After our initial charter earlier in the week we decided to do another charter after having a fantastic time with Felix, but this time we decided to do it at night. What a great idea! The night charter was even more fun than the day charter. The water was calm, no wind, and we didn’t have to worry about sun burn.

The night started slow but we ended with a bang! Caught a couple Tarpon within minutes of each other right at the end.

Felix (and his girlfriend!) were great hosts to an awesome night.  We would definitely book again and again, but unfortunately our vacation in Puerto Rico ended and we had to go back to chilly Minnesota.

We will definitely book with Felix again when we visit Puerto Rico next time!

Thanks for the great time!

This trip exceeded my expectations!  Capt Clery was prompt, friendly, informative, and treated me like I was an old fishing buddy.
We had a great time - and we caught fish!  Seven tarpon and one barracuda in the boat. Also, three other hookups that released the hook in a jump.  It was a lot of excitement for my first tarpon trip.
Overall, a great afternoon of sharing stories and catching fish!

We had a great afternoon on the water with Captain Felix! It was a beautiful day and my husband and I both caught Tarpon! We also caught a Barracuda and a Snook! My husband hooked a 60+ pound Tarpon, but he bit the hook in half! Those fish are crafty! It really was a fun trip and we would recommend it to anyone wanting to do a little fishing while in PR.

The fishing trip was top notch. Felix picked us up at the cruise ship and we’re fishing in 30 minutes. He put us on fish right away, missing 1 tarpon and catching another 36 inches long. Had a lot of jackel and barracuda bites but missed them all. Then he took us inland to the mangroves and we’re on fish again. Landed a 30 incher and a impressive 60 incher. What a day, trophy’s and congrats all around.
We released all the fish and the captain was great.
A must do, Felix is a friend for life.

Captain Luis is not only a great fishing guide, but of Puerto Rico itself. We started off with two hard fighting Jack Crevelle. Capt.Luis coached my 13 yr old nephew through the fight, it was pretty fun to watch. While waiting for the next strike, we got so into conversation, I missed a tarpon strike that doubled over my rod in the holder, by the time I grab the rod the huge tarpon was airborne flinging my bait out of his mouth about 10 ft in the air, truly exciting and had me focused from then on. Next was the mangroves where we landed a snook and two tarpon completing our Gland Slam! Overall we had 9 strikes and landed 5 fish! If we ever go back to San Juan we will definitely look up our new friend Captain Luis Burgos. It was a great trip with a captain that was informative not only on Puerto Rico but more importantly, how to catch and land tarpon. Next time we fish for tarpon anywhere we’ll always remember to “Bow to the King!”  We highly recommend Captain Luis at Backwater Fishing Charters. Thanks for a great fishing trip and experience.