Captain
Cheyne East

Member since June 2022 Cocoa Beach, United States
Background
Being born and raised near the great waters of Cocoa Beach, I have always had a burning passion for fishing and spending my time on the water. I started at a young age riding bikes around my local neighborhoods in search of catching that prized fish. This search became a fascination for me that only grew bigger and bigger as I aged. Most of my fishing experience has been in the Indian River Lagoon and in the Banana River, as well as fishing offshore out of Port Canaveral for pelagic species. Spending so much time on these waters has taught me how to pickup on patterns and really understand how to target trophy fish such as Snook, Tarpon, Redfish, and Trout. I have spent years learning how to fish these local waterways and it has been a dream of mine to pass this knowledge along to the next generation of young anglers.
Techniques
When fishing inshore in my area, my favorite way to target the game fish the Space Coast area has to offer is to focus on fishing structures. I like to pitch artificial and live baits to docks, mangroves, and rocks. This has proven to be an affective method for finding quality fish in any water conditions. By this I mean that no matter how murky, or choppy the water may be, you can almost always count on certain structures holding fish. This style of fishing also has a certain level of excitement of the unknown, as you never know if a big snook, redfish, or trout may come exploding out of a particular mangrove or dock.

Hey, I'm Captain Cheyne East

Cocoa Beach, United States
Background
Being born and raised near the great waters of Cocoa Beach, I have always had a burning passion for fishing and spending my time on the water. I started at a young age riding bikes around my local neighborhoods in search of catching that prized fish. This search became a fascination for me that only grew bigger and bigger as I aged. Most of my fishing experience has been in the Indian River Lagoon and in the Banana River, as well as fishing offshore out of Port Canaveral for pelagic species. Spending so much time on these waters has taught me how to pickup on patterns and really understand how to target trophy fish such as Snook, Tarpon, Redfish, and Trout. I have spent years learning how to fish these local waterways and it has been a dream of mine to pass this knowledge along to the next generation of young anglers.
Techniques
When fishing inshore in my area, my favorite way to target the game fish the Space Coast area has to offer is to focus on fishing structures. I like to pitch artificial and live baits to docks, mangroves, and rocks. This has proven to be an affective method for finding quality fish in any water conditions. By this I mean that no matter how murky, or choppy the water may be, you can almost always count on certain structures holding fish. This style of fishing also has a certain level of excitement of the unknown, as you never know if a big snook, redfish, or trout may come exploding out of a particular mangrove or dock.
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(220 reviews)
Angler's choice
Cocoa Beach
 3 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $300

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 220 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (214)
easy fishing, great fun
Fishing with Cheyne
Captain Cheyne Rocks!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
99%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
95%
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Matthew W.
Excellent
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Great Experience with an A+ operation

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on June 11, 2025
Went on an 8 hr trip. Captain East is top notch. He put us on fish all day. His equipment and boat were well kept, clean, and...
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Clayton L.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Beats Work

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on April 28, 2025
I had the pleasure of heading out and chasing some inshore species with Cheyne. The boat is clean and comfortable and the water...
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Robert S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great trip. Caught about a dozen fish and had a bag of filets!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - 3:00 PM on January 16, 2026
Had a great time with Cheyne who was on time and very personable. There were two of us for a half day PM trip in-shore. We...
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Brian P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Awesome Trip Ok Weather

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on December 30, 2025
The weather man missed the mark but the Captain did not with the miss the mark with finding fish. He put us on fish and as...
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Ryan G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great time fishing

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip on March 30, 2026
had a great time fishing. Kids caught fish and we seen dolphins and manatees.
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