Captain
Matthew Smith

Member since October 2024 Jacksonville, United States
Background
Operating a 18' Xplor Boatworks Skiff, Capt. Matthew ensures a comfortable fishing experience in the waters of Jacksonville, Florida. Keep your eyes peeled for Redfish, Flounder and Spotted Sea-Trout as you try your hand at spinning, fly fishing, and more. For special requests, such as bow fishing, message Capt. Matthew.
Techniques
Fly Fishing, Spinning, Baitcasting

Hey, I'm Captain Matthew Smith

Jacksonville, United States
Background
Operating a 18' Xplor Boatworks Skiff, Capt. Matthew ensures a comfortable fishing experience in the waters of Jacksonville, Florida. Keep your eyes peeled for Redfish, Flounder and Spotted Sea-Trout as you try your hand at spinning, fly fishing, and more. For special requests, such as bow fishing, message Capt. Matthew.
Techniques
Fly Fishing, Spinning, Baitcasting
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Reviews
15
Fishing Reports
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Fly Guys Charters

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(8 reviews)
Jacksonville
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Trips from US $400

Fishing Reports

PM charter with lots of topwater action
PM charter with lots of topwater action
Jul 15, 2025 Jacksonville
Sean came along for a PM trip that ran from 6pm to 11pm. We targeted the big inshore species, and he managed to catch flounder, redfish, and seatrout over the course of the trip, including the redfish in the picture on a topwater lure. The bite is definately on!
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Multi-Species Smash
Multi-Species Smash
May 31, 2025 Jacksonville
Good bite today. Tons of bait around, big flounder and tons of drum biting. Great time to book a trip!
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Trout and redfish are staying hot, even
Trout and redfish are staying hot, even
Jan 4, 2025 Jacksonville
The lowcountry inshore fishing experience really gets hot when the water gets cold. Today we caught around 10 trout and 5 reds, and bent out hooks on 3 upper slot to overslot reds. The big ones are around, including gator trout (large trout pictured was 23")
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Trout and redfish are staying hot, even
Trout and redfish are staying hot, even
Jan 4, 2025 Jacksonville
The lowcountry inshore fishing experience really gets hot when the water gets cold. Today we caught around 10 trout and 5 reds, and bent out hooks on 3 upper slot to overslot reds. The big ones are around, including gator trout (large trout pictured was 23")
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Warm weather, but the bite has not slowe
Warm weather, but the bite has not slowe
Dec 28, 2024 Jacksonville
Half day AM charter again, about 20 fish for the boat, mostly slightly underslot redfish, and 14.5" sea trout. The clients got 2 slot trout and one red prior to calling the trip due to slightly incliment weather.
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The trout bite cant be beat
The trout bite cant be beat
Dec 26, 2024 Jacksonville
Half day charter. Focused around the low tide, about 25 slot trout for the boat, kept 2 limits for the clients. Also caught around 10-13 underslot reds. The trout bite can not be beat right now!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 8 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (14)
Great trip!
Awesome fishing trip!
Awesome fishing trip!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
100%
Appropriate for children
86%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
88%
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Brian D.
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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Redfish and Sea Trout

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on February 22, 2025
Captain very knowledgeable and friendly. Bite was a little slow but caught fish and overall had a great time. High recommend...
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Halloween Fishing Trip

5 Hour Trip โ€“ Night/Bowfishing on October 31, 2024
We took an evening charter with Captain Smith.ย  We had a wonderful time and caught around 20 fish in just a short time.ย ...
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day afternoon trip

4 Hour Trip (AM) on November 10, 2024
Quick half day afternoon trip to catch some sea trout on a flood tide. Must have caught about 20 sea trout and 5 of which were...
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