CAPTAIN JAMES WISNER
United States Coast Guard Licensed Master Captain
28 Certified Adult International Game Fish Association World Records
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA CIRCA 1975
Tampa - Boca Grande - St. Petersburg
Tarpon Snook Permit Redfish Kingfish Grouper Snapper Pompano Cobia Tuna
Pompano Fishing Charters
Pompano Fishing Article Featuring Captain James WisnerThis Article Appeared in the
November 1995 Issue of Gulf Coast Angler
- Frank Sargeant, Tampa Tribune Outdoors Editor, in his "Secret Spots" Book Tampa Bay to Cedar Key says about pompano and permit feeding areas: "Among their favorite feeding stations, first discovered by Tampa angler extraordinare (Capt.) James Wisner several decades ago, are the big bridges that span the western arm of the bay, between St. Petersburg and Tampa." Captain James Wisner took the Tampa Tribunes's Mulitiple Award Winning Outdoor Writer Frank Sargeant out on a Pompano Fishing Trip. Frank Sargeant wrote the below Tampa Tribune Article.
Pompano Fishing Article Featuring Captain James WisnerThis Article Appeared in the
Tampa Tribune
- Florida Sportsman Magazine in their November 1993 issue says "James P. Wisner is a hook-and-line commercial fishermen and skiff guide who catches lots of pompano and small permit for the market without using nets. To prove just how many he is capable of supplying to the markets, he provide three photographs and noted, "Here are 47 small permit and 82 pompano caught from Tampa Bay on fiddler crabs." To back his claim, Wisner took Tampa Tribune sports writer Tom McEwen along on one of his trips. McEwen later reported that they caught 39 pompano and 5 permit." Multiple Award Winning Sports Writer Tom McEwen's wrote the Tampa Tribune Article about his Permit and Pompano Fishing Trip with Captain James Wisner appearing below.
Pompano Fishing Article Featuring Captain James WisnerThis Article Appeared in the
Tampa Tribune

Bakery Magnate Phil Alessi and Multiple Award Winning Tampa Tribune Sports Editor Tom McEwen caught these 39 Pompano and 5 Permit on a Charter Fishing Trip with Captain James Wisner.
Then Tom wrote an Article about his experience, see it above

This was a Legal Recreational Pompano Fishing catch which was caught on a Pompano Fishing Charter with Captain James Wisner.

Mark shows one of the many species of fish that is typically caught while Pompano Fishing, a 25 pound Black Drum which he caught and quickly released while on a Pompano Fishing Charter with Captain James Wisner.

Happy anglers show off a nice catch of delicious Permit.

This is a legal hook and line catch. With 36 years of Pompano Fishing Experience Captain James Wisner is the REAL KING OF POMPANO FISHING ON THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA. Why go with the Rest when you can go with the Best!
Old Timer Tarpon Fishing History and Technique
[Howard Franklin Bridge Tarpon Fishing History - The Original Tampa Tarponators]
Fishing Articles Written by Captain James Wisner
Fishing Articles Featuring Captain James
[Permit]
[King Mackerel]
[Spanish Mackerel Fly Fishing]
[Mangrove Snapper]
The Web Pages listed below contain over 160 Unique WORLD CLASS FISH Photographs.
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[Boca Grande Tarpon Fishing]
[Charlotte Harbor - Pine Island Sound Tarpon Fishing Charters
[Tampa Bay Tarpon Fishing]
[Guide Profile - Tarpon Tournament Wins and Experience]
[Testimonials from Award Winning Outdoor Writers]
[Permit]
[King Mackerel - Cobia]
[Snook - Redfish - Trout - Flats Fishing]
[Grouper - Snapper]
[Flyfishing]
[Frequently Asked Questions - Deposit Information]
[STREAMING VIDEOS of Fishing Action with Captain James]
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