We had a great afternoon fishing with Captain Charlie. He grew up in the area and has been fishing these waters for decades. He knows exactly where to go, gets you there fast and provides you with the right equipment to land all the fish you want, whether to take home for a meal that night or just to have a good time on the water. We had a party of five and caught more than enough fish for a (very large) meal that night.

Everyone was a relative newbie to fishing, but Charlie was patient and was quick to help when we invariably got hung up on a rock or anchor line (I think he had to re-tie six or seven hooks on for our group of five).

We will definitely look him back up on our next visit!

We had amazing 6 hour fishing trip with Captain Charlie! Captain Charlie is a great captain! Our fishing experience was awesome! We met Captain Charlie at his boat at 11:30am and headed to the Sanibel Causeway to catch our live bait! Once we loaded up the live bait well we headed to a canal at the north end of Sanibel Island and South tip of Captiva! We settled in for a few hours and began successfully catching large Snook ranging from 27” to 40” fish… It was f***ing amazing as Captain Charlie baited our poles and cast for us but also sloped us to bait and cast ourselves! We were even visited by a few dolphins who love us and our catch! We enjoyed the awesome array of birds including blue herons, sea gulls, pelicans among others! Our family holiday charter was simply perfect…after 5 hours we returned to the dock but not before making one last stop to catch more snook. The day ended with a gorgeous sunset and our successful fishing expedition exceeding our expectations! Captain Charlie is an amazing fishing guide who knows all the best spots in the region! He is a laid back guy and such a cool dude! 😎😎 We will definitely books our next fishing charter with Captain Charlie Fishing Charters the next time we visit SW Florida! Thanks again Captain Charlie for an amazing fishing experience and a great day!! Happy Holidays!!

My husband and I booked this venture as part of our honeymoon trip to FL. Hands down, one of the best fishing experiences my husband and I have ever had! We had such a great time on the water with Captain Charlie and we caught everything we could’ve wanted and more! Multiple red fish and snook, a few trout that were just shy of keepable length which was no biggie since we had caught 8 snapper to take for a delicious lunch over at Lazy Flamingo thanks to Charlie’s recommendation! Caught a few random things too- Jack crevalle, cat fish, puffer fish and even A SHARK!
Of course no 2 trips can ever be the same when it comes to fishing, but I could tell Charlie knew what he was doing when it came to fishing and was very helpful with guidance and direction of what to do in order for us to have such a successful trip.
Thank you so much again Captain Charlie, as we will remember this trip for a lifetime!

This was our second trip out on the water with Charlie (and I am sure won’t be our last).  Our two trips were completely different, however, both were a blast. We caught a ton of the same fish last go round and this time we caught a few of many different kinds of fish. We hooked everything from Snook to Lizard Fish……and even a small shark (who broke free and refused to get in the boat!) We had a great time keeping track of our species count and we had a great boat tour of Captiva as well. If you are looking for a fun day with your family with a great captain, Charlie’s trip is for you.