Captain
Joel Osborn

Member since January 2023 Summerland Key, United States
Background
Started fishing at a very young age while growing up in the Midwest and the South. Began yearly trips to the Florida Keys over 30 years ago and loved being on the water and fishing while in the Keys. Moved to the Keys permanently over 10 years ago. Obtained my captain's license so I could make a living doing what I love to do. Have advanced my captain's license to 100 GT Master by working continuously on boats over the years including operating some of the larger dive boats in the area.
Techniques
Trolling, Deep Drop, Bottom, Drift, Bridges, and Wreck.

Hey, I'm Captain Joel Osborn

Summerland Key, United States
Background
Started fishing at a very young age while growing up in the Midwest and the South. Began yearly trips to the Florida Keys over 30 years ago and loved being on the water and fishing while in the Keys. Moved to the Keys permanently over 10 years ago. Obtained my captain's license so I could make a living doing what I love to do. Have advanced my captain's license to 100 GT Master by working continuously on boats over the years including operating some of the larger dive boats in the area.
Techniques
Trolling, Deep Drop, Bottom, Drift, Bridges, and Wreck.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(6 reviews)
Summerland Key
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Trips from US $750

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 6 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (11)
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Angler rating
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Tim B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Excellent experience

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Reef on June 21, 2024
We were lucky to get Capt. Joel. The weather was windy so we couldnโ€™t get out to the reef however, he took us to the bridge...
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Jose R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great time, great Capt!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Offshore on June 16, 2023
Capt. Joel went out of his way to ensure we got our chance at some quality fish. While he focused on getting us on some pelagics...
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Anders R. J.
Summerland Key, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Half day trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Reef on June 20, 2023
We were a family of 5 adults visiting the Keys from Denmark, Europe and wanted to go on a fishing trip on the reef. We had...
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Jeffrey S.
PERKIOMENVLLE, PA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day trip with Capt Joel

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip โ€“ Offshore on July 16, 2023
Great day on the water. Capt. Joel got us to the fish fast. We had one on within 5 minutes of dropping the lines!ย  Great...
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Jeremy F.
Lakeland, FL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great time on the water

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Offshore/Deep Drop on August 9, 2023
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