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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4.9 / 5
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 66 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
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Mike K.
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Amazing day!!!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Reef Fishing (AM) on March 3, 2025
Captain Juan was amazing, had us on fish almost instantly! This was a honeymoon trip and my wife came along also, Captain Juan...
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Wyatt S.
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April fishing trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Reef Fishing (AM) on April 23, 2025
I booked a reef fishing trip for my in laws while I was on a different charter for tarpon. They had an absolute blast and caught...
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James D.
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Puerto Rican Fishing Adventure!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Reef Fishing (AM) on July 5, 2024
Captain Juan Carlos was so accommodating to our needs and interests! We started with reef fishing and hooked some King mackerel...
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Neal V.
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Tarpon fishing

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Tarpon on March 24, 2025
This captain has over 30 years experience which made our trip awesome. He uses different technics to target the fish, so you...
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Dan M.
Excellent
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Great experience!!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Reef Fishing (AM) on April 15, 2025
Me and my boys(12 &13), went out with capt Juan for the 4 hour reef fishing and it was a blast.ย  A quick 5 minute ride out...
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