Captain
Matthew West

Member since October 2019 Galveston, United States
Background
I was born in Texas and grew up on the Gulf Coast. I've been fishing with my family for as long as I can remember. In my early teens, I had the opportunity to get my first real dose of blue water and giant fish. This is where the addiction started. Since I've gotten older, it's become a passion of mine to see people's reactions to hooking into a fish of their dreams, give them the opportunity to harvest their own dinner, and make memories with their friends and families. We're a young business and haven't been at it as long as some captains but don't let that distract you. When you arrive at the boat, we want you and your guests to feel like family and at home!
Techniques
When fishing the jetties, we'll supply you with bait and tackle. You'll be provided with top-quality spinning tackle for the smaller inshore species (e.g. Trout, Redfish, Flounder, and Sheepshead). You'll have the option to fish with live shrimp, finger mullet, or opt for soft plastic bait, rigged in a variety of ways. We'll always have live bait for every trip unless it's discussed prior to the trip. When targeting Shark, Bull Reds, and Black Drum. we'll also have heavy tackle provided for you. When fishing offshore, we'll fish natural, as well as man-made reefs and platforms to target different species, including Snapper, Cobia, Kingfish, and Grouper just to name a few. We'll use bottom fishing techniques, along with vertical jigging and trolling.

Hey, I'm Captain Matthew West

Galveston, Verenigde Staten
Background
I was born in Texas and grew up on the Gulf Coast. I've been fishing with my family for as long as I can remember. In my early teens, I had the opportunity to get my first real dose of blue water and giant fish. This is where the addiction started. Since I've gotten older, it's become a passion of mine to see people's reactions to hooking into a fish of their dreams, give them the opportunity to harvest their own dinner, and make memories with their friends and families. We're a young business and haven't been at it as long as some captains but don't let that distract you. When you arrive at the boat, we want you and your guests to feel like family and at home!
Techniques
When fishing the jetties, we'll supply you with bait and tackle. You'll be provided with top-quality spinning tackle for the smaller inshore species (e.g. Trout, Redfish, Flounder, and Sheepshead). You'll have the option to fish with live shrimp, finger mullet, or opt for soft plastic bait, rigged in a variety of ways. We'll always have live bait for every trip unless it's discussed prior to the trip. When targeting Shark, Bull Reds, and Black Drum. we'll also have heavy tackle provided for you. When fishing offshore, we'll fish natural, as well as man-made reefs and platforms to target different species, including Snapper, Cobia, Kingfish, and Grouper just to name a few. We'll use bottom fishing techniques, along with vertical jigging and trolling.
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Nice trip

GECONTROLEERD   4 Hour โ€“ Inshore Jetty Fishing (AM) op September 20, 2025
Great 4 hr jetty trip with the captain. Nice boat and equipment. Lots of bites. Hooked lots of fish. Ended up with 2 reds,...
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Great fun, caught lots of Sharks.

GECONTROLEERD   5hr shark hunt / Bull reds op Augustus 16, 2025
We went out on a 5hr shark hunt and it did not disappoint. We were consistently pulling in sharks until we found what we were...
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Nautilus Charters is Excellent

GECONTROLEERD   4 Hour โ€“ Inshore Jetty Fishing (AM) op Maart 30, 2025
Captain Matt with Nautilus Charters gave us the perfect experience.ย  We had to push back our trip twice and he was extremely...
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First time to salt water fish

GECONTROLEERD   4 Hour โ€“ Inshore Jetty Fishing (PM) op September 20, 2025
Capt Matthew was great to all of us on our trip very knowledgeable and got us on the fish very fun and enjoyable time would/will...
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Great Experience

GECONTROLEERD   5 hr jetty trip op Juli 1, 2025
Captain Matt was great. We took the 6 hour in shore. Came home with a couple good reds, black drum, sheepshead and a bunch...
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