John was a great captain and his son Turner was awesome too.  Both very knowledgeable and gave us a fun day on the water.  I was especially impressed that John communicated with us a few times and changed our departure time a little based on tides and bottom conditions.  This gave us the best chance for finding and collecting scallops and we ended up with 3&1/2 gallons.  Thanks guys!  Hope to see you again in the future for another adventure!

My family of five chartered a boat with Captain John on 7/15/22. What an amazing trip! It was our first time scalloping and Captain John and his “First Mate” Amy (wife) made the experience such an awesome one. They are both extremely knowledgeable about scalloping and the history of Crystal River. The springs were beautiful and we even got to swim with a manatee. I would highly recommend Captain John Messer to charter!!

Have you ever had one of the days where you just knew God loved you, and that He puts just the right people in you path at the right time? We’ll today was that for me. There were so many kindnesses show to me today by Amy and John. Every aspect of the trip was wall planned and beautifully executed. Thank you John and Amy for sharing your lives with me today, I am honored!

If your looking for a scallop charter, look no further than Captain John. Super local knowledge, gracious host, comfortable boat. He and his mate Amanda were awesome. We made great family memories and the scallops were plentiful. A five star experience.  We look forward to our return and Captain John will be our “go to” guide. Thanks Captain John for the great day.

What an awesome experience! John and Amy took our family of five (three kids 8 and under) on the perfect fishing and boat trip. They were knowledgeable, kind and cared about our enjoyment of the trip. It was adapted to our family and we couldn’t have been happier with the trip. Great people, beautiful sights and a fun day!