Capt. Jared was professional courteous and patient.  He put us on fish immediately our first day out and we caught our limit of trout within an hour.  We also got a bunch of red fish and drum.  We fished a second day with him, which was much rougher due to the weather with a Northern coming through bringing rain and high winds.  Despite the challenging conditions, we powered through and Jared was determined to make sure we got our fair share of fish.  He was gracious in extending the day for us, as the weather improved and we had a very successful trip.  I would highly recommend First Light Fishing Charters to anyone looking for a great day out on the water looking to get their fill of fish.

Jarad was very congenial and extremely helpful with landing our fish.  We caught our limit of 9 reds and 4 keeper trout.  Had lots of action from small sharks, also.  I’ve been out with other local guides and only caught 2-3 keepers, so we were very pleased.  Would definitely recommend a 5 or 6 hour trip to give Jarad enough time to locate the fish,spoiler alert—fish have tails and they move around.

We booked with Captain Jared last month and he was very responsive to messages…always responded the same day.  We only communicated via text until we met at the dock in the morning of our trip.  We had a party of 5…3 that have fished before and 2 that had not.  Jared’s boat and all of the equipment are extremely well kept. He was so patient and instructed us on the art of fishing…we caught black drum, red fish, trout, hard heads, a stingray and a blue crab.  While we released more than then we keep, this was a trip the kids will always remember!

Flats fishing on an airboat for the first time. Captain Jared is friendly, and surprisingly eclectic; we talked about everything from Marlin strategies to camshaft lift and duration for a 454.
The fishing was slow except for about an hour of good action. Limited on Redfish, and would have done better, but I lost a couple because I’m a little rusty.
I like the fact that he doesn’t overkill the fish with oversized rods and reels, so even the smaller fish had a good fight.
I gave four stars, rather than five, because we didn’t really want light ‘em up…but I’ll wager he does more often than not.

Jared worked hard to get us on reds on a day they just weren’t biting.  He moved around until he found them, though! We had some keepers and some undersized we threw back.  He knows what he’s doing!