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Meet your Captain
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.
MOST POPULAR
4 Hours · Up to 6 People
Siesta Key's back bays are loaded with snook and redfish
CATCH DINNER
4 Hours · Up to 6 People
Run out to the nearshore reefs for snapper, grouper, and sheepshead.
BUCKET LIST
6 Hours · Up to 6 People
Summer is THE season for giant tarpon. 80-150 LB Silver Kings.

"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."

"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."

"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."
Current Marine Conditions — Siesta Key, Sarasota FL
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