Yankeetown
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US $400
Captain
Mike Ashley
Yankeetown, United States
7 reviews
Benefit from Capt. Mike's extensive knowledge of the local fishing areas and ensure a memorable fishing trip for your group in Yankeetown. Capt. Mike will show you various techniques that will help you up your fishing game.
Charter
Rating
5.0
7 reviews
5.0
Boat & Equipment
5.0
Captain & Crew
5.0
Fishing Experience
Anglers' gallery (14)
All reviews (7)
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Laurie Bishop5.0VerifiedNEWIncredible experience! Caught lots of fish.
Half Day Trip AM (1 Person MAX) • 3 adultsAwesome experience!! Captain Mike is an excellent fishing guide, knowledgable and knew the area well. I usually sit back and watch my family fish, but decided to take in the Captain’s instructions and had an incredible time, caught fish left and right. Highly recommend!! Thank you, Captain Mike!
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Response from CaptainThank you for the awesome review Laurie! You have a wonderful family, and what really made my day was how much excitement and pleasure you guys got out of every fish you caught... great job out there! Take Care and God Bless!!! Capt Mike
John Wainscott5.0VerifiedGreat service
Half Day Trip (AM) • 3 adultsI’m normally the guide doing what he did for my novice son-in-law and friend. They caught fish and learned a lot from Captain Mike. I also learned a few thins from him. Would recommend to anyone regardless of fishing experience. Very helpful and adaptive.
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Response from CaptainThank you John for the great review! You, Larry, and Joel really got after it today and put some nice fish in the boat, including some big Seatrout. Looking forward to fishing with you again your next time down here. Take care and God bless! Capt Mike
Christoph Sichting5.0Best day of our holidays
Half Day Trip (AM)We were on the water with Mike almost the entire day. Aside from the sun—which shone pretty relentlessly all day—it was a fantastic day. While we didn't catch any giants, there were more than enough fish for everyone on board. We never got bored, and Captain Mike always had the right idea for the next spot. He was great with my children, and my wife—who isn't an angler—also had a great time trying her luck that day. Thank you so much—we'd love to go again!
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+4Response from CaptainHi Chris, Thank you for the wonderful review! I really enjoyed spending time with you and your family here on the Nature Coast. You guys caught some nice fish that day! I'm happy to hear that this trip was a highlight of your vacation here in Florida. Next time you're back here, make sure to look me up as I would love to have you and your family back on the boat again. Safe Travels and God Bless! Capt Mike
Benjamin Derrick5.0VerifiedAbsolutely awesome day with Capt Mike
Half Day Trip (AM) • 3 adultsWe went out with Capt Mike on a half day charter and he did such a great job at putting us on the fish. He was so helpful on the boat and made sure we had the best time possible. I will definitely be using him again when in the Yankeetown area
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Response from CaptainThank you for the great review Ben! You guys fished hard today and it paid off for you. Looking forward to having you, Austin, and Brian back on the boat soon!!!
Robert Blancato5.0VerifiedGreat fishing trip
Half Day Trip AM (1 Person MAX) • 1 adultGreat Caption very friendly very knowledgeable even gave me more time than the character was booked for an we cought fish
Response from CaptainThank you for the five star review, Bobby. I really appreciate it. Congratulations on your first Redfish and Black Drum as well! Looking forward to next time... Capt Mike
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What's biting with God's Country Fishing Company in Yankeetown
The mid-fall weather makes for perfect fishing conditions, both for freshwater and saltwater anglers. On the freshwater front, Crappie are out and about again, along with everyone else, and bottom fishing is still strong in the Gulf.
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Fishing reports
REDFISH, TROUT, TARPON, FLOUNDER KIND OF
Jul 16, 2026 • Yankeetown
What a great crew I had the pleasure of fishing with yesterday! The wind and wave report looked decent for the morning but, of course, when we got out there in the Gulf, we were looking at fairly consistent one foot plus seas and strong winds coming out of the West. I checked with my crew and they said let's do this so away we went. Mark, Beth, Dave (who was a little camera shy) and Kathy stuck it out through some pretty adverse conditions and managed to catch quite a few fish. Kathy started things off with a hard fighting Jack, Beth put a keeper Trout in the box, Dave caught a nice Redfish, and then proceeded to get a couple jumps out of a 100 lb Tarpon! At the end of the day he said he will be seeing that Tarpon in his dreams tonight?. They caught multiple species including the aforementioned Redfish, Seatrout, Jacks, as well as Flounder. All of our stops except one produced fish, with at least ten,17 and 1/2 to 17 and 3/4 Redfish in the mix. Dave finished off the day with a keeper Redfish and Beth jumped another Tarpon right before we headed back to Yankeetown Marina. Captains Cove came through again today with some nice live shrimp in the middle of our annual shrimp shortage, as well as some decent size mud minnows. All of our different baits had good success catching fish, and the good Lord supplied us with a nice lady fish for cut bait which worked real well also! My crew really fished hard in some tough conditions, with the seas getting up to 2 ft+ at times and steady wind at about 15 mile an hour plus before we decided to call it a day and head back to port. It was another blessed day fishing with a fantastic crew out in God's Country!
