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David Nelson

Languages: My wife is from Costa Rica so i speak basic Spanish
Experience: 19 years

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Captain
David Nelson

Member since February 2023 Orlando, United States

Background: Captain Dave is a second-generation Floridian who has been fishing in Central Florida and the surrounding areas for most of his life. Dave's dad, also an avid fisherman, took Dave fishing from a very early age and started his career in fishing. With more than 40 years of fishing experience and extensive knowledge of Florida wildlife, Captain Dave is sure to deliver a wonderful and well-informed day of great fishing.
Techniques: Live bait fishing, light line spinning gear for bass fishing in clear water, light line spinning gear for reds and trout in clear water, Fishing at night for bass and snook

Hey, I'm Captain David Nelson

Orlando, United States

Background: Captain Dave is a second-generation Floridian who has been fishing in Central Florida and the surrounding areas for most of his life. Dave's dad, also an avid fisherman, took Dave fishing from a very early age and started his career in fishing. With more than 40 years of fishing experience and extensive knowledge of Florida wildlife, Captain Dave is sure to deliver a wonderful and well-informed day of great fishing.
Techniques: Live bait fishing, light line spinning gear for bass fishing in clear water, light line spinning gear for reds and trout in clear water, Fishing at night for bass and snook

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Fish it All

5.0 / 5

(96 reviews)

5.0 / 5

(96 reviews)

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Orlando • 20 ft • 4 persons

2 bookings in the past week.

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Fish It All – Port Canaveral

5.0 / 5

(5 reviews)

5.0 / 5

(5 reviews)

Angler's choice

Port Canaveral • 20 ft • 3 persons

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Trips from US $525

Fishing Reports

Port canaveral snook fishing is heating

May 31, 2024 Orlando

Summer fishing is heating up with snook, tarpon, and big jacks showing up. The mullet run will also be underway soon so book your trips now for action filled trip.

Big Bass busting

May 17, 2024 Orlando

Even with the summer heat the bass action continues to be good. All 4 hour trips have been producing over 20 fish on artificial and live bait. We are catching not fishing at Fish it All.

Big Bass

Feb 11, 2024 Orlando

The bigger bass are eating. Best time of the year to catch a nice fish.

Inshore cape canaveral

Oct 1, 2023 Port Canaveral

Mullet run continues catch a mixed bag of snook,reds,and jack carvelle.

Mullet run is on at Cape Canaveral

Sep 7, 2023 Port Canaveral

Well the fall mullet run has begun and the fish are in hot pursuit. A wide variety of species have showed up including Tarpon,Snook,Redfish,and Jack Crevalle.

Customer reviews

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5.0 / 5

out of 5 stars from 101 reviews

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5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Experience

5.0 / 5

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We had the best time catching bass with Captain Dave

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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
	100%
Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
	100%

Appropriate for children
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Pete K.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Great guide, good bass, and fun conversations

VERIFIED 3Hr Bass Fishing pm on March 25, 2025

Pete K.

5.0 / 5

Mar 25, 2025

3Hr Bass Fishing pm

Great guide, good bass, and fun conversations

VERIFIED

Captain Dave was a fun guide to fish with and was very polite to my wife and I. He was waiting at the dock for us when we arrived and had the boat, tackle, and bait ready to go. Communication prior to our trip was also excellent. Once on the water we quickly got on bass and the action was pretty good for our 3 hour afternoon trip. Listening to Captain Dave’s funny and adventurous stories will stick with me for a while. Please give Captain Dave a shot for your next guided fishing trip, I think... More

Captain Dave was a fun guide to fish with and was very polite to my wife and I. He was waiting at the dock for us when we arrived...

Pete K. recommends Fish it All

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David Nelson (The Captain)

Replied on March 27, 2025

Thanks so much Pete had a great time with you guys.

David Nelson (The Captain)

Replied on March 27, 2025

Thanks so much Pete had a great time with you guys.

