Captain
Shane Trottier

Member since November 2017 Grant-Valkaria, United States
Background
Even as a straight-A student through school, Captain Shane could never figure out what he wanted to do for a career. He's had a passion for fishing his entire life and one day while taking some friends fishing he realized that he really enjoyed putting people on fish and seeing the excitement it brought to them. Captain Shane decided to get his captain's license and do a job that he loved. Pictures don't show everything or the time it takes to catch some of these big fish. As your captain and fishing guide, he'll do everything in his power to get you on that big one.
Techniques
Captain Shane uses a few different fishing styles from drifting, trolling, bottom fishing, skipping docks, and fishing mangroves using live bait and artificial lures.

Hey, I'm Captain Shane Trottier

Grant-Valkaria, United States
Background
Even as a straight-A student through school, Captain Shane could never figure out what he wanted to do for a career. He's had a passion for fishing his entire life and one day while taking some friends fishing he realized that he really enjoyed putting people on fish and seeing the excitement it brought to them. Captain Shane decided to get his captain's license and do a job that he loved. Pictures don't show everything or the time it takes to catch some of these big fish. As your captain and fishing guide, he'll do everything in his power to get you on that big one.
Techniques
Captain Shane uses a few different fishing styles from drifting, trolling, bottom fishing, skipping docks, and fishing mangroves using live bait and artificial lures.
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Whatever Turns U On Fishing Charter

Federally permitted
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(88 reviews)
Grant-Valkaria
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Trips from US $500

Whatever Turns U On Bow Fishing

State licensed
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(1 review)
Palm Bay
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Trips from US $300

Fishing Reports

Snook Bite Is Hott
Snook Bite Is Hott
Oct 23, 2025 Grant-Valkaria
The snook bite at Sebastian Inlet has picked up pretty good this week along with some big bull redfish. We have some rough seas building up this weekend but hopefully next week will be calm enough to rip a lip.
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Inshore Redfish Rodeo
Inshore Redfish Rodeo
Oct 15, 2025 Grant-Valkaria
The last couple weeks Mother Nature has treated us with some horrible weather but then just like that it is beautiful again. We've had to work around the rain, high winds, and rough seas and we're still putting fish in the boat. Sebastian Inlet has been torn up lately so we've been doing a lot of river fishing. The water levels have been super high due too the King Tides ร nd the heavy rains we've been having. The high water levels are allowing us to get back into places we normally can't go because of the depth and it's been very successful. Redfish have been our top fish with a few snook and trout in the mix. Jacks, ladyfish, and bluefish have also given us some good battles as well. Lastly, the mullet run is still in full effect so get out with us soon before time runs out.
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Inshore Redfish Rodeo
Inshore Redfish Rodeo
Oct 15, 2025 Grant-Valkaria
The last couple weeks Mother Nature has treated us with some horrible weather but then just like that it is beautiful again. We've had to work around the rain, high winds, and rough seas and we're still putting fish in the boat. Sebastian Inlet has been torn up lately so we've been doing a lot of river fishing. The water levels have been super high due too the King Tides ร nd the heavy rains we've been having. The high water levels are allowing us to get back into places we normally can't go because of the depth and it's been very successful. Redfish have been our top fish with a few snook and trout in the mix. Jacks, ladyfish, and bluefish have also given us some good battles as well. Lastly, the mullet run is still in full effect so get out with us soon before time runs out.
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Fall Mullet Run 2025
Fall Mullet Run 2025
Oct 9, 2025 Grant-Valkaria
It is the start of the fall mullet run and the big fish have been chewing. The Indian River and Sebastian Inlet have been loaded with hungry predators chewing on giant schools of mullet during their yearly migration. Recently Sebastian Inlet has been full up with hungry bull redfish and Jack crevalles. The snook are hitting here and there but we are getting some keepers here and there. In the river snook, redfish, and tarpon have been devouring mullet. September and October are my personal favorite months of the year to inshore fish, so don't miss out, book a trip with Whatever Turns U On Fishing Charters
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October Pumpkins
October Pumpkins
Oct 8, 2025 Grant-Valkaria
This past week we've had some really crappy weather. High winds, rough seas, and raining almost everyday. It's not the typical Fall season that I'm used too but we managed to work around it. The bite has been slow but we're still finding fish and having some fun drag screaming action. Redfish has been the most consistent these past couple weeks. Sebastian Inlet has had some really dirty water lately because of the weather. We've been catching a few jacks and reds on the drift but our best luck has been along the mangrove shorelines in the lagoon. The forecast for next week looks pretty good so check us out, book us up, and let's catch some fish.
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Persistence Pays Off
Persistence Pays Off
Jun 18, 2024 Grant-Valkaria
I just got back from Alaska doing some halibut fishing with AFishunt Charters and what an amazing trip that was. It was definitely a change of scenery and weather for sure. Probably the most beautiful place I have ever seen. The heat here in Florida is brutal and unforgiving at times but at least we don't have to deal with below freezing temps. Last week we did have some beautiful days despite some of the showers. The river and the ocean were flat and calm which let us get out to some of the nearshore reefs on the flats boat. We were able to limit out on some big lane snapper and a few good sized mangrove snapper. The kingfish have been running down the beach as well as the big tarpon. If you want to target tarpon, let me know before hand because we will have to get on the water much earlier than normal trips, "weather permitting". The river has been holding a bunch of keeper mangrove snapper in some of our honey holes and the snook bite has been pretty decent at times at the inlet. This young kid was getting whooped by his dad and older brother all day catching snapper but he was persistent and ended up pulling in the biggest fish of the day, a nice 30" slot snook. It looks like this week is gonna be a breezy rough week so we'll just have to manage and work around the weather. The forecast for next week is looking to be a pretty good week with calm seas as of now.
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Liz A. D.
Houston, TX
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Fantastic Family Fishing Trip!!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore/Nearshore on August 18, 2023
Hadbest captain hands down!โ€ฆI was very glad to have been able to book a charter with Shane, he was absolutely wonderful &...
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Down to earth captain

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore / Nearshore on June 13, 2024
Had a good time with a down to earth captain.ย  He was very knowledgeable about the species and we caught what he expected...
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Jialin T.
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Very nice!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore/Nearshore on January 4, 2023
Captain Shane was very friendly and efficient in finding us the perfect spot. Our boat has fish every once in a while when...
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Terrence M.
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Capt. Shane is legit 4 realz

VERIFIED   3 Hour Inshore Trip on July 18, 2024
Had a great time. Capt. Shane made sure it was a good time regardless of what got caught. He puts his passengers first and...
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Melissa M.
Melbourne, Florida
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Great Day!

VERIFIED   Inshore/Nearshore Half Day (PM) on June 1, 2022
Shane did a great job! He was very knowledgeable and took us to some great spots. We caught a lot of variety of fish, even...
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