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
275
Reviews
13
Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Reel Knowledge Fishing. LLC

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(275 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 275 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
99%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Bill M.
Whiteville, NC
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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Half day trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on June 24, 2019
Great trip.ย  Capt Josh was great to work with.ย  Very knowledgeable of the area.ย  He put us on the fish.ย  Time went by too...
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Joseph B.
Milltown, NJ
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Nice trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on December 9, 2020
Caught nice fish. Hard working captain. Nice gear on board.
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Michael A.
New Carlisle, IN
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Josh

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on June 19, 2020
Captain Josh was cool as sh**!!! Best time all around
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Ben D.
London, United Kingdom
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Half day with Capt. Josh

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on May 20, 2019
Great day. Captain is a great guy, knew loads of good spots and made sure we got a good catch. Was very accommodating, and...
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Ray T.
Erie, PA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
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Half day trip with captain Josh

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on February 18, 2019
With Captain Josh catching lots of sheep head and one big beautiful red fish. Josh is very knowledgeable helpful with tackle...
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