Lower Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Fishing Charter

Inshore, nearshore and tarpon trips across lower Tampa Bay, run from Bradenton on a 25 foot Parker.

From $425 for three hours · priced per boat, not per person · six anglers maximum

Angler with a catch on the open water of lower Tampa Bay

What we fish

Inshore, nearshore and tarpon.

Where we launch

801 Riverside Dr E, Bradenton, FL 34208. Free parking on site.

The water

Grass flats, channels, ledges and passes.

The largest estuary in Florida

Roughly four hundred square miles of open water, fed by the Manatee, Little Manatee, Alafia and Hillsborough rivers, with the Sunshine Skyway crossing its mouth. Big water, and it changes character quickly with the wind.

Flats, channels and structure

Seagrass meadows across the shallows, a deep shipping channel cut through the middle, and artificial reefs, bridge pilings and spoil islands scattered through it.

What it holds

Snook, redfish and trout across the flats and the shorelines, with nearshore species moving in through the mouth of the bay.

Two anglers with redfish caught in lower Tampa Bay
Angler with a kingfish caught nearshore out of Bradenton
Kingfish and Spanish mackerel laid out on the measuring board
Captain Charlie Tita with a young angler and a good fish in lower Tampa Bay
Angler with a grouper caught out of the mouth of Tampa Bay
Angler with a hogfish from the nearshore ledges off Tampa Bay

In the price

What is Included on a Tampa Bay Fishing Charter

Rods, reels and tackle

Bait

Ice

Bottled water

Fish cleaning

Kids’ rods

Your fishing licence

The boat

The Boat - 25ft Parker Centre Console with Twin Yamahas

2021 Parker 25′ centre console

Twin Yamaha outboards

Power Pole Move trolling motor

EPIRB emergency beacon

Deep-V hull

Six anglers maximum

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Nautical Native Fishing Adventures

801 Riverside Dr E, Bradenton, FL 34208

Free parking on site

Charters we run here

Nautical Native Fishing Adventures

Private inshore, nearshore, tarpon, snook and family charters out of the Manatee River. One captain, one boat, one party at a time.

801 Riverside Dr E, Bradenton, FL 34208

Free parking on site

Nautical Native Fishing Adventures

© 2026 Nautical Native Fishing Adventures · USCG licensed & insured · Bradenton · Anna Maria Island · Manatee County, Florida

Website built by: GastaIQ

Nautical Native Fishing Adventures

Private inshore, nearshore, tarpon, snook and family charters out of the Manatee River. One captain, one boat, one party at a time.

801 Riverside Dr E, Bradenton, FL 34208

Nautical Native Fishing Adventures

© 2026 Nautical Native Fishing Adventures · USCG licensed & insured · Bradenton · Anna Maria Island · Manatee County, Florida

Website built by: GastaIQ

Nautical Native Fishing Adventures

Private inshore, nearshore, tarpon, snook and family charters out of the Manatee River. One captain, one boat, one party at a time.

801 Riverside Dr E, Bradenton, FL 34208

Free parking on site

Nautical Native Fishing Adventures

© 2026 Nautical Native Fishing Adventures · USCG licensed & insured · Bradenton · Anna Maria Island · Manatee County, Florida

Website built by: GastaIQ

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