Olivia J Charters with Captain Experiences

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Rodney Chapman

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Independent Guide

Talkative

Laid-back

Instructional

Quality

Beginner Oriented

Comfortable

Captain Rodney runs the trips for his family-owned and operated charter business based out of Freeport, Texas. Captain Rodney will get you fishing the Gulf nearshore and offshore waters and will work hard to ensure you have a fantastic and fun day out on the water.

Captain Rodney has been a Coast Guard licensed captain since he was 18 years old. He holds a 50 ton masters license, Texas saltwater guides license, the required National Marine Fisheries permits, and is fully insured.

Rodney started working on a charter boat at the age of 10 in the state of Maine, where he grew up living on Mouse Island with his Grandfather Lou. It was here his love for the water and boating all started.

Captain Rodney will be happy to show you the most productive methods to reel in your target species. Techniques include fishing with light tackle, bottom fishing, trolling and drift fishing, and depending on conditions and the time of year you fish, you may find yourself chasing after Mahi Mahi, Kingfish, Cobia, Shark, Jack Crevalle, Red Snapper, Redfish,...

About Your Guide

Rodney Chapman

Certified Damn Good Guide

Independent Guide

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Recent Reviews of Olivia J Charters

5.0

based on 11 reviews

Robert

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It was a great time they make sure your comfortable they will Provide bean bags for you to sit on. You can actually take a nap on them.the captin knows the waters dam good captin and I'm already booking another trip next month

Robert

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Henry

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Had an outstanding time!

Henry

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Had an outstanding time!

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Christina

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My boys had a great time fishing. Thank you Captain Rodney!

Christina

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My boys had a great time fishing. Thank you Captain Rodney!

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Response from Rodney:

Thank you for choosing us to take them fishing. We appreciate it and hope we see them again

Response from Rodney:

Thank you for choosing us to take them fishing. We appreciate it and hope we see them again

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Tanesha

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We had an amazing time. Rodney and Ethan were not only very helpful and professional, they were friendly and made the trip enjoyable. When the fish we were catching were too small to keep Rodney took us to another spot where we caught larger fish and 3 sharks! I cannot wait to come back. Maybe this will be a yearly trip for us from now on. Great Captain and First Mate.

Tanesha

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Darren

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We had an awesome trip! The weather and the seas were perfect. Captain Rodney and crew put us right on the fish and they were extremely accommodating plus they were on the spot getting fish in the boat and re-baiting hooks. Will book again!!!

Darren

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George

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Had a great time me and the guys really enjoyed the trip!...

George

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Had a great time me and the guys really enjoyed the trip!...

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George

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This was our second trip this year with Captain Mitchell and we had a blast. This guy knows fishing! He has yet to let us down in finding the good fish!

George

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This was our second trip this year with Captain Mitchell and we had a blast. This guy knows fishing! He has yet to let us down in finding the good fish!

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Kyle

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Put us right on them, very fun trip and comfortable boat.

Kyle

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Put us right on them, very fun trip and comfortable boat.

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Chad

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Crew worked hard to get us on as many fish as possible. Very good trip and would definitely use them again if back in the area.

Chad

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Crew worked hard to get us on as many fish as possible. Very good trip and would definitely use them again if back in the area.

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George

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What a great day we had. Captain Mitch and Deckhand Jerry were exceptional! Well informed, knowledgeable about the fish and the tactics to catch them. They were fun, accommodating and even went out of their way to make me comfortable when I got a little sick.

George

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Larry

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Captain Marshall and Ethan put us on the fish, had a great time

Larry

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Captain Marshall and Ethan put us on the fish, had a great time

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Potential Target Species

Color-coded seasonality below is based on .

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Amberjack	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good
Cobia	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Good
Kingfish	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good
Lane Snapper	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good
Mahi Mahi	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great
Mangrove Snapper	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Red Snapper	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Good	Good
Redfish	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Scamp Grouper	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Great	Good	Good
Spanish Mackerel	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Vermillion Snapper	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Yellowfin Tuna	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good