Fly fishing near Saint Petersburg, Florida

Lily pads, reeds and a red-flowering shrub at the edge of misty Lake Tarpon
Photo credit

Lake Tarpon in morning fog from John Chestnut Park, Pinellas County, Florida. Photo: Xrzt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

8 waters with a page lie within 25 miles of Saint Petersburg, Florida, in a straight line; the nearest are Boca Ciega Bay (5 mi), John's Pass (6 mi) and Tampa Bay (6 mi).

More about Saint Petersburg

1 fly shop and 4 fly-fishing guides are in Saint Petersburg or within 15 miles, unclaimed unless marked on their page. The nearest destination hub is Homosassa & the Nature Coast, 70 miles away.

Updated · Sources: USGS GNIS (town point)

8 waters near Saint Petersburg

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Straight-line miles from the town's point in the USGS Geographic Names Information System to the nearest mapped point or gauge on each water; the road is longer. Each page has the live flow where a gauge reports, the agency's rules and access map, and who guides it.

Within 25 miles, straight line

  1. Boca Ciega BaySaltwater flats · 5 mi · Agency-named saltwater fishing water
  2. John's PassSaltwater flats · 6 mi · Agency-named saltwater fishing water
  3. Tampa BaySaltwater flats · 6 mi · Agency-named saltwater fishing water
  4. Cockroach BaySaltwater flats · 12 mi · Agency-named saltwater fishing water
  5. Bishop HarborSaltwater flats · 14 mi · Agency-named saltwater fishing water
  6. Terra Ceia BaySaltwater flats · 16 mi · Agency-named saltwater fishing water
  7. Longboat PassSaltwater flats · 23 mi · Agency-named saltwater fishing water
  8. Lake TarponLake or reservoir · 24 mi · Featured sport-fishing water

Fly shops nearby

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Shops that name Saint Petersburg as their town or publish a location within 15 miles. Facts come from each shop's own website; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Fly-fishing guides nearby

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Guides and outfitters that name Saint Petersburg as their town or are mapped within 15 miles. Confirm licences, rates and dates directly; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Nearest destination hub

Homosassa & the Nature Coast · 70 mi

Where this comes from

Sources

Town point: USGS Geographic Names Information System (town points) (U.S. Geological Survey, public domain), feature 290375, Pinellas County. Water positions, gauges, designations and species: the sources listed on each water page. Guides and shops: their own websites, as listed on each page. Nothing here grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

Nothing here grants access. Check maps, signs and landowners.