Charter Operator
Puerto Vallarta Calypso Fishing

Member since January 2015 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Background
Captain Ariel has been on a boat and on the water all his life but has only been in the charter business for 12 years. His passion comes from seeing a passenger on his boat with a big fat smile when they got that nice fish on board and showing everybody the beauty of Banderas Bay – Captain Ariel's backyard. This makes him the happiest person alive!
Techniques
Captain Ariel's favorite fishing style is going for big fish with small or light tackle. The determination you need to bring for a 100 lb Tuna on light tackle is what makes fishing exciting for him. The captain believes you need to be holding a rod when you’re fishing, not just looking at it. He also loves trolling but feels there's nothing like casting or popping for big Roosterfish or Snapper!

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Background
Captain Ariel has been on a boat and on the water all his life but has only been in the charter business for 12 years. His passion comes from seeing a passenger on his boat with a big fat smile when they got that nice fish on board and showing everybody the beauty of Banderas Bay – Captain Ariel's backyard. This makes him the happiest person alive!
Techniques
Captain Ariel's favorite fishing style is going for big fish with small or light tackle. The determination you need to bring for a 100 lb Tuna on light tackle is what makes fishing exciting for him. The captain believes you need to be holding a rod when you’re fishing, not just looking at it. He also loves trolling but feels there's nothing like casting or popping for big Roosterfish or Snapper!
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Our Team
Josafath Alexis M.
Captain
Adriรกn M.
Captain
Erick C.
Captain
Pepe C.
Captain

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Calypso

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(42 reviews)
Puerto Vallarta
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Trips from US $300

Calypso Charters โ€“ Calypso II

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(173 reviews)
Puerto Vallarta
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Calypso 1 Fishing Charters โ€“ Nuevo Vallarta

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(50 reviews)
Nuevo Vallarta
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Trips from US $360

Kylee Luna โ€“ Calypso Fishing

Very good
3.3 / 5
(1 review)
Puerto Vallarta
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Trips from US $500

Fishing Reports

6 hrs fishing snorkeling ,animas beach
6 hrs fishing snorkeling ,animas beach
Jun 24, 2016 Puerto Vallarta
Just. Amazing. Fishing. At first got some great. Lunch. After. We when snorkeling and the lunch at las animas. With all the great. Eating fish we got thanks so much for a great day friends from California
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Tunnna lots of tuna
Tunnna lots of tuna
Jun 23, 2016 Puerto Vallarta
Caught 36 tunnas in about 4 hrs. Today it took about 1 hr once we got out their to Find the. Dolphins and tunna Having a frenzy with all the bait every where but once Capitan Antonio spotted some jumpers. We where on it. And had a 4 . Incredible hrs Today getting really nice foot bal size yellow fin tunnas with. The small gear. Casting rods. And Live bait On the. Jigs and. poppers also. Was a great day.
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6 hrs boat trip You just never now !!!!!
6 hrs boat trip You just never now !!!!!
Jun 16, 2016 Puerto Vallarta
Started with a great. Morning landing several Spanish mackerel. For lunch. After about 20 fish on board we. Hooked on to a nice jack caravel. About 40 lb great star of are day. Headed to go snorkeling. And lunch at the beach to have all are fish cooked on are way back home.( This all hapend on a 6 hrs fishing snorkeling and beach for lunch trip ) we spotted two big sailfish so. Capitan ariel. Stops the boat. Throws a life baite. Hooks a beatifull 90 lb sail fish. And its on the fight is on as we are. Bringing in the 90 lb sail fish. We realized their was a notheir big sail behind so ariel throws one more baite out their in seconds he hooks up to a notheir sail. That took about 1:30 to bring it in. With a 20 lb mono and 25 lb Lider. It was a really nice fight on a bayby avett reel what a day for 6 hrs in the bay !!!!!!
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5 hrs charters ,,jacks everywhere !!!!!!
5 hrs charters ,,jacks everywhere !!!!!!
May 15, 2016 Puerto Vallarta
Spanish mackerel every where you turn you're head. Great fishing for. Mackerel in the mornings and some snappers fried size,, great for eating size. Around 11 am to 3 pm jack cravel every where you look , lots of action rods bending All around the boar fishing in the bay of Puerto Vallarta For 5 to 6 hrs fishing trips. Right now are amazing fishing ,also out side the bay for 10 to 12 hrs deep sea fishing is Unreal fishing lots of tuna out at el Branco and whaooo at corbetena rock and. Also some sail fish trolling Around the rock so let's go fishing calypso
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African pampano are back in pv
African pampano are back in pv
Mar 12, 2015 Puerto Vallarta
8 hrs trips to the ilands right know are pretty cool coming back with roosters amberjack and lists of Bonita and African pampanos every where and they make up for a great dinner So let's go fishing
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8hr inshore fishing
8hr inshore fishing
Feb 21, 2015 Puerto Vallarta
Inshore fishing just. Getts better and better. ,lots of bonitas. And jack cravelles. Are bitting at the ilands. But te amber jacks are also i. With some live skip jack and litle bit of pacient they are their bitting hard. We landed 15 bonitas great earing fish 2 needle fis ,1 jack cravelle (they where every where but we decided to target some thing harder to fishe for ) so we did landed a 80 lb amber jack also knowed as castel
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Best experience ever!!
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
88%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
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Tanis H.
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Amazing

VERIFIED   8hr(Combo)Yelapa,fishing,8pax max on February 13, 2024
Adrian and Erik were amazing. We had the best day with them!! They were way above our expectations! They went above and beyond!...
Tanis H. recommends Calypso
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Glenn B.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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4.0 / 5
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Just shy of a perfect outing

VERIFIED   4hr ONLY FISHING IN THE BAY(5 PAX) on January 24, 2024
The crew of Calypso II (GR and Alexis) were great hosts and made our excursion quite pleasant. Overall, our day was viewed,...
Glenn B. recommends Calypso 1 Fishing Charters โ€“ Nuevo Vallarta
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Todd H.
Very good
3.7 / 5
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Good
3.0 / 5
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3.0 / 5
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Disappointing Day!

VERIFIED   8hr fishing only-4passengers (copy) on December 31, 2024
We had hoped to catch mahi mahi, sail/sword fish or marlin.ย  It wasnโ€™t until 6 hours into the trip we were informed that...
Todd H. does not recommend Calypso Charters โ€“ Calypso II
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Jane Y.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
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4.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great father & son finishing trip

VERIFIED   4 hrs fishing trip in the bay(5pax) on August 6, 2024
Got more than enough fish and learnt more about fishing from experienced crew. Boat is clean and comfortable. Very friendly...
Jane Y. recommends Calypso Charters โ€“ Calypso II
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Steve V.
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Fantastic day with the family

VERIFIED   6hr(COMBO)FISH,SNORKEL,BEACH(8pax) on July 15, 2024
We enjoyed an excellent day out on the water fishing, snorkelling, beach resort lunch, and eating our catch for lunch at the...
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