Captain
Armando Alejo, M.S.

Member since May 2017 Everglades City, United States
Background
Captain Armando's dad took him fishing at about the age of 6. It didn't take long for him to explore this hobby as he took any available free time to go fish. On his 17th birthday, he and his brother DJ, also a charter captain took to the Flamingo Everglades not having a clue what to expect. It was on this trip that Armando caught his first Redfish, and simply never looked back. In his teenage years, Armando idolized the "Spanish Fly" Jose Wejebe and aspired to be just like him. Armando has achieved humble success in the industry, the highlights include entry and wins into local and national tournaments and a TV commercial for his sponsor at the time, Evinrude engines. At close to 200 FIVE star reviews, Armando takes pride in showing his clients what he knows about fishing the Flamingo Everglades for the past three decades. Quite simply, there isn't a Captain in the area that has the experience Armando has- jump aboard and be pampered by world class customer service! A2 Fishing Charters
Techniques
Captain Armando likes inshore fishing on light tackle.

Hey, I'm Captain Armando Alejo, M.S.

Everglades City, United States
Background
Captain Armando's dad took him fishing at about the age of 6. It didn't take long for him to explore this hobby as he took any available free time to go fish. On his 17th birthday, he and his brother DJ, also a charter captain took to the Flamingo Everglades not having a clue what to expect. It was on this trip that Armando caught his first Redfish, and simply never looked back. In his teenage years, Armando idolized the "Spanish Fly" Jose Wejebe and aspired to be just like him. Armando has achieved humble success in the industry, the highlights include entry and wins into local and national tournaments and a TV commercial for his sponsor at the time, Evinrude engines. At close to 200 FIVE star reviews, Armando takes pride in showing his clients what he knows about fishing the Flamingo Everglades for the past three decades. Quite simply, there isn't a Captain in the area that has the experience Armando has- jump aboard and be pampered by world class customer service! A2 Fishing Charters
Techniques
Captain Armando likes inshore fishing on light tackle.

My Charter Listings

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(172 reviews)
Everglades City
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Trips from US $500
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(7 reviews)
Chokoloskee
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Trips from US $500

Fishing Reports

Drum season
Drum season
May 2, 2020 Everglades City
Greetings from the South Florida Everglades. *We are practicing structured cleaning practices to ensure our boat and equipment are safe and clean* Our weather has been beautiful and the drum bite has remained hot! We are finding schools of red and black drum both in the back country of Everglades city and in the surrounding bays and flats. On a recent trip, we found a large school of redfish and black drum together! We knew they were in the area when we found "mudding" zones. Drum tend to "lift muds" when feeding or moving from one zone to the other, and so we had good success when targeting those areas. We are currently throwing GULP products, soft plastic paddle tail baits and the like at these schools and doing well with them. It seems as if they are taking ANY color pattern but a more natural color choice is working best. We've come down to 20 lb floru but are finding that we are having to change our leader much MORE after doing so, and honestly, we are not quite sure if this has contributed to more bites or not. All in all, the south Florida drum bite is good to great right now and as our weather is warming up (by Florida standards), we are excited to share that we boated our first triple tail of the season this past weekend- also caught on a GULP product. Book with us today and get in on the drum bite, and be prepared for a surprise Triple tail! ** Capt Armando is a Florida native and has fished the South Fl Everglades over the past 20 years. Capt runs his business with his clients best interests in mind, takes pride in customer service and thrives on teaching his clients what he has learned in his guiding career. Book with him today and fish with the Everglades most "personable" guide. See y'all on the water!
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Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 179 reviews
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Excellent
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Experience
Excellent
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Appropriate for children
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Donald B.
Orlando, FL
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Half day trip with Capt. Armando

VERIFIED   4-Hr.Military/ First Responders(AM) on September 19, 2020
Wonderful dayโ€ฆbeautiful weatherโ€ฆexcellent Captain and we caught a variety of fish. We look forward to our next trip with...
Donald B. recommends A2 Fishing Charters, Est. 2016
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Tyler D.
Kingsport, TN
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Full Day Trip on July 1, 2019
Had an awesome day with capt. Alejo. He had us on the fish and we jumped 2 tarpon in the first 10 casts. I have been on many...
Tyler D. recommends A2 Fishing Charters, Est. 2016
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Brian W.
Annandale, Virginia
Excellent
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Catching Fish in the backcountry with Capt Armando

On a budget trip on August 16, 2020
Great day fishing. Boat and equipment were top notch and were able to catch a few new fish.
Brian W. recommends A2 Fishing Charters, Est. 2016
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Michelle
Miami, Florida
Excellent
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Full day fishing with Captain Armando

Full Day Trip on July 8, 2017
My 13 year old son an I enjoyed an amazing full day fishing with A2 Charters. With the captainโ€™s help we felt prepared for...
Michelle recommends A2 Fishing Charters, Est. 2016
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Liz A.
Port Saint Lucie, Florida
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Epic Day!

4-Hr.Military/ First Responders(AM) on June 9, 2019
Captain Armando was patient, flexible, personable and a real expert! My daughter had one of the best experiences of her life...
Liz A. recommends A2 Fishing Charters, Est. 2016
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