Native Floridian Capt Michael Bales has been fishing for over 25 years and full time professionally guiding for 10.I have been lucky enough to have fished and guided waters all over the world to include AK, the Rocky Mountain west, TN, NC, GA, and FL! Even a brief period as a Taimen and Trout guide while living in Europe!

While not guiding in Alaska, you can find Capt Mike silently poling the waters of Mosquito Lagoon, Indian River Lagoon and the Canveral National
seashore looking for Redfish or perhaps on the pristine flats of Homosassa in search of Tarpon.

Having been an Alaska Professional Guide for 5 years guiding for all five species of Pacific Salmon, Steelhead, World-Class Rainbow trout and Halibut on Shelikopf straits in Cook Inlet. He has experience operating jet boats, float rafts and drift boats in remote coastal rivers of Alaska, as well as offshore boats and inshore boats in Florida.

U S Coast Guard Licensed Captain
Commercially Insured
Federal IBP Permit Holder
(*Required for Canveral National Seashore and Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge operations)

Active Member of Florida Guides Association(FGA) and Merritt Island Wildlife Association(MIWA).