Light Tackle Tarpon & Snook Fishing Charter, San Juan: World’s Best Tarpon Fishing Destination

Experience world-class tarpon fishing in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Join Backwater Tarpon Fishing PR for an unforgettable day of light tackle angling and explore the beautiful mangroves while targeting tarpon, snook, and jacks.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cooperativa de Pescadores Ramp. - San Juan, PR is home to some of the best tarpon fishing in the world. Light tackle and fly fishing enthusiasts journey from all over the world to fish the brackish waters of Laguna San Jose and Laguna Torrecilla for tarpon, jacks, and snook. This vast lagoon is perfectly suited for marine life, providing infinite…
What's Included
  • Complimentary carbonated beverages
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

San Juan, PR is home to some of the best tarpon fishing in the world. Light tackle and fly fishing enthusiasts journey to San Juan, PR from all over the world to fish the brackish waters of Laguna San Jose & Laguna Torrecilla for tarpon, jacks, and snook. Gorgeous and seemingly endless red mangroves span the horizon right on the middle of the hotel…

Location
Cooperativa de Pescadores Ramp.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Robertwk3045tm
Mar 20, 2025
Fabulous Fishing Experience - Trip was amazing! Easy booking and super friendly. Tommy was our guide and he was great! He was great with my son and made our experience! Along with that we were one of the few boats actually catching the tarpon. Very knowledgeable and knows how to get the fish. Thanks again Tommy!!
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I5053dgmattl
Mar 20, 2025
Amazing Experience - Miguel guides us to the fishing trip of a lifetime! While we had an amazing trip visiting various destinations, this was our favorite activity.
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Kevincz8885lc
Mar 12, 2025
I have never had a better day of fishing. The Tarpon are such an impressive fish. - The backwater lagoon surrounded by mangrove trees is absolutely stunning. The guides go above and beyond to make sure you catch the fish of a lifetime.
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Beachfishing2016
Mar 5, 2025
Put me on my first tarpon - Absolutely a great day. Our guide Cody had us on fish within minutes of leaving the dock. He is very knowledgeable and helped us to understand whatvexpect and how best to fight the fish. Could not ask for a better experience.
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Danfq2328gk
Mar 4, 2025
Great day - Super fun and Austin put me on fish most all of the day. If you are on the fence about doing this you should definitely check it out. Cannot say enough good things about my experience
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Nicholasgh836zx
Feb 28, 2025
Gear 6-hour fly fishing trip - Tommy was a great guide for a 6-hour fly fishing trip. Caught several juvie tarpon and one snook even though conditions were extremely windy. Saw some bigger fish but no good chances. I am a pretty experienced angler, but I got the sense he could guide people of all levels with good results. Highly recommend!
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Seaside47806339331
Feb 20, 2025
Fun day fishing - We had an excellent time. Captain Gaby was great. While we didn’t catch a lot of fish, Captain Gaby moved us around enough to where we finally found a spot that worked, giving us some extra time and we were able to land a few nice fish to send us home happy
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Michael
Feb 20, 2025
Tarpon on the Fly - I’m a saltwater fly fisherman so I decided to sneak away from the family for an early morning tarpon trip. It was easy to schedule online and the payment link functions well. Captain Tony texted the night before and asked if I wanted to use his gear. We met at 6AM before sunrise. The fly rod was a Thomas and Thomas with a Hatch Iconic 9+ reel and a well matched Rio floating line. The only issue is that it is a left hand retrieve and I cast and retrieve right handed. It was not a problem however since, although there are some large fish around, it is primarily a juvenile tarpon fishery for flyfishing. His flies were effective. We spent the next 6 hours with fairly steady action. Quite a bit of the time I cast to feeding or rolling fish but blind casting worked when they weren’t showing themselves. The fish we landed were enthusiastic juveniles but we did cast to some 35-50 lb fish. This is not a destination fishery but an excellent way to spend a day on a family vacation.
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Blakej393
Dec 26, 2024
Great adventure - Had a fantastic time chasing Tarpon and Snook!. Certainly, caught fish and explored so much! Wildlife and fish galore!
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Cheals2017
Dec 25, 2024
Top Notch - Phenomenal trip! Owner runs a great operation and made booking / logistics easy. Took my two boys (18/21 yrs) and crushed tarpon consistently for 3 straight days. We came for a shot at big tarpon and they more than delivered. We landed loads of small tarpon, a bunch of BIG tarpon, some big snook, jacks, and even had a caiman jump an artificial. Guides were as good as it gets. I've fished lots of charters and these two went above and beyond in every way. Will definitely be back!
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