Captain
John Cloyd

Member since April 2022 Hilton Head Island, United States
Background
Captain John comes from Louisville, KY. He grew up playing every sport imaginable and fishing for Bass. He went to college to play baseball and ended up at a school close to the coast, USCB. Captain John received his undergraduate in business administration and started his own charter business shortly after.
Techniques
Captain John loves to live bait fish however when conditions and angler’s skills allow for it, sight fishing is preferred!

Hey, I'm Captain John Cloyd

Hilton Head Island, United States
Background
Captain John comes from Louisville, KY. He grew up playing every sport imaginable and fishing for Bass. He went to college to play baseball and ended up at a school close to the coast, USCB. Captain John received his undergraduate in business administration and started his own charter business shortly after.
Techniques
Captain John loves to live bait fish however when conditions and angler’s skills allow for it, sight fishing is preferred!

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(102 reviews)
Angler's choice
Hilton Head Island
 2 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $500

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 102 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (115)
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
95%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
93%
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Todd N.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Awesome Family Charter

VERIFIED   4 Hour โ€“ Inshore/Nearshore (PM) on May 24, 2025
Amazing time in the waterways! Captain John was awesome at getting the whole family lots of big catches and helped us make...
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Kenny B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Highly Recommend Captain John

VERIFIED   4 Hour โ€“ Inshore/Nearshore (PM) on March 31, 2025
Captain John was a great guy, helped put us on some Bull Reds which has been a bucket list fish! Had a solid day on the 4 hour...
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David S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great time in Hilton Head

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Nearshore/Offshore on August 15, 2024
The trip was great. Could not have asked for better weather or a better captain. Captain John was an awesome, down to earth...
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Clayton M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with John

VERIFIED   NEW  6 Hour Trip on July 24, 2025
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Joe N.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

July fishing trip

VERIFIED   NEW  3 hr inshore fishing (PM) on July 2, 2025
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