Captain
Michael Castaldi

Member since January 2024 Punta Gorda, United States
Background
It’s always been my passion to be on the water fishing or just on the water in general so I decided to turn my passion into a business. My favorite catch would probably be watching a redfish swimming in a foot of water casting my line to him and watching him eat my bait
Techniques
Backcountry flats casting to the mangroves or dropping on a reef in a lil deeper water

Hey, I'm Captain Michael Castaldi

Punta Gorda, United States
Background
It’s always been my passion to be on the water fishing or just on the water in general so I decided to turn my passion into a business. My favorite catch would probably be watching a redfish swimming in a foot of water casting my line to him and watching him eat my bait
Techniques
Backcountry flats casting to the mangroves or dropping on a reef in a lil deeper water
99
Reviews
72
Fishing Reports

My Charter Listing

Chum Em Up Charters

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(99 reviews)
Punta Gorda
 Last booking: 4 days ago
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Trips from US $350

Fishing Reports

So many snook and snapper
So many snook and snapper
Oct 1, 2025 Punta Gorda
Past 2 years i havnt seen this man snook around its no joke been every trip losing count as well as snapper most trips going home with there bag limit of fish all great size to fillet has been awesome im definitely not complaining fishing has been amazing
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Sheephead bite was pretty hot
Sheephead bite was pretty hot
Sep 29, 2025 Punta Gorda
The morning was super chill and windy today with a negative tide all day only thing to do was get some tasty sheephead and snapper tucked away from the bad weather we made it happen thomas went home today with some monster sheephead they love this colder weather
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Decent day of fishing
Decent day of fishing
Sep 29, 2025 Punta Gorda
The past couple days we had a cold front move in the bite is still really good for trout and sheephead this time of year yesterday we still managed to put fish in the boat with this being her first ever snook
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40 trout today
40 trout today
Sep 29, 2025 Punta Gorda
Gorgeous weather today and great company came with an amazing trout bite today from start to finish not as many giants today but the bite was fast and furious
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Family trip
Family trip
Sep 28, 2025 Punta Gorda
Took my dad and his buddy out he came to visit me from ny and the fishing was fantastic for them tons of snook keeper snapper and other fish like ladyfish jacks and trout it was nice seeing him
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Slammed em
Slammed em
Sep 17, 2025 Punta Gorda
Today was non stop action from start to finish catching his first snook and tarpon heโ€™s gonna have memories he will never forget
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 99 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (136)
Fishing with Michael
Fishing with Michael
Fishing with Michael
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
97%
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Jeff H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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March fishing trip

VERIFIED   $350 Single person half day fishing on March 31, 2025
very good charter with experienced captain, would recommend
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Erik V.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great day

VERIFIED   $350 Single person half day fishing on January 18, 2025
captain Michael was awesome. Very personable and accommodating.
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Mark B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Love Captain Mike!

VERIFIED   $350 Single person half day fishing on January 10, 2025
Had a great time fishing! Captain Mike is the best!
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Anthea B.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Captain Mike is good with kids who want to fish

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on December 27, 2024
Captain Mike was excellent with my grandkids Hr was patient and made sure that they learned how to fish and caught fish
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Karl F.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Captain Mike puts you on the fish.

VERIFIED   $350 Single person half day fishing on November 18, 2024
Had a great time catching my first Snooks.
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