Captain
Dylan Naylor

Member since June 2020 Placida, United States
Background
Born and raised in Port Charlotte, Florida. I have been fishing the Charlotte Harbor my entire life. I fell in love with catching big snook and now love to let other people experience the thrill!
Techniques
Shallow water grass flats, sand bars, creeks, and oyster bed fishing mixed with docks, pilings, beaches and passes fishing. Using spinning reels and lots of live bait and cut bait!

Hey, I'm Captain Dylan Naylor

Placida, United States
Background
Born and raised in Port Charlotte, Florida. I have been fishing the Charlotte Harbor my entire life. I fell in love with catching big snook and now love to let other people experience the thrill!
Techniques
Shallow water grass flats, sand bars, creeks, and oyster bed fishing mixed with docks, pilings, beaches and passes fishing. Using spinning reels and lots of live bait and cut bait!
Anglers Choice
Verified

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(276 reviews)
Angler's choice
Placida
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Trips from US $550

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 276 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Goliath Grouper are no joke
Goliath Grouper are no joke
Goliath Grouper are no joke
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
99%
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Cory L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Bucket-List Fishing Trip โ€” Goliath Grouper and 10+ Tarpon Landed!

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Tarpon - 1:00 PM on April 25, 2026
Absolutely incredible experience fishing with Dylan at Boca Grande and Beyond! From the very beginning, Dylan was extremely...
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Ashley C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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HIGHLIGHT OF OUR VACATION!

VERIFIED   6 Hour โ€“ Shark / Goliath Grouper - 1:00 PM on April 16, 2026
This was definitely the highlight of our vacation! From the minute we got on the boat, the captain worked non-stop from getting...
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Jason R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour โ€“ Inshore - 1:00 PM on April 13, 2026
Captain Dylan was the man, put us on a wide verity of fish all day long. Not a dull moment. action the entire time. i will...
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Jesse S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Goliath Grouper are no joke

VERIFIED   NEW  6 Hour โ€“ Shark / Goliath Grouper on August 13, 2026
Strongest fish we have ever faught.ย  The bait was bigger then the bass we catch in PA!ย  We will be back next year to find...
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Diana S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Caught a shark!

VERIFIED   4 Hour โ€“ Inshore - 1:00 PM on March 5, 2026
We had a great trip. Captain Dylan will put you on fish. We went at a tricky time of year to find fish but we caught lots of...
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