Dawn Patrol Charters
Dawn Patrol Charters
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Dawn Patrol Charters invites you to explore offshore, back bay, and inshore Gulf fishing in the 'World's Luckiest Fishing Village.' For Captain JT and his team, everything swimming around Destin is fair game. Join the crew for a fun and productive day with your family and friends.
Whether it's a trip to the Choctawhatchee Bay for Redfish, Speckled Trout, Sheepshead, Flounder, and Pompano, or an excursion to the prolific Gulf waters for the likes of Grouper, Amberjack, King Mackerel, Red Snapper, Cobia, and Tarpon, Dawn Patrol Charters has it all.
Bay fishing is a great year-round opportunity to enjoy live bait and light tackle action. There are plenty of grass flats, jetties, bridges, pocks, points, and drop-offs to be explored. Plus, you may also catch Ladyfish, Bluefish, Black Snapper, and many more!
If you're after a trip to the Gulf, then just let your captain know. You will be bottom fishing for various species of Snapper and Grouper, as well as Amberjack, Flounder, Triggerfish, and who knows what else. Or go trolling for Wahoo, Mahi Mahi-Mahi, Cobia, Bonito, Spanish and King Mackerel, and Jack Crevalle. These trips can be organized anytime from April until November.
Dawn Patrol will take you out aboard a 22' Cape Horn center console. This spacious boat can accommodate up to six anglers. It comes powered by a single 250 HP Yamaha 4-stroke and can cruise at a top speed of 35 knots. The boat features a dual helm and a Cobia Tower - key features of any sight fishing trip.
The vessel is outfitted with top-notch navigational and fish finding electronics to save your time while searching for fish. As well as that, there is a 30-gallon live well loaded with all kinds of bait to make your hooks irresistible. Depending on which trip you chose, you will use cigar minnows, herrings, redefines, and speedos.
All trips come with the licenses, bait, fly fishing equipment, and quality spinning rods and reels mainly by Penn International.
Dawn Patrol Charters invites you to explore offshore, back bay, and inshore Gulf fishing in the 'World's Luckiest Fishing Village.' For Captain JT and his team, everything swimming around Destin is fair game. Join the crew for a fun and productive day with your family and friends.
Whether it's a trip to the Choctawhatchee Bay for Redfish, Speckled Trout, Sheepshead, Flounder, and Pompano, or an excursion to the prolific Gulf waters for the likes of Grouper, Amberjack, King Mackerel, Red Snapper, Cobia, and Tarpon, Dawn Patrol Charters has it all.
Bay fishing is a great year-round opportunity to enjoy live bait and light tackle action. There are plenty of grass flats, jetties, bridges, pocks, points, and drop-offs to be explored. Plus, you may also catch Ladyfish, Bluefish, Black Snapper, and many more!
If you're after a trip to the Gulf, then just let your captain know. You will be bottom fishing for various species of Snapper and Grouper, as well as Amberjack, Flounder, Triggerfish, and who knows what else. Or go trolling for Wahoo, Mahi Mahi-Mahi, Cobia, Bonito, Spanish and King Mackerel, and Jack Crevalle. These trips can be organized anytime from April until November.
Dawn Patrol will take you out aboard a 22' Cape Horn center console. This spacious boat can accommodate up to six anglers. It comes powered by a single 250 HP Yamaha 4-stroke and can cruise at a top speed of 35 knots. The boat features a dual helm and a Cobia Tower - key features of any sight fishing trip.
The vessel is outfitted with top-notch navigational and fish finding electronics to save your time while searching for fish. As well as that, there is a 30-gallon live well loaded with all kinds of bait to make your hooks irresistible. Depending on which trip you chose, you will use cigar minnows, herrings, redefines, and speedos.
All trips come with the licenses, bait, fly fishing equipment, and quality spinning rods and reels mainly by Penn International.
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Logan DumsRepeat angler5.0VerifiedMay need a nap after this one!
