Charter Operator
Johnny Maddox Charters

Member since April 2015 Marathon, United States
Background
Capt. Johnny Maddox runs offshore game fishing trips around the beautiful waters of the Florida Keys. With over 50 years of fishing experience, Capt. Johnny has extensive knowledge of the local fisheries and techniques that work. At an early age, Capt. Johnny was fishing with his dad in the Pay lakes in Southern Ohio, looking for Catfish and Blue Gills. He has also fished the bayou outside of New Orleans for Redfish, and went out to the oil rigs for Amberjack and Grouper, among other species. He then went over to Jacksonville FL in 1977 and fell for the blue water.
Techniques
Hunt big game offshore in the beautiful, blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean. If you want big blue-water adventures for slammer dolphin, wahoo, billfish and tuna, we can make your dreams come true. Hard to beat flag Yellow tail Snapper and Big Grouper

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Marathon, United States
Background
Capt. Johnny Maddox runs offshore game fishing trips around the beautiful waters of the Florida Keys. With over 50 years of fishing experience, Capt. Johnny has extensive knowledge of the local fisheries and techniques that work. At an early age, Capt. Johnny was fishing with his dad in the Pay lakes in Southern Ohio, looking for Catfish and Blue Gills. He has also fished the bayou outside of New Orleans for Redfish, and went out to the oil rigs for Amberjack and Grouper, among other species. He then went over to Jacksonville FL in 1977 and fell for the blue water.
Techniques
Hunt big game offshore in the beautiful, blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean. If you want big blue-water adventures for slammer dolphin, wahoo, billfish and tuna, we can make your dreams come true. Hard to beat flag Yellow tail Snapper and Big Grouper
Our Team
Johnny M.
Captain
Rip S.
Captain
Rip S.
Business associate
Brian P.
Captain

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(206 reviews)
Marathon
 Last booking: 2 days ago
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Trips from US $850
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4.6 / 5
(20 reviews)
Marathon
Trips from US $1,050
Excellent
4.7 / 5
(93 reviews)
Marathon
 Last booking: 2 days ago
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $650

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 318 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Good experience
92%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
92%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
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Rachel G.
Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Best Day Ever!

VERIFIED   Half Day โ€“ Reef Inshore Gulf (AM) on May 15, 2025
We had a great time out fishing! The captain and crew were extremely nice and tried to get us on fish the whole time!
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Mindy M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Mother/Son Fun

VERIFIED   Half Dayโ€“Grouper/Snapper/Shark (AM) on April 8, 2025
Alex was a great fishing guide. He was friendly, humorous and very knowledgeable. He took us to some great spots and even kept...
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Brandon S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great day!

VERIFIED   Half Dayโ€“Grouper/Snapper/Shark (AM) on June 24, 2025
Captain Johnny was great and loved our trip!ย  Caught several yellow tail snapper
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Bruce K.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Mindful of my wifeโ€™s first off shore fishing trip.

VERIFIED   Half Dayโ€“Grouper/Snapper/Shark (AM) on June 11, 2025
Captain Johnny and Jay were very attentive to my wife as this was her first Off shore fishing trip. We caught some fish, but...
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John B.
Excellent
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Mahi Run Offshore

VERIFIED   6 Hour Run & Gun- Mahi,Tuna,Wahoo on April 30, 2025
Excellent Trip !ย  With Captain Brian and First Mate Codyโ€™s Expert Guiding Experience and Ability to put us on the bite...
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