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SUCCESSFUL SCOUTING TRIP... REDS, TROUT,
Jul 11, 2026 • Yankeetown
Such a blessed day out in God's Country yesterday with two of my good friends Johnny and Billy! This was a scouting trip so it was all about exploring new areas targeting Redfish and Seatrout. We did real well as we caught about 20 Redfish. As expected, the trout were spread out but we managed to put 10 in the boat, and kept three. Not much current or wind for a drift so we moved around on the trolling motor out on the flats to find the Seatrout. We also sight fished a 50 to 60 lb Tarpon in 2 1/2 ft of water while hunting Redfish. Got four nice jumps out of him before his last violent head shake snapped the 30 lb leader like it was 5 lb leader?. Man that was a cool fish! Later on, Billy sight fished a Tripletail out on the flats as well. While we were Trout fishing, Billy also put out a few bigger live pinfish under a float for sharks. He got some exciting drag pulling off of that. Although he did have a lot of cut offs and half eaten baits, he still managed to get a few sharks to the boat on light tackle. All in all it was a great scouting day and another incredible adventure out in God's Country!!!
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Flounder Day!!!
Jun 26, 2026 • Yankeetown
John rang the dinner bell yesterday catching some nice Flounder and Seatrout out in God's Country! Also caught Redfish, Snook, Gag Grouper, a couple of huge Rays, and various other species while bouncing around different flats, rock piles, oyster bars and islands. Another blessed day of fishing new areas of this vast Yankeetown fishery.
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Big Snook and Seatrout in Yankeetown!!!
Jun 18, 2026 • Yankeetown
I fished with Dean from Bucks Graphics and his girlfriend Crista yesterday. Dean said he wanted to catch his first Snook and we checked that box first thing in the morning with a beautiful 32 and 3/4 inch drag screamer! Other than the Snook, the bite was a little slow in the morning, on a slow moving outgoing tide. However when the tide turned around and started coming in, things picked up, and Krista decided to put the hammer down on some quality Seatrout, including a pair of fat 22 + inch ones. Not bad for her first time fishing! The Trout we're all between 17 and 1/2 and 22 and 1/2, so they took a nice bag of fillets home for a couple of dinners. These guys toughed it out through are slow morning bite, some howling west winds and rough seas, and put together a pretty good day of catching fish out in God's Country?. Looking forward to having you guys back again soon, prayfully with less wind and calmer Seas ??!!!
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Overslot Redfish and Fat Seatrout in Yan
Jun 13, 2026 • Yankeetown
Ran a scouting trip yesterday with my buddy John out into God's Country. Fished some areas I am not familiar with, which is always fun, and we were fairly productive. We caught about seven or eight Redfish, with the biggest coming in just over 32 in. Also caught some nice Seatrout, including John's fat 22-in piggy. At first we thought John had a Redfish on as it was pulling some drag until it came to the surface and we saw it was a nice chunky Trout. Her stomach was already stuffed full of bait fish, so she had no reason to eat John's big pinfish but she gulped it right down into her stomach (see picture below⬇️)! Besides Redfish and Seatrout, we also caught Flounder and Black Drum. We threw a variety of live baits from Captains Cove including shrimp, pinfish, and mud minnows. The bigger fish were caught on pinfish and mud minnows, but live shrimp produced as well. We also saw a hundred pound plus Tarpon swim past the boat, but it would not eat anything we threw at it. Another blessed day out on the Nature Coast, which I believe is one of God's greatest gifts to us!
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JOHNNY, BRANDON, AND SOME SMACK:)!!!
May 21, 2026 • Yankeetown
Great day out in God's Country yesterday with buddy's Johnny and Brandon. We did a little exploring and hooked up with some nice Redfish of all sizes, from overslot, to Upper slot, to lower slot, and some under slots as well. John took big fish honors with the fat 30 inch Red. Also caught some nice Seatrout and kept five good ones for the box. It's such a blessing to be able to fish with these guys as there is always some good conversation, nice fish caught, and a little smack talk as well:)!
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