Tarpon Fishing on June 10, 2026 • 2 adultsWhat a great time. We started the day catching bait on sabiki rigs. When the captain decided we had enough we headed out to look for tarpon schools and caught a bonus redfish along the way. Our first tarpon school produced a bite that led to an hour plus long fight before she broke off. Three schools and a couple non target bonus fish later we hooked up again and after an hour long battle we got our tarpon pictures and high fives. Hire this guy and dont forget your sunscreen.
Matthew LittleRepeat angler5.0VerifiedMay fishing trip
4 Hour Trip AM (5MAX) on May 13, 2026 • 2 adultsvery well rounded captin he put me on multiple different spices of fish in different conditions. everytime we stopped i was bringing in fish im just a few minutes of being there (sometimes as soon as my bait dropped in the water) i would definitely recommend captin jt he was very friendly and definitely knew what he was doing.
Mariela Rodriguez5.0VerifiedGreat Captain Great Time
2 Hour Trip – Kids/Beginners Fun on May 24, 2026 • 2 adultsMy husband and i had a blast. We have never done off shore fishing and we really enjoyed ourselves. We caught a bunch of lady fish but it was still super fun! The Captain was amazing! We got caught in HORRIBLE traffic and he was super patient and understanding with us. Will do it again!
Brad Russell5.0VerifiedWhat a day!
3/4 Day Trip (5 MAX) on October 28, 2025 • 4 adultsCapt JT was great to fish with! He started us using a Sabiki rig to catch bait and that was extremely fun. We then trolled and absolutely crushed the King Mackerel! Definitely my favorite guided trip I’ve ever been on. Got some bonitas too. Was an absolutely perfect day fishing, even with chilly, overcast weather. Can’t wait to come back and fish with Capt JT again. Thank you for a great time my boys and I will be talking about for the rest of our lives.
Mike DufnerRepeat angler5.0VerifiedJune fishing trip
Half Day Trip – Extended (5 MAX) on June 24, 2026 • 5 adults • 1 childSolid day in the water. Captain JT worked hard to put us on the fish. Snapper weren’t cooperating so he found a great grouper hole. Even made an early trip back for one guest not feeling so well before getting us back out there. Solid day in the water.
Savannah Sullivan5.0VerifiedFirst trip success!
4 Hour Trip AM (5MAX) on July 15, 2026 • 2 adults • 1 childToday was a great day for my husband and son on their first fishing trip together! Captain JT was incredible. Caught several king mackerel, mangrove snapper and some smaller red snapper that had to be thrown back. Definitely won't be their last time!
Nicolas KirbyRepeat angler5.0VerifiedAwesome Fishing Experience!
3 Hour Trip - Kids Fun (5 MAX) on March 30, 2026 • 4 adults • 2 childrenCaptain JT was great. Our two kids (6&8) loved it. It was all our first time on a fishing charter and it did not disappoint. We caught around 20 spanish mackerel and kept 10 of them. JT was kind enough too also take is to try and find some dolphins and we succeeded. Overall this experience was a BLAST! I would highly recommend captain JT for your next fishing charter experience.
Kayla Speichinger5.0VerifiedGreat Trip!
4 Hour Trip AM (5MAX) on August 6, 2026 • 3 adults • 1 childWe went out with Captain JT this morning and had a blast. As soon as we had our bait, he had us catching fish. He was great with my 7 year old and our poles were bending all day. Would most definitely recommend!
Darrin Karcher5.0Verifiedgreat trip with our young kids
Tarpon Fishing on June 8, 2026 • 5 adults • 2 childrenlimited out on red snapper got some mahi mahi, Black snapper, and a grouper. threw back a monster traggerfish and snaged a shark for fun
Adam Pyle5.0Verifiedbest trip ever will be back!!
