We had a new graduate captain today who was great! He was patient with our nephew who preferred to play in the live well with the bait instead of fishing. He baited every line and made sure we were taken care of. I would highly recommend this young man. Thank you for a great trip today for our 14 yr old who is in love with all things fishing. When we come back we willl book another trip with this group for sure! Congratulations Keller on becoming a Captain in the last three weeks! Keep up the great work!

As with any day on the water, it’s ultimately up to the fish whether they are or aren’t on the bite. As for our trip, the fish just weren’t willing to cooperate. In total, we all landed a fish or two and that’s better than any day at the office. As for anyone whom reads this post, I ask them to remember that it’s never the number of fish caught that truly matter but the adventures that are spent with our friends and family.

As for Captain Wes… He is the epitome of a true fishing guide and gentleman. At no point did he “throw in the towel” and call it a day. Until the last minutes of our pursuit, he diligently searched for the that elusive catch of the day and not a second passed where a hook wasn’t baited.

In a split second, our group would book another charter with Captain Wes.

With that said, thank you for our fishing adventure and best of luck to all your future pursuits!

We booked a four hour charter for two dads and (3) 10-year-old boys, who were so excited to spend a day on the water catching fish.

We booked an in-shore trip with hopes of catching Spanish mackerel, spotted trout and red fish.

When we arrived to the boat, the captain (Wes) was not there, but his son greeted us warmly and let us know that he would be our guide for the day. We left the dock on time and took a short cruise into the waters of Destin.

Upon arriving to our first spot, we got five lines in the water, but after about 20 minutes, nobody had a bite or caught a fish. The guide decided that we should try another spot, so we took another short drive hoping for better luck. Unfortunately, it was the same story with no bites and no fish caught at the next spot.

We moved again to another spot, this time we could see some Spanish mackerel in the flats, however, we were still not able to catch any fish by trolling or by casting lines into the water.

After no luck, the guide took us to another location where we attempted live bait (shrimp) with no luck. We bounced around to several locations in our last hour unable to catch any fish. We definitely spent more time driving from spot to spot than we did actively fishing, which was a bit of a surprise.

On a positive note, the guide was a very nice young man, however, we couldn’t help but wonder how much experience he had for a trip like this. Perhaps it was just a bad day, which I do understand can happen, but it was tough to spend over $800 on a fishing trip and not catch a single fish.

We did see a few dolphins and a sea turtle, which the kids enjoyed seeing. That being said, at the end of the trip, I was hoping that the guide might offer even a small discount, but that was not the case.

Overall, we enjoyed being able to be out on the water, but it was very disappointing not to be able to catch any fish for the price that we paid. We understand that this is part of the risk with fishing, but we had hoped for more with the kids.