Captain Clyde was a fantastic guide. He took us to a few different spots and let us know that the fish were not biting too well today (we were fishing from 1:00 to 5:00). The first spot he took us was a big hit as we all caught about 5 or 6 fish. The second spot we went too was a gold mine. The three of us caught at least 40 fish, no joke. We threw in and were reeling within 30 seconds.

Captain Clyde was fantastic with the kids. Our youngest is very talkative and the Captain rolled with him. It was quite hysterical. I highly recommend Florida Backcountry Fishing, and Captain Clyde!

I was trying for an inshore slam and we started the day out with a 5lb bonefish with numerous bites. Captain Michael then netted some live bait and we caught a 50lb tarpon 5 minutes after setting up. We could have spent the day catching tarpon but I was on a mission and captain Michael was doing everything in his power to make sure I achieved my goal. In the end the permit eluded us but not for a lack of trying. Captain Michael was a competent, methodical, experienced guide! I will definitely look him up next time I want to get on the fish. I will also recommend him to anyone who is coming this way and wants to enjoy their trip. Thank you, Captain Michael

Had an excellent time with Florida Backcountry Fishing and would highly recommend their business! The morning weather didn’t want to cooperate, with overnight thunderstorms carrying into our planned trip time. Florida Backcountry Fishing adjusted our trip schedule accordingly to make sure we got a full and worthwhile trip. When out on the water, Captain Mike put us on the fish quickly, and took us to several different spots where we landed our limit of mangrove snapper. He provided excellent coaching on technique and tips to land fish better. After catching enough fish for dinner, we wanted to catch something a bit bigger, and Mike got us hooked up with a 10ft bull shark! I fought the shark for 45 minutes before getting it reeled in and Mike provided expert assistance the whole time. We had a great time and will be back the next time we’re in south Florida!

We had an amazing time with Mike - the Dark Angler! He is a sarcastic, entertaining, funny fisherman who did an incredible job teaching my girls how to catch dinner lol. I know he really wanted the thrill of hooking a tarpon with us, but that was not the experience we wanted so he gave us exactly what we were hoping for, a day on the water catching lots of fish and then heading to Wahoo’s for them to be cooked up for our dinner - it was delicious!!!. The accents he used, the excitement he had when we got a fish in the boat, made our day even more enjoyable. I highly recommend Mike if you are looking for an amazing day on the water hooking fish!!!!

We were so pleased with our half day trip with Clyde. He took us on a great ride through the ocean to three different spots. We were successful and caught 8 large snapper fish (and plenty of little ones we threw back). The kids ALL had a blast, and as parents we delighted in seeing them enjoy their first fishing trip so much.  Clyde was excellent with our kids, offering them instruction, humor and patience.
Clyde took us back to the harbor and filed our fish for us, and we got to see the HUGE pelicans and Tarpons which gathered around for the feast.  On our way back to our house in Key Largo, we stopped by Founders park for a swim, then we went home and ate our fresh-caught snapper (dredged in egg, and a flour/almond flour, garlic powder salt mixture…excellent!  It was absolutely the perfect Sunday.