Capt. Chasten Whitfield

Hi everyone, my name is Chasten Whitfield, I am 21 years old and I have been fishing my entire life. I didn’t start fishing professionally until I was about 12 years old, I was bullied in high school for being the only girl in my school who fished. That is when I decided to fish my first tournament. I actually won, and donated the money back to the charity we were fishing for, we raised $4,000 for Face Autism, $9,000 St Jude's, $2,000 Children's Burn Camp of Fl. & $1,000 Sam Croswaith Scholarship Foundation. I got tired of being the only girl fishing these tournaments so I started traveling around with Florida Sportsman Magazine, going to schools, churches, and girl scouts to teach kids the basics of fishing in addition to life lessons. Fast forward to high school, I had an all-girls team and we fished the super bowl of tournaments here in town and won first place. We won $750 and donated back $1,000. After that tournament, I landed my first sponsor. I kept fishing tournaments and traveling around to tackle stores, churches, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and the Florida Sportsman Magazine Fishing Seminars. I taught the basics of fishing and how to do what you love no matter what and always do what’s right. I would teach the kids that they have two hands, one to help themselves the other to help someone else. About a year later I was teaching a fish camp off one of the piers in my town and a little boy rolled up in a wheelchair and I asked him if he’s ever fished before and he said not in a boat because my wheelchair can’t fit. So, I decided to take him fishing but my boat couldn’t fit a wheelchair on it. So, I found a friend who had a boat that could handle the wheelchair and took him out. When he caught his first fish, the reaction on his face had a dramatic effect on me. That’s when I knew I wanted to do this for the rest of my life. At that point I partnered with Yellowfin Boats to build a customized 24-foot hybrid bay boat to fit a wheelchair in front of the console. I also began selling shirts to help pay for the gas used to take disadvantaged kids fishing. When I turned 18, Chastenation officially became a legit non-profit, and I obtained my captain's license on my actual 18th birthday. A couple of months later I was offered a tuition scholarship to SCAD, Savannah College of Art and Design where I am majoring in TV & Film and hope, someday, to have a TV show about taking disadvantaged kids fishing to share the joy of their reactions. I was recruited to be on the SCAD bass fishing team, at that time, SCAD was the only girl college bass fishing team in the United States. Sadly, at the end of my freshman year, they cut the program completely. Once again, I didn't let that stop me and with the help of my sponsor Yellowfin, I stepped it up from fishing the college bass series to the MLF series. During the months I am in college, I am fishing the MLF bass tournaments and in the summertime, I am fishing saltwater, taking kids fishing, and a few tournaments here and there. My mission is to share the sport of fishing with anyone and everyone, especially families. I love helping families escape their "screens" and get their kids back outside in the fresh air. Nowadays there are so many ways to enjoy fishing; fishing in a pond, a ditch, wading, a kayak, a boat, a pier. I am so blessed to be able to do what I love. Thank you for joining my journey!

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Capt. Chasten Whitfield Articles

Fishing Reports: Chasten Whitfield Fishing Report

Fishing Reports: Chasten Whitfield Fishing Report

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FISHING REPORT: TAMPA BAY FL AREA: WEEK OF 02/16/2022

With our BD Outdoors headquarters in San Diego, it’s always painful to hear Chasten’s Florida fishing reports in the dead of winter. While things are just barely fishable on this side of the country it sounds like things are really starting to kick off in …

Tampa Bay Fishing Report 1st Week of Feb 2022

Tampa Bay Fishing Report 1st Week of Feb 2022

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FISHING REPORT: TAMPA BAY FL AREA: WEEK OF 02/03/2022

Things are starting to warm up finally in western Florida. Trout, Redfish and Mangrove snapper seem to be the name of the game of that moving tide. Chasten also breaks down some of her go-to gear on this episode. Chasten is a 19-year-old charter captain/ …

Tampa Fishing Report

Tampa Fishing Report

Fishing Reports

FISH REPORT: TAMPA/ SARASOTA: Jan. 5, 2022

The latest and greatest from Chasten this week. The story is cool weather and lethargic gamefish, Chasten walks us through how to get them to bite. Chasten is a 19-year-old charter captain/ angler from the west coast of Florida, specifically the Palma Sola area just …

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FISHING REPORT: CHASTEN WHITFIELD/ PALMA SOLA, FLORIDA

Chasten is a 19-year-old charter captain/ angler from the west coast of Florida, specifically the Palma Sola area just on the south of Tampa Bay. She’s been in the know since she was tot, and today is one of the most respected fisherwomen in our …

PENN Bay Slay Palma Sola Bay, FL

PENN Bay Slay Palma Sola Bay, FL

Bay Slay Fishing

BAY SLAY: Palma Sola Bay, FL

Palma Sola Bay is an embayment located in western Manatee County in Florida and opens into the intercostal waterway and Anna Maria Sound to the Northwest and the historic fishing village of Cortez to the South. The bay is surrounded by lush mangroves and urban …

