, windier Jan. day & we had a great time.ย  learned a lot about fishing Tampa fish.
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Matthew C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

First of Many

VERIFIED   Quarter Day Trip on November 24, 2025
my son and I had our first Charter experience with Captain Andy. It was great. It was just the right amount of time to write...
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