Sweet William III
Sweet William III
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Sweet William III has the federal permit that allows Captain Bill to take you snapper fishing as soon as June 1st, 10 days before the actual season starts!
Step aboard the Sweet William III for some of the best deep sea fishing the Gulf of Mexico has to offer! Based out of Destin, the heartland of Florida fishing, Captain Bill Watson and his crew run a variety of trips targeting anything from Snapper and Grouper, to Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, and even Blue Marlin.
The Sweet William III is a 40' Dawson sportfishing vessel, specifically built for awesome offshore fishing. The boat comes equipped with GPS, a fishfinder, fighting chair, live bait tank, and everything you will need for a productive day's fishing.
Captain Bill offers a range of trips to suit any taste, and supplies all the tackle for an incredible variety of fishing techniques. Choose between light and heavy tackle, make use of the trolling rods, and even try your hand at kite fishing. Whether it's bottom fishing, trolling, spinning, or jigging you want, you'll find everything aboard here.
On daily offshore trips, you'll have the chance to troll for the bite of a range of strong and delicious fish. Test your skills against Tuna, Marlin, Sailfish, and Wahoo, among many more. You can even head further to fish the deep waters on overnight trips. Learn to bottom drop for a range of gigantic Groupers and Tilefish. While shorter trips will see you focus on the productive reefs and wrecks. Home to Groupers, Snappers, Mackerel, and more, there's no shortage to what you can catch.
The Sweet William III is completely family and child-friendly, and all trips come with fishing licences, and a cleaning and filleting service for anything you want to take home.
Sweet William III has the federal permit that allows Captain Bill to take you snapper fishing as soon as June 1st, 10 days before the actual season starts!
Step aboard the Sweet William III for some of the best deep sea fishing the Gulf of Mexico has to offer! Based out of Destin, the heartland of Florida fishing, Captain Bill Watson and his crew run a variety of trips targeting anything from Snapper and Grouper, to Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, and even Blue Marlin.
The Sweet William III is a 40' Dawson sportfishing vessel, specifically built for awesome offshore fishing. The boat comes equipped with GPS, a fishfinder, fighting chair, live bait tank, and everything you will need for a productive day's fishing.
Captain Bill offers a range of trips to suit any taste, and supplies all the tackle for an incredible variety of fishing techniques. Choose between light and heavy tackle, make use of the trolling rods, and even try your hand at kite fishing. Whether it's bottom fishing, trolling, spinning, or jigging you want, you'll find everything aboard here.
On daily offshore trips, you'll have the chance to troll for the bite of a range of strong and delicious fish. Test your skills against Tuna, Marlin, Sailfish, and Wahoo, among many more. You can even head further to fish the deep waters on overnight trips. Learn to bottom drop for a range of gigantic Groupers and Tilefish. While shorter trips will see you focus on the productive reefs and wrecks. Home to Groupers, Snappers, Mackerel, and more, there's no shortage to what you can catch.
The Sweet William III is completely family and child-friendly, and all trips come with fishing licences, and a cleaning and filleting service for anything you want to take home.
Trip availability and prices
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Customer reviews
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Anglers' gallery (85)
What anglers say
All reviews (91)
Me my wife and my son went out with Captain Bill on Wednesday we caught our limit and just a very short time we had an absolute blast Captain Bill put us on the fish The first mate kept all of the fishing gear ready kept all of the polls baited with tackle as soon as we set one pole down another pole was ready to be cashed out and more fish caught had an absolute blast all three of us I would definitely recommend captain Bill and his first mate As the perfect charter for someone to go out and catch a crap load of fish and have a awesome time We instantly made friends with Captain Bill and the first mate trust me everybody likes going out with friends that’s what we made we made new friends and had a really good time
Are you searching for a family-friendly fishing charter for 6 or less at a great price? Look no further than the 40-foot Sweet William III!! Captain Bill and Ian were absolutely wonderful! From my initial request to book until we walked off the dock to our truck, we had a flawless experience! They took care of everything, we just had to bring ourselves and a cooler with drinks and snacks. Captain Bill was great at communicating with me and responding immediately to my questions regarding booking. Once we arrived at the boat, the Captain's First Mate, Ian, took it to another level of customer service with his outgoing personality, hospitality and relentless pursuit of landing all 5 of us some great fish. The moment our lines hit the water, we were reeling in the fish and Ian was quick at the draw on making sure we always had fresh minnows. If the fish stopped biting, Captain Bill had us in the next hot spot within minutes while we got to cool off inside the air-conditioned cabin or needed a restroom break. The Captain and Ian worked seamlessly together and even had a 6th reel in the water so we could also land two beautiful Mahi Mahi. To cap off the evening, just as soon as we got off the boat, every catch we were able to keep was hung up and displayed for the perfect photo opp. We walked off the dock with fillet fish packed in our cooler, smiles on our faces and a memorable experience our family will talk about for years. So thanks again Captain Bill and Ian, we are already looking forward to fishing with you again next year! ~ Sandra W.
