What would you recommend to anglers fishing in Clearwater, Florida for the first time?

It can get pretty hot in July so I would highly recommend the early morning trip. If you do the afternoon, I would recommend more than a couple of hours.

Pick an experienced charter captain and listen to the guidance they give. The fish in the area are highly pressured a d the experience Guide will make the difference.

Book with Costal Chaos Fishing Charters! They were professional, punctual, informative, knowledgeable, eager and capable of putting us in fish. Captain Cameron runs a top notch outfit.

Be ready for a fun adventure! This was our first Charter and definitely will do again with Zack when we come back!

Be prepared to catch some fish! Even if the weather looks calm and perfect, bring a light jacket, the wind picks up on the water when the boat is moving quick and it can get chilly.

Make sure you size the boat to the number of people going out as well as if the boat has enough shade.

Dont go after a 3 day cold front. We didnt have any choice with our booking. Guide was great. Just happened to be 49 degrees in the mornings. Tough fishing.

This was the first time we fished here. The weather wasn't great and effected the fishing, but we had a great time. Caught fish, but not as much or as many as we wanted.

Book a local charter such as Neptune because they have the knowledge to get you hooked up even if the conditions aren’t ideal.

Use our guide and boat, they were great! We had so much fun! Captain Andrew - BigAngler - Slip 45!

Try Captain Mason Miller he is one of the best. Checks off all the categories clean, professional, catches fish, and knows how to keep you having fun.

Make sure your guide is experienced and friendly. He took us out and did everything that we wanted to do. We went fishing, boating, looked for dolphins etc.

The fishing was not great in April, We fished daily. What we were told May is the time to be there for fishing.

Plenty of reef and inshore species to target. Don’t expect a deep water pelagic experience. The shelf here doesn’t get to blue water until many miles offshore.

We fished at night, and it was a beautiful evening, lots of fun! Didn't have to worry about sunscreen or daytime heat. Thank you for offering the night trip!

If you want to catch alot of great eating fish this is the trip. If you are in it for the fight of big fish take all day deep water trip

Go fishing with CPT Mike. Very knowledgeable about his job. Easy to talk to. My brother and I had a blast catching a lot of fish in a short amount of time.

Book a trip with Coastal Chaos and you’ll have fun. It was very hot and that hampered the bite a bit, but that is nothing anyone can control.

Make sure you are clear with the captain what you are looking for and that you get what you pay for.

Definitely go with High Tide crew, they will show you everything you need to know as far as where the fish are and what to expect. Very knowledgeable.

You have to put back what you catch this year state regulations. Other than that go have fun and if you fish the bay it is pretty shallow about 3 ft but a good time.

To arrive early and pay for parking before you go out. We did not realise this was a requirement. There is one small sign stating you have to pay for parking. Not clearly visible. We ended up with a parking violation.

Watch the weather storms can brew out of no where #1. The afternoon heat can get intense # 2

The fishing, or should I say catching? It was amazing and the weather was perfect too. Fantastic!

Be prepared for hot, sunny weather and be understanding that the tide could impact the bite

Great first time fishing in the ocean with Neptune Charters. We will be returning next time!

Bring plenty of sunblock keep your balance the boat gets a little rocky and just have some fun

Let the captain guide your experience. Combination of nearshore and offshore was great.

Yes the captain and deckhand make it very easy to understand what to do and how to do it

Get a good captain and be ready to work hard if you’re going for big fish it’s exhausting.