Captain
Juan Carlos Torruella

Member since October 2023 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Background
Capt. Juan Carlos runs fishing trips out of San Juan aboard a 26’ TwinVee Catamaran EL FLAKO. These waters are known for great bluewater fishing for marlin, sailfish, tuna, wahoo and mahi mahi. Off the reefs kingfish, blackfin tuna and snappers are targeted. Inshore tarpon are caught year round in our backcountry waters. Capt. Juan will show you how to catch them, whether you're trolling, live baiting or jigging. With extensive knowledge of the area, he has a trick or two up his sleeve, and the only way to learn is to join him out on the water! Capt. Juan was voted by Salt Water Sportsman magazine as one top 50 charter captains in the world in 2013. He has over 40 years of experience fishing these waters!
Techniques
Trolling for big game offshore. Live baiting off the reefs. Vertical jigging for kingfish and tuna. Live and dead baiting for tarpon inshore. Fishing artificial lures for tarpon. Fly fishing for tarpon.

Hey, I'm Captain Juan Carlos Torruella

San Juan, Puerto Rico
Background
Capt. Juan Carlos runs fishing trips out of San Juan aboard a 26’ TwinVee Catamaran EL FLAKO. These waters are known for great bluewater fishing for marlin, sailfish, tuna, wahoo and mahi mahi. Off the reefs kingfish, blackfin tuna and snappers are targeted. Inshore tarpon are caught year round in our backcountry waters. Capt. Juan will show you how to catch them, whether you're trolling, live baiting or jigging. With extensive knowledge of the area, he has a trick or two up his sleeve, and the only way to learn is to join him out on the water! Capt. Juan was voted by Salt Water Sportsman magazine as one top 50 charter captains in the world in 2013. He has over 40 years of experience fishing these waters!
Techniques
Trolling for big game offshore. Live baiting off the reefs. Vertical jigging for kingfish and tuna. Live and dead baiting for tarpon inshore. Fishing artificial lures for tarpon. Fly fishing for tarpon.
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 89 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Awesome day with Captain Juan!
Captain Juan was a great captain and true professional!
Captain Juan was a great captain and true professional!
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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
87%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
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The captain canceled

VERIFIED   NEW  March 22, 2026
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Angie R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Wanted big fish, and got big fish.

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Deep Sea Fishing (AM) on December 16, 2025
Surprised my husband with this one.ย  We have a boat and fish often but live nowhere close to the ocean.ย  I told Captain Michael...
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Alessandro L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Awesome day with Captain Juan!

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip โ€“ Reef Fishing (AM) on March 20, 2026
We had a great morning with Cptn Juan today! Caught some king mackerel, barracuda a jack and a pair of caribean reef sharks...
Alessandro L. recommends Extreme Fishing Puerto Rico
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Thomas M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Captain Juan was a great captain and true professional!

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip โ€“ Tarpon (AM) on March 19, 2026
Captain Juan suggested we go early because of when the bite had been happening. He was absolutely right. We got on fish immediately!...
Thomas M. recommends Extreme Fishing Puerto Rico
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Jessica M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Do it, book the trip!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Reef Fishing (AM) on January 19, 2026
This was such a fun day!! We caught fish almost immediately. We even hooked onto a shark that took all my strength and my husband...
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