Booked a 2 hour excursion with Zach. The initial idea was to fish Trout and Sheepshead but the gulf decided to yield:

3 Mangrove Snapper
1 Crevalle Jack
2 Bonnethead Sharks

Overall, Zach brought us to the fish and some great fights. I’d post the video of the shark fight had it contain PG language.

Zach was quite personable and knowledgeable of hot fishing spots. He was very accommodating to our requests for types of fish to catch. Live bait and quality gear was provided during the trip.

Only regret I have is that I didn’t book a 4 hour excursion with Wet Lines. My recommendation is a 4 hour trip with Zach (or longer if you prefer).

Most of our action came within a 30 minute time span so I can definitely see how a 4 hour trip gets you:

1: a better chance to catch good eating fish (or Bonnethead Sharks for a good fight). :)
2: more time to navigate to spots further from the charter’s dock.

I wanted to have my sons fist fishing experience in Florida be a blast. He was not disappointed. We had rough weather to start the trip with high winds and we weren’t sure how it was going to go.  Captain Zach told us it would be wavy out there and difficult to get a Snook on the line but we could still give it a try. Zach knew exactly where to go and we were able to hook and land 2 large Snook in our short 4 hour trip. We also got 5 sharks to give my son a great story to tell his friends. Zach was friendly, confident in his knowledge, and made us feel like experts when we maneuvered the fish into the boat.  An truly awesome afternoon of fishing and bonding with my son that will last a lifetime.

Capt. Zach showed us a great time. We started the day in the gulf targeting snapper and sheepshead, we caught about 25 of these which Zach later filleted for us. We then went searching for triple tail and ended up getting a short one but still fun to hunt and catch. It took precision casting and reeling which He instructed clearly and constructively. I managed to get the line stuck on the buoy soon after and Zach was super cool about it, no problem at all. Since the tide was coming up in the afternoon that is when we went after reds. We tried and tried and tried with 4 lines in the water at all times but came up short. We were aware that he had slaughtered them the day before. Coming from the Northeast it was amazing just to be on the water. Also, everyone remember this: fishing doesn’t always mean catching. Zach did everything in his power to put us on the fish but they just weren’t biting. We saw all of the fish there! They just weren’t taking the bait. I’m sure that as temperatures go up the fishing will get better. We are coming back to fish with Zach in June for tarpon. He’s an awesome dude and he will put you on the fish and they will bite!! You won’t be disappointed! Book your trip with Wet Lines now!!! Just not on my dates! Great fishing, great guy, highly recommend! And don’t forget to tip!

Went fishing with Captain Zachary on Saturday. I took my two 10 yr. old boys with me. Not the best conditions for fishing as it was windy but Zach knew of some places we could try, where we had some coverage from the wind.

It was an awesome trip. Zach is super cool and was really patient with my two sons who as you could imagine needed a lot of assistance (and patience).

We were on the bite from the very first place Zach took us to which really kept my sons engaged.

After a bit we moved on to a couple of new spots until we found a place where the bite was pretty hot.

We all caught fish and I’m sure my sons will never forget the day.

They even were able to see some manatees and dolphins.

Captain Zach clearly knows the waters and the fishing spots to hit and like I said he was awesome with my sons (giving me more time to fish. :)

If you’re looking to get out on the water and go fishing, I can’t see any reason why you wouldn’t go with Captain Zach and Wet Lines.

Thanks Zach!

John Fiumano

Great time! Got us on some Triple Tail and we walked away with a keeper. Also had some fun pulling in grunts as well. Still made for a lot of fish that were caught and that is ultimately what we were there for, to have a good time on the water and fish!

Capt Zach took care of us time wise too. We left the dock right around our 8am time and got back a few minutes after our noon return window, so we got all of our 4 hours in for sure and enjoyed it thoroughly.

Will be booking him again in the future. Good boat, good spots, good tackle, and great dude!