Florida Fishing Report - Chasten Whitfield

Florida Fishing Report - Chasten Whitfield

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Florida Fishing Report – Sarasota & Tampa Bay November

BD Pro Capt. Chasten Whitfield here for your BD Florida Fishing Report for the first half of November in the Tampa Bay & Sarasota Bay area. Inshore Fishing The redfish + snook + trout bite remains on fire!! Reds under the Mangroves at high tide. …

Tripletail on Crab buoy

Tripletail on Crab buoy

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Florida Fishing Report – Sarasota & Tampa Bay October

BD Pro Chasten Whitfield gives us the rundown on the local Sarasota & Tampa Bay fishing report for 2nd half of October. There’s a little bit of red tide that has moved in from offshore but it’s not too bad as of now. Inshore Fishing: …

Cobia Filleted

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Florida Fishing Report – Tampa Bay + Sarasota for October

Chasten Whitfield here for your BD Florida Fishing Report for the first half of October in the Tampa Bay & Sarasota Bay area. Inshore – the redfish fishing has been absolutely insane! Big schools of reds have been everywhere – grass flats, mangroves, deep holes. …

Florida Fishing Report - Chasten Whitfield

Florida Fishing Report - Chasten Whitfield

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Florida Fishing Report – Tampa Bay + Sarasota for September

Chasten Whitfield here for your BD Florida Fishing Report for the first half of September in the Tampa Bay & Sarasota area. Inshore – the redfish, snook, and trout fishing has been on fire!! The docks and grass spots have been loaded on both incoming …

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Bait Catching Tips For Florida’s West Coast – Whitebait

Capt. Chasten Whitfield is famous for her cast net throwing and in this video she puts it into action, but only after some chumming tips for gathering “whitebait” or greenies into a frenzy with a special chum mix made right on the boat. “We like …

HUK fishing

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Tampa Bay Fishing & Red Tide Report – 8-11-21

Capt. Chasten Whitfield rounds up the action for Tampa Bay, both inshore and offshore. She talks about the current state of the local red tide bloom taking place and how the fish in her area have reacted.

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Florida West Coast Fishing Report 7/28/21

Capt. Chasten Whitfield rounds up the action in the Tampa area and discusses the red tide and where the fish have moved.

florida fishing report

florida fishing report

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Florida West Coast Fishing Reports – Tampa & Sarasota Bay

Capt. Chasten Whitfield rounds up the inshore and offshore action for the Tampa Bay and Sarasota Bay areas in the Gulf of Mexico on Florida’s west coast. Another man-made red tide disaster is beginning around the Piney Point area where multi-million-gallon spills of polluted, nitrogen-rich …

keys fishing report

keys fishing report

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Florida Keys Fish Report 7/1

A recent trip by Capt. Chasten Whitfield to the Florida Keys gives us a glimpse of the variety of fishing taking place there now. One of the great things about Florida fishing, especially in the Keys is the access to such a wide variety of …

tarpon

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Tampa & Sarasota Bay Fishing Report-6/17/21

Capt. Chasten Whitfield fishes the Tampa Bay and Sarasota area on the Gulf Coast of Florida. She brings us the current Florida fishing reports for both inshore and offshore fishing and also shares some tips to tap into the area’s wide variety of fishing options.

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Florida West Coast Fish Report – 6/10/21

Capt. Chasten Whitfield fishes the Tampa Bay and Sarasota area on the Gulf Coast of Florida. She brings us the current Florida fishing reports for both inshore and offshore fishing and also shares some tips to tap into the area’s wide variety of fishing options.

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Florida Gulf Coast Fish Report – 6/5/21

Capt. Chasten Whitfield fishes the Tampa Bay and Sarasota area on the Gulf Coast of Florida. She brings us the current Florida fishing reports for both inshore and offshore fishing and also shares some tips to tap into the area’s wide variety of fishing options.

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Florida Gulf Coast Fishing Report – Capt. Whitfield

Capt. Chasten Whitfield fishes the Tampa Bay and Sarasota area on the Gulf Coast of Florida. She brings us the current Florida fishing reports for both inshore and offshore fishing and also shares some tips to tap into the area’s wide variety of fishing options. New …

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Tampa & Sarasota Bays Florida Fishing Reports 4/21

Capt. Chasten Whitfield, BD Outdoors pro team member for the Gulf Coast of Florida relays the latest inshore and offshore fishing reports for the Tampa Bay and Sarasota Bay areas. The time is right to go fishing! Fishing on the flats has been on fire, …

Chasten Whitfield

Chasten Whitfield

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Florida Gulf Coast Fishing Report

Capt. Chasten Whitfield fishes the Tampa Bay and Sarasota area on the Gulf Coast of Florida. She brings us the current fishing reports for both inshore and offshore fishing and also shares some tips to tap into the area’s wide variety of fishing options. New …

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