Private, Offshore, Gulf of Mexico Charters – Clearwater Beach, Florida
Date: February 26, 2024
Spring Season Is Almost Here! As we gear up for an exciting spring season at Reel Deal Sportfishing, we wanted to share an exclusive fishing report and some important updates with our valued anglers. Spring Bookings Filling Up Fast! Don’t Miss Out! The spring season is just around the corner, and our available slots are filling up faster than
Read MoreDate: January 26, 2024
Hey there Reel Deal friends and anglers! We hope everyone is staying warm this time of year. It’s been windy and cold for us here in Clearwater Beach and that means not a lot of charters so far in 2024. Red groupers are open though and we’ve had success with getting a few on almost every trip we’ve
Read MoreDate: August 23, 2023
Hello Reel Deal Anglers! It has been a hot summer so right off the bat, if you’ve fished with us recently, we commend you! We have remained pretty busy getting folks out fishing and producing some great catches! Throughout the month of August on our longer trips we have been happy to still catch American Red Snapper as
Read MoreDate: June 7, 2023
Red snapper fishing in Clearwater Beach can be excellent during the summer months, particularly in depths of 100-150 feet. Federal for hire Red snapper season opens June 1st, and recreational season opens June 16th and runs into the middle of August. Anglers are allowed to keep 2 red snappers per person per day with a
Read MoreDate: February 8, 2023
Winter fishing has been fun as we have been bottom-fishing on most of our offshore trips. The main catch has been catch-and-release gag groupers, hogfish, mangrove snappers, lane snappers, porgies, and grunts on all of our length trips. These species make for lots of excellent white fish for our captains’ to fillet back at the
Read MoreDate: May 10, 2022
Summer time is almost here and for the offshore fishermen and women in the Gulf of Mexico the highlight is our American Red Snapper season! Red snapper open June 1st, 2022 for federally-permitted charter boats ONLY and the season runs until August 19th this year. Our summer season fills up and we are only running 8
Read MoreDate: December 15, 2021
Okay gang, here’s the scoop. The end of the year usually brings a push of king mackerel to the area with the falling temperatures. As of right now they haven’t made their way in to our fishing grounds, but we are on the lookout everyday. The good news is that kings aren’t the only fish
Read MoreDate: November 29, 2021
Okay gang, here’s the scoop. The end of the year usually brings a push of king mackerel to the area with the falling temperatures. As of right now they haven’t made their way in to our fishing grounds, but we are on the lookout everyday. The good news is that kings aren’t the only fish
Read MoreDate: September 28, 2021
Offshore fishing has been on fire even with the closure of red grouper. Red grouper will be closed until January 1st, 2022. However, we are blessed to have many other species on the west coast of Florida to target.Recently we did an overnight trip on the Reel Deal II and had great success on big
Read MoreDate: May 27, 2021
Red Snapper Season for Federally-Permitted Charter Boats June 1st through August 2nd Hello friends of Team Reel Deal! As we approach our busy summer months, we just wanted to send out some fishing news and reminders. June 1st marks the opening of American Red Snapper and Gag Grouper for federally-permitted charter boats in the Gulf
Read MoreDate: May 12, 2021
May 1-31, 2021Greater Amberjack opens in Gulf of MexicoMinimum length – 34 inch fork lengthBag limit – 1 fish per personRecommended length charter – 8, 10, or 12 hour June 1-August 2, 2021American Red Snapper opens in Gulf of Mexico(dates are charter-for-hire vessels only!)Minimum length – 16 inch total lengthBag limit – 2 fish per
Read MoreDate: April 27, 2021
The Kingfish bite has been red hot outside of 40 feet with live baits and hardware both producing plenty of fish. Along with the kingfish have been scattered blackfin tuna and even some sailfish. Bottom fishing has been really good out past 85 feet with limits of red grouper on most trips along with a
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