Captain
Paul Craft

Member since August 2018 Naples, United States
Background
I was born in the panhandle of Florida where fishing and playing in the ocean was a big part of my life. I moved to the Florida Keys when I was 15 and learned all aspects of commercial fishing for about 15 years from long-lining for Shark and Swordfish to Shrimp boats, net boats, Lobster and Crab boats and hook and line fishing for Snapper and Grouper. I have spent most of my life on the water. I have been in the Naples area about 15 years now. I spent 10 years in the Everglades National park as a captain and a naturalist guide, so I have extensive knowledge of the SW Florida Ecosystem. I have been captaining fishing for 6 years in and around Naples Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, but in total, I have been fishing the waters of SW Florida for the last 30 years. Through the many years of travel on the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, I had many adventures. One of them was rescuing Cuban refugees in the Florida Straits. I want to share my love and experience of fishing and boating with you.
Techniques
Mostly light tackle but I will use also heavy tackle as the need arises

Hey, I'm Captain Paul Craft

Naples, United States
Background
I was born in the panhandle of Florida where fishing and playing in the ocean was a big part of my life. I moved to the Florida Keys when I was 15 and learned all aspects of commercial fishing for about 15 years from long-lining for Shark and Swordfish to Shrimp boats, net boats, Lobster and Crab boats and hook and line fishing for Snapper and Grouper. I have spent most of my life on the water. I have been in the Naples area about 15 years now. I spent 10 years in the Everglades National park as a captain and a naturalist guide, so I have extensive knowledge of the SW Florida Ecosystem. I have been captaining fishing for 6 years in and around Naples Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, but in total, I have been fishing the waters of SW Florida for the last 30 years. Through the many years of travel on the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, I had many adventures. One of them was rescuing Cuban refugees in the Florida Straits. I want to share my love and experience of fishing and boating with you.
Techniques
Mostly light tackle but I will use also heavy tackle as the need arises
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Jim H.
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Mangrove Man is the man!

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip MAX 5 on May 22, 2026
Fantastic morning with Captain Paul. We caught 40 mangrove snapper and 5 sheepshead in less than 4 hours. Captain Paul...
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Jed S.
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Great trip with Captain Paul

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip MAX 5 on February 25, 2026
Captain Paul fort us on fish right away, even with the cooler overnight temps the last couple days. we caught keeper sheepshead,...
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Patrick R.
Excellent
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Wonderful charter, Awesome Captain

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip MAX 5 on April 22, 2026
Capt. Paul is a very knowledgeable, patient Captain that goes the evtra mile to give a great trip. he was very helpful with...
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Dave M.
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Fishing with Paul

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip MAX 5 - 9:00 AM on February 18, 2026
Our family of 4 fished with Captain Paul today. He was great!ย  Super attentive and quick to release fish and rebait for everyone....
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Evan E.
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January Inshore

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip MAX 5 on January 22, 2026
We had a great time with Captain Paul. Caught a bunch of smaller mangrove snapers and sheepshead with a few being keepers....
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