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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My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(324 reviews)
Angler's choice
Islamorada
Trips from US $650

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 324 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
98%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
93%
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Matthew C.
Miami Beach, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great day with Captain Mark

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on April 9, 2023
We had an awesome time with Captain Mark. First he put us on sea trout and mangrove snappers. We were on the fish the moment...
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Devon B.
Naples, FL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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3/4 Day with Captain Mark

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on September 3, 2022
My son (13) and I had a great day on the water with Captain Mark. Captain Mark was at the dock on time, winds were blowing...
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MICHAEL M.
Bloomingdale, GA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Another great trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on July 6, 2022
My son and i had a great time out with Captain Mark.ย  This was our second trip with him and just like the first time, this...
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Donna L.
Granite Quarry, NC
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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1/2 Day turned 3/4 day

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on June 1, 2022
Captain Mark is wonderful guy. We took our 2 recently graduated boys down for a 1/2 day fishing. Captain Mark made sure that...
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Simon T.
Plainwell, MI
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great Two Days with Captain Mark

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on May 15, 2022
Captain Mark knows how to fish. We had an action packed two days catching snook, sea trout, sharks, cobia, jacks, snapper,...
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