First Cast Fishing Charters of Tampa Bay LLC

23/02/2025

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Welcome aboard First Cast Fishing Charters! My name is Captain Bernie Vinoski and I am a professional and fully-licensed fishing charter captain and my passion is to provide you and your family or friends with the Tampa Bay angling experience of a lifetime!

01/01/2025

Well, it's been an interesting year to say the least. Finished strong with a 4hr this afternoon. Looks pretty quiet for the next few weeks. Let's see what 2025 has in store for us.

24/07/2024

Got my dad out for a few hours this morning We had a blast just shooting the s**t and pulling snook out of some seriously tight quarters.

04/07/2024

I'm available this Sunday for a 4hr or 6hr AM inshore trip. Mostly catching snook, trout, mangrove snapper, and reds.

02/07/2024

Had a banner morning with Devon! We laid the smack down on the snook and had a great bite for about 3.5 hours, only having to move the boat a handful of times. I still have a few trips available for this week and the fishing should be stellar!

29/06/2024

Despite torrential downpours at 6:45 am, we pulled up to our first spot soaked to the bone but ready to fish. These guys were unstoppable and fished through the rain, landing snook and redfish like pros.
Had a really great time fishing with this crew and look forward to doing it again during King season.
Hats off to you guys!

22/06/2024

Pictures from 6/19, 6/20, 6/21. Yes sir!! We catch fish even when it's blowing +20 for a week.

24/05/2024

Another great week with First Cast Charters! Loads of Snook, Trout, Reds and Jacks on the inside with Spanish, King, and Bonita off the beach.
The Tarpon are here and chewing! Lots of schools to choose from.
The Aeon23 DLX is in for upgrades but will be back on the water by Thursday next week. I have trips available for next week but things are booking up fast as summer approaches.
Book your trip today!!!!!
843-812-7008

16/03/2024

Had a blast fishing with these guys today. Caught countless trout and Spanish macks. The kid wanted a snook, so we did that too. He wanted a shark, we hooked a big one with about 10 mins left in the trip and he unfortunately broke us off right as I was seeing color. He'll be back for the shark next year!