Shallow Water Guide Service
Shallow Water Guide Service invites you to fish the shallow water back bays and creeks in beautiful Fort Myers, Florida! This area is known for its abundance of inshore fisheries and productive waters year-round. Whether you’re after a good game fish or tasty table fare, Captain Joey Shogren will hook you up.
You’ll fish aboard a 24’ Yellowfin bay boat originally built in 2014 and perfect for up to 4 anglers. The vessel is powered by a 300 HP Yamaha engine, with a whopping top speed of 65 knots.
Capt. Joey has equipped this beauty with a live well, an icebox, a fighting chair, and a wireless trolling motor to help you reach very shallow waters. Add top-notch fish-locating electronics and you’re ready to head out!
Your main targets are Snook, Redfish, Trout, and Tarpon. If you’re looking for more variety and some good table fare, Mangrove Snapper, King Mackerel, Gag Grouper, Permit, and Blacktip Shark round things up nicely. Alternatively, you can target Ladyfish and Jack Crevalle as sound game fish options.
Shallow Water Guide Service always provides top-notch fishing gear in the form of Penn and Shimano rods and reels, a variety of lures and bait, ice, water, Gatorade, and fishing licenses.
Captain Joey can also clean and fillet your catch at the end of the trip, so make sure you bring a cooler to transport it home. There’s nothing better than enjoying your own catch at dinner!
See why Florida is the inshore fisherman’s haven and enjoy a day out on the water aboard Shallow Water Guide Service!
Customer reviews
Rating summary
Photos & videos by reviewers (22)
+19Angler rating
Anglers claimed
Good experience
100%
Appropriate for children
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Recommend this charter
100%
Caught fish
85%
Mar 6, 2025
Half Day Trip (AM)
Excellent trip!
Captain Joey was an excellent guide. He put us on fish almost immediately. Very knowledgeable and professional. My 11yr old daughters were along for the trip and they had an absolute blast. If you are not familiar with the area I would highly recommend choosing Captain Joey. I will definitely use him if I'm back in the area in the future.
Captain Joey was an excellent guide. He put us on fish almost immediately. Very knowledgeable and professional. My 11yr old daughters...
Captain replied
Jul 25, 2024
Full Day Trip
We caught really good, snook some shark
We had a great time. Captain was great. He worked very hard to catch fish for us Fine where the fish were we caught snook redfish some shark. I would highly recommend this Captain going out with.
We had a great time. Captain was great. He worked very hard to catch fish for us Fine where the fish were we caught snook redfish...
Captain replied
Mar 28, 2024
Half Day Trip – Sharks (PM)
Enjoyable experience
Capt Joey was very accommodating to reschedule our reservation due to bad weather on our scheduled date. He was friendly and helped the kids have an enjoyable activity.
Capt Joey was very accommodating to reschedule our reservation due to bad weather on our scheduled date. He was friendly and...
Captain replied
San Francisco, CA
Mar 5, 2023
3/4 Day Trip
Captain Joey was great!
We had a great time! We had to change our schedule a bit due to some other things, and he accommodated us and we had a great time! He taught us how to cast and dress the fish we caught so we could take it home! Highly recommend.
We had a great time! We had to change our schedule a bit due to some other things, and he accommodated us and we had a great time!...
Captain replied
Salina, KS
Aug 3, 2021
Half Day Trip (PM)
Mornin trip with Captain Joey.
Awesome time with Captain Joey! Incredible boat and tackle, along with a tremendous knowledge of the area, the habitat and fish **hidden content** there. His years of experience paid dividends for us and our ability to put fish in the boat. Somewhere in the 10 different species as near as I can tell. We also got to see a shark and a manatee, pretty cool side note. Anyway, if we are ever anywhere near Fort Myers again, you can bet we will be out with Captain Joey again!
Awesome time with Captain Joey! Incredible boat and tackle, along with a tremendous knowledge of the area, the habitat and fish...
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Customer reviews
Rating summary
Photos & videos by reviewers (22)
+19Angler rating
Anglers claimed
Good experience
100%
Appropriate for children
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Recommend this charter
100%
Caught fish
85%
Experience:
Boat
Crew
Overall
Excellent trip!
Half Day Trip (AM) on March 6, 2025
Captain Joey was an excellent guide. He put us on fish almost immediately. Very knowledgeable and professional. My 11yr old daughters were along for the trip and they had an absolute blast. If you are not familiar with the area I would highly recommend choosing Captain Joey. I will definitely use him if I'm back in the area in the future.
Captain Joey was an excellent guide. He put us on fish almost immediately. Very knowledgeable and professional. My 11yr old daughters were along for the trip and they had an absolute blast. If you are not familiar with the area I would highly recommend choosing Captain Joey. I will definitely use him if I'm back in the area in the future.
Experience:
Boat
Crew
Overall
We caught really good, snook some shark
Full Day Trip on July 25, 2024
We had a great time. Captain was great. He worked very hard to catch fish for us Fine where the fish were we caught snook redfish some shark. I would highly recommend this Captain going out with.
We had a great time. Captain was great. He worked very hard to catch fish for us Fine where the fish were we caught snook redfish some shark. I would highly recommend this Captain going out with.
Experience:
Boat
Crew
Overall
Enjoyable experience
Half Day Trip – Sharks (PM) on March 28, 2024
Capt Joey was very accommodating to reschedule our reservation due to bad weather on our scheduled date. He was friendly and helped the kids have an enjoyable activity.
Capt Joey was very accommodating to reschedule our reservation due to bad weather on our scheduled date. He was friendly and helped the kids have an enjoyable activity.
San Francisco, CA
Experience:
Boat
Crew
Overall
Captain Joey was great!
3/4 Day Trip on March 5, 2023
We had a great time! We had to change our schedule a bit due to some other things, and he accommodated us and we had a great time! He taught us how to cast and dress the fish we caught so we could take it home! Highly recommend.
We had a great time! We had to change our schedule a bit due to some other things, and he accommodated us and we had a great time! He taught us how to cast and dress the fish we caught so we could take it home! Highly recommend.
Salina, KS
Experience:
Boat
Crew
Overall
Mornin trip with Captain Joey.
Half Day Trip (PM) on August 3, 2021
Awesome time with Captain Joey! Incredible boat and tackle, along with a tremendous knowledge of the area, the habitat and fish **hidden content** there. His years of experience paid dividends for us and our ability to put fish in the boat. Somewhere in the 10 different species as near as I can tell. We also got to see a shark and a manatee, pretty cool side note. Anyway, if we are ever anywhere near Fort Myers again, you can bet we will be out with Captain Joey again!
Awesome time with Captain Joey! Incredible boat and tackle, along with a tremendous knowledge of the area, the habitat and fish **hidden content** there. His years of experience paid dividends for us and our ability to put fish in the boat. Somewhere in the 10 different species as near as I can tell. We also got to see a shark and a manatee, pretty cool side note. Anyway, if we are ever anywhere near Fort Myers again, you can bet we will be out with Captain Joey again!
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