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.

Customer Ratings
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Usha_g
Nov 5, 2025
BestFishingExperience - Very good, we liked our captain. He kept us occupied and entertained during whole trip, very polite person and knowledgeable
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Shelly_m
Nov 4, 2025
Shelly - Our Captain Abi was for sure number 1 and the owner is right up there with him. I would certainly do this again and recommend
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779jenn
Nov 3, 2025
Nighttime fishing trip with teenagers - Great night fishing trip with Captain Mateo. He made it easy and this is the perfect way to spend an evening in a beautiful place. Learned a lot and enjoyed the unhurried pace and beauty. Catching a fish was a tremendous bonus!
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Waynes_w
Oct 16, 2025
Biggest Fish I Ever Caught - The Experience was Amazing , I bought a 80lbs. Fish that took about 30 minutes to reel in . Life Time Experience, Thank You Miguel for your Expert Guidance.. Chef Wayne 🎉
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Chrisbb4169nu
Oct 13, 2025
Backwater Tarpon Fishing was amazing! - Backwater Tarpon Fishing was amazing! Great communication throughout the booking process the morning of my trip. Captain Miguel was a great guide! His patience with me was appreciated as I'm a novice. He was very professional and knowledgeable. I landed my first (and hopefully not my last) Tarpon.
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807maisona
Sep 13, 2025
Great Fishing Experience - Captain Gaby was great! We did the 4 hour night fishing and had many bites. We caught large Tarpon, huge Snook and red snapper. We had a great time
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Paulno7425xj
Aug 21, 2025
Great time on the water! - Had a great time on the water despite not hooking into any fish. We got some “nibbles” but nothing hooked up. Very professional and knowledgeable captain. Would recommend for anyone looking to get out and enjoy a day on the boat.
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Curiosity13153886736
Aug 7, 2025
Big Tarpon, big Crevalle Jack, family had a blast. - Went out with the wife and two daughters. First time Tarpon fishing. 23’ skiff. Fished maybe 5 minutes from dock in lagoon. Caught an 80 lb tarpon, a 20-30 lb tarpon, and a really big Crevalle Jack in 4 hours. Fights were 30 min, 15 min, and 5-10 min. Guide worked hard to help us land them, and gave us instruction during the fights. We had a great time and would definitely recommend. Side note, you can’t take tarpon over 40 inches out of the water in order to protect them (their internal organs are damaged by the gravity), so the photos you see of people holding them in the boat are older. But, getting it to the side of the boat is just as big a rush, and still good photos. Light tackle was 7’ rod, 5000 series reel, and it was a lot of fun on that size equipment. Guide had water and PowerAde for us on boat. Dock was right outside San Juan, easily accessible from San Juan, Loiza, Carolina, Rio Grande, etc…Highly recommend a trip to Old Harbor Brewing for food and drink after.
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Susies_c
Jul 23, 2025
Best Captain ever! - Captain Fernando was amazing not only was experienced, knowledgeable, patient and just a down to earth kind of guy. Diego my 14yr old is a beginner so Fernando was very helpful with instruction when he caught his first Tarpon! Thank you again for the great memories.
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Claudio_g
Nov 4, 2025
Unprepared Boat - Not every fishing trip produces results, but this $500 charter had problems that had nothing to do with luck. The boat came unprepared. One bottle of water for four hours in the sun, that's it. No gloves for a tarpon and snook charter, which became a real problem when we hooked two keepers. The captain literally couldn't bring them in because the line was cutting his hand. He even said he needed gloves. We only had two types of bait when the boat next to us had better options and more variety, their captain even told ours he should have more, he also said he should have bought his own gloves. Around the two-hour mark, one of our rods got tangled, and instead of fixing it, the captain just left it in the holder. When I talked to the owner after we got back, I mentioned all of this. His response was basically "sorry the service did not meet your expectations", no offer for a partial refund, no replacement trip, nothing. When I brought up the other boat having better equipment, he just said "that's a different company" (which seemed to be a lie considering both captains were talking to each other all the time), like it wasn't his problem. The captain mentioned he'd only gotten notice of the booking at 5 or 6 AM. If they can't properly prepare for a trip on short notice, they shouldn't accept it. I won't be going back, and I can't recommend this to anyone.
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From $320 (Per Group)
up to 4 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).