My son and I came to PV specifically to fish. I chose CALYPSO for a variety of reasons. ABSOLUTELY the right choice. Captain Ariel & 1st Mate Eric went above and beyond.

We did the ten hour trip, looking for tuna and marlin. The weather was fantastic, which made for an easy trip outside the bay. Within ten minutes of putting the lines in, my son landed a huge sailfish! Longer than the boat is wide huge! This was soon followed by a large blue marlin strike, landing two more sail fish, several tuna strikes, and finally landing a small tuna!

During all of this, Ariel and Eric kept the lines straight, the boat clean, answering all of our many questions (Ariel is bi-lingual, Eric speaks decent english), sharing the history of Puerto Vallarta…just amazing guest services. 

Not only did Eric surprise us with some delicious fresh ceviche, but he also processed our tuna, all while the boat was underway. Eric has some impressive knife skills!

My son and I are already planning our return trip. Fishing with Captain Ariel and Eric on board the Calypso will now be an annual event for the two of us.

What an incredible day!

Thank you again, Captain Ariel and 1st mate Eric.

We came into Puerto Vallarta for a family trip. I had researched this crew beforehand and they came through with a blast. Booked a 6 hour Bay trip, and being a little worried we would not be leaving the bay, they did not disappoint. Started off at 7am catching some skip jack for bait and enjoying the amazing view with the sunrise over the mountains. While it was quiet we had a great time with music, beers, and fresh ceviche the deckhand prepared. After some time passing we made our way deeper into the bay and captain Ariel spotted a Mahi which we targeted, later catching a mahi on live bait in that same location. While we took pictures with the mahi, captain hooked a huge Sailfish! What a fight. Teaching us through the fight we caught the sailfish and brought it aboard after 35-40 minutes. Such an adrenaline rush! Couldnt be happier with the trip and very accommodating crew! Thank you. I would recommend this charter to anyone and would love to go out with them again.

We joined Ariel for an 8 hour fishing trip and he and his crew mate were amazing. They were super knowledgable, helpful and patient, even helping to teach my 12 year old son to cast. They took us up around Punta Mita and Sayuita where we landed a 96 inch sailfish, a huge rooster, another huge needlefish, and my son’s first fish - a good size mahi. And this was on a dead day where other boats struggled. We had an amazing time and I would strongly recommend Calypso as an anglers best shot at a great charter trip in PVR. Thank you Ariel for the awesome memories and helping to hook my son on the sport.

The crew worked incredibly hard all day. The day started out rainy and slow but we hit a school of Mahi late afternoon and the crew kept us fishing for an extra hour at no additional charge to ensure that we caught some fish. In all, we hooked a blue marlin and landed seven Mahi and one Shark. On the way back (approx two hours one way), the mate prepared fresh ceviche that was excellent and cleaned/filleted our fish. Both the Captain and the Mate were great to be around, full of energy with awesome personalities. The owner, Ariel met us at the dock where he offered to wrap and freeze our fish for the trip home (cost was approx $4 dollars per pound). He even went out of his way to get us a cheap cooler and drop off the fish at our hotel before our flight home. Absolutely outstanding customer service. I would recommend these guys to anyone and hope to fish with them again!

I did my research and (wisely) chose Calypso II. We had a fantastic day of fishing and a great 6 hours with Ariel and Eric. Ariel repeatedly put us on top of huge Crevalle Jack fish while the boats around us mostly watched us reel them in. The boat was immaculately clean and the crew are very friendly and easy-going. The bathroom is clean and works fine if you need it. All around a great trip and I highly recommend this crew to anyone.