Captain
Mike Del Toro

Member since May 2020 St. Bernard, United States
Background
I am 44 years old and I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. I was fortunate enough to grow up fishing the inshore and offshore waters here. I have fished both salt and freshwater all over the country and one thing is for certain – nothing beats the beautiful pristine waters and marshes of "Sportsman's Paradise!" I spend my winters guiding waterfowl hunters in the duck capital of the world, Arkansas, and my spring, summer, and fall chasing Redfish, Speckled Trout, Flounder, Snapper, Black Drum, or anything that will bite in Louisiana. I fish out of a 26' Caymas 26HB bay boat powered by a 300 Mercury. It's fully rigged and ready for some serious fishing. I primarily focus on inshore fishing and offshore rig fishing. We are a family-friendly operation and are committed to making sure you, your friends, family, or clients have a safe, enjoyable, and successful fishing experience.
Techniques
We focus on inshore/nearshore fishing for Redfish, Speckled Trout, Flounder, Black Drum, and Sheepshead. We also go out to the oil rigs to chase Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Tripletail, Cobia, Grouper, and Amberjack during certain months. We use high-quality spinning reels and tackle. We use both live and dead bait in addition to fishing lures. The Hook Dat Fishing Charters team has 4 experienced captains who are local Louisiana natives and have spent their lives on the water.

Hey, I'm Captain Mike Del Toro

St. Bernard, United States
Background
I am 44 years old and I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. I was fortunate enough to grow up fishing the inshore and offshore waters here. I have fished both salt and freshwater all over the country and one thing is for certain – nothing beats the beautiful pristine waters and marshes of "Sportsman's Paradise!" I spend my winters guiding waterfowl hunters in the duck capital of the world, Arkansas, and my spring, summer, and fall chasing Redfish, Speckled Trout, Flounder, Snapper, Black Drum, or anything that will bite in Louisiana. I fish out of a 26' Caymas 26HB bay boat powered by a 300 Mercury. It's fully rigged and ready for some serious fishing. I primarily focus on inshore fishing and offshore rig fishing. We are a family-friendly operation and are committed to making sure you, your friends, family, or clients have a safe, enjoyable, and successful fishing experience.
Techniques
We focus on inshore/nearshore fishing for Redfish, Speckled Trout, Flounder, Black Drum, and Sheepshead. We also go out to the oil rigs to chase Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Tripletail, Cobia, Grouper, and Amberjack during certain months. We use high-quality spinning reels and tackle. We use both live and dead bait in addition to fishing lures. The Hook Dat Fishing Charters team has 4 experienced captains who are local Louisiana natives and have spent their lives on the water.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(11 reviews)
St. Bernard
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Trips from US $900

Fishing Reports

LOUISIANA FISHING REPORT - MAY 31, 2020
LOUISIANA FISHING REPORT - MAY 31, 2020
May 31, 2020 St. Bernard
The Louisiana Fishing Guides at Hook Dat Fishing Charters have been dealing with some weird fishing conditions throughout the last week. We have been having strong winds and weak tides, which threw the fish into abnormal feeding patterns. Fish have been scattered and acting similar to straight out of winter patterns rather than the usual strong spring and summer pattern. The positive was that when you find em' you don't have to move far. You can stay on em'. But finding fish the last week is taking more time and effort but that's what we do! We found some good speckled trout bites working oyster reefs inside Hopedale and hitting shell piles on points with bait fish and or diving birds present. We have also been finding good redfish bites while concentrating on interior marshes with large grass beds and mixed oyster reef bottoms. Also, finding diving birds put us on some good redfish bites. Different weather and water conditions bring us to different areas on any given day. Some days we ran 70 to 80 miles to find good speckled trout fishing and on other days we stacked them up within a 15 minute boat ride in the interior marshes. Water clarity this time of year is a big part of the success! Wind can and will blow out of any direction and will cause water in certain areas to get dirty. Since we are on the water every day, we are able to make the necessary adjustments to stay on fish this past week. The fishing was a bit tough but still had some good days. Just required a lot more running. With Tropical Storm Cristobol moving through the area as we speak, next week as the waters recede, challenging fishing conditions will probably persist. The trick will be to get out and find areas where the water tends to clear up first and you should find fish. We will be out on the water as soon as this tropical storm moves through getting back on the bite!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 11 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Carl L.
Ball Ground, GA
Excellent
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WHOLE DAY

VERIFIED   Full Day Tripโ€“Inshore/Near Coastal on July 12, 2023
IF YOU ARE YOUNG IT WILL BE A GREAT TRIP!!!!!!!ย  ON THE OTHER HAND IF YOU ARE OLDER IT WILL BE AWESOME!!!!!!! CAPT. MIKE AND...
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Justin H.
Custer Park, IL
Excellent
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Fishing with Mike

VERIFIED   Full Day Tripโ€“Inshore/Near Coastal on September 14, 2023
Had a great day with captain Mike today. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. I would recommend him to any body that is...
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MCA V. E.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Excellent
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GrEat experience

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on May 12, 2023
We had a great morning with Mike and Taylor. They are very knowledgeable, helpful and kind! Good price vs value! Would...
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Tyler T.
Toledo, OH
Excellent
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10 out of 10 fishing

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on March 20, 2022
Altered the schedule to fit my needs. Just the boat ride was worth the experience! Been fishing all my life and Mike does it...
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Marc M.
Excellent
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Captain mike

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on October 8, 2023
we fished a cold front and some hard wind. we still caught plenty. we had fun and enjoyed captain company !
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