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Weekend fishing itinerary near St. Petersburg
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Weekend fishing itinerary near St. Petersburg

4 stops4 watersUpdated Nov 6

Two days, 4 stops on 4 public waters, all within 75 minutes of St. Petersburg. Each stop below has its drive time, its access point and the fish recorded there.

Day 1

Morning: Tampa Bay

Start the day on Tampa Bay, launching from the ramp below.

Tampa Bay is a 0-minute drive from downtown St. Petersburg. Launch at Demens Landing Park Boat Ramp, the public ramp on Tampa Bay closest to downtown (≈ 0.4 mi). Public access on Tampa Bay: 90 boat ramps and 41 piers. Surveyed depths reach 93 ft. Recorded here: Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, Red Drum, and Tarpon.

Tampa Bay10 min · 0.1 mi
EstuarySaltwater

Tampa Bay

Hillsborough

Demens Landing Park Boat Ramp17

max 93 ft · surveyed

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From Demens Landing Park Boat Ramp to Clam Bayou Nature Park: 11 min by road (5.9 mi).

Evening: Clam Bayou Nature Park

End the day at Clam Bayou Nature Park — no boat needed.

Boca Ciega Bay is a 8-minute drive from downtown St. Petersburg. Clam Bayou Nature Park: pier on Boca Ciega Bay, ≈ 4.4 mi from downtown. Public access on Boca Ciega Bay: 19 boat ramps and 7 piers. Surveyed depths reach 38 ft. Recorded here: Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, Red Drum, and Tarpon.

Boca Ciega Bay28 min · 5.3 mi
EstuarySaltwater

Boca Ciega Bay

Pinellas

Clam Bayou Nature Park22

max 38 ft · surveyed

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Day 2

Morning: Lake Thonotosassa

Start the day on Lake Thonotosassa, launching from the ramp below.

Lake Thonotosassa is a 50-minute drive from downtown St. Petersburg. Launch at Baker Creek Public Boat Ramp (Closed at Night), the public ramp on Lake Thonotosassa closest to downtown (≈ 29.4 mi). Public access on Lake Thonotosassa: 1 boat ramp. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie, and Redear.

Lake Thonotosassa350 min · 36.6 mi
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Lake Thonotosassa

Hillsborough

Baker Creek Public Boat Ramp (Closed at Night)20
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From Baker Creek Public Boat Ramp (Closed at Night) to Lake Hollingsowrth: 33 min by road (22.3 mi).

Evening: Lake Hollingsowrth

End the day at Lake Hollingsowrth — no boat needed.

Lake Hollingsworth is a 69-minute drive from downtown St. Petersburg. Lake Hollingsowrth: pier on Lake Hollingsworth, ≈ 45.4 mi from downtown. Public access on Lake Hollingsworth: 1 boat ramp and 1 pier. Surveyed depths reach 15 ft. Recorded here: Warmouth, Largemouth Bass, Redear, and Blue Tilapia.

Lake Hollingsworth469 min · 55.1 mi
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Lake Hollingsworth

Polk

Lake Hollingsowrth19

max 15 ft · surveyed

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When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around St. Petersburg for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the St. Petersburg fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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