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
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(261 reviews)
Angler's choice
Placida
 3 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $550

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 261 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (256)
Crazy Tarpon bite!
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
99%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
97%
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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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Jonathan H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Best Experience Ever

VERIFIED   NEW  10 Hour Trip โ€“ Tarpon on May 23, 2026
Great captain, great boat, great fish. You couldnโ€™t ask for anything more. Hooked up on Tarpon, Goliath Grouper, and awesome...
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Andrew S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great captain

VERIFIED   NEW  8 Hour Trip โ€“ Tarpon on May 30, 2026
local to the area and very knowledgeable, very accommodating on time, good with kids and patient, will take you right to where...
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Ashley C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

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
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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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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