Captain Rachel

09/29/2026

Catching LIVE BAIT on the Beach! 🎣 | 1.5 lb 1/4” Wholesale Cast Net Nothing beats starting the day by catching your own live bait! 🎣🌊

Today I’m on the beach throwing my Wholesale Cast Net — 1.5 lb per foot with 1/4-inch mesh to load up on bait before heading out fishing.

The right cast net makes a HUGE difference when you’re trying to catch smaller bait along the beach. Watch the net open up, sink, and see what comes up! 👀🔥

Catching your own bait is one of my favorite parts of being a fishing captain — because the fishing day starts long before the clients ever step on the boat!

🎣 Live bait
🌊 Beach bait
🕸️ Wholesale Cast Net
📏 1.5 lb lead per foot
🔹 1/4-inch mesh
☀️ Florida fishing
🐟 Catching bait for inshore fishing

09/25/2026

Be on the look out for tagged Triple Tail and Cobia.
I've attached an article from USF research about Cobia and Tripletail populations in the Gulf.

They placed transmitters to track some fish in the Gulf. If someone catches and reports one, they get $250..

An $800,000 grant is helping USF researchers and partners track cobia and tripletail across the Gulf Coast to answer key questions about the species' migration patterns and populations. The findings could support recreational fishing, inform fisheries management decisions and strengthen coastal comm...

09/17/2026

FALL FISHING IS ON FIRE! 🎣🔥

Lower water temperatures are turning the snook and redfish bite back on! Cooler fall water means aggressive feeding, hard fights, and some seriously exciting inshore fishing in Florida.

If you’ve been waiting for the fall bite… this is your sign to get on the water! 🌴🎣

📍 Tampa Bay • Bradenton • Anna Maria Island
🎣 Florida inshore fishing
🐟 Snook & redfish fishing
🔥 Fall fishing charter

08/18/2026

Clients are bringing the bingo card this week! Expect the unexpected in August. All the species are out and eating.

08/18/2026

Do I Win??? Best statement caught on video 🎉🔥😃

08/01/2026

🔥 Late Summer Redfish & Snook Fishing | Florida Inshore Fishing is On Fire! Late summer fishing is heating up! 🎣 The redfish and snook bite has been keeping us busy on the water with plenty of action and some incredible inshore fishing.

From mangrove shorelines to moving tidal water, late summer is a great time to get out and target hard-fighting redfish and snook here on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The bite is hot, the fish are aggressive, and the action is nonstop!

If you’re looking for an inshore fishing charter in Manatee or Sarasota County, late summer is the perfect time to get on the water. Come experience the action with Captain Rachel!

🎣 Redfish Fishing
🎣 Snook Fishing
🎣 Florida Inshore Fishing
🎣 Late Summer Fishing
🎣 Manatee County Fishing
🎣 Sarasota County Fishing
🎣 Florida Fishing Charters

07/30/2026

Supporting a local family business.

07/30/2026

Late Summer Florida Inshore Fishing Between the Storms | Snook, Redfish, Trout & Mangrove Snapper Action

Late summer fishing has been incredible despite the afternoon storms! We haven’t canceled a single charter, and the bite has been action-packed. Catching mangrove snapper, snook, redfish, and spotted seatrout on the beautiful waters of Anna Maria Island, Bradenton, Palmetto, and Tampa Bay. If you’re planning a family-friendly Florida fishing charter, now is the perfect time to get on the water before fall fishing kicks into high gear.

07/26/2026

🔥Summer Snook Fishing is FIRED UP! 🔥 Summer Snook Fishing is On Fire! Epic Afternoon Outgoing Tide Catch & Release Action. Don’t let the summer heat fool you—the afternoon outgoing tides are producing some of the hottest snook action of the season! Once the afternoon breeze kicks in, the bite turns on and it’s nonstop catch-and-release excitement.

If you’re looking for an unforgettable inshore fishing adventure, now is the time to get on the water and experience some of the best snook fishing our area has to offer.

🎣 Book your trip with Captain Rachel and experience the action for yourself!

07/24/2026