Captain
Nick Hughes

Member since February 2023 Indian Shores, United States
Background
Capt. Nick runs trips out of Bay Pines aboard a Pathfinder 26. These waters are known for Tarpon and Snook and he will show you how to catch. With great knowledge of the area, he has a trick or two up his sleeve, and the only way to learn is to join him out on the water!
Techniques
Live bait/ Artificial

Hey, I'm Captain Nick Hughes

Indian Shores, United States
Background
Capt. Nick runs trips out of Bay Pines aboard a Pathfinder 26. These waters are known for Tarpon and Snook and he will show you how to catch. With great knowledge of the area, he has a trick or two up his sleeve, and the only way to learn is to join him out on the water!
Techniques
Live bait/ Artificial
Anglers Choice
Verified

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(53 reviews)
Angler's choice
Indian Shores
 Last booking: 9 hours ago
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Trips from US $450

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 53 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (31)
February fishing trip
February fishing trip
Fishing with Nick
+28
Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
92%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
96%
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Hope W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

We caught a Shark!

VERIFIED   5hr inshore on November 3, 2025
Captain Nick was great! He took us to many spots and was very informative and communicated everything about each location we...
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Nicholas H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

BEAUTIFUL experience!!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip AM โ€“ Inshore/Nearshore on July 1, 2025
Captain Nick was an amazing individual! My son and I had so much fun on our adventure out. Slow day with catching on live bait...
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Mike B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Captain Nick is the best!

VERIFIED   5hr tarpon on May 23, 2025
Four of us went on a near shore charter with Captain Nick. Hr put us on a lot of fish near shore in a handful of spots. We...
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Dan S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Capt Nick was great!

VERIFIED   NEW  4 hour PM- inshore/ nearshore on February 17, 2026
Had an excellent trip!ย  Nick was knowledgeable and personable and we had plenty of action!
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Brandy S.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Tarpon trip was a Bust, but the experience was amazing

VERIFIED   5hr tarpon on May 29, 2025
We decided to charter a Tarpon trip, 1st timer. Was supper excited but in the end we came up with goose egg, nota, skunkes....
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