Nothin’ Matters – First Light 

4.9/5 (23 reviews)
 
Federally permitted
 210 Harbor Boulevard, Destin, FL 32541, United States
 
Federally permitted
4.9/5 (23 reviews)
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210 Harbor Boulevard
Destin, FL, United States

Spend the day with First Light and see what’s biting in Destin! With Captain Tyler at the helm, you’re in knowledgeable and experienced hands.

Species like Wahoo, Yellowfin Tuna, Swordfish, Sailfish, Blue Marlin, Gray Triggerfish, King Mackerel (Kingfish), Scamp Grouper, Gag Grouper, Mahi Mahi, Red Snapper, Amberjack, and more are in the cards if you come at the right time of year. On these trips, you can expect to troll and bottom fish.

Kids are welcome, so the whole family can come and unplug for the day!  Don’t forget to bring food and drinks!

You’ll be casting lines from a 47’ G&S sportfishing vessel that can carry up to 10 passengers. It comes with outriggers, downriggers, a fighting chair, and all the essentials no fishing machine can run without. There’s an inside cabin with a bathroom, air conditioning, tv with Directv, kitchen, and plenty of lounging space.  Capt. Tyler will provide rods and reels for you.

You’ll have the help of a First Mate to put you on fish. A 20% tip is customary to show your appreciation for the deckhand's hard work.

Your fishing license for the day is covered by the charter boat, so all you have to do is show up ready for a good time! Keep in mind that some fish may have harvest limits or closed seasons. Your captain will help you follow regulations while you fish. It’s never a bad idea to bring a hat, sunglasses, bottled water, and sunblock.

Go ahead and treat yourself to a day on the water with First Light!

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Customer reviews

Rating summary

4.9/5
out of 5 stars from 23 reviews
Boat
4.7/5
Crew
5.0/5
Experience
4.9/5

Photos & videos by reviewers (45)

Outstanding trip
Great Trip
June fishing trip
+42

Angler rating

22
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Anglers claimed

Good experience

100%

Appropriate for children

100%

Friendly captain

100%

Satisfied with the boat

100%

Recommend this charter

96%

Caught fish

100%

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Showing: 5 of 23 reviews
Jessica V.
Jessica V.
5.0/5

Jul 22, 2025

Special Trip for Jessica

Outstanding trip

VERIFIED
NEW

Crew was amazing. They kept up with our catches and made our fishing experience the best. Couldn’t have asked for a better crew or a better day of catching fish in the gulf! Highly recommend these guys. Thank you for everything Tyler, Jesse and Will!

Crew was amazing. They kept up with our catches and made our fishing experience the best. Couldn’t have asked for a better crew...  

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 Jessica V. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
 Jessica V. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
undefined (The Captain)
Replied on July 23, 2025
Good times were definitely had. We appreciate you guys. Trips are always more memorable when you have good hearted and humorous people to tag along. We hope you guys enjoyed your stay and look forward to fishing with you guys in the future. Safe travels

Elicia W.
Elicia W.
5.0/5

Mar 27, 2025

4 Hour Trip (PM)

We caught a 200 lb shark!!!!

VERIFIED

We went into the trip just hoping to catch some fish but we decided to ask if we could do a mix of shark fishing and regular fishing since we had 4 kids aged 18 with us! We not only caught some super cool fish and an over 20 inch grouper…we caught an almost 200 LB Bull shark! Our family will never forget this experience! We would 100% recommend the charter to everyone! Worth every penny!

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 Elicia W. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
1 person finds this review helpful
 Elicia W. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
1 person finds this review helpful
undefined (The Captain)
Replied on March 31, 2025
Wow! That’s so awesome, Elicia. We are so thankful you took the time to write such a wonderful review of your trip. So thankful you and your family had such a memorable experience. Creating everlasting memories is why we do it. Hopefully you will return to fish with us again in the near future. Thank you again!!!

Cameron D.
Cameron D.
5.0/5

Aug 24, 2024

8 Hour Trip – Way Offshore AM

BEST CHARTER EVER!

VERIFIED

Wow.. what can I say, we booked this charter for a bachelor trip and Captain Tyler and First Mate Jesse did not disappoint! Everything was phenomenal and we caught tons of fish! These guys made us feel like one of the boys and had us laughing the whole time. Super knowledgeable and steered the ship like a world class sailor! Thank you guys from the bottom of our hearts, yall made our year! If we book another charter in the future, we will definitely be choosing yall!

