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Half-Day Bay
4 Hours · Inshore
Mangroves, grass flats, and docks. Snook, redfish, trout, and snapper inside Sarasota Bay. Great for families and first-timers.
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.
Dawn patrols, tide flips, and a deep love for these waters. From the grass flats of Sarasota Bay to the artificial reefs just off Venice, Captain Jon has built a charter around the local knowledge most anglers spend a lifetime trying to find.
Whether you're a first-timer who's never held a rod or a tournament angler hunting your next personal best, every trip is tailored to you. Light tackle, fly, plug, live-bait, artificial — pick your style. The mission is simple: bend rods, land fish, and have a great time doing it.
Read Captain Jon's Story →Eight trip options — bay, Gulf, sunset, single angler, and a full-on bucket list day. Up to six passengers per charter. Everything is included — license, bait, tackle, ice, water.
Most Popular
Mangroves, grass flats, and docks. Snook, redfish, trout, and snapper inside Sarasota Bay. Great for families and first-timers.
Run straight out to the nearshore reefs and ledges. Snapper, grouper, sheepshead, hogfish, mackerel, and other pelagic species.
Six hours to work multiple tides and cover more water. Snook, redfish, big trout, and bonus species when they show up.
Hit multiple spots without hurrying. Snapper, sheepshead, kingfish, grouper, and other Gulf species (in season).
Best Variety
The whole story. Sunrise in the bay for snook and redfish, then out to the reefs for snapper and grouper. Two fisheries, one big day.
Bucket List
Six hours dialed in on one trophy species — pick from tarpon, shark, or goliath grouper. Specialized gear, specialized spots, one unforgettable hookup.
Solo
Going alone? Built for the solo angler — four hours in the bay at a price that doesn't punish you for fishing without a crew.
Date Night
Three hours on the Gulf as the sun sets. Light tackle for whatever's biting — or skip the rods and just watch the sky light up.
Note: A 25% gratuity is automatically added for trips with five or more passengers. For all other trips, a tip of around 20% of the trip price is the industry standard for the charter fishing industry.
Sarasota's protected back bays and short-run reefs serve up world-class fishing without ever crossing the horizon line.
Tide swings, water temp, sunrise, and the marine forecast — the same data Captain Jon checks every morning before the boat leaves the slip.
"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."
Bait, tackle, license, ice, and the local knowledge to put you on fish — all in.
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