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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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 103 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
92%
Appropriate for children
85%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
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Jeffrey S.
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Patience and Results

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip โ€“ Reef Fishing (AM) on May 27, 2026
We caught a huge Barracuda and a Tarpin, cross off a couple of bucket list catches.ย  Juan Carlos was as skilled as they come...
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Jason J.
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Master of the helm

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip โ€“ Reef Fishing (AM) on June 3, 2026
Had a wonderful experience with Captain Juan. The fish out on the reef were biting well and had several on. Unfortunately had...
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Angie R.
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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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Josh W.
Excellent
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A MUST BOOK!!

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip โ€“ Tarpon (AM) on May 25, 2026
Juan Carlos had us on the fish within 10 minutes from the dock. We had multiple bites and once we hooked up I was able to land...
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Jessica M.
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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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