The weather was perfect, dead calm water to allow for a wonderful ride into the back country to try for our target fish snook, red fish and trout.  We did catch red fish, trout, grouper, mangrove snapper, scared a few snook and hooked four tarpon that gave us a great fight right up to the side of the boat but declined to be boated. Capt. Charles knew his waters well, going to the mangroves that produced a great fishing experience, was pleasant to chat with and very helpful with casting techniques unique to this style fishing.  Would do this again in a heartbeat.

Great Day on the water with Charles. Lots of fun with a Captain who clearly knows the waters. We enjoyed a variety of fishing, catching Trout, Reds and our limit of Snapper. He was always working hard to make sure we enjoyed our time, assisting my wife with casting and baiting our lines. The scenery was spectacular and well worth the trip. Also very helpful with ideas for local activities.
I will recommend Charles to all my friends and we look forward to returning for more time on the water.

Great day on the boat with Charles! He will take you to the fish! We mainly just wanted a fun day on the water and he definitely delivered! We got great views of the keys wilderness as we travelled to the fishing spots. Ended up with two big bags of cleaned sea trout and snapper to take home and cook. Charles works hard to make sure you’re having fun, and to keep you fishing by replacing hooks, bait, maneuvering the boat, etc. We were also lucky enough to see lots of other wildlife like sharks, a huge sea turtle, and lots of different birds.

Would recommend Charles to anyone who wants a fun and productive day of fishing, with someone who clearly loves their job and is super knowledgeable about the area!

We had a fantastic day on the water!

Everything was perfect from the beginning to the end.
Charles had some great ideas so we could not just catch a few snapper for dinner and many other species .
But could finally catch the desired fish….. a Tarpon in in shallow water!!!

I would do it again anytime!!!

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Ich kann Charles nur wärmstens empfehlen es war ein perfekter Tag.
Er hat sich um alles gekümmert von Anfang bis Ende. ( sogar die Fische fertig gemacht zum Restaurant gebracht und einen Tisch direkt am Wasser reserviert!)
Eigentlich wollte ich nur auf Tarpon angeln, zum Glück habe ich auf ihn gehört sodass wir die verschiedensten Methoden und Spots ausprobiert haben und viele verschiedene Fische gefangen haben.
Ganz am Ende habe ich einen Tarpon in den Flats gefangen. Unglaublich!!!

You cannot possibly go wrong with Charles Hertel….. A native of the keys, knowledgeable, personable and outgoing.  We went for a half day for tarpon.  Caught a 200 plus pound shark, 40 plus pound gigantic jack, and 100 plus pound beautiful tarpon that put on an incredible show. I could not ask for more and I will DEFINITELY use Charles again.  5 star all the way.