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Fred Gowdy

Nationality: American
Languages: English
Experience: 9 years

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Captain
Fred Gowdy

Member since June 2018 Bonita Springs, United States

Background: Captain Fred Gowdy has been fishing for over 15 years. He recently decided to change this love of fishing into his occupation. He can't wait to show you the waters and hope you will have a great time out there with him. He knows where the fish are and have your lines in the water in no time!

Hey, I'm Captain Fred Gowdy

Bonita Springs, United States

Background: Captain Fred Gowdy has been fishing for over 15 years. He recently decided to change this love of fishing into his occupation. He can't wait to show you the waters and hope you will have a great time out there with him. He knows where the fish are and have your lines in the water in no time!

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Fred Gowdy Charters

4.9 / 5

(288 reviews)

4.9 / 5

(288 reviews)

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Bonita Springs • 20 ft • 3 persons

3 bookings in the past week.

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Trips from US $250

Fishing Reports

Redfish are everywhere!!!

Nov 13, 2024 Bonita Springs

Live white bait and shrimp are working well.

Fall fishing is in full swing!

Oct 29, 2024 Bonita Springs

Using live shrimp and pinfish is working well.

Peacock bass are cooperative now that wa

Oct 26, 2024 Bonita Springs

Using topwater and live shiners working well.

Redfish still cooperative!!!

Sep 13, 2024 Bonita Springs

Using pinfish and shrimp producing some nice catches.

From the last couple weeks

Aug 20, 2024 Bonita Springs

Using live pinfish has been killn em!!!

Snook bite is on!!!

Aug 7, 2024 Bonita Springs

Using live pinfish and topwater plugs.

Customer reviews

Rating summary

4.9 / 5

out of 5 stars from 288 reviews

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Boat

4.8 / 5

Crew

4.9 / 5

Experience

4.8 / 5

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Angler rating

5 stars		255
4 stars		26
3 stars		3
2 stars		2
1 star		0

Anglers claimed

Good experience
	96%
Friendly captain
	99%
Recommend this charter
	98%
Appropriate for children
	95%
Satisfied with the boat
	98%
Caught fish
	91%

Appropriate for children
	95%
Satisfied with the boat
	98%
Caught fish
	91%

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Peter R.

Naples, Florida

4.3 / 5

Experience:

4.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

4.0 / 5

Overall

Half day with Capt Fred

VERIFIED 4 Hour Trip – Backwater (AM) on November 6, 2018

Peter R.

Naples, Florida

4.3 / 5

Nov 6, 2018

4 Hour Trip – Backwater (AM)

Half day with Capt Fred

VERIFIED

Capt Fred could not have been nicer. We thoroughly enjoyed our day even though the fishing was a tad slow and it was very hot.

Peter R. recommends Fred Gowdy Charters

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Peter R. recommends Fred Gowdy Charters

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1 person finds this review helpful

Kerry K.

Loves Park, IL

3.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

3.0 / 5

Crew

1.0 / 5

Overall

Full day trip with Captain Fred

VERIFIED 6 Hour Trip – Backwater on June 22, 2021

Kerry K.

Loves Park, IL

3.0 / 5

Jun 22, 2021

6 Hour Trip – Backwater

Full day trip with Captain Fred

VERIFIED

Full day trip that was mostly spent targeting fish that are currently closed due to red tide. I realize that sometimes fish don’t bite, but after all day and no legal fish we were still charged full price. Did not even consider offering a discount. Would not recommend this trip. May cause me to discontinue using fishing booker

Full day trip that was mostly spent targeting fish that are currently closed due to red tide. I realize that sometimes fish...

Kerry K. does not recommend Fred Gowdy Charters

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Fred Gowdy (The Captain)

Replied on June 23, 2021

Sorry fishing was slow….and I am not in charge of fishing regulations in the area. We did target mangrove snapper which we caught plenty of also not my fault only a few were keeper size. Your discount was not tipping. Maybe choose someone else next time you come to fish in Bonita Springs.

Fred Gowdy (The Captain)

Replied on June 23, 2021

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Gary Z.

Bonita Springs, FL

3.7 / 5

Experience:

3.0 / 5

Boat

4.0 / 5

Crew

4.0 / 5

Overall

Fishing with Fred

VERIFIED 5 Hour Trip – Nearshore on December 7, 2019

Gary Z.

Bonita Springs, FL

3.7 / 5

Dec 7, 2019

5 Hour Trip – Nearshore

Fishing with Fred

VERIFIED

Gary Z. recommends Fred Gowdy Charters

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Fred Gowdy (The Captain)

Replied on December 8, 2019

Had fun with you guys. Fishing was a little slow. Suprising with all the variety of bait and beautiful weather we had. Hope you guys enjoyed your fresh fish.

Fred Gowdy (The Captain)

Replied on December 8, 2019

Had fun with you guys. Fishing was a little slow. Suprising with all the variety of bait and beautiful weather we had. Hope you guys enjoyed your fresh fish.

Captain replied

Joseph C.

Bonita Springs, Florida

1.7 / 5

Experience:

3.0 / 5

Boat

1.0 / 5

Crew

1.0 / 5

Overall

April fishing trip

VERIFIED 4 Hour Trip – Peacock Bass & Snook on April 13, 2022

Joseph C.

Bonita Springs, Florida

1.7 / 5

Apr 13, 2022

4 Hour Trip – Peacock Bass & Snook

April fishing trip

VERIFIED

Everyone needs to know that where they take you is full of garbage. There was mattresses. Microwaves, bikes, trash. It was like fishing in a local dump. Beware, they don’t tell you any of this upfront. They also don’t offer filtering your catch like it says, because you wouldn’t want to eat anything from here, even if you were starving to death. Go with someone else and ask a lot of questions about where they take you.

Everyone needs to know that where they take you is full of garbage. There was mattresses. Microwaves, bikes, trash. It was...

Joseph C. does not recommend Fred Gowdy Charters

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Fred Gowdy (The Captain)

Replied on April 14, 2022

Unfortunately some of the areas have not the most desirable neighborhoods alot like Miami and West Palm Beach. If I were in charge of the canal systems in Collier County I would clean them up. Maybe try South America Central America or Hawaii next time. I’m sorry you didn’t like the atmosphere. Also I did go over what I call urban structure…which is bikes, mattresses, chairs, beer bottles…and for the record the one run that has 90% of the debris is only about a 20% of the canal system.... More

Fred Gowdy (The Captain)

Replied on April 14, 2022

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Jeffrey C.

Shevlin, MN

2.0 / 5

Experience:

2.0 / 5

Boat

2.0 / 5

Crew

2.0 / 5

Overall

Full day Trip

VERIFIED 6 Hour Trip – Backwater on April 14, 2021

Jeffrey C.

Shevlin, MN

2.0 / 5

Apr 14, 2021

6 Hour Trip – Backwater

Full day Trip

VERIFIED

Captain was not prepared and wasted way too much time trying to catch bait. Did very little backwater fishing like we paid for. Equipment was not up to our standards. Trip quality overall was poor.

Captain was not prepared and wasted way too much time trying to catch bait. Did very little backwater fishing like we paid...

Jeffrey C. does not recommend Fred Gowdy Charters

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Fred Gowdy (The Captain)

Replied on April 26, 2021

Was definitely a slow day…and using artificials can be tough when your not used to fishing them. Sorry you had a bad time.

Fred Gowdy (The Captain)

Replied on April 26, 2021

Was definitely a slow day…and using artificials can be tough when your not used to fishing them. Sorry you had a bad time.

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