After a year postponement due to “you know what”; we finally made it to the Big Island and our long awaited fishing day with Silky Sportfishing. We were Captained by Steve and his Mate John. Between these two professionals; decades of fishing experience. The whole experience was first class. Low key, friendly, knowledgeable, and obviously doing what they love to do. Their chemistry working the boat and lines together was amazing to watch and made my son and I feel completely at ease and in great hands. Bonus points for the two sperm whale encounters that were breathtaking. I don’t know how much longer Steve and John will be running this vessel, but I’d ask for them by name on our next trip. We went home with “meat on the dock” as another boat captain walking by said with a smile. Our freezer is full of Ono (had it for dinner too), and tomorrow looking forward to fresh Ahi poke. The boat was clean, the coffee was hot and strong, and the whole experience was truly perfect. Thank you both!

Steve and John are the best, we have been fishing every year for the last 3 years during our annual trip to the big island and this year was truly a trip to remember. We have never had such exceptional service provided by a crew as this until now. Not only did we land multiple tuna and a white tipped shark but the extra effort that Steve and John provided was obvious to insure we had every opportunity to be successful, switching lures multiple times and breaking out smaller rods from time to time to increase our odds showed us that Steve and John truly cared about making our trip great. The Silky will be our 1st choice for fishing from now on and we can’t wait until next year!

First time in Hawai’i and Kona.  Was hoping to catch a fish.  Ended up with 2 freakin marlin, ahi tuna, mahi-mahi and spearfish.  All that was lacking was the ono for the Kona slam.  Thanks John and Steve for the best day on the water I have ever had.  NOT sorry we didn’t get around to snorkeling!!!!!  The boat and crew were awesome.  I highly recommend.  Thanks again guys and hope to be back sooner than later.

What a great half day.  Crew was great, boat is top notch, and they know where to go.  We caught 4 yellow fin tuna and had a great time.  Next time we come back to the island, we are going to do a full day.  So Fun!

Great captain and crew. They kept us entertained until we started catching fish. They worked tirelessly to find us fish and we would up with several caught fish and some for dinner as well. Great experience overall.