Choose your fishing city

Ten Gulf towns, one coast.

From the Skyway to the Ten Thousand Islands. Each city has lodging, RV, boat and kayak access, shore fishing, and charters — the same map your WordPress desk was building, finished as a trip guide.

Tampa Bay

Urban water, the Skyway, and a working bay.

Hillsborough County

Tampa

A working bay with downtown snook and a short run to the gulf.

Hillsborough Bay, Tampa Bay, Hillsborough River

Pinellas County

Clearwater

White sand, a famous pier, and a straight shot to nearshore kings.

Gulf beaches, Clearwater Pass, St. Joseph Sound

Pinellas County

St. Petersburg

The Skyway, downtown water, and the longest fishing pier on earth.

Tampa Bay, Sunshine Skyway piers, Fort De Soto, Boca Ciega

Suncoast

Barrier islands, grass flats, and quiet passes.

Manatee County

Bradenton

Anna Maria Island, the Manatee River, and the north Skyway.

Anna Maria Sound, Manatee River, Tampa Bay, gulf beaches

Sarasota County

Sarasota

Grass flats, Siesta sand, and a cultured waterfront.

Sarasota Bay, Siesta / Lido gulf, ICW, Big Pass

Sarasota County

Venice

Jetties, shark teeth, and a straight gulf bite.

Venice Inlet, gulf beaches, Lemon Bay, ICW

Charlotte Harbor

Tarpon water and mangrove backcountry.

Charlotte County

Punta Gorda

Charlotte Harbor’s quiet corner — tarpon, snook, and room to breathe.

Charlotte Harbor, Peace River, Punta Gorda Waterway, mangrove islands

Lee / Charlotte County

Boca Grande

The tarpon capital. Gasparilla Island, Boca Grande Pass, and a town that still dresses for dinner.

Boca Grande Pass, Gasparilla Sound, gulf beaches, Charlotte Harbor mouth

Paradise Coast

Ten Thousand Islands to the Beach.

Lee County

Fort Myers

The Caloosahatchee, Sanibel’s shadow, and a tarpon river.

Caloosahatchee River, San Carlos Bay, Estero Bay, Fort Myers Beach, gulf

Collier County

Naples

The flagship. Ten Thousand Islands behind you, the gulf in front, and a town that still irons its linen.

Gulf beaches, Doctors Pass, Gordon River, Rookery Bay, Ten Thousand Islands

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