Captain
Dan Ison

Member since February 2023 St. Petersburg, United States
Background
Growing up in St. Petersburg Florida captain Dan has been fishing the Tampa Bay/Gulf of Mexico water his whole life.
Techniques
Live bait, trolling, jigs

Hey, I'm Captain Dan Ison

St. Petersburg, United States
Background
Growing up in St. Petersburg Florida captain Dan has been fishing the Tampa Bay/Gulf of Mexico water his whole life.
Techniques
Live bait, trolling, jigs
Anglers Choice
68
Reviews
8
Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Beachside Charters

State licensed
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(68 reviews)
Angler's choice
St. Petersburg
 Last booking: 5 days ago
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Trips from US $450

Fishing Reports

Fishing has been fantastic
Fishing has been fantastic
Jun 1, 2025 St. Petersburg
Redfish trout mackeral and snapper have all been biting come get yourself some dinner. We will fillet your fish and you can get them cooked up at a local resteraunt.
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Winter Fishing
Winter Fishing
Dec 21, 2024 St. Petersburg
With winter in full effect colder water temperatures have the Trout and sheepshead fired up. We have been hitting our limit on these species each trip, catching large trout on almost every cast with artificial lures. Lots of sheepshead being caught on live fiddler crabs. both trout and sheepshead are great eating. come out cast a line and catch yourself some dinner. we will fillet your catch at the end of the charter!
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Great bite!
Great bite!
Sep 8, 2024 St. Petersburg
Lots of redfish and sharks being caught lately! Come book a trip and experience beachside charters
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Fishing has been great!
Fishing has been great!
Jul 16, 2024 St. Petersburg
All of our fishing trips have been catching snook trout and redfish! Hot water temps and sunny days are pushing the fish up under the mangrove trees in search of shade. Weโ€™ve been catching on live and cut bait. Come spend a fun filled day with me
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Spring is here!
Spring is here!
Mar 7, 2024 St. Petersburg
Water temperature is rising quickly! With the spring time warming and water around 75 degrees right now everything is biting! We are catching snook,trout, redfish, sheepshead, snapper, grunt, sharks, grouper! You name it and we will catch it
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Lots of fish in the bay!
Lots of fish in the bay!
Jan 12, 2024 St. Petersburg
Lots of fish in tampa bay right now. On the trip we trolled the skyway shipping channel for grouper after that we fished the ledges for sheepshead, snapper, and grunt!
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Customer reviews

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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Evan V.
Excellent
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Book with Dan! Heโ€™s the best of the best!

VERIFIED   3 Hour Beginner Fishing Trip on July 26, 2025
Captain Dan was an outstanding guide who made our fishing charter an unforgettable experience. As a local to the St. Petersburg,...
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Michelle B.
Excellent
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Fishing and Island adventure!

VERIFIED   Full day fishing and island stops on September 20, 2025
We spent 8 hours with Capt. Dan & we were sad for it to end. Heโ€™s super chill, fun, great with kids, extremely knowledgeable...
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Hunter B.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great fishing trip, caught lots of fish

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Fishing Trip on March 4, 2026
Captian Dan was excellent. We caught lots of fish and had a blast. Multiple species, on live bait and artificial bait. Highly...
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Dustin H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Go fish with Captain Dan!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Fishing Trip on November 8, 2025
Capt Dan was very responsive to pre-trip questions, where heโ€™d be and at what time.ย  Boat was very clean with cooler for...
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Cyndi S.
Excellent
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March fishing trip

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Fishing Trip on March 14, 2026
Awesome trip , made some great memories w my son!
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