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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My Charter Listing

Laguna Lure Fishing: No Fish No Pay

State licensed
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(125 reviews)
Corpus Christi
 Last booking: 3 days ago
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Trips from US $450

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 125 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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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
94%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
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Choya C.
Rockwall, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Captain Jon is the best!

VERIFIED   Weekday Full Day Trip on July 6, 2020
Caught some of the biggest fish ever and caught our limit. This was a birthday gift for my wife and Captain Jon was AWESOME....
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Lemuel J.
Albuquerque, NM
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Full day with Captain Jon

VERIFIED   Weekend Full Day Trip on August 4, 2019
Itโ€™s always great to go on a fishing charter with someone that actually enjoys fishing.ย  Captain Jon loves what he does...
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Lindsay J.
East Peoria, Illinois
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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We greatly enjoyed fishing with Captain John!

VERIFIED   Weekday Full Day Trip on February 11, 2019
Great communication, great knowledge, VERY helpful, and put us on fish in some crazy weather conditions! I highly recommend...
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Edward W.
Weaverville, North Carolina
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Memorable Day

VERIFIED   Weekend Half Day Trip on January 27, 2018
From the time I contacted Capt. Jon on email to the time we parted, everything was first rate. His boat located behind his...
Edward W. recommends Laguna Lure Fishing: No Fish No Pay
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Daniel S.
Willis, TX
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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February fishing trip

VERIFIED   Weekday Full Day Trip on February 26, 2021
Fishing was very tough, capt did a jam up job
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