Captain
Tim Stout

Member since December 2016 Spring Hill, United States
Background
Captain Tim has been fishing professionally for over 30 years and loves every minute he spends on the water. He loves the Weeki Wachee area as it is rich is different fish species and especially in Scallops. He is a generous and kind person who will share his extensive knowledge to make your trip a memorable adventure.
Techniques
Live bait, artificials, spinning gear, sight casting. Captain Tim and Seize the Bay Charters take great pride in being the premier Charter in the area. We go to great lengths and typically spend hours before each trip catching fresh live Scaled Sardines. (aka greenbacks, pilchards, whitebait...) to ensure we set ourselves apart from the others and stay on top of the fish and the rankings!

Hey, I'm Captain Tim Stout

Spring Hill, United States
Background
Captain Tim has been fishing professionally for over 30 years and loves every minute he spends on the water. He loves the Weeki Wachee area as it is rich is different fish species and especially in Scallops. He is a generous and kind person who will share his extensive knowledge to make your trip a memorable adventure.
Techniques
Live bait, artificials, spinning gear, sight casting. Captain Tim and Seize the Bay Charters take great pride in being the premier Charter in the area. We go to great lengths and typically spend hours before each trip catching fresh live Scaled Sardines. (aka greenbacks, pilchards, whitebait...) to ensure we set ourselves apart from the others and stay on top of the fish and the rankings!
Anglers Choice
141
Reviews
7
Fishing Reports
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Seize The Bay Fishing Charters

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(141 reviews)
Angler's choice
Spring Hill
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Fishing Reports

Summertime redfish are hot hot hot!
Summertime redfish are hot hot hot!
Aug 9, 2025 Spring Hill
With the warmer summertime water temperatures the redfish are schooled up in big herds and moving to slightly deeper waters. Find the herds find the fun!! We're catching, keeping a limit and releasing dozens more on most trips right now. This is when our 30+ years of experience really pays off. When others are struggling to find fish Captain Tim has learned where they go and how to pattern them during the hot months making summer an awesome time to get out and catch some memories! Book soon to get in on the hot summertime action!
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Lots of redfish, snook and trout on rece
Lots of redfish, snook and trout on rece
Nov 8, 2024 Spring Hill
As the water temperatures drop witn the cooler fall nights the fish are turning on nicely. Trout are moving up to the shallow feeding grounds redfish are really biting good fattening up for winter. Snook are retreating back to the mouths of the creeks and the fishing is hot! Book now! Dont miss out on the incredible fall bite!!
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Redfish and snook are fired up!
Redfish and snook are fired up!
May 25, 2024 Spring Hill
Lots of red and snook on today's trip with some bonus trout and big jacks mixed in.
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Red fish and snook are fired up!
Red fish and snook are fired up!
May 25, 2024 Spring Hill
These guys had a blast reeling in fish all day today!
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Awesome Half day trip!
Awesome Half day trip!
May 23, 2024 Spring Hill
Redfish and snook bite was insane on this 4 hour AM trip!
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Spring time trout, redfish & snook are f
Spring time trout, redfish & snook are f
Mar 14, 2024 Spring Hill
Water temperatures are warming up and the fishing is hot. Trout snook and reds are eating like crazy!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 141 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Red Fish Trip
Red Fish Trip
Scallop hunters!
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Good experience
98%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
94%
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Alyson W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Couldn't stop catching fish!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on August 10, 2025
It was a great charter we actually had to take a break we were so yierd from catching so many lol.
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Stephen R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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July fishing trip

VERIFIED   Scalloping Trip (AM) on July 21, 2025
Fish werenโ€™t biting well but captain tried and we caught some fish great with kids fun and nice guy
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Paul A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Hot day.

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on July 30, 2025
Even though it was a hot day we were able to catch some keeper fish.
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Paul L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Captain Tim Stout

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on June 29, 2025
Captain Tim Stout went above and beyond to accomadate us.
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Carter A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Beautiful day

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on April 14, 2025
We had a great time out with Captain Tim. Fish werenโ€™t biting early, but Captain is experienced and was able to get us to...
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