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

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(110 reviews)
Angler's choice
Corpus Christi
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trips from US $450

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 110 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great time Fishing
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Highly recommend Capt Jon!
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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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Harry S.
Cedar Creek, TX
Excellent
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Full day of fishing with Captain Jon

VERIFIED   Weekday Full Day Trip on October 29, 2020
My wife and I spent the day fishing with Captain Jon. From the the time that we booked the charter to the morning of the trip...
Harry S. recommends Laguna Lure Fishing: No Fish No Pay
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Karl C.
United States
Excellent
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Excellent
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One Tuff Day

VERIFIED   Weekday Full Day Trip on February 17, 2022
We ended up fishing for over 8 hours. Things where hit and miss all day long. We didnโ€™t catch any record breakers, but we...
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Jim M.
INVER GROVE, MN
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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Baffin Bay with Captain Jonโ€™s Laguna Lure Fishing

VERIFIED   Weekday Full Day Trip on February 15, 2022
Awesome day on the water! Highly recommend Jon to anyone that wants to experience a true Texas adventure. Jon very easy going...
Jim M. recommends Laguna Lure Fishing: No Fish No Pay
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Michael L.
Holliston, MA
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 Capt. Jon

VERIFIED   Weekday Full Day Trip on November 2, 2020
I booked a full day AM trip with Capt. Jon for my father, brother-in-law, and myself.ย  We had a great time filling our limit...
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Josh V.
Neosho, MO
Excellent
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8 hr trip

VERIFIED   Weekday Full Day Trip on June 17, 2022
Captain Jon put us on the fish immediately! First cast yielded a great Red within 10 seconds. We consistently caught fish throughout...
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