It’s been a long hot summer, but relief is just around the corner. The days are getting shorter and soon the water temperatures will be dropping back into the 70’s. Once the water cools, the redfish and snook fishing will heat up. Mid-to-late September, and especially, October ushers in some of the best redfish action […]
Weedon Island Preserve is one of Tampa Bay’s best eco-tour destinations. With the use of only an electric trolling motor, you’ll have the opportunity to explore areas usually only accessible to kayakers. This allows you to observe lush mangrove shorelines and oyster beds teaming with wildlife. Every day on the water is different, but many […]
I’ve used many fishing guides throughout Central and North America and hands down Afishionado has been by far the best. We were a group of 5, 2 Adults and 3 kids. I was the only one in the group with a lot of fishing experience, but it didn’t matter. Captain Wade made it so easy […]
Me, I’m going catching! About 70% of my clientele are non-residents, so the majority of them don’t care what species they catch, as long as they have something tugging on the end of their line. So, in the summer I always fish where it’s the easiest, in deep water. Artificial reefs, submerged rock piles, and […]
Our daughter and her friends were home for spring break from college and wanted to go fishing. We booked Wade online. Everything was seamless. He sent all of the info we needed and followed up with a phone call prior to our fishing trip. Wade had a fully outfitted boat. Our party of 6 had […]
If you’ve never achieved an “Inshore Slam” now is the time! Every year when spring rolls around, the grass flats throughout Tampa Bay come alive. As baitfish start moving onto the flats, snook, redfish and seatrout follow. When this occurs, it’s the easiest time to achieve an inshore slam. If you don’t know what that […]
One of Osborne’s favorite Tampa Bay eco tour destinations is the Weedon Island Preserve. With the use of his boat’s electric trolling motor, you will have the opportunity to explore areas usually only accessible to kayakers. This allows you to observe lush mangrove shorelines and oyster beds teaming with wildlife. Every day on the water […]
We spent two days fishing with Afishionado in early November and had a great time! Wade runs a squared-away boat and was deeply knowledgeable of the Bay and the best places to fish. In fact, every place he took us, we caught fish! Big fish! I highly recommend Afishionado Guide Services and will use them […]
El Nino has had a major impact on our weather patterns lately, and I don’t expect it to change anytime soon. The worst part is that it seems to rain mostly on the weekends. This El Nino weather system also causes a huge fluctuation in temperatures. We’ve been getting two to three days of a […]
If you’ve never eaten snook, your chance is coming up. Beginning September 1st through December 1st, snook are open to harvest. Clients ask me all the time how they taste, and I always reply, better than a grouper. Those who know would hungrily agree. The size limit on the Gulf coast for snook ranges between […]
