Great trip for my husband and I even though we didn’t have any luck! The crew was wonderful and it was a really nice way to spend an afternoon.

I rarely leave any reviews, but this one is well deserved. I had heard the fishing is tough in Jamaica, so I was hesitant to book a trip. While researching, I came across Island Dog and after reading all the positive reviews, decided to book a half day and so glad I did. I went by myself, had “Kid” as my deck hand and had an amazing day (trying to remember capt’s name). These guys work hard to put you on fish and had a ton of laughs while waiting for the bite. They found em and got me my first Mahi (2 total), both good size, and landed a blue marlin on the way in and got the fight of my life. Another bucket list fish that’ll be going on the wall. All in all, an unforgettable day on the water.

Excellent Experience!  Highly Recommend!  Our group of two couples was booked on the Justeina for 6 hours.  We got picked up from our hotel in Ocho Rios and transported 10 min away to our boat-very handy!.  We were upgraded to ‘Bigg Deal’ from ‘Justeina’ right away.  I’d suggest bringing Jamaican or American currency.  We booked on fishing booker and it gave us a Canadian dollar amount indicating we could pay in Canadian - we brought this amount and the exchange rate was different that day so we were scrambling to find an additional $40 Canadian-not a big deal but we had wished it was clearer on the site - we did email Captain Shelton in advance prior to leaving Canada to clarify this and we did hear back from him but not until the day before the trip after we were already in Jamaica with our Canadian currency in hand.  Also when we go again we’ll be better prepared for motion sickness as 2/4 of us were ill so we shortened our trip by two hours and were back to shore in 4 hours which wasn’t a problem for the crew or us at all….Captain Tony, and Lucky Randy provided an excellent fishing experience and we’d definitely highly recommend them, and we’d go again with them in a heartbeat!  We caught a lovely Blue Marlin - an amazing lifetime experience!  The crew were very knowledgable, helping us to reel it in, conscious of safety, and great fun! 
Thanks so much for a trip of a lifetime Island Dog!!

The crew was great.  Make sure you ask the captain of the boat if the waters are going to be rough.  The guy taking your money will always say it is great.  Captain Raul told us it was going to be a bumpy day and we still agreed to go.  I asked what to expect and was told probably 3-4 swells.  Turned into 8-10 swells and eventually we decided to cut it short and head in.  The crew was awesome.  They listened to our request and did head into shore.  However, instead of packing it in, they continued to look for fish for us.  We we were close to the shore the Captain saw something and did a couple o circles.  We had four hits all at the same time.  We landed two of the four and what a great experience.  You will always find a good review when you catch fish.  I would have left the same review either way.  It is called fishing and not catching but it always is fun to show off the pictures at home.

The reason for the lower score on the boat and equipment was due to the dock area and how we had to get onto the boat.  The other reason was that on Daddy’s Girl there was a continuous fuel oder that blows back into the seating area.  The fishing equipment is all Top notch and the boat was very clean.

The Crew got 5 stars, would go out with them again in a heartbeat.

Overall experience got 4 stars only again because of the fumes and the tough way to get onto the boat.  Not at all a big deal but like to give people a complete picture of what to expect.  When it comes to transportation, Island Dog had Eton pick us up and would request him on every trip. 

Overall, Island Dog did a great job.  Found Fish, Great Crew, & good organization to get us to the Marina and back to Beaches Ocho Rios Safely.

THANK YOU!!!!

THE FOSTERS

We fished for half a day and the guys on the boat were absolutely great!  We got 7 King Fish and all were in the 20lb.  range.  I would recommend this company to anyone.