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
43
Reviews
8
Fishing Reports
Verified

My Charter Listing

Beachside Charters

State licensed
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(43 reviews)
Angler's choice
St. Petersburg
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Trips from US $375

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

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 43 reviews
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Tampa Bay
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Shannon C.
Excellent
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Fishing with Dan

VERIFIED   4 Hour Evening Fishing Trip on April 6, 2025
Captain Dan was wonderful! He was very patient and helpful. We went out on a very windy day so we didnโ€™t catch a lot but...
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Errol M.
Excellent
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What a day!

VERIFIED   3 Hour Beginner Fishing Trip on March 19, 2025
Great day on the water!ย  Captain Dan took us to a couple spots where we had success in both.ย  My teenagers and I both caught...
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Dan S.
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Tampa Bay

VERIFIED   3 Hour Beginner Fishing Trip on April 24, 2025
Captain Dan was great, his boat had plenty of room for us and his expertise in fishing the area was impressive.ย  We caught...
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Tiffani H.
Excellent
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Great day on the water around Fort DeSoto

VERIFIED   4 Hour Fishing Trip on May 8, 2025
Capt Dan asked what we wanted to catch and delivered! He even stayed out a little longer to ensure we had enough keepers for...
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Barb S.
Excellent
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Fun trip

VERIFIED   2 hour trip on April 9, 2025
My 16yr old grandson & friend had a fun trip with Captain Dan. He showed the boys how to catch fish. They truly enjoyed their...
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