Meet Captain Pablo

I've spent my whole life on the water, and my love for it started on Blue Lake in South Florida, where I chased largemouth and peacock bass as a kid. That turned into a lifelong love of the water, fishing everywhere from the Gulf waters of Cape Sable in Everglades National Park to the deep blue waters of Bimini in the Bahamas. Today I know the waterways from Key West to Fort Lauderdale, and from Flamingo to the Bahamas, like the back of my hand.

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I spent most of my 20s in hospitality, and it taught me that a great day is about more than the destination. It's about how you feel the whole way there. That's why customer experience comes first on every Coastal Runners trip. I guided for many years before I started chartering commercially in 2020, and I treat every guest like family.

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When I'm not running trips, you'll still find me in Biscayne National Park, fishing, lobstering, camping, or spending a whole day at Billy's Point with friends and family in its magical, crystal-clear water. It's my favorite place on earth, and I can't wait to share it with you.

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​Captain Pablo holds a U.S. Coast Guard 25-ton Master Captain license and is first-aid and scuba certified. Coastal Runners is fully insured and permitted by Biscayne National Park, Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC), NOAA and Miami-Dade County.