Wareham
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US $110
Captain
West End Johnny Charters
Wareham, United States
10+ reviews
Grew up Fishing Buzzards Bay, Narragansett Bay, and countless lakes/ponds with my dad. Teacher by day, NCAA basketball official in the winter, and come spring an outdoors and fishing Junkie.
I have a super supportive wife, a dog named rebel, and two little girls named June and Morgan January (MJ). They all usually come down post trip to give me a hand and add a few laughs.
We recently switched from an mostly saltwater charter to a mostly freshwater charter for the 2023 season. We will get back to salt; however, for the near future we are sticking to fresh.
Charter
Rating
5.0
19 reviews
5.0
Boat & Equipment
5.0
Captain & Crew
5.0
Fishing Experience
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All reviews (19)
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James Pinzino
New York, US•Member since 20245.0VerifiedGreat Day on the Water
4 Hour – Freshwater Jon Boat (PM) • 3 adults • 1 childexcellent experience... Johnny was great with his communication prior to the trip regarding the weather and giving us options to get the trip in... once on the boat, he was a genuine person who balanced the line between coaching us up and encouragement... we caught endless fish on the day, including our 10-year old catching a 4+lb bass... will be back again
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Response from Captaingreat afternoon on the water! appreciate your flexibility surrounding the potential rain! We dodged it and it was well worth it!!!!!
Douglas McgeeWareham, MA, US•Member since 20255.0VerifiedA memorable fishing trip
4 Hour Freshwater Jon Boat (AM) • 2 adultsA fishing trip to remember! Great weather-great catches-great captain!! Thanks for the memories!
Reported catch:Response from CaptainThanks Doug! Appreciate you letting me wet a line as well, a lot of fun!
Amanda EstrellaMassachusetts, US•Member since 20245.0VerifiedGreat experience
4 Hour Freshwater Jon Boat (AM) • 2 adults • 1 childI booked this trip as a birthday present for my husband. He took my 8 year old son and they caught tons of fish, learned a lot and had a blast!!
Response from CaptainPleasure was all mine, great crew!
Rebecca Darby
United Kingdom•Member since 20245.0VerifiedGreat first fishing experience with kids
3 Hour – Family Shore Fishing (PM) • 3 adults • 2 childrenJohn was very patient with three novices (two kids and a grown-up). We had a great time and caught a whole bunch of fish.
Reported catch:Response from CaptainThank you!
John DaddiecoRepeat anglerMassachusetts, US•Member since 2022•2 trips5.0VerifiedGreat day of fishing in Buzzards bay
3 Hour Trip – Scup (PM) • 2 adultsWe booked a 3 hour trip for scup fishing with John. He watched conditions and weather to get us the best fishing experience. He knew the spots to haul in scup and offered us some variety while moving around the bay. We came home with Black Sea bass, fluke and a lot of scup. Plenty of room on the boat for anglers. This is a great trip for kids or family that want a nice short charter to hook and bring home fish.
Response from CaptainVery fun day, appreciate you guys being flexible with the time change as it put you on a bunch more fish. - Tight lines and sunshine - Johnny
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Fishing reports
We are back and so are the fish!
May 3, 2026 • Wareham
Due to the Coast Guard Government shutdown we had a slight delay ruining our credentials on Fishing Booker but now we are back! We will be booking Freshwater trips from now until June. In addition our clamming trips will start in June and Crabbing trips shortly thereafter. Here is caps report from the ponds and lakes.
Largemouth Bite - It is a little odd this year as the smaller ponds have been on fire with big bass slurping in the morning with the afternoon bite dissipating. It will be a couple weeks until all of Caps secret bog spots are choked out by weeds so if you are on the hunt for a trophy "bucketmouth" from shore now is the time to book. The larger ponds have produced few Largemouth thus far even with an offering of fresh live bait.
Pickerel Bite - Traditionally caps smaller ponds have produced monster pickerel; however, this year the numbers are there but the size is not. However the larger lakes/rivers have already produced three pin sized fish. If you just want action and a great fight; targeting the slime darts from caps boat is the trip for you.
The edible fish (crappie and perch) - Cap has yet to target Crappie so there is a lack of a report for them; on the other hand, perch have been a consistent bycatch. If you prefer perch over Crappie for tablefair book fast. As the water temps increase they do not taste nearly as delicious. Crappie remain tasty well into late June!
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We Survived Winter!!
Mar 22, 2025 • Wareham
Cap has perhaps the earliest start date in and around Cape Cad with two Trout Trips and two Bass/pickerel Trips already in the books. When it comes to the bass and pickerel, per usual bog country is already heating up compared to the rest of the state.
