Phillip Pica Charters 

actually the trip was on the 21st. the captain called 2 days before because of the small craft advisories and he had to cancel some charters (I’m not a fan of 5’ waves either). But the winds were scheduled to lay down on Saturday so we move from 8:00 Friday to 10:00 Sat which worked out well. Boat is a nice size, twin 300’s and plenty room for 4. Weather had been poor so Gulf was cold so traditional catches weren’t there. But we caught keeper Sheepshead and the crown jewel 34lb cobia. Also going out of Cocohatchee was extremely convenient and hassle-free. Great charter, highly recommended.

Captain Phil knew where to find the fish and was helpful with keeping the bait on the hook! Carefree morning enjoying fishing and dolphin sightings... Lots of fish for several meals! would definitely recommend Captain Phil

Took my nephew out for a half day trip. Phil is a Florida native, very experienced in the gumf waters around Naples. He worked extra hard and enthusiasticly to get us on fish… and boy did he! super nice guy

First, Captain Phil was a great guy and we enjoyed him very much. The reason for my not so great review is this: I booked a full day deep offshore trip. We started near shore. He gave us light rods and tackle and we would basically just stop and drop our lines in near underwater wrecks. All we caught was sheepshead, and small snapper that we threw back. He didn’t have any true heavy deep sea fishing gear. He told us he had a friend that was about 25 miles out so he texted him and the response was that he hadnt had much luck. Therefore we didn’t go “deep sea fishing”. We ended up with 4 mediocre size sheepshead. His excuse was the water temps being lower than normal. The real kick in the balls was my wife and i ate lunch at a restaurant literally right next to a harbor at Tin City. we watched another fishing boat pull in and proceeded to watch two crew members filet a ton of nice size fish! snapper, grouper, redfish, and some I didn’t recognize. They were ALL bigger than anything we caught. I looked up the water temp for the area and it averaged 1 degree warmer than the day before when we went out. This cost me around 1,400 (including tip) for 4 little sheepshead!

me and a buddy who are used to bass fishing in east Tn decided to do the night shark fishing charter and had an absolute blast. We caught about 5 or 6 sharks with the biggest one being 7ft which put up a hell of a fight and was very fun. Even got to take one home and grill it which was absolutely delicious. Captain Pica was an awesome dude, we had some awesome conversations and he set us up with everything we needed. We had an overall awesome time 10/10 worth the money and would recommend

Captain Phil was outstanding! He was very knowledgeable and knew the area waters very well. Since we only booked a half day trip, the captain made sure he put us on the fish asap! Caught alot of large shark and a variety of other fish. Captain Phil also kept us entertained with hilarious his life stories.....we all had a great time! I highly recommend!

Had an amazing day on the water with Capt Phil. Got the full service fishing experience. Prompt and on time, welcoming and easy to work with. Been fishing this area for decades and it shows. We caught Snook, Redfish, Grouper, Tripletail, Snapper, and even got to catch some of our own bait. We were on fish each spot and he was informative and funny. Good stories, good action. A Reel Fun Real Fishing Experience!! We will book woth him again. All love the St Louis Boys - Rob and Alex.

We caught hammerheads, black tips, and silky sharks!! It was our first time deep sea fishin and we had the best time! Captain phillip definitely knew what he was talkin about when it comes to the sea and fishin! DEFINITELY recommend him!