Our family had a great afternoon with Captain Nathan! He made it known right away that he wanted us to have the best experience possible, and he went out of his way to make that happen! We started out on open water and snagged a nice-sized yellowtail within minutes, but when motion sickness hit a couple of the family members, he quickly came up with a plan to head in towards calmer waters where he put us in great spots to land several mangrove snapper for dinner and even a small shark!  He was very patient with our two young boys when it came to teaching them how to reel ‘em in and with answering their numerous questions. (fortunately for them, he’s extremely knowledgeable!).  His Midwestern roots mix well with the laid-back vibe of the Keys, and you can tell that he loves what he does.  We highly recommend Captain Nathan! Thanks for a great time!

My wife, 2 young daughters (6 yrs & 4 yrs old), and I had an awesome family fishing experience with Nate. He got us on fish right away and the action was non-stop. My girls were laughing and having fun the whole time. Nate was very patient and attentive, especially with my daughters, and connected well with all of us. My girls didn’t want to go home. Nate’s boat was spacious, clean, and organized. Hands down the highlight of our vacation to the Florida Keys. I’ve fished my whole life and have been on many other charters. My experience with Nate was the best and we will definitely book another trip with him on our next trip.

We chose Cap’n Nathan for our charter for my son-in-law from CA and my son.  All are experienced fishermen and wanted to get offshore.  Due to windy conditions in the morning, we fished a reef a few miles out and if we went more than 30 or 60 seconds without a bite, we were giving Nathan grief!  Lots of quality fish and twice as many thrown back.  It is a smaller boat but everyone fished from a station and all you had to do was pass your catch to Nathan and he would unhook, measure and re-bait your jig.  Truly lazy man’s fishing!  In addition to the snappers (Lane, yellowtail, mutton, mangrove), grouper and a big porgy, we all hooked up with spinner sharks which fight like crazy and do acrobatic jumps 4 feet above the water!  When the wind laid down a bit we went offshore to a wreck and hooked up on more mutton snapper.  Although rough water, Nathan is an experienced boat handler and has fished in many areas of the US as crew and captain so knows how to get his clients on the fish and make for an enjoyable day on the water and fish in the cooler!!

Just Nathan and I for a full day out of Islamorada.  Meeting up with Nathan was super easy.  Nice easy dock and the perfect boat for what we did.  And, that was chase and catch dolphin and tuna. “Run and Gun” what Nathan refers to it.  Lots of fun.  He involved me as I helped to spot the signs of schooling fish.  Really an awesome charter with a very enthusiatic captain.  We ate well that night.  High recommended.

Nathan welcomed us and worked to make our day great throughout. We faced and 1 in a 100 day of no current and not wind which can be deadly for fishing success but we deferred to his expertise and he adapted and used his proprietary spots and deep expertise to make it fun, exciting, and ultimately productive. The best grouper dinner of our lives was a nice by product of the day. Florida Keys must not be prouder of a Minnesota native! Go w/ Nathan if you’re not sure whom to hire, you won’t be disappointed! Enjoy!