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
Anglers Choice
86
Reviews
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Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Chum Em Up Charters

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(86 reviews)
Angler's choice
Punta Gorda
 Last booking: 2 days ago
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Trips from US $300

Fishing Reports

Scouting trip was a success
Scouting trip was a success
Aug 1, 2025 Punta Gorda
Did a lil scouting for new spots and was very impressed how good that morning bite was for new spots definitely worth booking a trip once that temp gets to hot i will say it gets a slower but thatโ€™s normal this time of year
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Redfish under the bushes
Redfish under the bushes
Jul 28, 2025 Punta Gorda
Today was a really nicd day on the water no charter today just was a scouting trip for some new areas and lets just say it all was so worth it netted live bait in the morning and went scouting some new mangrove islands i havnt fished we managed to get our 2 keeper redfish and tons of others thst got released had a few snook as well but definitely more reds than snook book a trip with me while the bite is really good
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3 man limit of trout
3 man limit of trout
Jul 28, 2025 Punta Gorda
Fishing was amazing these guys had a 3 man limit of trout big trout in a hour then decided lets snook and go for a redfish the bite was insane a couple of Florida slams snook trout and redfish
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Trout every cast
Trout every cast
Jul 28, 2025 Punta Gorda
I canโ€™t express enough how good the trout bite has been i been pulling up to certain flats i know and itโ€™s literally be lights out fishing every cast your getting a bite it really is so much fun and a great eating fish
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Back in the motion
Back in the motion
Jul 28, 2025 Punta Gorda
Just letting everyone know yes we was hit by a hurricane and my boat did not get any damage the town is getting back to the way it was and the fishing is still gonna be back yo the way i left it for a few days and thatโ€™s awesome so book a trip and lets get out there and have some fun
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Awsome couple days of fishing
Awsome couple days of fishing
Jul 28, 2025 Punta Gorda
Fishing has been absolutely incredible honestly water temps have the trout eating very good with really nice size ones to go home for dinner. And the snook fishing has been awesome as well unfortunately its catch and release for them now but still so much fun to catch
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 86 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (110)
Great trip as usual
July fishing trip
Great day on the water
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
96%
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Corbin M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Experience

VERIFIED   $300 Single person half day fishing on May 13, 2025
Captain Michael was awesome to fish with especially booking a solo trip. As someone who came down here with another person...
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Chris And Jen Hight
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Snook, snook

VERIFIED   Night tarpon trips on April 25, 2025
After a crazy and unfortunate event, Capn Mike was incredibly nice and resourceful to prevent cancelling our charter.ย  He...
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Pascal B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great fishing trip

VERIFIED   Night Snook Fishing on March 12, 2025
This was my first time inshore fishing, starting at sunset and continuing into the dark. The weather was perfect, and we caught...
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Andrew L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Caught a ton of fish

VERIFIED   Sheephead half day on March 11, 2025
We had such a nice day of fishing. Caught a bunch of snook and a couple jack. Even caught a snook large enough to keep- brought...
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Joe R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Great trip as usual

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip on July 24, 2025
Was a great time, my 13 yr old grandson caught fish as was very happy . Mike is a great guy to fish with. You wonโ€™t be disappointed...
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