Captain
Josh Harris

Member since March 2017 Sarasota, United States
Background
Captain Josh Harris is one of Florida's most knowledgeable guides. After many years of working as a local PGA golf instructor, he's now committed full-time to guiding. Capt. Josh has been fishing the Florida waters for over 20 years. He is an official CCA Florida Guide and has successfully taken part in many saltwater inshore fishing tournaments.
Techniques
My favorite style of fishing is Catching!!!

Hey, I'm Captain Josh Harris

Sarasota, United States
Background
Captain Josh Harris is one of Florida's most knowledgeable guides. After many years of working as a local PGA golf instructor, he's now committed full-time to guiding. Capt. Josh has been fishing the Florida waters for over 20 years. He is an official CCA Florida Guide and has successfully taken part in many saltwater inshore fishing tournaments.
Techniques
My favorite style of fishing is Catching!!!
Anglers Choice
274
Reviews
13
Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Reel Knowledge Fishing. LLC

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(274 reviews)
Angler's choice
Sarasota
 3 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $300

Fishing Reports

Big Fish In Calm Water
Big Fish In Calm Water
Nov 5, 2025 Sarasota
With water temperatures cooling the big breeder fish are moving out of the gulf and into the warmer waters of Sarasota Bay which means you can catch the fish of a lifetime in the comfort of small seas of the bay.
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Its Heating Up!
Its Heating Up!
May 19, 2025 Sarasota
With the water temperatures warming up so is the bite! Redfish are starting to school up with multiple nice snook with them. Hit me up.
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Bite is heating up!
Bite is heating up!
May 2, 2025 Sarasota
As the water temperature continues to rise so does the appetite of our three most sought after species, the Inshore Grand Slam ( Snook, Redfish, Trout) The fish are schooled up and chewing,,book now !!
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Has Spring Really Sprung??!?!?!??
Has Spring Really Sprung??!?!?!??
Mar 19, 2025 Sarasota
With the late season cold fronts still rolling in the fish dont know what to think. This week the water temperature is finally starting to warm up and so is the bite!!! Book now.
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Fishings Gettin HOT ? ?
Fishings Gettin HOT ? ?
Feb 1, 2025 Sarasota
As the winter temperatures have bottomed out, the shift to warmer water temperatures has begun. This means everything is starting to eat, the winter species (Pompano, sheepshead) are starting to school up and chew,at the same time the year round species (redfish, snook, trout ) are coming out of winter water temp shock. This means everything is in the bay and hungry!!!
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Low Means Slow
Low Means Slow
Jan 14, 2025 Sarasota
With negative tides and cool water temps in the mornings this time of year the fish don't want to work hard for a meal. This means slowing all presentations of baits down to a crawl,,painfully slow ,,when my clients think they're going as slow as they can I'll tell them to cut that speed in half. Low tides =slow Low temperatures =slow Low pressure (cold front)=slow.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 274 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
99%
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Vern D.
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Fishing with a Fisher

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on August 29, 2025
Had a great morning on the water and Capt Josh made sure my father in law and I were reeling a fish to the net often. Thanks...
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Vincent C.
Excellent
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Best experience!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on July 15, 2025
Captain Josh did a great job getting my son and I on fish. Tide was against us but we ended up getting on multiple species...
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Eric C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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So much fun!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on June 10, 2025
Captain Josh was wonderful!ย  He worked hard to make sure we all caught fish and was great with our kids. The communication...
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Mike B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great day of fishing and fun for the family

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on March 26, 2025
Captain Josh did a great job finding the fish. We had an awesome day on the water and a lot of fun to go with it.
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Brian L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great day on the water

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on December 1, 2025
Excellent captain with extensive fishing knowledge and great taste in music ๐Ÿ‘
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