Captain
Mitch Fortner

Member since August 2022 Port St. Joe, United States
Background
I am Mitchell Fortner, born in 1963 just a rock throw from St Joe Bay. A 5th Generation of Gulf County. I grew up in Port St Joe hunting and fishing the bays, lakes, and rivers of this area. Fishing and hunting are what I do. I have a lifetime of experience and would enjoy helping you catch some fish.
Techniques
Light tackle, live and lure baits will be used, tackle, rods and Licenses included. Don't forget to bring your polarized sunglasses.

Hey, I'm Captain Mitch Fortner

Port St. Joe, United States
Background
I am Mitchell Fortner, born in 1963 just a rock throw from St Joe Bay. A 5th Generation of Gulf County. I grew up in Port St Joe hunting and fishing the bays, lakes, and rivers of this area. Fishing and hunting are what I do. I have a lifetime of experience and would enjoy helping you catch some fish.
Techniques
Light tackle, live and lure baits will be used, tackle, rods and Licenses included. Don't forget to bring your polarized sunglasses.
Anglers Choice
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(107 reviews)
Angler's choice
Port St. Joe
 2 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $500

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 107 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (267)
July fishing trip
July fishing trip
Captain Mitch is a good dude!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
97%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
99%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
93%
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Chris P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Early spring trip on the Bay

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip -Inshore (AM) on April 7, 2026
Mitch is a local that knows the water and wants you to enjoy your time in the Bay.ย  He communicated to us the details and...
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Michael C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Captain Mitch knows what he's doing!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Inshore (PM) on June 24, 2026
Mitch is extremely friendly and definitely knows the area. He took us to several different locations to catch multiple different...
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Derrick D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Awesome!!!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip -Inshore (AM) on July 8, 2026
Awesome trip on the water! Caught 12 or more Reds today one was 28.5โ€ the rest were around 20โ€ Also caught...
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Jason H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great time!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip -Inshore (AM) on July 1, 2026
We had a great time with captain Mitch today! The target fish werenโ€™t cooperating, but he did his best to keep me and my...
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Ervin B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Limit of reds

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Inshore (PM) on June 8, 2026
the captain was very nice , he put us on several large Res fish .and made sure that we were comfortable the entire trip . told...
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