Hi, My name is Captain Pete Rapps.
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My grandfather Al Rapps got me hooked on fishing in the 70’s. His life revolved around either being on the water, or preparing to be on the water. He was a fish-a-holic. His blood runs in my veins. I share his addiction. By the time I was 10, I was tying my own knots and filleting our catch. I have been fishing the Everglades National Park since 1989, and exclusively from Chokoloskee Island since 1999. |
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| I receive so much joy in sharing my addiction, teaching others the wisdom I have acquired, and showing my clients the way through the veritable maze of mangroves and labyrinth of oyster bars that exist here in the 10,000 islands and the Everglades National Park in Southwest Florida. |
| I was born in Plainfield, NJ in 1968. Our family moved to a lakefront home on Lake Wallenpaupack in the Pocono mountains of Pennsylvania where my brother Jeff and I fished all we could. After graduating from college in 1988 with a degree in building construction from Johnson College in Scranton, Pa., I moved to Naples, FL. It was not long before I found my way in Chokoloskee, and have been fishing the Park ever since.
I met my Wife Jill and we married in 1991. We have owned our place in Chokoloskee for over a decade now. |
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I feed my addiction by spending my days on the water. When I am off the water I am either preparing to be back on the water, cooking seafood , swapping fish recipes, talking about fish, or reading about fishing. I hear reels screaming in my sleep. I see recipes in my head before a hooked fish even gets into the boat. My name is Captain Pete Rapps, and I am a fish-a-holic. Captain Pete Rapps Captain Pete Rapps |
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Captain Rapps is considered to be the friendliest and most knowledgeable charter captain and backwater fishing guide in the Everglades city, FL and Chokoloskee Island, Florida areas of the Ten Thousand Islands and the Everglades National Park. |
