Half day
$900· 4 hours · 8:00 AM or 1:00 PM · up to 4 anglers
Four hours on the whole boat for whatever is biting — mangrove and yellowtail snapper, mackerel, barracuda and sharks among them. Morning or afternoon.
Check dates →Captain John Callion was born and raised in the Keys and runs the boat with his father, Captain Jack Callion — a family fishing tradition here that began in the 1950s. Tarpon, sharks, bonefish and permit, and snapper for the dinner table.
- 4th-generation Keys fishing family
- Tournament wins on tarpon, bonefish, sailfish and shark
- Licences, live bait and tackle included
- Rated 5.0 on Tripadvisor and FishingBooker
Why Callion
A Keys fishing family since 1979
Marathon has seen plenty of out-of-town guides arrive. This is the local one — born here, raised here, and still fishing the same water.
The trips
Six ways to fish Marathon
Every price is for the whole boat — up to four anglers unless the trip says otherwise — and every trip can be shaped around what you want to catch.
Book any trip online, or call or text John on (305) 394-7991. Tarpon and flats trips run in their seasons only.
Book online
Pick a trip, pick a day
Choose your trip and your date and send it to John. He confirms with you directly — nothing is charged online.
Tarpon trips run in season only — the dates are on each trip.
- Half day — $900
- Morning tarpon — $900
- Afternoon tarpon — $900
- Shark fishing — $800
- Flats special — $1,000
- 6-hour morning — $1,200
From the boat
Bow to the king
A tarpon clears the water on one of John's trips. This is what the morning and afternoon tarpon trips are for.
Filmed aboard with Callion Fishing Charters
How a trip runs
From the dock and back
What a half day with John or Jack looks like, start to finish.
Meet at the dock
Meet John at 11833 Overseas Highway, Marathon, at your trip's start time — 6:00 AM for morning tarpon, 8:00 AM or 1:00 PM for a half day.
The bait is already in the well
Live bait is loaded before you arrive and the rods, reels and lures are aboard. Your fishing licences are covered.
Fish where it is biting
Snapper, mackerel, sharks, and tarpon in season — the captain moves spot to spot until he finds them.
Fillets at the dock
Keeper fish are cleaned and filleted when you get back. Guests often take theirs to a restaurant nearby to have it cooked.
Gallery
Off the boat
Guests, fish and Marathon water, from Callion Fishing Charters trips.
Guests
What people say after
“Captain John was awesome. His knowledge of Tarpon is outstanding. We had booked 3 trips so each of our party of 4 could catch a tarpon. It was completely unnecessary, we all caught at least one on the first hour of the first trip. We caught 12 over the course of the trips. All the fish were returned to the depths unharmed, due to the professional work of the captain.”
“My two daughters, my wife, and I had our second amazing trip with Captain Jack. He met us at the dock and we immediately headed out to catch dinner! Captain Jack got us on to Mangrove Snapper as soon as we got out there. He was amazing with my girls, ages 12 and 13.”
Find us
11833 Overseas Highway, Marathon
Call or text John to book a date, or to ask what is biting.
Address11833 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050
Call or text(305) 394-7991
Included on every trip
- Rods, reels, tackle and lures — fly gear too if you want it
- Live bait, prepared before you arrive
- Fishing licences for everyone in your party
- Cleaning and filleting of your keeper fish
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