About Capt. Joe

Capt. Joe has been fishing the waters of the Indian River since he was 6 years old. When his father first took him snook fishing on the old wooden bridges using nothing more than a Calcutta pole, 100 pound mono and a big mullet attached to a 6/0 hook. Capt. Joe's first snook wasn't that big, about 10 pounds, but after a 5 minute fight his father helped him flip the snook up onto the bridge and that is when Capt. Joe knew he was hooked on snook fishing.

Capt. Joe is a retired Lieutenant from the St. Lucie County Fire District. After 25 & 1/2 years of service he decided to fish full time. Capt. Joe has been with his wife, Cammie, for 33 years. Capt. Joe taught their two children, Rob and Tina, his love of fishing and both are avid anglers. Rob has gone on to fish the S.K.A. tournaments and is teaching his daughters, Savannah and Kaitlyn, his love for fishing. Savannah has already brought home trophies from the Junior Teen Anglers. Thanks to her Dad she is now an avid offshore angler and dolphin is her favorite fish to target. Tina's husband was just deployed again and she is adjusting to that but still has time to go fishing with her dad.

Capt. Joe is a U.S.C.G. licensed Captain. Capt. Joe was instrumental in starting the local chapter of National Teen Anglers. He has been a Teen Leader for the last 6 & 1/2 years. In October he just started a Junior Teen Angler program for the 5 to 11 year olds. Capt. Joe is an accomplished outdoor writer and has a weekly fishing report in the local newspaper, The Tribune. He has also written several feature articles for The Tribune on fishing and hunting. Capt. Joe wrote a feature article for South Florida Sportfishing Magazine about the Indian River. He also does a live fishing report each morning for WCQS, 88.9fm, the local N.P.R. station. Capt. Joe also writes for numerous Internet sites like www.cyberangler.com, www.landbigfish.com, www.reelreports.com, www.swordfishingcentral.com, www.teenanglers.org and many more fishing sites. Capt. Joe has had several stories on the Coastal Anglers website.

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