Captain
Jonathan Houston

Member since June 2019 Jacksonville, United States
Background
I grew up in Jacksonville and fell in love with fishing in college. I spent most of my time working on charter boats fishing and learning how to share my passion with others on my own boat.
Techniques
My style of fishing is based on what species of fish is biting the best for that time of the year. Whether it’s fishing the jetties, shallow creeks, or off the beach I am willing to adapt my style to catch more fish.

Hey, I'm Captain Jonathan Houston

Jacksonville, United States
Background
I grew up in Jacksonville and fell in love with fishing in college. I spent most of my time working on charter boats fishing and learning how to share my passion with others on my own boat.
Techniques
My style of fishing is based on what species of fish is biting the best for that time of the year. Whether it’s fishing the jetties, shallow creeks, or off the beach I am willing to adapt my style to catch more fish.
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Reviews
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Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Rocketman Charter Fishing LLC

Federally permitted
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(10 reviews)
Jacksonville
 Last booking: 6 days ago
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Trips from US $500

Fishing Reports

Skinny water
Skinny water
Jul 16, 2025 Jacksonville
On todays four hour charter I ran further up river and went to an area that is mostly shallow, less than three feet deep, and littered with oyster bars. We casted out a typical spread of various baits including live shrimp, mud minnows, and finger mullet. We worked our first spot which looked promising but werent able to connect to much with any size. We threw back several short seatrout and redfish. After deciding that the area wasnt the fishiest that day I turned the boat back towards the ramp and decided on fishing a creek system that holds water well on a low tide. We crept our way into the shallows and found much happier redfish and Seatrout feeding in the swift current. Same bait, same rigs but this time we were hooking fish steadily. We caught mostly smaller trout and redfish but brought home one nice trout at 19 1/2 in long along with some whiting that were by catch. Our one bigger red we hooked and fought unfortunately came free from the hook right under the boat. Water temperatures are slowly returning to normal and the fish are getting back into their usual summertime routines.
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Thermocline fishing
Thermocline fishing
Jul 16, 2025 Jacksonville
As of July 5th the water temperature at the Mayport inlet hovered between 72-75. This is quite a drastic difference compared to the average temperature of 85 degrees. The fish have not wanted to bite out that way so intead Ive been taking clients to go do some back water fishing in the Intracoastal Waterway. By the time we run away from the inlet we are finding water temperatures up to 80 degrees. This little bit of warmer water definitely has the more active fish. We used a combonation of Shrimp, mud minnows, and fiddler crabs to work shallow and deep spots between 2ft and 20ft. We were able to bring home a couple of delicious flounder and a sheepshead for dinner. Although the keepers werent biting well we managed to stay busy catching and releasing several other species including black drum, Seatrout, catfish, and jack crevalle. As the new week begins I am hoping the water temps warm back up and the beaches/inlet fishing will come back to life. Tarpon fishing is on the brain and I am looking forward to their return.
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Creek Fishing
Creek Fishing
Jul 16, 2025 Jacksonville
Over the last few weeks our coastal waters have been flooded with cold water from upwelling. We started the day at the inlet and quickly realized the bite was shut down. We picked apart a handful of spots with minimal action until we finally landed in a spot where conditions were right. Once we found the finger mullet we found the fish. In short order we landed two nice keeper flounder and a slot redfish. The flounder measured 18.5” and 15”. The redfish measured 25”. We caught the fish on a mix of live bait and fresh cut bait.
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Flounder and Spanish Mack’s
Flounder and Spanish Mack’s
Jun 23, 2025 Jacksonville
The longest days of the year just occurred over the past weekend. Lots of sun and flat calm waters are starting to become a regular occurrence. We had beautiful conditions on this trip and decided to start the day fishing a couple of creeks at high tide. After spending an hour or so hunting for redfish we finally broke the ice and had a fish tight on the rod. However, it wasnt a redfish but instead we had a nice flounder that quickly made its way to the cooler. After the flounder we switched gears and decided to double down and chase flounder for the rest of the trip. We used both live mullet and mud minnows as well as artificial lures to land our 7 keeper flounder. We threw back several other flounder that were short of the 14” minimum. Along with the Flounder we were able to catch several spanish mackerel that are planned to made into smoked fish dip.
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Run and Gun
Run and Gun
Jun 23, 2025 Jacksonville
Its now mid June and the temperature outside is blazing hot in the middle of the day. To beat the heat I have been running most trips early at 630am. We were greeted with light winds and an outgoing tide with a low at 730am. The first few spots we checked were along the river and we struggled to find feeding fish but soon were able to get a nice redfish to the boat. The flounder fishing we did led to us catching seven fish but managed to only find one keeper out of the bunch. As the tide came back in the flounder began to bite better but our time ran out as it began to really flow in.
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Triple Challenge
Triple Challenge
May 3, 2025 Jacksonville
Had the pleasure to fish another slam tournament this past weekend with an old friend of mine. We set out that morning beginning our day throwing some artificial lures in and around creek mouths. We had success landing several decent trout on topwater. As the sun rose we busted out the cast net and rounded up a few dozen live finger mullet to use on carolina rigs in search of redfish and flounder. We immediately had success on the live mullet catching a nice slot red on our first cast with the mullet. We then had two of the three in our livewell so now it was time to go look for a Flounder. We managed to catch 7 flounder that day but couldnt find any giants. We were also able to catch several more big trout throughout the day on live mullet. Ended up weighing in a bag of 8lbs in the tournament which did not land us any prizes but we came home with plenty of delicious filets that were blackend the next day with friends and family.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great with Kids
Good Time
Great fishing outing!
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JEFF T.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fun 1/2 day morning trip in July

VERIFIED   NEW  Four hour Charter on July 8, 2025
Took my 2 sons and wife out and had a great morning fishing. CPT Jon was really friendly helpful and kept us on the bite! According...
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Andrew B.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great with Kids

VERIFIED   NEW  Four hour Charter on July 2, 2025
I took my three boys (ages 8,11,13), Captain John was great with them and super patience.  Took is some time to get on some...
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Eric K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great fishing outing!

VERIFIED   Six hour Charter on March 31, 2025
Awesome inshore trip with Captain Jonathan!  Achieved the inshore grand slam of redfish, trout, and flounder.  Very knowledgeable...
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Six hour Charter on October 19, 2024
Jon will treat you to a great day on the water. He knows all the spots and is good at targeting the fish you want to catch....
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Phillip M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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High tides and full moons

VERIFIED   Six hour Charter on December 15, 2024
We had a great time fishing with Jonathan! I will definitely use him as our fishing charter again! The day of our trip was...
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