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Lychelle C.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Perfect trip w teens!

VERIFIED 4 Hour Trip – Bass Fishing (PM) on July 3, 2024

Lychelle C.

5.0 / 5

Jul 3, 2024

4 Hour Trip – Bass Fishing (PM)

Perfect trip w teens!

VERIFIED

Captain Dave was perfect! He contacted us to make some changes to the booking from a 2pm start to a 4pm start, which was much appreciated due to the heat! He was excellent at communicating and setting expectations and there were several options to make payment. His anglers were 2 young men who had just started fishing about 2 months ago but now somewhat addicted to it. They had been shore fishing some of the local lakes with no luck. We booked Capt Dave at the end of their volleyball... More

Captain Dave was perfect! He contacted us to make some changes to the booking from a 2pm start to a 4pm start, which was...

Lychelle C. recommends Fish it All

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David Nelson (The Captain)

Replied on July 6, 2024

Thanks so much Itwas my pleasure to fish with these well behaved young men. They listened and went with the flow of things which enabled them to get some good ones.

David Nelson (The Captain)

Replied on July 6, 2024

Thanks so much Itwas my pleasure to fish with these well behaved young men. They listened and went with the flow of things which enabled them to get some good ones.

Captain replied

Kevin E.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Great Time

VERIFIED NEW 3 Hour Bass Fishing am on May 18, 2025

Kevin E.

5.0 / 5

May 18, 2025

3 Hour Bass Fishing am

Great Time

VERIFIED NEW

Cpt Dave was awesome to work with and prompt with replies when setting up this adventure. On the water was nonstop action with tons of good sized fish. I’m going to be heading out with him again in the future.

Cpt Dave was awesome to work with and prompt with replies when setting up this adventure. On the water was nonstop action with...

Kevin E. recommends Fish it All

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David Nelson (The Captain)

Replied on May 18, 2025

Thanks Kevin see you next time

David Nelson (The Captain)

Replied on May 18, 2025

Thanks Kevin see you next time

Captain replied

Adi K.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

A captain who knows what he’s doing!

VERIFIED 4 Hour Trip – Bass Fishing (AM) on February 21, 2025

Adi K.

5.0 / 5

Feb 21, 2025

4 Hour Trip – Bass Fishing (AM)

A captain who knows what he’s doing!

VERIFIED

We went out for a 4 hour trip in February with Captain Dave. The weather wasn’t cooperating with us but he did so much to put us on big bass! We caught 15+ fish including largemouth bass, chain pickerel, and catfish! The trip was great. Not far from the Disney/Orlando parks. Would definitely recommend going out with him if you get the chance!

We went out for a 4 hour trip in February with Captain Dave. The weather wasn’t cooperating with us but he did so much to...

Adi K. recommends Fish it All

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Dwayne H.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Best time ever! Book you won’t be disappointed!!!

VERIFIED 3 Hour Bass Fishing am on August 14, 2024

Dwayne H.

5.0 / 5

Aug 14, 2024

3 Hour Bass Fishing am

Best time ever! Book you won’t be disappointed!!!

VERIFIED

One of the best private charters. Captain David puts you right where the fish are. Non stop action. In my case it was non stop action in the beginning and it slowed down on the back end of the charter. Captain David did his best to keep the action going but if the fish don’t want to eat what can you expect. David was willing to give us more time fishing just to guarantee we had an amazing time. Definitely will be booking if we are ever in town again. We appreciated the experience we had.... More

One of the best private charters. Captain David puts you right where the fish are. Non stop action. In my case it was non stop...

Dwayne H. recommends Fish it All

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Great guide, good bass, and fun conversations

Great guide, good bass, and fun conversations

Perfect trip w teens!

Perfect trip w teens!

Great Time

Great Time

A captain who knows what he’s doing!

A captain who knows what he’s doing!

Best time ever! Book you won’t be disappointed!!!

Best time ever! Book you won’t be disappointed!!!

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