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Jon Darnell

Experience: 9 years

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Captain
Jon Darnell

Member since March 2016 Corpus Christi, United States

Background: I love to fish and take people fishing, and have been fishing the Texas coast from the Upper Laguna Madre to Baffin Bay for over 20 years. Specialize in catching speckled trout, redfish, flounder and black drum in the upper Laguna Madre, Baffin Bay and Landcut. Enjoy drift fishing with lures and live shrimp.
Techniques: Specialize in fishing with artificial lures and enjoy teaching all ages and levels of angler about lure fishing for the local inshore species. Also experienced with fishing live bait. Prefer drift fishing with lures and live shrimp.

Hey, I'm Captain Jon Darnell

Corpus Christi, United States

Background: I love to fish and take people fishing, and have been fishing the Texas coast from the Upper Laguna Madre to Baffin Bay for over 20 years. Specialize in catching speckled trout, redfish, flounder and black drum in the upper Laguna Madre, Baffin Bay and Landcut. Enjoy drift fishing with lures and live shrimp.
Techniques: Specialize in fishing with artificial lures and enjoy teaching all ages and levels of angler about lure fishing for the local inshore species. Also experienced with fishing live bait. Prefer drift fishing with lures and live shrimp.

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Laguna Lure Fishing: No Fish No Pay

5.0 / 5

(125 reviews)

5.0 / 5

(125 reviews)

Corpus Christi • 22 ft • 3 persons

Last booking: 1 day ago

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Trips from US $450

Fishing Reports

Limits of trout, big redfish & flounder!

Jan 15, 2020 Corpus Christi

New clients had an action packed morning catching their limits of trout along with a big redfish & a big flounder on cool foggy morning!

Lots of redfish on first saltwater trip!

Mar 28, 2016 Corpus Christi

This was the first saltwater trip for two brothers from Wisconsin with their sons & it was a good one! The weather was not very cooperative, but after dodging a thunderstorm early the weather cleared up & it turned out to have a fun day on the water for everyone. A total of 32 redfish were caught & 10 keepers boxed with everyone getting in on plenty of action!

Boy's first redfish!

Mar 15, 2016 Corpus Christi

I had a great father and son duo from the San Antonio area on a fishing trip to Baffin Bay, and the son caught his first keeper redfish! He was very happy about it & enjoyed the great fight big redfish always give! We caught several more redfish and speckled trout, with some big ones over 20 inches long caught by the father! Everything was caught on soft plastic artificial lures. It was a great day on the water and fun was had by all!

Customer reviews

Rating summary

5.0 / 5

out of 5 stars from 125 reviews

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Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Experience

5.0 / 5

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4 stars		1
3 stars		0
2 stars		0
1 star		0

Anglers claimed

Good experience
	98%
Friendly captain
	100%
Recommend this charter
	100%
Appropriate for children
	94%
Satisfied with the boat
	99%
Caught fish
	97%

Appropriate for children
	94%
Satisfied with the boat
	99%
Caught fish
	97%

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Craig B.

Sun Prairie, WI

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Great time

VERIFIED Weekday Full Day Trip on September 28, 2022

Craig B.

Sun Prairie, WI

5.0 / 5

Sep 28, 2022

Weekday Full Day Trip

Great time

VERIFIED

Captain Jon is an excellent fisherman and guide. He knows the waters around Corpus Christi well and where the hot spots are.

Craig B. recommends Laguna Lure Fishing: No Fish No Pay

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Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on October 4, 2022

Thank you Craig! So glad you enjoyed!

Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on October 4, 2022

Thank you Craig! So glad you enjoyed!

Captain replied

Ruben G.

Austin, TX

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Great Trip

VERIFIED Weekend Full Day Trip on June 27, 2021

Ruben G.

Austin, TX

5.0 / 5

Jun 27, 2021

Weekend Full Day Trip

Capt.Jon is a great person to go fishing with on your trip . He help us catch fish and showed me some new trick to catch red’s and trout. Can’t wait to come back again for a fun day of fishing. My cousin and I are all ready talking when we can come back

Capt.Jon is a great person to go fishing with on your trip . He help us catch fish and showed me some new trick to catch red’s...

Ruben G. recommends Laguna Lure Fishing: No Fish No Pay

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Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on June 28, 2021

Thank you Ruben! So glad you enjoyed! Looking forward to seeing you again!

Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on June 28, 2021

Thank you Ruben! So glad you enjoyed! Looking forward to seeing you again!

Captain replied

Brad B.

Gatesville, TX

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Full Day with Captain Jon

VERIFIED Weekday Full Day Trip on October 27, 2022

Brad B.

Gatesville, TX

5.0 / 5

Oct 27, 2022

Weekday Full Day Trip

Full Day with Captain Jon

VERIFIED

Captain Jon will find the fish no matter what the fishing conditions. Would fish with him again.

Brad B. recommends Laguna Lure Fishing: No Fish No Pay

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Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on November 10, 2022

Thank you Brad! So glad y’all enjoyed!

Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on November 10, 2022

Thank you Brad! So glad y’all enjoyed!

Captain replied

Joshua S.

Springerville, AZ

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

8 hour trip with capt John

VERIFIED Weekend Half Day Trip on July 14, 2022

Joshua S.

Springerville, AZ

5.0 / 5

Jul 14, 2022

Weekend Half Day Trip

8 hour trip with capt John

VERIFIED

Great time on the water started catching right away and kept on catching the whole time

Joshua S. recommends Laguna Lure Fishing: No Fish No Pay

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Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on July 18, 2022

Thank you Josh! So glad y’all enjoyed!

Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on July 18, 2022

Thank you Josh! So glad y’all enjoyed!

Captain replied

Kevin H.

Cedar Park, TX

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

May fishing trip

VERIFIED Weekday Full Day Trip on May 13, 2022

Kevin H.

Cedar Park, TX

5.0 / 5

May 13, 2022

Weekday Full Day Trip

May fishing trip

VERIFIED

Had a great trip and awesome time. Highly recommend Jon! See you next time.

Kevin H. recommends Laguna Lure Fishing: No Fish No Pay

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Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on May 14, 2022

Thank you Kevin! So glad y’all enjoyed! Looking forward to seeing you next time!

Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on May 14, 2022

Thank you Kevin! So glad y’all enjoyed! Looking forward to seeing you next time!

Captain replied

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