His shore trips saw double digit pickerel landed with a few over 23". The bass were a little less cooperative with only a few landed and no giants. With the uptick in temperatures the upcoming week that should all change. Cap is exclusively fishing his favorite lure the Storm 360 Searchbait and strikes have been no problem. The best fishing has been on the windward side of the pond.
When it comes to trout Cap's patrons have landed one Brook Trout, One Brown Trout, and a slew of Rainbows. All fish have been caught on a gold spoon trolling very very slow. These fish make for great table fair and come get them while the fishing is red hot!
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Bog Country has turned on!!!!!
Apr 25, 2024 • Wareham
Herring runs are loaded, trout ponds are stocked like a soup bowls, bait can easily be trapped, and salt water action has turned on. This is arguably the best time of year in bog country! Here is the bite by species.
Bass- Since our last post live bait (chubs or chogs to some) have been much easier for Cap to trap and for patrons who want to use them a three pound bass is almost guaranteed. With most herring runs loaded the big bass bite should continue for the next few weeks before the non spawning bass start to dominate the bite. On smaller ponds the time of day does not seem to matter on bigger ponds first light and the last couple hours of the day have been most productive
Trout - Since our last report cap has had three trips targeting trout. Twice the fishing was unreal with Rainbows and Brookies hitting the three fish limit. The other time was in the middle of the day and a bit slower. It appeared the fish were hitting the spoons quite a bit; however, there were only two hook ups and one landed. Cap is a little puzzled as to why, his only guess is these were fish that were stocked quite some time ago and they were weary of the bait. He was glad to get back on them the next time out!
Pickerel - The slime darts have continued to slam everything. If you are looking for a trophy pickerel your time is starting to close out as they tend to habitat more weedy ponds and Cap has noticed lily pads starting to pop up and soon his favorite pickerel ponds will be choked out by weeds, limiting your lure selection.
Tautog - Although captain is not offering Tautog Trips the bite is on! Trapping green crabs is a fun way to spend time with his daughter as they will be headed down to the dock nightly soon to drop the trap for the best tog bait around. Captain urges boat fishermen to use a single hook rig and shore fishermen to use a jig should the current allow. Feel free to message Cap with any questions!
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Here we go!
Apr 1, 2024 • Wareham
Trout Ponds are stocked, pickerel have been biting since mid march, and Johnny's bass ponds recently picked up action. All is shaping up to be another great April out here in bog country! Whether you want some trout to bring home, perch or crappie to bring home, or land a trophy pickerel or largemouth we got you covered.
The bass bite - Bass have been hitting everything and the presentation doesn't seem to matter; however, it hasn't quite "turned on" yet as most of the bass landed are on the larger side and have only been landing one or two a trip.
The Pickerel Bite - Seen by some as a trash fish, they are Johnny's favorite fish to target. Often they create a wake behind your bait before they pummel it and Johnny loves the excitement. We have had multiple double digit fish days on a gold Kastmaster or a Storm 360 Searchbait
Trout bite - we have done well 3-4 days after stocking; trolling yellow spoons and small red crankbaits. The rainbows that have been stocked this year seem slightly larger than past seasons.
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Bite is on
May 25, 2023 • Wareham
April and early may is over and we have shifted away from trout and shore casting; and shifted to fishing from the 17"6 Jon Boat called "The June Bug". Early on the bite has been hot with double digit bass numbers, monster pickerel, and some great side perch that make great table fair while the water is still cool.
It is a matter of time before a customer puts a lunker on the deck. Tight Lines and Sunshine - Cap
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SEPTEMBER "THE YOU NEVER KNOW MONTH"
Sep 4, 2022 • Wareham
If the past week is a prelude to what Setember will bring it will be a good one. We started the weekend Friday putting our customers on an epic morning bite of stripped bass, landing multiple schoolies and four keeper fish out of the gate. Saturday and Sunday those same hungry feeders all but dissapeared in the morning, leaving captain scratching his head. However, The scup bite remained strong, the fluke bite was okay on Saturday, but out of this world on Sunday. On Monday while Cap was waiting for his crew he noticed a few big swirls right on the beach and sprinted to grab a pole, he was able to land this 29" slot bass in one foot of water showing that those hungry feeders had come in tight with the cooling water temperatures crushing a school of Peanut Bunker. With all the rain coming this week inshore fishing should only improve as more bait will move out of the estuaries. In addition by the end of this week Tautog/Blackfish will begin arriving, which is Cap's favorite fish to target. Not to mention on the ride out there is always he chance of running into a blitz of blues or funny fish.
Tight Lines and Sunshine!
Captain John
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