Salty Dog Charters offers offshore fishing trips, sunset cruises, and eco-tours in and around North Naples, Florida. Salty Dog Charters is based in a world-renowned fishing destination which attracts many anglers all around the world. If a fun and eventful day out is what you are looking for, Salty Dog Charters is your best choice.

Enjoy your fishing trip with Salty Dog Charters aboard a 25-ft World Cat center console, which comes powered by twin 150 HP Suzuki engine. The boat has a maximum cruising speed of 36 knots and provides comfortable space for up to 6 people. Its navigational electronics include a VHF radio, a GPS, a radar, and a fish finder. An anchoring system is fitted to make sure you stay connected to the fishing grounds. The boat has an ice-box to keep the catch fresh during the day and a live bait tank.

If you want to have the waters all to yourself and butt heads with Barracuda, Cobia, Amberjack, King Mackerel, Mangrove Snapper, Yellowtail Snapper, Lane Snapper, Gag Grouper, Goliath Grouper, Red Grouper, and many more species, take a four or eight-hour trip. The Captain is very familiar with the best techniques to catch the fish you want, which include bottom fishing, light and heavy tackle, spinning, drift fishing, trolling, and jigging.

A fishing trip with Salty Dog Charters comes inclusive with rods, reels, tackle, lures, and live bait, as well as the licenses for you and your group. If you decide to keep the catch, it will be cleaned and filleted for you at the end of the trip.



Select date to see available trips and rates:

  • Private trip
    4 Hour Trip (AM)
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    4 Hour Trip, starts at 8:00 AM
    US $595
    Enjoy your morning gone fishin'. Targeting a great variety of species, you'll get an opportunity to go after Snook, Grouper, Snapper, King Mackerel, Amberjack, Cobia, and who knows what else. These all promise to be a great struggle as you try to reel them in, and some may even prove a delicious lunchtime treat.
  • Private trip
    5 Hour Trip
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    5 Hour Trip, starts at 8:00 AM
    US $745
    The extra hour will give you the opportunity to head a bit further offshore as you hunt some exciting game fish. Groupers, Snappers, Barracuda, and Kingfish will be your main target, all of whom will be tough to reel in and some who will be useful table fare at the end of the day.

FAQs about Salty Dog Charters

Salty Dog Charters offers the following trips to customers:
  • US $595 per group, additional US $50 per person after 4 guests - 4 Hour Trip (AM) (4 hours)
  • US $745 per group, additional US $50 per person after 4 guests - 5 Hour Trip (5 hours)

When you book a trip with Salty Dog Charters, you can expect the following amenities onboard:
  • GPS
  • Fishfinder
  • Live Bait Well
  • Ice Box

Trips booked with Salty Dog Charters include:
  • Rods, reels & tackle
  • Live Bait
  • Lures
  • Catch cleaning & filleting
  • Drinks
  • Fishing License

Salty Dog Charters offers the following types of fishing:
  • Nearshore Fishing
  • Offshore Fishing
  • Reef Fishing
  • Wreck Fishing

Salty Dog Charters offers the following fishing techniques:
  • Light Tackle
  • Heavy Tackle
  • Bottom Fishing
  • Trolling
  • Spinning
  • Jigging
  • Drift Fishing
  • Spearfishing

Top targeted fish species with Salty Dog Charters include:
  • Amberjack
  • Barracuda (Great)
  • Cobia
  • Grouper (Gag)
  • Grouper (Goliath)
  • Grouper (Red)
  • King Mackerel (Kingfish)
  • Redfish
  • Snapper (Lane)
  • Snapper (Mangrove)
  • Snapper (Yellowtail)
  • Snook

Meet the Captain

Joel Sabin
Naples, Florida, United States
ID & license verified
87 Customer reviews
Response time 8 hours
Member since March 2017
Fishing is Captain Joel's passion in life. He just loves getting the fish in the cooler and putting smiles on customers' faces. The best thing for Capt. Joel about running charters is seeing the excitement when they hook into something big. He's been fishing his whole life, and has even caught a 600 lb Goliath Grouper. With such success, it's no wonder he was able to turn his passion into a full-time job! He's sure to get the big fish on the boat for you.

About this listing

Targeted species

Amberjack Amberjack
Barracuda (Great) Great Barracuda
Cobia Cobia
Grouper (Gag) Gag Grouper

Boat specs

World Cat (Center console) originally built in 1998, and restored in 2022. Powered by 2 150HP Yamaha engines, with a maximum cruising speed of 35 knots.

Length
25 ft
Capacity
6 persons

Types of fishing

Nearshore Fishing
Offshore Fishing
Reef Fishing
Wreck Fishing

Fishing techniques

Light Tackle
Heavy Tackle
Bottom Fishing
Trolling
Spinning
Jigging
Drift Fishing
Spearfishing

Amenities

GPS
Fishfinder
Live Bait Well
Ice Box

Trip includes

Rods, reels & tackle
Live Bait
Lures
Catch cleaning & filleting
Drinks
Fishing License

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 7 days prior to trip

You can cancel or modify your booking up to 7 days before the trip date, free of charge. If you cancel or modify your booking later, or fail to show up, you'll forfeit 100% of what you've paid.

Listing policies

Pickup agreed upon reservation
Transfer to/from departure site may be available and included in price depending on your location and distance from the dock.
Child Friendly
You Keep Catch
Catch and Release Allowed

Payment

Pay online in full

Pay online in full through FishingBooker and save on credit card fees at the dock.

No additional fees.
Book with 10% deposit, pay rest to captain

When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 10% deposit to guarantee your reservation.

The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:

Cash
Visa
Mastercard
American Express
PayPal
When paying the remaining balance with a credit card, an additional 3% charge will apply.

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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 87 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (66)
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
96%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
99%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
84%
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Russell V. D.
Excellent
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Fishing with Joel

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on December 28, 2022
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KEITH B.
Naples, Florida
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Great Captain

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip on April 8, 2021
Joel gave us a great day on the water…a true professional and experienced fisherman…along with being a great captain! Highly...
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Ronald B.
Milan, OH
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5.0 / 5
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Half day trip with Captain Joel Sabin

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (PM) on February 23, 2021
We were pretty successful in less than favorable weather conditions.  Our goal was to bring home some fish to eat and we caught...
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Bennett M.
Libertyville, IL
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Half Day family trip with Captain Joel.

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on February 10, 2021
Great day on the water. Extremely helpful for amateur team!!  Very knowledgeable of the area.  Caught 50+ fish!!!  Fun day...
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Teng M.
Pendergrass, GA
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Best trip I’ve had yet!

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip on June 22, 2018
Captain Joel is pretty great guy. He called and asked us what we were wanting to do out there. We told him we wanted to fish...
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