Biography
Imagine if you will the serenity of the placid waters, the cry of an airborne Osprey as she hunts for her meal and then… the answer of its mate.
Capt. Mark is gently moving the Banshee with the push-pole, the vessel slowly gliding across the shallow flat.
A ripple on the water catches the Captain's eye: "Tail at one o'clock, sixty feet"!
The angler (you perhaps) makes the perfect cast and the artificial crab gently "plops" into the water not three feet past the unsuspecting redfish.
The fish is still tailing hard, diligently rooting for the shrimp or crab it's working to extract from the grass bed.
The angler inches his lure within a foot of our target and the redfish suddenly lights up!
A sharp thump on the line is felt as the fish inhales the piece of plastic and the angler lowers the rod tip and tightens
the line then comes up quickly with the rod and says "Fish On".
I bid you welcome; to my world and to my office!
Capt. Mark has been fishing the 160+ mile length
of the fabled Indian River Lagoon System since 1970. He brings a
lifetime of sport-fishing experience and over 10 years of commercial
fishing knowledge to your day on the water. Capt. Mark's passion for
inshore saltwater fishing began while living in Stuart, Florida at the
southern reaches of the Indian River Lagoon. Here he learned the fine
art of snook fishing from the area's lighted bridges while fishing at
night. Here too he learned how to catch trout by the hundreds on the
expansive flats from Jensen Beach to Ft. Pierce.
Presently Capt. Mark resides in Titusville,
Florida at the extreme north end of the Indian River Lagoon and the
adjoining Mosquito Lagoon, where the highly prized redfish reigns
supreme. Capt. Mark, until becoming a FULL-TIME fishing guide
commercially fished these water for spotted trout and pompano in the
hook and line industry. Today Capt. Mark only guides, preferring to
return as many fish as possible to the water to be caught again.
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While
Capt. Mark is locally known for finding the GIANT redfish this area is
famous for he is equally adept at finding the slot-sized redfish that
most anglers prefer. Another specialty to mention is fishing for trout
in the summer months using live pigfish, which Capt. Mark traps himself.
Capt. Mark has been featured on national
television on the Outdoor Channel and local Florida television shows and
has authored featured articles in major fishing publications. Capt.
Mark is often requested by area business to give seminars on various
fishing techniques and authors a biweekly fishing forecast and report
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USCG Licensed and Insured
FULL TIME GUIDE
I've got the best office in the world.......the Indian River Lagoon.
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