Charter Operator
Olivia J Chaters

Member since July 2016 Freeport, United States
Background
Captain Rodney has been a Coast Guard licensed captain since he was 18 years old, and holds a 50-ton master's license. He started working on a charter boat at the age of 10 in the state of Maine where he grew up living on small island with his Grandfather Lou.
Techniques
Captain Rodney and his crew fish in many different ways and styles depending on what they feel will give them the best chance of landing the targeted species. They do prefer to fish whenever possible so that every angler has a rod in their hand.

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Freeport, United States
Background
Captain Rodney has been a Coast Guard licensed captain since he was 18 years old, and holds a 50-ton master's license. He started working on a charter boat at the age of 10 in the state of Maine where he grew up living on small island with his Grandfather Lou.
Techniques
Captain Rodney and his crew fish in many different ways and styles depending on what they feel will give them the best chance of landing the targeted species. They do prefer to fish whenever possible so that every angler has a rod in their hand.
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Our Team
Rodney C.
Captain
Ethan C.
Captain
Ben L.
Captain
Ellie C.
Other
Josh A.
First mate

My Charter Listings

Olivia J Charters

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(522 reviews)
Angler's choice
Freeport
 3 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $170

Olivia J Charters โ€“ Vertigo

Federally permitted
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(62 reviews)
Angler's choice
Freeport
 Last booking: 4 days ago
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Trips from US $900

Fishing Reports

What a summer!!
What a summer!!
Aug 31, 2024 Freeport
Federal snapper season on โ€œVertigoโ€ was a good one once we got past tropical storms, and hurricane Byerl. The Bull Reds have shown up nearshore and we hope to start seeing some good State water red snapper this fall. Amberjack season is is from sept 1st - Oct 31st. Book a 10 or 12 hour trip to chanse some โ€œReef Donkeysโ€.
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Bull Redfish and More!!
Bull Redfish and More!!
Mar 1, 2024 Freeport
The Bull Redfish action has picked up, and we are seeing signs some of our migratory fish will be showing up. We have see our first jacks of the year. Though not good eating fish Jacks are some of the hardest fighting fish you will find. A few nice state water snapper have been caught lately as well. Snapper season is coming, season opens June 1st book our boat Vertigo for Federal Trips. Or Olivia J II for state water.
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Redfish to Cobia
Redfish to Cobia
Apr 30, 2023 Freeport
Fishing has been picking up nicely. Some of our migratory fish have started to show up. On our 8 hiur trips we have run out for some Great eating Vermillion snapper and have also managed a couple Cobia. If time allowd we have been finishing up the trips fishing Bull Redfish along the beach front. Red Snapper season Opens on the first of June!!
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Big Snapper and Bull Reds
Big Snapper and Bull Reds
Feb 16, 2019 Freeport
With the cool water temps the fishng had been a little slow. But we have been rewarded with some good quality state water snapper and Bull Redfish. With warmer temps ahead the fishing will only get better. We sill have a few openings for spring **hidden content** on out with is and put some bends in those rods.
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Good fishing and a Newer bigger boat.
Good fishing and a Newer bigger boat.
May 27, 2018 Freeport
The kingfish,Cobia and Sharks have been really good as of late. We are happy to announce we have upgraded to a 29 foot prokat. This will give us more fishing space and more comfortable ride. Stay tuned as we plan on offering longer trips to target blackfin, yellowfin, and Dolphin.
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Kings, Cobia and sharks
Kings, Cobia and sharks
May 26, 2018 Freeport
This report is for trip completed in the last week. The fishing as of late has been on fire with a lot of Huge Sharks being caught as well as a number of monster Cobia. The largest and new boat record 104 lb Cobia caught early last week. The kingfish have showed up and they are hungry. We are hoping this trend continues.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 584 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Great Fishing Day
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Good experience
96%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
89%
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Kenneth S.
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Great Trip

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Private (AM) on June 23, 2025
Tough day on the water due to conditions but Captain and hand were both great doing everything they could to get fish in the...
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Trey C.
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Fishing with Rodney

VERIFIED   Half-Day Shared AM on August 29, 2024
This was my 7year old and me first time to go out on. A boat, he was scared on the way out and they took the time to stop and...
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Emily P.
Excellent
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Great Trip

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Private (AM) on March 26, 2025
Captain Rodney was great to deal with. The weather was predicted to be rough on our initial day, but he was flexible and accommodating...
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James A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Had an awesome time on the trip

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip โ€“ Private (AM) on July 9, 2025
I would highly recommend this fishing crew
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Anthony H.
Excellent
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Another great trip!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Nearshore (AM) on December 29, 2024
This was our second trip with Capt. Rodney on their larger boat. We took two six year olds and few dads out for a 5 hour near...
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