4 Hour Trip PM (5 MAX) on September 5, 2026 • 4 adultscaught dinner and big fish captain knows what hes doing and put us on fish
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My family (dad,sister, fiance, and myself) had such amazing experience with JT! My dad has some very tough mobility issues and JT was so patient and caring when getting him in and out of the boat. JT also helped us when reeling in all those big fish! My dad caught the most and biggest fish on our trip! lol..it was like 27 inches long! JT was cheering us on and hopping all over that boat to make sure we weren’t missing an opportunity to catch a fish. We also saw dolphins! It was perfect! We would definitely do it again! Thank you so much, JT!
What a great time. We started the day catching bait on sabiki rigs. When the captain decided we had enough we headed out to look for tarpon schools and caught a bonus redfish along the way. Our first tarpon school produced a bite that led to an hour plus long fight before she broke off. Three schools and a couple non target bonus fish later we hooked up again and after an hour long battle we got our tarpon pictures and high fives. Hire this guy and dont forget your sunscreen.
Had a blast fishing with you guys, very successful trip. We've seen lots of tarpon managed to catch a big red fish bonitas, Spanish mackerel, and had another tarpon on it broke off, found some more. We hooked another one and managed to catch that one turned out to be an awesome day. great day of fishing. See you guys next time.
very well rounded captin he put me on multiple different spices of fish in different conditions. everytime we stopped i was bringing in fish im just a few minutes of being there (sometimes as soon as my bait dropped in the water) i would definitely recommend captin jt he was very friendly and definitely knew what he was doing.
My husband and i had a blast. We have never done off shore fishing and we really enjoyed ourselves. We caught a bunch of lady fish but it was still super fun! The Captain was amazing! We got caught in HORRIBLE traffic and he was super patient and understanding with us. Will do it again!
Had a blast fishing with you And your husband definitely next time would do a longer trip looking forward to fishing with you again. Thanks, J. T.
Capt JT was great to fish with! He started us using a Sabiki rig to catch bait and that was extremely fun. We then trolled and absolutely crushed the King Mackerel! Definitely my favorite guided trip I’ve ever been on. Got some bonitas too. Was an absolutely perfect day fishing, even with chilly, overcast weather. Can’t wait to come back and fish with Capt JT again. Thank you for a great time my boys and I will be talking about for the rest of our lives.
Thanks, guys. Really enjoyed fishing with you. We had an incredible day, lots of action.
FAQs about Dawn Patrol Charters
- US $500 per group, additional US $50 per person after 4 guests - 2 Hour Trip – Kids/Beginners Fun (2 hours)
- US $700 per group, additional US $100 per person after 4 guests - 3 Hour Trip - Kids Fun (5 MAX) (3 hours)
- US $880 per group, additional US $100 per person after 4 guests - 4 Hour Trip AM (5MAX) (4 hours)
- US $880 per group, additional US $100 per person after 4 guests - 4 Hour Trip PM (5 MAX) (4 hours)
- US $1,000 per group, additional US $100 per person after 4 guests - Tarpon Fishing (5 hours)
- US $1,100 per group, additional US $100 per person after 4 guests - Half Day Trip – Extended (5 MAX) (5 hours)
- US $1,100 per group, additional US $100 per person after 4 guests - Half Day Trip – Extended (5 MAX) - 1:00 PM (5 hours)
- US $1,350 per group, additional US $100 per person after 4 guests - 3/4 Day Trip (5 MAX) (6 hours)
- US $1,700 per group, additional US $100 per person after 4 guests - Full Day Trip (5 MAX) (8 hours)
- GPS
- Fishfinder
- Flybridge
- Live bait well
- Ice box
- Sonar
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Lures
- Catch cleaning & filleting
- Fishing license
- Inshore fishing
- Nearshore fishing
- Reef fishing
- Flats fishing
- Backcountry fishing
- Light tackle
- Bottom fishing
- Trolling
- Spinning
- Fly fishing
- Deep sea fishing
- Amberjack
- Cobia
- Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
- Flounder
- Grouper (Gag)
- King Mackerel (Kingfish)
- Redfish
- Shark (Thresher)
- Snapper (Mangrove)
- Snapper (Red)
- Speckled Trout
- Tarpon
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Amberjack
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