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
(84 reviews)
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 84 reviews
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Crew
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Experience
Excellent
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Max M.
Excellent
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Great Trip!

VERIFIED   5 HR Haddock Deep Sea adventure PM on June 22, 2025
Captain John and first mate Jeff were very accommodating. Over our 5-hour haddock trip, we caught 4 different species of fish...
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Seth D.
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Spectacular Day

VERIFIED   9 Hour Tripโ€“Tuna Adventure on June 21, 2025
Captain John and his mate Jeff took us out for a 9 hour trip & it was non stop catching all day! We had an incredible time...
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Leslie W.
Excellent
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We had the BEST day

VERIFIED   5 HR Haddock Deep Sea adventure PM on September 16, 2025
We had a fantastic day of fishing with John and Jeff.ย  They put us right where the fish were AND they were so fun to spend...
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Nathan N.
Excellent
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Great day on the water

VERIFIED   5 Hr Haddock cod deep sea AM trip on June 6, 2025
John and Jeff were a lot of fun to go fishing with.ย  We caught a pile of Haddock and other stuff and took home about 10 pounds...
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Chris R.
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Fantastic

VERIFIED   Special 7 hour trip tuna or bass on September 20, 2025
Was an absolute blast. Capt and first mate were incredible. Caught a lot of fish. Had a great time. Definitely booking for...
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