Captain
Phillip Haley

Member since February 2016 Naples, United States
Background
Captain Phil Haley was born and raised in Southwest Florida, and has been fishing the Collier County local waters for over 25 years. He is a licensed USCG Captain, and founded Tarpon Tamer Fishing Charters in 1996. Capt. Phil offers exciting offshore and backwater fishing excursions for all guests, mo matter if you are a group of friends or a family, fishing for the first time or a serious angler.
Techniques
Light tackle spin Giant Tarpon snook redfish trout pompano offshore permit snapper grouper barracuda and goliath grouper many others

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Naples, United States
Background
Captain Phil Haley was born and raised in Southwest Florida, and has been fishing the Collier County local waters for over 25 years. He is a licensed USCG Captain, and founded Tarpon Tamer Fishing Charters in 1996. Capt. Phil offers exciting offshore and backwater fishing excursions for all guests, mo matter if you are a group of friends or a family, fishing for the first time or a serious angler.
Techniques
Light tackle spin Giant Tarpon snook redfish trout pompano offshore permit snapper grouper barracuda and goliath grouper many others
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Tarpon Tamer Fishing Charters

Federally permitted
Excellent
4.8 / 5
(108 reviews)
Naples
 Last booking: 19 hours ago
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Trips from US $700

Tarpon Tamer Fishing Charters - Boca Grande

Federally permitted
Excellent
4.7 / 5
(23 reviews)
Boca Grande
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Trips from US $900

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 132 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Angler rating
102
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
93%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
84%
Appropriate for children
90%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
84%
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Justin C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great Trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) โ€“ Offshore on December 29, 2025
captian Phil and Tim are great guys and know their stuff. caught sevel large barracuda.
Justin C. recommends Tarpon Tamer Fishing Charters
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Cody H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Best captain around

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip โ€“ Offshore on January 14, 2026
Awesome trip, great captain. Put us on plenty of fish.
Cody H. recommends Tarpon Tamer Fishing Charters
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The captain canceled

VERIFIED   December 28, 2025
The charter operator canceled on trip date. This is an automated posting.
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Randall S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Phillip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) โ€“ Backwater on March 2, 2026
Randall S. recommends Tarpon Tamer Fishing Charters
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William N.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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December fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) โ€“ Backwater on December 12, 2025
William N. recommends Tarpon Tamer Fishing Charters
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