Captain
John Callion

Member since August 2018 Marathon, United States
Background
Captain John Callion is the OWNER and OPERATOR of Callion fishing charters and has been guiding professionally for the past 16 years. Born and raised in the Florida Keys, John is a second-generation fisherman. He is hardworking and determined and never stops exploring. Capt. John enjoys nothing more than having a good day on the water, entertaining his guests with a local catch. He has been featured in various shows, such as Bill Dance Salt Water, and is a multiple tournament winner.

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Marathon, United States
Background
Captain John Callion is the OWNER and OPERATOR of Callion fishing charters and has been guiding professionally for the past 16 years. Born and raised in the Florida Keys, John is a second-generation fisherman. He is hardworking and determined and never stops exploring. Capt. John enjoys nothing more than having a good day on the water, entertaining his guests with a local catch. He has been featured in various shows, such as Bill Dance Salt Water, and is a multiple tournament winner.
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Callion Fishing Charters

State licensed
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(278 reviews)
Marathon
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Trips from US $99

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Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 278 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great quick trip!!
Better then Expected
Local talent
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
99%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
98%
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Joshua L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Caught a huge shark

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on August 11, 2025
It was awesome, catered to my young boys and made sure we all had a blast.
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John M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Better then Expected

VERIFIED   Special 6 hour trip for John Mongello on June 20, 2025
Jon did everything he could to ensure we caught a variety of fish.ย  We landed 3 tarpons (Not even in prime season) , barracudas...
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Earl D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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John is the man

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on March 4, 2025
John is a delight- he knows where the fish are, knows when you need help, and knows when to let you do your thing.ย  This is...
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John W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great Trip

VERIFIED   Shark Fishing Half Day on March 31, 2025
Iโ€™ve been on several fishing charters and this was by far the best Iโ€™ve been. My kids caught a bunch of fish and we had...
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Michael H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Insane day of fishing

VERIFIED   November-December Special on November 29, 2024
We caught too many different species to list all of them but, we caught the limit on Spanish Mackerel, and enough Mangrove...
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