Captain
Michael Hartnett

Member since August 2019 Port Canaveral, United States
Background
I have lived in Florida all my life and have been chasing all Atlantic Ocean fish since I was a small child with my family and friends. I love to fish in many different ways but sight fishing for Mahi Mahi, Cobia, and Tripletail are my favorite. I love spending time on the water, chasing and catching fish, teaching others to enjoy fishing and improve their skills.
Techniques
I love to fish in many different ways: sight fishing for Mahi Mahi, cobia and tripletail are my favorite, then live bait trolling for kingfish, Spanish mackerel, cobia, jacks, and sharks. Other effective ways to catch fish out of the beautiful Florida Keys that I enjoy are dead bait trolling, anchoring and chumming and power drifting for bottom fish. And let's not forget about Deep Dropping with electric reels or you can hand-crank them if you want? Great time, totally different fish, GREAT eating fish, and just a ton of fun. You never know what you will catch 500+ feet deep in the ocean!

Hey, I'm Captain Michael Hartnett

Port Canaveral, United States
Background
I have lived in Florida all my life and have been chasing all Atlantic Ocean fish since I was a small child with my family and friends. I love to fish in many different ways but sight fishing for Mahi Mahi, Cobia, and Tripletail are my favorite. I love spending time on the water, chasing and catching fish, teaching others to enjoy fishing and improve their skills.
Techniques
I love to fish in many different ways: sight fishing for Mahi Mahi, cobia and tripletail are my favorite, then live bait trolling for kingfish, Spanish mackerel, cobia, jacks, and sharks. Other effective ways to catch fish out of the beautiful Florida Keys that I enjoy are dead bait trolling, anchoring and chumming and power drifting for bottom fish. And let's not forget about Deep Dropping with electric reels or you can hand-crank them if you want? Great time, totally different fish, GREAT eating fish, and just a ton of fun. You never know what you will catch 500+ feet deep in the ocean!

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(16 reviews)
Port Canaveral
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Trips from US $1,000

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Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 16 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Plenty of Kingfish to go around
Several nice throw back red snappers just for fun
Great qualified outfit
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Chris S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Fantastic Trip

VERIFIED   NEW  Full Day Trip on June 18, 2025
Captain Mike was a fantastic guide with immeasurable knowledge and experience.ย  We had our first fish in the cooler within...
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Nicholas C.
Houston, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Amazing Response Time + Amazing Fishing = Trip to Remember!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on January 22, 2021
What can I say, fishing in Florida in January can have its surprises for sure.ย  When booking this trip initially through Fishingbooker...
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George D.
Merritt Island, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Full day with Captain Mike

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on April 6, 2021
A beautiful day to be on the water. Hit the edge of the gulf stream finding some Mahi, barracuda, small shark while trolling...
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John M.
Excellent
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Excellent
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Great qualified outfit

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on October 20, 2023
Capt. Mike has a tremendous amount of experience on fishing, boats, etc. He definitely knows how and where to fish. I would...
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Robert M.
The Villages, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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June fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on June 18, 2020
What an incredible memory made again today!!ย  Took my boy and my father on a deep sea fishing charter and caught a 50lb Jack...
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