We booked an afternoon trip for 2 dads and 4 boys to fish for snapper. It was late in the season and as we walked around the docks we could see the morning trips didn’t catch many fish. Capt Bill took us out further and stayed out about an 1 longer then our planned time to try to get us on fish. We caught some good fish and the boys had a great time. Our first mate Tyler worked really hard keeping up with helping get fish into the boat and keeping bait on our lines. He was also great with the boys. Thanks for a wonderful experience.
They had us on fish the entire time and we caught our limit early on of Red Snapper. It was a great trip and good experience with Zach helping us catch early and often! Had to take a partner boat due to some mechanical issues but was no issue. Would recommend for sure.
Really fun experience with experienced fisherman and captain overall super fun trip we all caught our limit only thing I regret is not getting it for more hours. Would definitely recommend if you’re in Destin or close.
FAQs about Sweet William III
What are the trip rates for Sweet William III?
- US $1,500 per group - 5 Hour Trip – Shark (PM) (5 hours)
- US $1,500 per group - 5 Hour Trip – Shark Summer (5 hours)
- US $1,500 per group - 5 Hour Trip – Shark Winter (5 hours)
- US $1,650 per group - 6 Hour Trip – Red Snapper (AM) (6 hours)
- US $2,200 per group - 6 Hour Trip – Bottom / Trolling (6 hours)
- US $2,200 per group - 6 Hour Trip – Bottom Fishing (6 hours)
- US $2,200 per group - 6 Hour Trip – Bottom Fishing (PM) (6 hours)
- US $2,200 per group - 6 Hour Trip – Red Snapper (PM) (6 hours)
- US $2,200 per group - 8 Hour Trip – Red Snapper (AM) (8 hours)
- US $2,800 per group - 8 Hour – Bottom Fishing/Trolling (8 hours)
- US $2,800 per group - 8 Hour Trip – Red Snapper (PM) (8 hours)
- US $3,500 per group - 10 Hour Trip – Combo Fishing (10 hours)
- US $3,500 per group - 10 Hour Trip – Grouper (10 hours)
- US $3,500 per group - 10 Hour Trip – Red Snapper (10 hours)
- US $4,400 per group - 12 Hour Trip – Combo (12 hours)
- US $4,400 per group - 12 Hour Trip – Grouper (12 hours)
- US $4,400 per group - 12 Hour Trip – Red Snapper (8 hours)
- US $4,400 per group - 16 Hr – Big Game Fishing (16 hours)
- US $5,100 per group - 14 Hour – Amberjack/Bottom Fishing (14 hours)
- US $5,100 per group - 14 Hour Trip – Amberjack (14 hours)
- US $5,100 per group - 14 Hour Trip – Grouper/Amberjack (14 hours)
- US $8,250 per day per group - 30 Hour Trip – Swordfish (2 days)
- US $8,800 per group - 24 Hour Trip – Deep Drop Fishing (24 hours)
- US $9,900 per day per group - 36 Hour Trip – Deep Sea Fishing (2 days)
- US $9,900 per day per group - 36 Hour Trip – Tuna Fishing (2 days)
Which amenities are available onboard with Sweet William III?
- Toilet
- Air conditioning
- GPS
- Fishfinder
- Live bait well
- Multimedia system
- Ice box
- Sonar
- Radar
What's included in the trip price with Sweet William III?
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Lures
- Catch cleaning & filleting
- First mate
- Fishing license
What types of fishing does Sweet William III offer?
- Inshore fishing
- Nearshore fishing
- Offshore fishing
- Reef fishing
- Wreck fishing
What fishing techniques does Sweet William III offer?
- Light tackle
- Heavy tackle
- Bottom fishing
- Trolling
- Spinning
- Jigging
- Kite fishing
- Deep sea fishing
Which fish species can I catch with Sweet William III?
- Amberjack
- Cobia
- Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
- Grouper (Gag)
- King Mackerel (Kingfish)
- Marlin (Blue)
- Marlin (White)
- Sailfish
- Snapper (Red)
- Triggerfish (Gray)
- Tuna (Yellowfin)
- Wahoo
Your captain
Captain Bill Watson is the owner-operator of the Sweet William III, and has over 15years of experience fishing the Forida waters. He's a huge fan of bottom fishing and big game fishing, and is always happy to welcome anglers of any age or skill level aboard his boat!
Captain Bill Watson is the owner-operator of the Sweet William III, and has over 15years of experience fishing the Forida waters. He's a huge fan of bottom fishing and big game fishing, and is always happy to welcome anglers of any age or skill level aboard his boat!
What is the boat like?
What kind of fishing will you do?
Which fishing techniques you can try
Which amenities are available onboard
What's included in the trip price
How cancellations work
Deposit non-refundable
If it is unsafe to travel, you may still cancel free of charge or change the date(s) of your booking.
What the listing policies are
Pickup not included
Transfer to/from departure site is not included in trip rates.
How you can pay
Book with 20% deposit, pay rest to captain
When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 20% deposit to guarantee your reservation.
The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:
Cash
What’s biting in Destin right now
Amberjack
Cobia
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Grouper (Gag)
King Mackerel (Kingfish)
Marlin (Blue)
Sailfish
Snapper (Red)
Triggerfish (Gray)
Tuna (Yellowfin)
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