Captain
Steven Nelson

Member since April 2019 Naples, United States
Background
Born and raised in the Florida Keys, Captain Steven has always been on the water. He claims that he hails from "a lot of drinking people with fishing problems!" Having fished his whole life, he still loves getting out on the water every day, and hopes to show you a once-in-a-lifetime experience in southwest Florida's rich waters.
Techniques
I usually use live bait like shrimp or pilchard for the backwater and close to shore to catch redfish, snook, sheapshead, mangrove snapper, jack, black drum and more. I’ll use bigger cut bait to catch groupers, cobia, sharks, and king mackerel. I use a lot of Cajun popping corks in the backwater so we don’t get snagged on oysters. Closer to shore in deeper water I’ll use a standard dropper rig or Carolina rig with quality fishing rods and reels.

Hey, I'm Captain Steven Nelson

Naples, United States
Background
Born and raised in the Florida Keys, Captain Steven has always been on the water. He claims that he hails from "a lot of drinking people with fishing problems!" Having fished his whole life, he still loves getting out on the water every day, and hopes to show you a once-in-a-lifetime experience in southwest Florida's rich waters.
Techniques
I usually use live bait like shrimp or pilchard for the backwater and close to shore to catch redfish, snook, sheapshead, mangrove snapper, jack, black drum and more. I’ll use bigger cut bait to catch groupers, cobia, sharks, and king mackerel. I use a lot of Cajun popping corks in the backwater so we don’t get snagged on oysters. Closer to shore in deeper water I’ll use a standard dropper rig or Carolina rig with quality fishing rods and reels.
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(26 reviews)
Naples
Trips from US $425

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 26 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (23)
Half day with Captain Steven
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Ryan P.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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3 Hour Tour...

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on October 1, 2020
Weather wasnโ€™t what we hoped for and had to make changes to the trip on the fly. Captain did a wonderful job of adjusting...
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Frank D.
United States
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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Half day trip with captain Steve Nelson.

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on September 27, 2020
Had a great time. My kids loved catching all those fish. Captain Steve stays out in the water until the time your charter is...
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Pamela O.
Miami, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Half day trip

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on August 1, 2020
Captain Steve was fantastic! Super patient with our lack of knowledge.ย  Took us to various spots to catch different fish.ย ...
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Lisa H.
Tampa, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half sudsy trip with Steven

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on July 4, 2020
Fantastic experience, Steven was patient and helpful.ย  And patient.ย  :)ย  We had a great time and caught a lot of fish.ย ...
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Jon Y.
Riverview, FL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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September fishing trip

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on September 26, 2020
Had a great day out on the water with Captain Steve really went above and beyond to make our trip fun and memorable. I will...
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