Wow.. what can I say, we booked this charter for a bachelor trip and Captain Tyler and First Mate Jesse did not disappoint! Everything...  

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 Cameron D. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
 Cameron D. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
undefined (The Captain)
Replied on August 26, 2024
Cameron, Thank you so so much for your absolutely amazing review. Yall battled out the seas and did great! There aren’t many who could, but y’all did it and continued catching fish. We thoroughly enjoyed hanging out with you guys and hope you enjoy the fish. You all are definitely ones we will fondly remember and hope you come fish with us again!!! See y’all soon!

Bryce H.
Bryce H.
5.0/5

May 19, 2025

4 Hour Trip (PM)

Great Experience!! Lots of Fun !!

VERIFIED

Captain Tyler did a great job getting the whole family some action. Jesse did an amazing job keeping everyone going on deck!! This was a great day out with Nothin Matters - Frist Light !!! We would definitely go with Captain Tyler again!!

Captain Tyler did a great job getting the whole family some action. Jesse did an amazing job keeping everyone going on deck!!...  

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 Bryce H. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
 Bryce H. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
undefined (The Captain)
Replied on May 20, 2025
Bryce, Thank you so much for your review. We are excited you had such a great time and look forward to fishing with you again soon. Thank you for the pictures. That puts you in the drawing for the chance to win the free 8 hour trip. Safe travels. See you next time around!

Daxton C.
Daxton C.
5.0/5

Jun 26, 2025

6 HR (AM) SEASON

June fishing trip

VERIFIED

Captain Tyler and his crew were awesome. We had pretty rough waters but that didn’t stop them from putting us on some pretty nice fish. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a charter in the Destin area!

Captain Tyler and his crew were awesome. We had pretty rough waters but that didn’t stop them from putting us on some pretty nice...  

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 Daxton C. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
 Daxton C. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
undefined (The Captain)
Replied on June 28, 2025
Daxton, We truly appreciate you posting such a great review and are thrilled you had such an awesome excursion. Congratulations for sticking it out because it was definitely rough out there. Thanks again. We are looking forward to fishing with you again!

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US $1,200 
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4 Hour Trip – Shark Fishing
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4 HR SHARK TRIP SEASON
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US $1,300 
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US $1,950 
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US $2,050 
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8 HR WAY, WAY OFFSHORE AM SEASON
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8 HR WAY, WAY OFFSHORE PM SEASON
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12 HR DREAM TRIP SEASON
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12 Hour Trip, starts at 6:00 AM
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US $3,700 
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14 HR MARLIN TRIP
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US $4,000 
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Customer reviews

Rating summary

4.9/5
out of 5 stars from 23 reviews
Boat
4.7/5
Crew
5.0/5
Experience
4.9/5

Photos & videos by reviewers (45)

Outstanding trip
Great Trip
June fishing trip
+42

Angler rating

22
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Anglers claimed

Good experience

100%

Appropriate for children

100%

Friendly captain

100%

Satisfied with the boat

100%

Recommend this charter

96%

Caught fish

100%

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Showing: 5 of 23 reviews
Jessica V.
Jessica V.
5.0/5

Experience:

5.0/5

Boat

5.0/5

Crew

5.0/5

Overall

Outstanding trip

VERIFIED
NEW

Special Trip for Jessica on July 22, 2025

Crew was amazing. They kept up with our catches and made our fishing experience the best. Couldn’t have asked for a better crew or a better day of catching fish in the gulf! Highly recommend these guys. Thank you for everything Tyler, Jesse and Will!

Crew was amazing. They kept up with our catches and made our fishing experience the best. Couldn’t have asked for a better crew or a better day of catching fish in the gulf! Highly recommend these guys. Thank you for everything Tyler, Jesse and Will!  

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 Jessica V. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
undefined (The Captain)
Replied on July 23, 2025
Good times were definitely had. We appreciate you guys. Trips are always more memorable when you have good hearted and humorous people to tag along. We hope you guys enjoyed your stay and look forward to fishing with you guys in the future. Safe travels

Elicia W.
Elicia W.
5.0/5

Experience:

5.0/5

Boat

5.0/5

Crew

5.0/5

Overall

We caught a 200 lb shark!!!!

VERIFIED

4 Hour Trip (PM) on March 27, 2025

We went into the trip just hoping to catch some fish but we decided to ask if we could do a mix of shark fishing and regular fishing since we had 4 kids aged 18 with us! We not only caught some super cool fish and an over 20 inch grouper…we caught an almost 200 LB Bull shark! Our family will never forget this experience! We would 100% recommend the charter to everyone! Worth every penny!

