Captain
Mark Gibson

Member since November 2016 Islamorada, United States
Background
Captain Mark is a veteran with over 30 years of experience fishing the inshore and backcountry waters for Redfish, Tarpon, and Speckled Trout. He provides special discounts to veterans and active-duty military personnel. He is a fun and caring person who will give his all to make your trip enjoyable and memorable. He says: "I especially love to teach and fish with kids. It is always amazing to watch as they light up when catching big fish!!
Techniques
I do Reef, freelining, deep drop and drift fishing for overt 30 species. Backcountry, live bait, dead bait, artificial from plastics, swimbaits, hard baits, jigging, popping corks, top waters and much more. I target over 40 species of fish in the Backcountry. Drift channels, swallow water anchor on the flats and trolling motor for the flats.

Hey, I'm Captain Mark Gibson

Islamorada, United States
Background
Captain Mark is a veteran with over 30 years of experience fishing the inshore and backcountry waters for Redfish, Tarpon, and Speckled Trout. He provides special discounts to veterans and active-duty military personnel. He is a fun and caring person who will give his all to make your trip enjoyable and memorable. He says: "I especially love to teach and fish with kids. It is always amazing to watch as they light up when catching big fish!!
Techniques
I do Reef, freelining, deep drop and drift fishing for overt 30 species. Backcountry, live bait, dead bait, artificial from plastics, swimbaits, hard baits, jigging, popping corks, top waters and much more. I target over 40 species of fish in the Backcountry. Drift channels, swallow water anchor on the flats and trolling motor for the flats.
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
(369 reviews)
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Islamorada
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Trips from US $650

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 369 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Good experience
98%
Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Samuel T.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Aweome day on the water

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on December 24, 2025
Mark is a great guide and a great guy! Thanks for what you do for vets! He had us on fish all day! Caught over 60 fish including...
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John W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great day on the water!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on July 3, 2025
Captain Mark Gibson put us on fish all day and gave my family a day of great memories.ย  We caught fish at every spot that...
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Richard P.
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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Terrific Guide and a Great Guy

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on March 10, 2025
Capt. Mark Gibson is just a really nice guy who was a pleasure to spend time with, and went โ€œoverboardโ€ to make sure we...
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Raymond A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great trip, BIG FISH

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on June 29, 2025
Capt Mark is awesome!ย  Super flexible and a good guy.ย  And he put us on big fish and we got the bites quickly.ย  Mark did...
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Daniel J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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Constant Action

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on March 25, 2025
Great day on the water with Captain Mark!! We booked 8 hours which I highly suggest for a full day on the water. We caught...
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