Captain
Joe Lyons

Member since August 2019 Wildwood, United States
Background
Captain Joe Lyons has been fishing for about 5 decades and has been a licensed captain for over 23 years. His son is also a licensed captain and his first mate. Saltwater runs through the Lyons veins and they’re proud of their fishing heritage. Their favorite part of the job is being out on the water and teaching kids how to fish. Capt. Joe invites you and the family on an exclusive adventure off the coast of Wildwood, NJ!

Hey, I'm Captain Joe Lyons

Wildwood, United States
Background
Captain Joe Lyons has been fishing for about 5 decades and has been a licensed captain for over 23 years. His son is also a licensed captain and his first mate. Saltwater runs through the Lyons veins and they’re proud of their fishing heritage. Their favorite part of the job is being out on the water and teaching kids how to fish. Capt. Joe invites you and the family on an exclusive adventure off the coast of Wildwood, NJ!
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Tara Anne Sport Fishing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(104 reviews)
Wildwood
 2 bookings in the past week.
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Limited out again
Limited out again
Jul 4, 2025 Wildwood
Today we ran two 4hr trolling trips the morning trip we managed to limit out on blue fish and hooked into a red drum. The afternoon trip was just as good and we were able to limit out on blue fish again. Trolling should remain good threw mid September.
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Limited out on 4hr trip
Limited out on 4hr trip
Jul 3, 2025 Wildwood
We ran 2 four hour trips today inshore trolling. The bite in the morning was slow but we managed to still put a catch together. The afternoon trip was like a completely different day. We limited out on blue fish trolling. The trolling usually remains good till mid September and is a great option if your taking kids.
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Limited out on a 4hr trip
Limited out on a 4hr trip
Jun 30, 2025 Wildwood
The inshore trolling today was phenomenal plenty of action the whole trip. We limited out on blue fish and managed to catch a bonita.
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Inshore trolling and bottom fishing.
Inshore trolling and bottom fishing.
Jun 27, 2025 Wildwood
The inshore trollinf bite is heating up. Blue fish, Spanish Mackerel and Bonita are being caught. The bottom fishing is producing mixed catches of Flounder and Seabass. Seabass remains closed until July 1st. The inshore trolling is great for all experience levels and is especially great for kids with plenty of action.
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Wildwood fishing
Wildwood fishing
Jun 26, 2025 Wildwood
Today the trolling bite was slow, managed to pick up a dozen blues. So we switched over to bottom fishing with plenty of action. Plenty of nice size seabass still being caught but the season remains closed until July 1st. We managed to catch 3 flounder and a nice size trigger fish.
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Bonita Flounder and Blues
Bonita Flounder and Blues
Jun 23, 2025 Wildwood
The inshore trolling bite for Bonita and Blue fish has started picking up this week, with the warm weather we are excepting to start seeing Spanish Mackerel in the mix. The flounder fishing bite has also picked up plenty of action bottom fishing, with some nice size keepers being caught.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 104 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Didn\u2019t see dolphins ;) - but caught some sharks!!
Didn\u2019t see dolphins ;) - but caught some sharks!!
Didn\u2019t see dolphins ;) - but caught some sharks!!
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
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Jeremi V.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Tara Anne

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on August 6, 2024
We had a great time with the crew of the Tara Anne. I would recommend booking with them.
Jeremi V. recommends Tara Anne Sport Fishing
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Sandy C.
Excellent
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Great trip on the Tara Anne!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on July 22, 2024
Had a great outing on the Tara Anne - Captain and Mate mad the trip very enjoyable!
Sandy C. recommends Tara Anne Sport Fishing
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Jim G.
Excellent
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Great Captain

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip (AM) on July 2, 2024
Seasoned anglers or first time outโ€ฆhighly recommend Captain Joe Lyons - kids had a blast
Jim G. recommends Tara Anne Sport Fishing
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David W.
Excellent
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Good time,would go again

VERIFIED   Spring Drum (PM) on May 25, 2024
We had a good time,we liked the crew and we caught fish,would definitely go again!
David W. recommends Tara Anne Sport Fishing
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Paul H.
Sparta Township, NJ
Excellent
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Great Trip! Personable and Professional.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on July 20, 2023
We thoroughly enjoyed our trip with Captain Joe.ย  He is very personable and got us on the fish right away.ย  Will definitely...
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