We went into the trip just hoping to catch some fish but we decided to ask if we could do a mix of shark fishing and regular fishing since we had 4 kids aged 18 with us! We not only caught some super cool fish and an over 20 inch grouper…we caught an almost 200 LB Bull shark! Our family will never forget this experience! We would 100% recommend the charter to everyone! Worth every penny!  

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 Elicia W. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
1 person finds this review helpful
undefined (The Captain)
Replied on March 31, 2025
Wow! That’s so awesome, Elicia. We are so thankful you took the time to write such a wonderful review of your trip. So thankful you and your family had such a memorable experience. Creating everlasting memories is why we do it. Hopefully you will return to fish with us again in the near future. Thank you again!!!

Cameron D.
Cameron D.
5.0/5

Experience:

5.0/5

Boat

5.0/5

Crew

5.0/5

Overall

BEST CHARTER EVER!

VERIFIED

8 Hour Trip – Way Offshore AM on August 24, 2024

Wow.. what can I say, we booked this charter for a bachelor trip and Captain Tyler and First Mate Jesse did not disappoint! Everything was phenomenal and we caught tons of fish! These guys made us feel like one of the boys and had us laughing the whole time. Super knowledgeable and steered the ship like a world class sailor! Thank you guys from the bottom of our hearts, yall made our year! If we book another charter in the future, we will definitely be choosing yall!

Wow.. what can I say, we booked this charter for a bachelor trip and Captain Tyler and First Mate Jesse did not disappoint! Everything was phenomenal and we caught tons of fish! These guys made us feel like one of the boys and had us laughing the whole time. Super knowledgeable and steered the ship like a world class sailor! Thank you guys from the bottom of our hearts, yall made our year! If we book another charter in the future, we will definitely be choosing yall!  

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 Cameron D. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
undefined (The Captain)
Replied on August 26, 2024
Cameron, Thank you so so much for your absolutely amazing review. Yall battled out the seas and did great! There aren’t many who could, but y’all did it and continued catching fish. We thoroughly enjoyed hanging out with you guys and hope you enjoy the fish. You all are definitely ones we will fondly remember and hope you come fish with us again!!! See y’all soon!

Bryce H.
Bryce H.
5.0/5

Experience:

5.0/5

Boat

5.0/5

Crew

5.0/5

Overall

Great Experience!! Lots of Fun !!

VERIFIED

4 Hour Trip (PM) on May 19, 2025

Captain Tyler did a great job getting the whole family some action. Jesse did an amazing job keeping everyone going on deck!! This was a great day out with Nothin Matters - Frist Light !!! We would definitely go with Captain Tyler again!!

Captain Tyler did a great job getting the whole family some action. Jesse did an amazing job keeping everyone going on deck!! This was a great day out with Nothin Matters - Frist Light !!! We would definitely go with Captain Tyler again!!  

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 Bryce H. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
undefined (The Captain)
Replied on May 20, 2025
Bryce, Thank you so much for your review. We are excited you had such a great time and look forward to fishing with you again soon. Thank you for the pictures. That puts you in the drawing for the chance to win the free 8 hour trip. Safe travels. See you next time around!

Daxton C.
Daxton C.
5.0/5

Experience:

5.0/5

Boat

5.0/5

Crew

5.0/5

Overall

June fishing trip

VERIFIED

6 HR (AM) SEASON on June 26, 2025

Captain Tyler and his crew were awesome. We had pretty rough waters but that didn’t stop them from putting us on some pretty nice fish. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a charter in the Destin area!

Captain Tyler and his crew were awesome. We had pretty rough waters but that didn’t stop them from putting us on some pretty nice fish. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a charter in the Destin area!  

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 Daxton C. recommends Nothin’ Matters – First Light
undefined (The Captain)
Replied on June 28, 2025
Daxton, We truly appreciate you posting such a great review and are thrilled you had such an awesome excursion. Congratulations for sticking it out because it was definitely rough out there. Thanks again. We are looking forward to fishing with you again!

FAQs about Nothin’ Matters – First Light

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What is the boat like?

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Boat category
Sportfishing boats
Capacity
10 persons
Boat length
47 ft
Year built
1981
Restored in
2018
Boat manufacturer
G&S
Boat type
Sportfishing

Engine model
Cummins
Powered by
2 x 500HP
Max cruising speed
26 knots
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