Booking Now! 2025 Scalloping Season July 1 - September 24
WHAT IS CAUGHT WHILE FISHING WITH CAPTAIN KATIE JO?
Snook
Able to keep in season only. 1 Snook per person.
Must be 28" - 33" in length.
March 1st - April 30th
September 1st - November 30th
One of the best fighting fish in the Gulf!
Come see why fishing for Snook is so popular!
Redfish
Able to keep year round. 1 Redfish per person.
Must be 18" - 27" in length.
These fish are enjoyed fishing for all year long along the Gulf Coast.
The Bull Redfish are a blast to fight on the line during a fishing trip with Captain Katie Jo
Trout
Able to keep year round. 5 Trout per person.
Must be 15" - 19" in length.
1 Trout over 19" per vessel.
Trout are caught year round but gain in numbers during the colder months.
Catching these in great numbers are a blast and are easy for those who are beginners at fishing.
Cobia
Gag Grouper
Able to keep year round.
1 Cobia per day with a 2 per vessel limit.
Must be at least 33" at the fork in length.
These are best caught beginning in April and throughout the summer and early fall months.
Hang on Tight when one of these hit the line!
Book your cobia fishing trip today!
Gag Grouper
Gag Grouper
Gag Grouper
Able to keep in season only.
2 Gag Grouper per person.
Must be at least 24" in length.
June 1st - December 31st.
These fish hit like a freight train and you better REEL to get them out of the rocks.
Fishing for grouper is a blast and they offer great table fare as well!
Triple Tail
Gag Grouper
Gag Grouper
Able to keep year round. 2 Triple Tail per person.
Must be at least 18" in length.
These are best caught in the beginning of April and throughout the summer and fall months.
Hunting and sight casting these fish along the surface is a challenge but very rewarding in taste!
Cobia fishing trip offers the opportunity to see these fish floating along the surface of the Gulf.
Black Drum
Able to keep year round. 1 Snook per person.
Must be 14" - 24" in length, with 1 over 24".
These fish can get up to 45 pounds and put up one heck of a fight!
Flounder
Able to keep mostly year round.
Closed Oct 15 - Nov 30.
Must be 14" in length.
A well sought after fish for the great taste!
Sheepshead
Able to keep year round.
Best caught in the winter and early spring months.
Must be 12" with a bag limit of 5 per person.
These toothy creatures are a fun fight!
Sharks
Multiple species of sharks along the Nature Coast.
Late spring, summer and fall is best for shark fishing.
Easy to target and so much fun to fight on the line!
Permit
These are a bit of a more rare catch but are caught.
Able to keep year round.
Must be 11" at the fork.
Pompano
Often a by-catch when trout fishing.
Must be 11" at the fork.
Fishing Trips with Captain Katie Jo
Fishing Crystal River, Homosassa and Yankeetown, Florida
Private Half Day INSHORE Fishing Charter (4 hours)
$500
Private Full Day INSHORE Fishing Charter (6 hours)
$700
Private NEARSHORE Fishing Charter (6 HOURS)
$800
Private SHARK Fishing Charter (6 HOURS)
$700
Florida's Nature Coast is one of the best fishing destinations for inshore and nearshore fishing! Enjoy a day with Captain Katie Jo catching Redfish, Trout, Snook, Flounder, Mangrove Snapper, Triple Tail, Black Drum, Flounder, Cobia, Sharks, Grouper and other species. You'll learn about Florida's Gulf Coast while learning new fishing techniques while fishing oyster bars, grass flats, mangrove islands, rock piles and wrecks. No need to bring your own fishing gear as it is provided to you.