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Jon Darnell

Experience: 9 years

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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

(126 reviews)

5.0 / 5

(126 reviews)

Corpus Christi • 22 ft • 3 persons

Last booking: 4 days ago

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Trips from US $450

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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!

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5.0 / 5

out of 5 stars from 126 reviews

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5.0 / 5

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5.0 / 5

Experience

5.0 / 5

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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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James P.

Houston, TX

5.0 / 5

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5.0 / 5

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5.0 / 5

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5.0 / 5

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Full Day Trip

VERIFIED Weekday Full Day Trip on July 9, 2019

James P.

Houston, TX

5.0 / 5

Jul 9, 2019

Weekday Full Day Trip

Had a great time with Capt Jon, who kept us on the fish all day. Aside from being a good guide, Capt Jon is a great guy to spend the day fishing with. Wouldn’t consider any other guide. Looking forward to more trips.

Had a great time with Capt Jon, who kept us on the fish all day. Aside from being a good guide, Capt Jon is a great guy to...

James P. recommends Laguna Lure Fishing: No Fish No Pay

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Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on July 14, 2019

Thank you James! So glad y’all enjoyed!

Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on July 14, 2019

Thank you James! So glad y’all enjoyed!

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Brian W.

Westfield, IL

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

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5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

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Full Day Trip

VERIFIED Weekday Full Day Trip on May 13, 2019

Brian W.

Westfield, IL

5.0 / 5

May 13, 2019

Weekday Full Day Trip

Full Day Trip

VERIFIED

Great day of fishing, despite very unfavorable conditions. Captain John put us on fish, and made the trip enjoyable. I would highly recommend fishing with Laguna Lure and Captain John. We look forward to next year’s trip!

Great day of fishing, despite very unfavorable conditions. Captain John put us on fish, and made the trip enjoyable. I would...

Brian W. recommends Laguna Lure Fishing: No Fish No Pay

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Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on May 14, 2019

Thank you Brian! So glad y’all enjoyed! Looking forward to fishing with y’all again!

Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on May 14, 2019

Thank you Brian! So glad y’all enjoyed! Looking forward to fishing with y’all again!

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Johnny A.

Corpus Christi, Texas

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

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5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

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Great day of fishing

VERIFIED Weekday Full Day Trip on April 16, 2019

Johnny A.

Corpus Christi, Texas

5.0 / 5

Apr 16, 2019

Weekday Full Day Trip

Great day of fishing

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We had a great day of fishing with Capt Jon. Although the conditions werent great we managed to land some really good fish. Capt Jon new exactly where to go in winday conditions. We had a great time.

We had a great day of fishing with Capt Jon. Although the conditions werent great we managed to land some really good fish. ...

Johnny A. recommends Laguna Lure Fishing: No Fish No Pay

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Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on April 17, 2019

Thank you Johnny! So glad y’all enjoyed!

Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on April 17, 2019

Thank you Johnny! So glad y’all enjoyed!

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Rene C.

Mill Valley, CA

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Great Trip with Capt. Jon!

VERIFIED Weekday Full Day Trip on July 27, 2018

Rene C.

Mill Valley, CA

5.0 / 5

Jul 27, 2018

Weekday Full Day Trip

Great Trip with Capt. Jon!

VERIFIED

Capt. Jon took the 3 of us out and showed us a great time. Jon was very helpful in giving us tips on how to use our bait and lures as we are all inexperienced. He was always professional, helpful and was just as excited to see us catch fish as we were. We will be using Capt. Jon from here on out for fishing guides and you should too.

Capt. Jon took the 3 of us out and showed us a great time. Jon was very helpful in giving us tips on how to use our bait and...

Rene C. recommends Laguna Lure Fishing: No Fish No Pay

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Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on July 29, 2018

Thank you Rene!! So glad you enjoyed! Looking forward to having y’all again!

Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on July 29, 2018

Thank you Rene!! So glad you enjoyed! Looking forward to having y’all again!

Captain replied

Mike G.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Fishing with Jon

VERIFIED Weekday Half Day Trip on November 27, 2020

Mike G.

5.0 / 5

Nov 27, 2020

Weekday Half Day Trip

Fishing with Jon

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

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Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on December 2, 2020

Thank you Mike! So glad you enjoyed!

Jon Darnell (The Captain)

Replied on December 2, 2020

Thank you Mike! So glad you enjoyed!

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