SARASOTA • SIESTA KEY • VENICE

Tight Lines,

Good Times!

Premium inshore and nearshore fishing charters in the back bays, mangroves, and coastal waters of Southwest Florida. Captain Jon puts you on the fish — you bring the stories home.

5 ⭐

AVERAGE RATING

USCG

COAST GUAURD LICENSED

100

PRIVATE CHARTERS

All-In

BAIT • TACKLE • LICENSE

Meet your Captain

Captain Jon Smart

This is a Paragraph FontCaptain Jon has spent 25+ years learning every flat, reef, and honey hole between Siesta Key and Venice. He didn't build his charter around tourist trips — he built it around your day.

First time on a fishing charter? He'll have you bending a rod in the first hour. Experienced angler chasing a personal best? He'll put you on the structure that's actually holding fish this week.

No upsells. No surprises. Just a captain who knows these waters better than anyone and genuinely wants you to have the best day on the water of your life.

Half-Day Bay

$650

MOST POPULAR

  • 4 Hours · Up to 6 People

  • Siesta Key's back bays are loaded with snook and redfish

Half-Day Gulf

$750

CATCH DINNER

  • 4 Hours · Up to 6 People

  • Run out to the nearshore reefs for snapper, grouper, and sheepshead.

Tarpon Trip

$975

BUCKET LIST

  • 6 Hours · Up to 6 People

  • Summer is THE season for giant tarpon. 80-150 LB Silver Kings.

What Our Anglers Say

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Mark T

"Captain Jon got my two boys on snook before the sun was even up. Patient with the kids, sharp on the water, and we came home with dinner. Booking again next summer."

Half Day Bay

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Sarah K

"This was hands down the best charter we've ever booked. Cap Jon knows every honey hole in Sarasota Bay. Caught reds, trout, snook, and a bonus shark. Tight lines all day." 

3/4 Day Combo

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Ryan D

"Took my dad out for his 70th birthday — Captain Jon made it a day he'll never stop talking about. Big sheepshead, a slot redfish, and stories the whole way back to the dock." 

Full Day Combo

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