This was our first visit to the area and wanted a “quick fishing” trip, so we booked for only 2 hours. We told Captain Nathan we we would like to “catch our lunch”.
Within 15 minutes we had caught enough live bait to keep us busy. Nathan took to a spot , baited the hooks and gave us a quick but thorough lesson. On our first cast, we were catching Mangrove Snapper. We had a Barracuda eat one of the fish on line. The boat was excellent, the equipment was nice, and Nathan kept very busy baiting the ours hooks.
We caught our limit, Nathan cleaned the fish and we had them cooked at Lazy Days. Blackened Mangrove Snapper. Delicious!!
I would definitely fish with Nathan again, however I would request fishing for Tarpon or Mahi and fishing for 4 hours.

We booked a 4 hour trip with Captain Nathan. Our group included my 3 sons, ages 10, 12, and 14, and myself. We had never been to the FL Keys before but we enjoy fishing and wanted to experience it there while we visited on spring break. We weren’t sure if the weather would work for us on the day we’d been planning to go, and Nathan was flexible with us, offering us a reschedule or refund if we wanted. We decided to go for it and after catching some bait we decided to see what conditions were like about 4 miles out near a wreck where Nathan said the Yellowtail bite had been good. He patiently worked with my boys and me to coach us on how to fish, and it wasn’t long before my middle son had one on the line. Over the next couple of hours we caught a total of 9 Yellowtail Snapper and then when the bite slowed, he took us to another spot nearby and took about a half hour to fish deeper for the larger Mutton Snapper. We caught 2 of those, with the first being too small and the second just over the 18” requirement. We had a great time and would highly recommend Captain Nathan whose patience, experience, and easygoing approach was perfect for our group. He filleted our catch and we took it to Lazy Days where we had a delicious dinner with the family.

This trip was the best I’ve had yet! Nathan got us on fish all day. We caught six giant yellow fin snapper and had them cleaned up for dinner. We also caught other varieties of fish as well. Nathan answered all of our fishing questions and was the best and most patient instructor. We learned a lot. We visited two different spots out in the deep sea. The second spot we caught the largest nurse shark I’ve ever seen! Talk about exhilarating! WOW! We also did some fishing in the channel. I can’t say enough about the fantastic time we had! Thank you again Captain!

I don’t even know where to begin. This was one of the best chartered trips I’ve ever done. It really set the bar for future trips I know that. I have been out in Maine, Cape Cod, Connecticut, the outer banks,  New York, and even my home away from home Captiva Island. Captain Nathan showed us one of the best days I’ve had fishing ever. Start to finish this was fantastic. Took his advice and brought some of our catch right to lazy days and had our fish prepared 5 different ways. Best day ever!! If I could give more than 5 stars I certainly would!