Captain
Shawn Reese

Member since May 2019 San Antonio, United States
Background
Captain Shawn Reese grew up fishing with his dad and brothers. This created unforgettable memories and sparked a lifelong love for fishing. He decided to start guiding so he can bring the same sort of joy to other people and families out there. With more than 20 years of guiding experience, there's nothing he'd rather be doing!
Techniques
Trolling, casting and anchoring up.

Hey, I'm Captain Shawn Reese

San Antonio, United States
Background
Captain Shawn Reese grew up fishing with his dad and brothers. This created unforgettable memories and sparked a lifelong love for fishing. He decided to start guiding so he can bring the same sort of joy to other people and families out there. With more than 20 years of guiding experience, there's nothing he'd rather be doing!
Techniques
Trolling, casting and anchoring up.
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Reviews
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Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listings

Fishtrips

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(53 reviews)
San Antonio
trips from US $260

Fishtrips โ€“ Marathon

State licensed
Excellent
4.4 / 5
(7 reviews)
Marathon
trips from US $600

Fishing Reports

Hot redfish for spring break!!!
Hot redfish for spring break!!!
Mar 8, 2024 San Antonio
Redfish are Hot right now at Calaveras lake just in time for spring break.
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Mangrove snapper dpawn is on!!!
Mangrove snapper dpawn is on!!!
Jul 9, 2023 Marathon
Me and the wife went last night to catch some mangrove snapper. Easily got our limit of some nice ones plus plenty of released keepers. Then she got a tarpon while i was cleaning fish today. As you can see the screen was full of fish ad we where leaving.
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Redfish are biting for spring break!!
Redfish are biting for spring break!!
Mar 12, 2023 San Antonio
Calaveras and Braunig lakes are both turned on for spring break redfish!!! Plenty of openings now thru 3/26/23. This trip limited out in 3 hrs.
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Redfish spawn happening now!!!
Redfish spawn happening now!!!
Sep 25, 2022 San Antonio
9/25/22 Calavaras lake water temp still 93*. Just me and the wife in the big boat to mainly run it. Trolled 1 downrigger/1 rod. Caught 3 keepers lost a few others. Come and fet you some!!!
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Mangrove snapper bite is Hot!!
Mangrove snapper bite is Hot!!
Jul 13, 2022 Marathon
Mangrove snapper bite is Hot right now along with the yellow tail snapper here in Marathon fl.
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Less crowds Great Fishing!!
Less crowds Great Fishing!!
Aug 21, 2021 San Antonio
Well with school starting back up there are less crowds on the lake. Fishing is still good for Redfish at the lakes. The monsters reds should start to spawn anytime now. This is when the lake record get caught 30plus pounds!! Pics is from Aug **hidden content**.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 60 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (96)
Nice trip
Nice trip
Great time!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
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Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
95%
Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
93%
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Mikey M.
El Paso, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Afternoon Trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on September 3, 2021
Trip was great! Caught 5 huge reds! Captain Shawn put us on the fish the entire trip. We did toss a lot of smaller ones back...
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Cory W.
Miltona, MN
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Thanks so much for the great experience.

VERIFIED   Reef Half Day Trip (PM) on June 29, 2021
Thank you shawn for the trip you where a super nice guy that didnt mess around to get us fishing asap.ย  Also got us on fish...
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Eric W.
Jacksonville, FL
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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Awesome trip!

VERIFIED   Weekend Half Day Trip (PM) on May 22, 2021
Captain Shawn Reese knows where the fish are and how to catch them! Got 13 Reds only lost one! Caught and Released! Book with...
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Douglas G.
Mountain Home, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Shawn

VERIFIED   Weekend Half Day Trip (AM) on October 2, 2022
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Tim P.
San Antonio, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day trip with Captain Shawn Reese

VERIFIED   Weekend Half Day Trip (PM) on October 25, 2020
Took my boys out on their first fishing trip. Shawn was great, and made sure we had a good and memorable time. We brought...
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