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
(207 reviews)
Angler's choice
Cocoa Beach
 Last booking: 6 days ago
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Trips from US $300

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 207 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Captain!
Great trip. Caught about a dozen fish and had a bag of filets!
Fishing with Cheyne
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Angler rating
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Good experience
98%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
95%
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Brittney L.
Excellent
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Fatherโ€™s Day Fishing!

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on June 14, 2025
Rather than a present wrapped in paper, an experience for Fatherโ€™s Day was the ticket! Cheyne made this gift so much fun....
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Paul L.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Great morning in Cocoa Beach

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on September 26, 2025
We met Capt. Cheyne early and he was ready to go. We netted some bait and it was on. Cheyne was patient and quickly put us...
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Richard M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Cheyne

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (PM) on January 13, 2026
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Terry P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Bay fishing

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on August 8, 2025
Our captain Cheyne, was top notch! Very helpful and friendly, we really enjoyed the trip and caught some nice fish. I highly...
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Mike S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Group Captain, couldn't ask for better!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on November 16, 2025
Caught tons of fish and caught them quickly, captain knew exactly where to go and had a great attitude all day.
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