Captain
Robert Mcclinnis

Member since June 2019 St. Marks, United States
Background
Born and raised in Crystal River, Captain Robert knows every nook and cranny around these waters he's been fishing since he was a child. He's been professionally fishing for over ten years now and is the last captain of 'Apollo', a well known deep-sea party boat in Crystal River. What drives him is getting people hooked on fishing. He wants all of his clients to be left with a memory of how great of a trip they had so that they will come and fish with him again.
Techniques
Light tackle, sight fishing and artificial.

Hey, I'm Captain Robert Mcclinnis

St. Marks, United States
Background
Born and raised in Crystal River, Captain Robert knows every nook and cranny around these waters he's been fishing since he was a child. He's been professionally fishing for over ten years now and is the last captain of 'Apollo', a well known deep-sea party boat in Crystal River. What drives him is getting people hooked on fishing. He wants all of his clients to be left with a memory of how great of a trip they had so that they will come and fish with him again.
Techniques
Light tackle, sight fishing and artificial.
Anglers Choice
57
Reviews
16
Fishing Reports
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Charter Fishing with Captain Robert

State licensed
Excellent
4.8 / 5
(55 reviews)
Angler's choice
St. Marks
 Last booking: 4 days ago
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The Castaway – Deep Sea Fishing

Federally permitted
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(2 reviews)
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Carrabelle
 Last booking: 6 days ago
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Trips from US $1,250

Fishing Reports

Bottom bonanza
Bottom bonanza
Jun 13, 2026 Carrabelle
The bottom fishing is great. There are plenty of red grouper in 40 feet of water. Start with dead bait first. Then when you see a couple of good fish switch to live bait if available.. Cut squid will load the boat with white grunts, lane and Mangrove Snapper. If you see pods of bait drop down and see if there are any red snappers.
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Inshore slams
Inshore slams
Apr 2, 2026 St. Marks
The inshore bite is very good.Especially at high tide. This is busy fishing. We're using 8 oz jigheads with soft plastics by bass assassin colors. Being golden glow, avocado red glitter. Working shorelines and creek mouths. You want to look for 2 types of bait at the same time. Whether glass meadows and pinned fish or pinned fish and mullet, or any combination. Light line and long cast are a must.
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Cold water makes for hot fishing.
Cold water makes for hot fishing.
Jan 3, 2026 St. Marks
With the cold water came some challenges. Shrimp were hard to come by today. I pulled out mai deck of cards and we played some soft plastics with jigheads and got a little bit of trout in under two hours. While catching trout, we caught a couple of ladyfish. With the time we had left, we turned those into a few red fish. I'm a big fan of using jigheads. The added weight to the end of the line makes it easy to cast baits. While the temperatures are cold, remember, the fishing can be hot.
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Cold weather mixed bag
Cold weather mixed bag
Nov 28, 2025 St. Marks
With the cold front settling in on us, my hopes were not very high. We fished with jigheads and soft plastics and caught several nice trout. We then switched over to you a circle hook style jighead, and it caught black drum. Sheep's head and redfish.
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Good fun leads to good eats
Good fun leads to good eats
Nov 13, 2025 St. Marks
The trout bite is very hot. The weather is cool The rig is an 1/8 ounce jighead color matched to the soft plastic of you choice. Today the choice was lil John in kitchen sink. **hidden content** chicken on a chain And we also did well with doa gold rush Pink and red jigheads . Those same jigheads with shrimp caught every thing in the water. The best way to learn is to book a trip. Thanks Captain Robert
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Red snapper are open and abundant.
Red snapper are open and abundant.
Nov 2, 2025 St. Marks
The red grouper and red snapper bite has been very good. They're hitting various beats on the bottom two, just off the bottom. 4/0 to 7/0 hooks with 40 to 80 pound leader Baits can vary from frozen sardines to fresh cut mullet and Bonita. Live sardines and cigar minnows work the best if you can find them. I have several weekend days available through the end of the year. We can even do a six hour offshore trip on pretty days
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 57 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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July fishing trip
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Good experience
93%
Friendly captain
97%
Recommend this charter
91%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
93%
Caught fish
96%
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great day on the water!

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip – Deep Sea on June 3, 2026
We had a great family fishing trip. Captain Robert was very knowledgeable and had good spots to fish. He changed the trip date...
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Erin S.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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4.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Trip!

VERIFIED   Half Day (PM) on May 25, 2026
Kids got to catch a lot of different fish, we only got to keep 1 but it didn’t matter to the kids, they loved it all!
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Leon C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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My fishing tirp with captain Robert

VERIFIED   3/4 Day St. Marks on April 11, 2026
me and my husband had a wonderful time we enjoyed every min of it ☺️ will definitely be going back also will be recommending...
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Jim C.
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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Great Day on the Bay!

VERIFIED   3/4 Day St. Marks on April 2, 2026
My son and I fished had a great day with Captain Robert!  He definitely had a great plan for us on our trip.  We were able...
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Kirby W.
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5.0 / 5
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The guide’s guide

VERIFIED   Half Day (PM) on January 23, 2026
Great afternoon with Cpt Robert. Caught fish in the first 20 mins and continued all afternoon. Black drum, gorgeous speckled...
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