Searching for dolphins and manatees in The Gulf of Mexico, Caloosahatchee River, Pine Island Sound, and surrounding waters is a great way to start off any combo cruise with Capt. Josh. Dolphins are plentiful and are seen on a daily basis here in beautiful South West Florida. Manatees are little more rare to due to they are very aware of motors. That is where Captain Josh's super quiet 4 stroke Suzuki outboard will allow us to sneak up on unsuspecting dolphins and manatees. The element of surprise gives us great opportunity to get close encounters with some of nature's most gentle giants.

The Gulf of Mexico is home to a copious amount of delicious, powerful and fun fish to catch. While on an offshore/nearshore fishing charter inside of nine miles with Caloosahatchee Cowboy Charters you will have chances to catch them all. If you are looking to harvest fresh delicious fish from the Gulf of Mexico this is the charter for you. Aboard an offshore fishing charter anglers will have opportunities depending on time of year to target: snapper, grouper, cobia, sheephead, triple tail, cobia, king mackerel, bonita, goliath grouper, sharks, permit, redfish, and amber jack. All of these species pull extremely hard and many of them are excellent table fair.

Fort Myers Florida is a fisherman's dream come true. Not only does it offer both fresh and saltwater fishing, it holds some of the world's most famous and sought after big game fish on the planet. Most anglers come here target the saltwater slam and grand slam. The saltwater slam is comprised of catching the Snook, Redfish, and speckled sea trout all in one day. The grand slam is on most anglers' bucket list. Grand slams consist of fishing for and catching the Tarpon, Snook, Redfish, and Speckled Sea Trout all in the same day. The grand slam is very difficult to do considering tarpon are a seasonal fish and are here during certain times of the year only. The slam is more common because the Snook, trout, and redfish are residential fish abundant all year long.

Tarpon Fishing Fort Myers is not for the faint hearted nor is it for the angler that wants to catch tons of fish. Tarpon can be a finicky fish not cooperating on occasion, while other days they will eat everything you throw at them. The hook up to land ratio with tarpon is 1 out 3 on average. However there are days we never lose a fish and other days we go 0-10. Fishing for tarpon is hands down the most frustrating, aggravating fish to target. At the same time it is the most adrenaline pumping, exciting, rewarding, exhilarating, exhausting and most incredible experience any angler can have, period. Its level of difficulty and awesomeness is what makes it so special and Capt. Josh's favorite fish in world to target.