Captain Tim really knows his stuff! He knew the spots to go to, the right pole set up and bait to give us a successful trip! He was kind, professional, and patient. We went in thinking we would catch smaller fish off shore, but the highlight of the day was our son reeling in an 8 ft shark! Tim worked hard to give us an amazing experience and even allowed us to swim at the beach to cool off.
We highly recommend Captain Tim and will definitely be booking more trips with him in the future. This was money well spent and a dream trip for the outdoors men in our family.  We would recommend Tim to the hard-core fisherman all the way to the never fished before, try it once person.

I booked a tarpon excursion for May 13, 2023 with my son (13) Communication was a little rough before the trip as I did not receive a message or call to confirm the meeting point. I went to “show on map” directions in fishing booker and it took me to to a wrong location. I drove to another address that was listed and that one was correct. The tarpon did not cooperate with us for the trip, but that can be tarpon fishing. Captain Tim kept working to get us on a tarpon, but it seemed to be a rough day for all the tarpon boats. I was feeling bad because I wanted this so much for my son. It was a birthday gift. Tim proposed a plan B to do some shark fishing. I was feeling a little beat, but Tim went to the marina and purchased chum and bait for plan B. I appreciated what he was doing for us. Tim got my son hooked up with 4 small sharks and my son’s smiles chased away some of my rough feelings. Captain Tim let my son drive the boat for a bit on the way back. Tim also wanted us to fish around some docks on the way in and my son got a snapper. Tim figured it out and I am thankful to have gotten the shark fishing memories. I don’t believe all captain’s do plan B. Some tarpon captain’s don’t even put a rod and reel in the client’s hands. Thank you Captain Tim!

When I was in my 20’s I lived and worked in Boca Grande.  This was my first time back in 30 years to pursue the Silver Kings of the Pass. It was really special to share this part of my history with my wife and son. The boat is a little older than some of the others we were on during our trip,but was a very stable platform and did everything we needed it to.  We hooked up 7 plus tarpon during our trip, and landed two.  My wife and I had a double but mine broke off.  She landed hers after a 45 min epic battle. One of the highlights was sight casting to a pod of feeding tarpon on the surface and hooking up with one.  A lot of sore arms and smiles after this trip.

We had a great day with Tim & first mate Lillie.  He worked hard to put us on fish.  Knows the area well & very accommodating.  We saw a huge manatee, stingrays jumping,  and even had a friendly dolphin that I’m sure wanted to jump in the boat & come home with us!  Had a great day of fishing, visiting, and enjoying the beauty of the ocean with Tim & Lillie.  We’ll definitely call Tim next time we’re in town. (And bring treats for Lillie!)

Capt Tim was a fun and fantastic guide!… he was patient enough to teach us how to improve (or learn) our casting and taught us a few things about what we were catching and how to improve our luck.  There were moments where I felt we may have been feeding the fish more than catching them (which does happen sometimes when you’re fishing!) and Capt Tim was quick to re-bait all our hooks and help us get the fish into the boat when we did catch them too!

We caught a variety of fish: a puffer, a Spanish mackerel, a few sheep’s head, and others. Tim tried hard to attract some shark for us, but they must have had other plans today because we didn’t find any willing to bite. Tim explained each fish, answered all of our questions and was so kind and patient with the three of us: me, my husband and our 13 yr old son. When we finished the trip, Capt Tim was kind enough to fillet the fish we caught and we had plenty for our evening meal!!

1/2 day trip was plenty of time for the three of us. And I think 3-4 ppl + Tim would be most comfortable on the boat although I think he said he can handle up to 6 guests. We booked Tim for late March, the Englewood day was bright, 65 when we started and 82-ish when we finished, light wind… 5-8 mph according to Weather.con). We brought our own beverages, but really we were too busy to drink any of them.  The boat was a well-equipped fishing boat with a high seat in the middle which served for a great perch to ride out to the gulf and enjoy the dolphins who came to watch our fishing successes! That was an unexpected treat - the dolphins came right up next to the boat! Such amazing animals!

There isn’t a lot of shade on the boat, so if you burn easily, get yourself a sun shirt with a hood and a baseball cap w/hat clip!! We were glad to have dressed in layers to keep warm enough in the morning but cool enough as it warmed and protected from too much sun!!

The day was exactly what we had hoped for, if not better! I would highly recommend Captain Tim!! Keep your expectations balanced. Tim will do his best to stir up the fish for catching success but if you go with the mindset to go out and enjoy the day, the views, the wildlife and experience, the fish MIGHT be biting and you’ll walk away with a great 1/2-day experience!! Thank you Capt Tim!! We’ll be back!