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
50
Reviews
8
Fishing Reports
Verified

My Charter Listing

Beachside Charters

State licensed
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(50 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

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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Experience!
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Alexzanderia S.
Platte City, MO
Excellent
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Absolutely Fantastic

VERIFIED   4 Hour Fishing Trip on June 6, 2023
Captain Dan was very friendly and kind. He did a wonderful job navigating us to great fishing spots. We would highly recommend...
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Mikhaela H.
Labrador City, NL
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Half a Day Trip with Captain Dan

VERIFIED   4 Hour Fishing Trip on May 23, 2023
Had a wonderful morning! Many catches- several take homes (which we had cooked up at the Wharf for lunch!). Captain Dan was...
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Glenn H.
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Great trip!

VERIFIED   3 Hour Beginner Fishing Trip on June 27, 2024
My 12 year old son and I had a great time.ย  Plan to do it again with Captain Dan next year!
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Brent F.
Tampa, Florida
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Wow

4 Hour Evening Fishing Trip on December 13, 2023
Incredible experience with Capt.Dan. Donโ€™t have a boat myself thought I would know a lot because Iโ€™m a local but was taken...
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Lindsey L.
NORTH PENN, PA
Excellent
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Fishing with Captain Dan and kids!

VERIFIED   3 Hour Beginner Fishing Trip on April 4, 2023
We had a great morning fishing with Captain Dan. He was great with our boys ages 5 and 9 and was super knowledgeable about...
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