Captain
John Demarco

Member since January 2017 Gloucester, United States
Background
I grew up in a family that worked on the water. I loved it, watching ships built, christened, and off-loading. Fishing was a natural end. I started at 3-4ish trying to catch whatever, graduating to Flounder, Bass, Trout, Pickerel, Strippers, Cod, Bluefin Tuna, Mahi, Sails, Marlin, etc. All types of fishing bring great joy to me and helping others enjoy is a big part of the fun of fishing.
Techniques
I was fortunate that I was able to learn different style of fishing be some of the old masters- Lefty Krea, Dr. Karris, Ed Holly, Joe Cushlan, Al Cappy, Capt Jose, Each a specialist . I really love to live line -stripped bass or tuna, nothing is as exciting except possible kite fishing when the fish strike the surface bait, just a giant rush. I really like stand up fishing - just you against the fish, either a bluefin tuna or giant shark one on one. Nothing is as rewarding. Ground fishing with a jig or chuck is lots of fun- you never know what you have ! Could be a delicious haddock , whiting, cod, cusk, pollock, all great table fare.

Hey, I'm Captain John Demarco

Gloucester, United States
Background
I grew up in a family that worked on the water. I loved it, watching ships built, christened, and off-loading. Fishing was a natural end. I started at 3-4ish trying to catch whatever, graduating to Flounder, Bass, Trout, Pickerel, Strippers, Cod, Bluefin Tuna, Mahi, Sails, Marlin, etc. All types of fishing bring great joy to me and helping others enjoy is a big part of the fun of fishing.
Techniques
I was fortunate that I was able to learn different style of fishing be some of the old masters- Lefty Krea, Dr. Karris, Ed Holly, Joe Cushlan, Al Cappy, Capt Jose, Each a specialist . I really love to live line -stripped bass or tuna, nothing is as exciting except possible kite fishing when the fish strike the surface bait, just a giant rush. I really like stand up fishing - just you against the fish, either a bluefin tuna or giant shark one on one. Nothing is as rewarding. Ground fishing with a jig or chuck is lots of fun- you never know what you have ! Could be a delicious haddock , whiting, cod, cusk, pollock, all great table fare.
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 84 reviews
Boat
Excellent
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Crew
Excellent
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Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Appropriate for children
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Caught fish
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Maureen P.
Excellent
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Caught a good time

VERIFIED   9 Hour Tripโ€“Tuna Adventure on September 28, 2025
went out hoping for tuna and shark. They werenโ€™t biting so we opted for a better shot at smaller fish. and we did really...
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Lindsay R.
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Dunfudgin

VERIFIED   5 hr Bass and blues PM 12:30 on July 23, 2025
John and Jeff are forever my homies. Jeff had me as a little passenger princess and casted all my reels for me. Caught a beast...
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Mikael H.
Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fun for the whole family!

VERIFIED   5 Hr Haddock cod deep sea AM trip on July 19, 2025
We had a mostly inexperienced group with a child on his first fishing trip and we all had a great time. They taught us what...
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Matthew K.
Concord, MA
Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Five hour Haddock adventure

5 Hr Haddock cod deep sea AM trip on May 30, 2025
A great experience with Captain John and first mate Jeff. They were well equipped and the boat is large enough to comfortably...
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Paul C.
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Better luck next time

VERIFIED   5 hr Bass and blues PM 12:30 on August 3, 2025
We had great weather, a great boat, determined captain, a wonderful mate but no bass. The kids had lots of fun catching the...
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