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

(264 reviews)

4.9 / 5

(264 reviews)

Angler's choice

Bonita Springs • 20 ft • 3 persons

Trips from US $425

Fishing Reports

Peacock fishing is on fire!!!

May 2, 2024 Bonita Springs

Using artificials and live shiners has been getting 20 plus fish on trips!!!

Backwater fishing is hot!!!

May 2, 2024 Bonita Springs

Pinfish and shrimp are producing some nive fish.

Backwater fishing is good!!!

Apr 10, 2024 Bonita Springs

Using live shrimp and pinfish is producing some good fish!!!

Peacock Bass heating up!!!

Mar 2, 2024 Bonita Springs

Using shiners and topwater plugs...pretty soon the jig woll get them on the beds!!!

Sheepshead bite is on!!!

Dec 29, 2023 Bonita Springs

Using shrimp has been paying off. Mixed bag of sheepshead black drum and snapper has been the bite.

Red October

Oct 12, 2023 Bonita Springs

Reds are biting on shrimp and white bait!!

Customer reviews

Rating summary

4.9 / 5

out of 5 stars from 264 reviews

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Boat

4.8 / 5

Crew

4.9 / 5

Experience

4.9 / 5

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Anglers claimed

Good experience
	97%
Friendly captain
	100%
Recommend this charter
	98%
Appropriate for children
	95%
Satisfied with the boat
	99%
Caught fish
	91%

Appropriate for children
	95%
Satisfied with the boat
	99%
Caught fish
	91%

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Ralph G.

East Hampton, NY

4.0 / 5

Experience:

4.0 / 5

Boat

4.0 / 5

Crew

4.0 / 5

Overall

March fishing trip

VERIFIED 4 Hour Trip – Backwater (AM) on March 5, 2019

Ralph G.

East Hampton, NY

4.0 / 5

Mar 5, 2019

4 Hour Trip – Backwater (AM)

March fishing trip

VERIFIED

Everything was ok the captain the boat and scenery Unfortunately the fish weren’t biting

Ralph G. recommends Fred Gowdy Charters

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Fred Gowdy (The Captain)

Replied on March 5, 2019

Definitely a challenging day…hope you guys want to fish again.

Fred Gowdy (The Captain)

Replied on March 5, 2019

Definitely a challenging day…hope you guys want to fish again.

Captain replied

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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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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