Captain
Doug Illing

Member since April 2019 Little River, United States
Background
Captain Doug Illing is a lifetime fisherman and deep sea “fin-atic.” Having grown up fishing on both fresh and saltwater, his technique is versatile and he’s able to accommodate any style of angler. Capt. Doug has been working as a football coach and teacher for the last 32 years as well, is great with kids, and loves sharing his passion for the open waters with his customers. He invites you to join Salty Fin Charter for an all-out battle against some of the toughest fightin’ fish you’ll ever go up against!
Techniques
Techniques may vary depending on the time of year and what types of fish are available at any particular time. Captain Doug’s main technique is trolling with live bait while targeting King Mackerel, Cobia, Sailfish, Wahoo, Tuna and Mahi Mahi. He also specializes in bottom fishing for Grouper, Black Seabass, Vermillion Snapper, and many more!

Hey, I'm Captain Doug Illing

Little River, Verenigde Staten
Background
Captain Doug Illing is a lifetime fisherman and deep sea “fin-atic.” Having grown up fishing on both fresh and saltwater, his technique is versatile and he’s able to accommodate any style of angler. Capt. Doug has been working as a football coach and teacher for the last 32 years as well, is great with kids, and loves sharing his passion for the open waters with his customers. He invites you to join Salty Fin Charter for an all-out battle against some of the toughest fightin’ fish you’ll ever go up against!
Techniques
Techniques may vary depending on the time of year and what types of fish are available at any particular time. Captain Doug’s main technique is trolling with live bait while targeting King Mackerel, Cobia, Sailfish, Wahoo, Tuna and Mahi Mahi. He also specializes in bottom fishing for Grouper, Black Seabass, Vermillion Snapper, and many more!

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Great Captain

GECONTROLEERD   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Offshore op Juni 13, 2025
Captain Doug was able to get us fishing at the last minute due to a medical issue that cancelled our previous charter.ย  Great...
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Salty fin for the win!

GECONTROLEERD   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Offshore op Juli 31, 2025
We had bad storms the night before along with early am! We left the dock on time but some pop up storms started building! Lots...
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Captain Doug was amazing

GECONTROLEERD   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Offshore op Juli 29, 2025
This was the first time that 2 out of 3 of us went deep sea fishing and enjoyed it 100%. The fish were slow biting but Captain...
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Christina C.
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3/4 Day Offshore Trip with Capt. Doug

GECONTROLEERD   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Offshore op Juli 22, 2021
My teenage son and I took our first offshore fishing trip with Capt. Doug and first mate Dave and had an awesome day!ย  They...
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8 hour trip - 14 ocean beasts obtained

GECONTROLEERD   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Offshore op Mei 20, 2021
I wish I had the time to write the entire story but just know that they were kind and courteous of everyone that we had on...
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