Captain
John D Fowler Sr

Member since April 2021 South Padre Island, United States
Background
I’ve been fishing since I could walk. I lost my father at a young age but it never stopped me from the outdoors. A lot of my younger life was spent in freshwater but as I went on through the years I felt like I mastered it, so I moved to saltwater. My inspiration has always been to show people a great experience and watch the smiles on people, and I love to make kids have a good time with their parents or family.
Techniques
On Freedom we specialize in many different types of fishing whether it be bottom fishing for snapper, to going out 100 miles to chase a trophy marlin or tuna. We prefer trolling or bottom fishing. COMING SOON: We will be adding BAY FISHING CHARTERS on HIGH VOLTAGE a customized 20’ tunnel boat that will run in 6” of water along with 200 HP Evinrude Ocean Runner. Fully equipped with top of the line fishing gear. More to come on BAY FISHING!!

Hey, I'm Captain John D Fowler Sr

South Padre Island, United States
Background
I’ve been fishing since I could walk. I lost my father at a young age but it never stopped me from the outdoors. A lot of my younger life was spent in freshwater but as I went on through the years I felt like I mastered it, so I moved to saltwater. My inspiration has always been to show people a great experience and watch the smiles on people, and I love to make kids have a good time with their parents or family.
Techniques
On Freedom we specialize in many different types of fishing whether it be bottom fishing for snapper, to going out 100 miles to chase a trophy marlin or tuna. We prefer trolling or bottom fishing. COMING SOON: We will be adding BAY FISHING CHARTERS on HIGH VOLTAGE a customized 20’ tunnel boat that will run in 6” of water along with 200 HP Evinrude Ocean Runner. Fully equipped with top of the line fishing gear. More to come on BAY FISHING!!

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.6 / 5
(165 reviews)
South Padre Island
 2 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $975

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.6 / 5
out of 5 stars from 165 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (180)
good fisherman. Solid experience.
good fisherman. Solid experience.
good fisherman. Solid experience.
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
84%
Friendly captain
97%
Recommend this charter
92%
Appropriate for children
91%
Satisfied with the boat
89%
Caught fish
89%
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Marie C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

We caught 20+ fish!!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on June 26, 2025
We had an amazing day in the Gulf of America! My brothers, nephew, and I all caught our limit on red snapper!! We also caught...
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Cristobal C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Greatest fishing charter

VERIFIED   10 Hour Trip on August 10, 2025
Captain was great put us on the fish asap made it friendly and easy always made sure are rods ware ready to go and baited and...
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Tracy H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

These guys fish!!!!

VERIFIED   Half day P.M. on May 31, 2025
Put us on fish , reds and grouper. Jake had a full time job untangling the lines of the amateurs on board , but took it in...
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Jan B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with John D

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on November 14, 2025
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Tony H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Father and sonsโ€™s fishing trip!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on July 23, 2025
We had a blast. We hit our limit in Fish. The crew was super professional. would definitely recommend it to anyone.
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