Captain
Clery Morales

Member since January 2015 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Background
Owning and operating a fishing charter in San Juan PR is a dream come true. I was corrupted at an early age watching my fishing heroes on ESPN outdoors wrangle saltwater species of every variety – and from the time I landed my first Tarpon at the age of 6, I knew there was nothing else I’d rather do with my life.
Techniques
Fishing in the San Jose Lagoon is all about knowing the tides, moon phases, rain, etc. With over 15 years of experience, our captains will do everything in their power to hook a Silver King!

Hey, I'm Captain Clery Morales

San Juan, Puerto Rico
Background
Owning and operating a fishing charter in San Juan PR is a dream come true. I was corrupted at an early age watching my fishing heroes on ESPN outdoors wrangle saltwater species of every variety – and from the time I landed my first Tarpon at the age of 6, I knew there was nothing else I’d rather do with my life.
Techniques
Fishing in the San Jose Lagoon is all about knowing the tides, moon phases, rain, etc. With over 15 years of experience, our captains will do everything in their power to hook a Silver King!
35
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18
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Backwater Tarpon Fishing PR

23 reviews
San Juan
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trips from $320

Backwater II Tarpon Fishing PR

10 reviews
San Juan
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Backwater Fly Fishing Charters

2 reviews
Carolina
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trips from $335

Fishing Reports

Massive tarpon at the Torrecilla Lagoon
Massive tarpon at the Torrecilla Lagoon
Jan 21, 2018 San Juan
We' had an excellent week so far catching an average of 2-3 tarpon per trip all ranging from 60-100lbs! The bite is on!
Why Fish with us? LOCATION!
Why Fish with us? LOCATION!
Mar 21, 2017 San Juan
If you are looking to fish for tarpon? Don't look further! Our location is the mecca for tarpon fishing in Puerto Rico. We recently moved from San Juan Bay to the Laguna Torrecilla/San Jose which was ranked one of the top 10 spots for tarpon fishing. Why? Our vast lagoon is perfect for marine life, providing infinite sources of bait all year round for our resident fish. Contrary from San Juan Bay which you would encounter average of 15-25lb tarpon, in the lagoons we encounter 60-90lb tarpon. So get your big boy pants on and come fishing with Backwater Tarpon PR!
Top 10 best tarpon spot in the world!
Top 10 best tarpon spot in the world!
Mar 1, 2017 San Juan
If you are looking to fish for tarpon? Don't look further! Our location is the mecca for tarpon fishing in Puerto Rico. We recently moved from San Juan Bay to the Laguna Torrecilla/San Jose which was ranked one of the top 10 spots for tarpon fishing. Why? Our vast lagoon is perfect for marine life, providing infinite sources of bait all year round for our resident fish. Contrary from San Juan Bay which you would encounter average of 15-25lb tarpon, in the lagoons we encounter 60-90lb tarpon. So get your big boy pants on and come fishing with Backwater Tarpon PR!
Jay's 90lbs+ Tarpon
Jay's 90lbs+ Tarpon
Nov 25, 2016 San Juan
Backwater Tarpon Fishing Puerto Rico currently changed locations from San Juan Bay to Cangrejos Yacht Club, our main battle grounds now include the Laguna San Jose and the Laguna Torrecilla, known worldwide for their massive and vast amount of tarpon living on these areas! With the change of location came a change of tackle due to the size of tarpon! Bigger rods, bigger hooks & bigger baits! Since we changed locations our tarpon range from 50-90lbs and Jay was lucky enough to land this big monster!
Fly Fishing action in Laguna San Jose!
Fly Fishing action in Laguna San Jose!
Nov 24, 2016 San Juan
Great action fly fishing in the laguna san jose! Went out with Austin from texas! AS the charter started I asked if they wanted to catch some bait for our spinning rods just in case the fly fishing was slow but they decided to stick strictly to fly rods and it was a great choice! We casted different flies for a while with only one strike but after changing fly after fly we found that the mullet pattern was the choice of the day! As soon as we changed we had 7+ strikes one after the other one! Landing a nice size tarpon! Austin hooked a 90lbs+ tarpon that took two hours to reel in! Lost him right next to the boat as we were holding the leader to bring him in!
The bite is on!!
The bite is on!!
May 3, 2016 San Juan
Awesome day at San Juan today! We had over 15 tarpon strikes landing a few! Including a 6' tarpon that took Matt more than an hour! Good fishing, great people, what else can you ask for??

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4.69
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
92%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Catch intended fish
70%
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Foxy R.
San Juan
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December fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on December 7, 2019
We had a wonder time! Perfect beginning to our vacation!
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Darcy B.
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Fishing with Clery

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on February 26, 2020
Did the half day trip. Had a perfect day on the water. Canโ€™t remember the captains name. Great guy.  Caught a 60 pounder...
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Grace F.
San Juan
 5.00
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3/4 Day Trip on July 30, 2019
Went with my husband in this fly fishing adventure (I didn’t fish just watching) & Captain was really knowledgable...
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Ron S.
Spokane, WA
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Six hour trio with Captain Clery

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip (AM) on March 28, 2019
From the start Captain Clery communicated with me clearly on where to meet. We started off in an area where we saw dozens of...
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Clery M.
San Juan
 5.00
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Worth every Penny

3/4 Day Trip on July 10, 2019
Went Fly fishing with Capt Clery, he explained me calmly all the deatails of the morning(spots, flies, rods). He coached really...
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