Captain
Russ Schnering

Member since October 2016 Bradenton, United States
Background
Captain Russ Schnering and his son, Captain Jon Schnering, have over 40 years experience fishing the waters of Tampa Bay. Raised in Bradenton, Florida, they have intimate knowledge of the area's waterways and are fluent in the best techniques for catching anything from a Kingfish to a Tarpon. Both captains have proven their skills by competing successfully in several fishing tournaments. They welcome all skill levels aboard, from novice to professional, treating each and every guest with politeness and patience.
Techniques
I offer mostly live bait fishing using spinning and conventional gear.

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Bradenton, United States
Background
Captain Russ Schnering and his son, Captain Jon Schnering, have over 40 years experience fishing the waters of Tampa Bay. Raised in Bradenton, Florida, they have intimate knowledge of the area's waterways and are fluent in the best techniques for catching anything from a Kingfish to a Tarpon. Both captains have proven their skills by competing successfully in several fishing tournaments. They welcome all skill levels aboard, from novice to professional, treating each and every guest with politeness and patience.
Techniques
I offer mostly live bait fishing using spinning and conventional gear.
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Bradenton Fishing Charters

State licensed
Excellent
4.6 / 5
(15 reviews)
Bradenton
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Trips from US $500

Bradenton Fishing Charters

Federally permitted
Bradenton
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Trips from US $1,600

Fishing Reports

2024 so far
2024 so far
Feb 1, 2024 Bradenton
So far this winter has been exceptionally good this year for our hogfishing. Not only are we catching limits of these delicious hogs but we also are getting tons of gag grouper, grunts, porgies and snappers as well. With spring around the corner lets talk about whats to come. The flats fishing for our snook, trout, and redfish had been getting better as the water temps rise. We havent quite seen the full on spring bite yet but its coming in hot! We predict a wide open inshore bite coming in the next few weeks. Also the offshore has been very good for red grouper the last few weeks. If your looking for some fish that really pull back and are great table fair that is always a great option. We should have plenty of tuna and kingfish showing up any day out there as well. So give us a call to get out there and do some fishing this year.
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Fishing Report
Fishing Report
Aug 8, 2021 Bradenton
Itโ€™s mid summer here at Bradenton Fishing Charters and the fishing has been very good. Capt. Jon has been putting his customers on redfish, snook and a few grouper on our four and six hour trips. Despite a Red Tide bloom in Tampa Bay, he is still finding pockets of good water and healthy fish. The off-shore bite has been excellent. Permit, cobia, red grouper and even a few mahi mahi have been filling the cooler on our six and eight hour trips. Having Federal Reef Permits enables us to take customers beyond nine miles. The Gulf of Mexico is beautiful, less crowded, and this is where the magic happens!
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Spring Fishing
Spring Fishing
Apr 6, 2020 Bradenton
This is by far the strangest spring we have ever experienced here at Bradenton Fishing Charters. We truly hope everyone is doing OK and this COVID-19 pandemic will pass in the near future. As far as the fishing is concerned, the trips we are running are full of action. The flats have been loaded with hungry snook, trout and redfish. The near reefs are producing cobia, kingfish and permit, and big grouper are being caught further out. The weather has been ideal, and we hope it continues through this summer. Many of our trips have been cancelled with not as many people coming in from out of town, but we are still open for business. Give us a call, and let us take you out for a few hours to get some fresh air and bend a rod.
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Nearshore Bite
Nearshore Bite
Sep 15, 2019 Bradenton
The bite has been good around our mid range reefs.
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Summer Fishing
Summer Fishing
Jul 23, 2019 Bradenton
It is mid-summer here in the Tampa Bay area, and the fishing remains excellent. Last yearโ€™s Red Tide bloom affected this yearโ€™s seasons for snook, trout and redfish, so we are still practicing catch and release. There are still plenty on the flats, and we have released some of the biggest snook we have ever seen! Tarpon season is winding down, but the permit and cobia are pretty eager to take a bait on our near-shore reefs. Shark fishing has been productive on our evening trips and should remain good for the next few months. Whether we are hand-lining goliath grouper, pulling big red grouper off the bottom or testing our light gear on big snook, we promise to show you a good time.
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Summer Fishing
Summer Fishing
Sep 29, 2018 Bradenton
The summer season turned out to be a great one with multiple trips involving personal bests. Everything from monster snook to giant african pompano and even a few sailfish came over the gunwales these past few months. Red Tide showed up in August but has stayed near the beaches for the most part. The flats fishing around Tampa Bay has been epic. Redfish are starting to school and have been found in great numbers along the mangroves. With the cooler weather ahead, we look forward to fishing for grouper and tripletail. Give us a call and we will schedule a trip.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.6 / 5
out of 5 stars from 15 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
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Great Captain. great day fishing!
Great Captain. great day fishing!
Great Captain. great day fishing!
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Good experience
92%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
87%
Appropriate for children
89%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
83%
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Michael N.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Captain. great day fishing!

VERIFIED   NEW  Full Day on January 6, 2026
Capt John provided a fantastic trip for our group of four. We caught tons of fish. filled our cooler early and got the chance...
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Michelle P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Bradenton Fishing Charters is THE BEST!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on February 19, 2024
Our 2nd time inshore fishing with Bradenton Fishing Charters, and we can hardly wait to go again!ย  A family owned business...
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Shawn D.
Harpster, OH
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Did a 6 hour trip with captain Jon

VERIFIED   3/4Day Trip on July 1, 2021
Great experience and caught a lot of fish
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Ryan O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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August fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on August 13, 2021
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Steve G.
Luck, WI
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day with Captain Jon

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on April 6, 2018
Great day.ย  Good fishing, not great.ย  But itโ€™s called fishing.ย  Not catching. One of the best parts of the time...
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