Kayak Fishing Links & Useful Resources

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Get out and discover your adventure!  If you are looking for that new fishing kayak or canoe, or just something to start out with we can set you off right.  A full service, outdoor store, we can outfit you to fish, hike and camp for a day, a weekend or longer with one of our experienced guides.  Get the best fit for hiking boots, sandals, wading or kayaking shoes in our new shoe fitting department.  If you would like to try paddling a kayak or canoe before you buy, take a free demo right at the shop on Tampa Bay. Full service rigging department to turn your paddlecraft into a fishing machine.

Welcome to Old Town Canoe and Kayak. Here at Old Town, the spirit of paddling is alive and well. For over a century, our skilled Maine craftsmen have carried on the Old Town tradition of quality and performance that is at the heart of every boat we build. Whether you paddle to enjoy nature, spend time with your family, exercise, go fishing, or simply to relax, Old Town offers you the world's largest selection of canoes and kayaks…so you can choose the right model for you.
 

A kayak under every butt. Give us your dry, your skittish, your landlubbing masses freaked out by "those skinny boats that people with ponytails flip over in." The time has come for mothers, fathers, great-aunts, sushi chefs and T-ball players alike to christen their own simple, safe, human-powered thrill machine. To frolic in the surf. To land a lunker. To ditch the mothership and fart around a little. To rise up, change into shorts, then sit back down and become a kayaker. PADDLE TO THE PEOPLE!

100% Spectra Fiber (Braided) Fishing Line is super strong, ultra sensitive, smoother casting. Every month we give away a FREE 300 yard spool of PowerPro to our newsletter subscribers!  Register by clicking on the logo at the left for your chance to win today!
 

Simply the best jigs on the market, chemically sharpened with wide gap hooks.

The highest quality and largest color/style/size selection of soft plastic lures and spoons. NEW! MacDill John's "Gold Champion" is now available from Big Fish Tackle Company. Available now at Osprey Bay Outdoors.

Kayak Koffin From King Fish Koffin Products has developed a fish preservation system and cooler dedicated to kayak sports.  Our bags are hand-made with high gloss heavy-duty UV-resistant, easy to clean white vinyl.  The bags are double stitched,  insulated with space-age foam and utilizes a heavy-duty non-corrosive zipper pull.  Its unique pie-shaped design conforms to any kayak shape and sports tie down straps on all sides. The bag can be used inside the hull or on deck and is low profile when not in use.  Great for fish, food, and drinks using bagged ice, frozen bottles or refreezable ice packs.

Highest quality auto and truck rack systems for kayaks, canoes, bicycles and more!

Tackle Shops (Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Palm Harbor & Tarpon Springs areas)

Osprey Bay Outdoors 160 Belcher Rd, Clearwater 727/524-9670

Anclote Bait and Tackle 4413 Buena Vista Lane, Holiday 727/945-1808

Betts Fishing Center 12504 Starkey Rd., Largo 727/518-7637

Fisherman's World, Home of Dave's Parts & Service 1500 US Highway 19, Holiday 727/942-8944

Minnows & Monsters 3811 South Manhattan Ave., Tampa 813/835-1512 

Tarpon Tom's Bait & Tackle 36725 US Highway 19 N. on Lake Tarpon 727/938-2379 

Fly Fishing Resources on the Web

Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Club The Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Club is a paddle fishing friendly, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to encourage and assist those who desire to learn more about the art of fly fishing. Our club includes some of the finest fisherman, fly casters, fly tyers, and professional guides in the Tampa Bay area, and is comprised of people of all ages, from beginner to expert level. We are a Federation of Fly Fishers affiliated club, a national organization whose goal, like ours, is to promote the wonderful sport of fly fishing as well to protect our natural resources. We promote catch and release, conservation, and above all, encourage and help those who desire to learn more about all aspects of fly fishing. We meet on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Compton Park Recreation Center at Tampa Palms.

Yak Fly Fish.com Fly fishing by kayak is probably the stealthiest and most productive ways to fish saltwater flats and mangrove backcountry. The kayak not only provides a quiet, ultra-shallow means of transportation, but also a great fishing platform for the fly angler. Capt. Greg Bowdish's website is dedicated to this unique form of angling with plenty of great fly fishing tips, kayak rigging ideas, articles, and information on yakflyfishing various destinations around the world. If you like to fly fish by kayak, you've come to the right place!

Saltwater Fly Tying Saltwater Fly Tying brings to the fly tyer a web site that is devoted exclusively to the tying of flies for saltwater. Included within this site are numerous informative fly tying articles, fly tying lessons, step by step instructions for over 50 fly patterns, fly tying tips and a pattern database with over 250 flies.

Virtual Flybox A fly tyer's paradise featuring thousands of unique patterns from around the world.

Electronics (Handheld GPS and VHF radios)

Sigma Marine Alt. 19 in Tarpon Springs on the Anclote River 727/934-0794. Mention this paddle-fishing website for a DISCOUNT on handheld VHF radios, GPS units and EPIRB's. Ask for Bill Schuster!
        

Florida Naturalist Web Pages

American Alligators in Florida The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is an integral component of wetland ecosystems in Florida. Alligators also provide aesthetic, educational, recreational, and economic benefits to humans.

Shark Research at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida The world's largest research center dedicated to the scientific study of sharks and their relatives, the skates and rays.

Florida Birds. Online resource guide for bird watchers and nature photographers.

Pure Florida Welcome to Pure Florida! If it ain't true Florida nature or Florida culture, it ain't here. At Pure Florida we don't just admire nature...we participate.

Eco-Florida Your guide to exploring natural Florida.