My husband and I have done three different fishing charters in different parts of North America and we both agreed Captain Jon-Paul has been the best yet! His communication, timeliness, knowledge, and equipment was better than we could have hoped. Jon-Paul not only connected with my fish loving husband, but also myself science we both have a love for the natural world (biology)! He helped us catch fish, made sure we had a great time, and even gave us some extra time due to rain. We will definitely be booking with him in the future!

We asked Jon if we could target some species we normally do not catch in Pine Island Sound where we fish on our own boat often. We asked to target Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon and we would also be fine catching any other species that may be plentiful. We went to many spots that he knew we would see these species. We caught 3 Bonefish in the very first location he picked out. We went to another spot where he said we may find Permit. We did see 1 very large one but were not close enough to cast to. We searched other likely Permit and Bonefish spots but were not able to hook up. He took us to a spot where he knew there would be some Tarpon. A few casts later one came up after our lure twice but did not hook up. We ended up with some super nice Snook as a consolation!! All in all you will not find a nicer captain that will work his tail off to get you on the species you are after.

My name is tony grimaldi and i just finished 3 days of fishing with john-paul.
best fishing experience of my life. john-paul is a great guide! he is smart, an expert at what he does and knows how to put you on the fish. I can wait to find time and schedule another trip with him. at a minimum 5 stars!

Captain Jon-Paul was very easy to work, personable and patient. His vast knowledge of not only fishing but also the ecosystem and marine life surrounding the Keys made my 50th birthday trip something to remember.  We hooked a couple of tarpon and managed to reel one in. It was an amazing fight! And we caught many red snapper to supply us with a great fish dinner.
Thank you for an awesome trip and we will be back again!
Toni and Becky

Jon- Paul took 2 of us out for 3 half days in a row. He is a very down to earth, nice guy with midwest roots. He is very knowledgeable about fishing in the area and is well in tune with the tides and how they are affecting the fishing areas. Uses first class, light tackle fishing equipment. Although it is a smaller boat, it was a very smooth ride and comfortable to fish from and allowed us to get in very shallow water for tarpon hunting. We jumped 10 tarpon in 3 days and had takes on another 10 more. Two tarpon we each fought for a minute. A short double header. A third, I fought for 5 minutes before he came unbuttoned. On the last day, I finally got a tarpon in the boat. Jon-Paul was just as pumped as I was. Seeing how excited he is about his clients’ success says a lot about him as a person and as a guide. The guide’s job is to put us on the fish and give us an opportunity and he definitely did that. We also caught a bonnet head shark and a small Goliath grouper and a large puffer fish. We caught many mangrove snapper and could have caught as many as we wanted, if we chose to focus on them. We did keep some for a dinner one night, and they were tasty. We spent time trolling for large barracuda. We spent time all three days trying for a bonefish. Going into this, I had not really thought that was a possibility and appreciated the effort for chasing a bonefish. With Jon-Paul directing my cast, I apparently cast my DOA shrimp on the head of a good sized bonefish and spooked him. I never saw it. He is very attentive and hard working and we moved often when he felt the window was closing and another might be opening. We tried a variety of tactics and pursued a variety of fish. We enjoyed listening to his experiences with the National Park Service when the fishing slowed. Overall, an extremely fun experience!