Wayne Gatling Guide Service 

Wind had kicked up a few days before and was still blowing 15 plus the day of. We started the day targeting tarpon, and my son was lucky enough to fight one for a bit, despite it being early season. We spent the second portion fishing the “backcountry.” Capt put us on the fish, and we had nonstop action the rest of our trip. My son (12), daughter (10), and I were able to catch 50 plus keeper fish. A great day with less-than-ideal conditions. We will be chartering Capt Wayne again on our next trip to the Keys.

It was slow all morning but Captain Wayne kept looking for the tarpon like a blood hound! We finally hooked in one. Captain Wayne knows his stuff, kept the boat in position so I was at the front of the boat the whole time. We brought the tarpon back to the boat for a clean release. The trip was coming to an end but Captain Wayne said that we are going to keep going until my wife catches one. 20 minutes later, Fish On! Took us 30 minutes to get that monster in. Both tarpon were over 100 pounds! Epic......

Booked a 1/2 day AM trip last minute, Captain Wayne was very accomodating on making it work for us. Great time fishing, he knew where to go and how to get the fish biting. My daughter’s first time fishing in the Ocean and he made is great! Looking forward to doing it again sometime soon!

This was the best fishing trip my sons and I have ever had! Captain Wayne was very knowledgeable we absolutley hammered the fish! It was an experience we will never forget.

The captain was great and the boat was nice and clean. We were catching more fish then we new what to do with. it's definitely been one of our best fishing outings so far. Highly recommend him.

Wayne was wonderful. He has a wealth of experience and got us right on the fish. We limited out and our family made a great memory out on ghe water.

It was an awesome morning trip! Capt Wayne is great, he put us into fish immediately.. I caught my first Tarpon...it jumped 4 times and my wife got video! I fought a Black Tip Shark for about 20 minutes while Wayne expertly maneuvered his boat. It almost totally stripped my reel on 5 incredible runs...the reel was singing...good testimony to quality equipment and expert boat handling! We moved inshore and caught several Snappers, Groupers, and a Porgy...dinner for the next few nights. My wife caught her first Puffer Fish. We also caught and released about 30 other fish including Snapper, Grouper, Houndfish and Catfish. We will definitely fish with Capt. Wayne again!

My wife, myself , and my son (pictured above) went out at 8am with Capt. Wayne. He said we are going to fish for Mangrove Snapper. In 2 hours not only did we catch our limit of Mangrove Snapper (5 each), we caught yellow tail, trigger fish and puffer fish. We have been out with other Captains before but Capt Wayne was the best!. 31 years captaining in Marathon , he knows where the fish are, what they eat , when they eat , and what tackle to use. We hope to get back with him in late April for Tarpon. By the way Capt . Wayne also knows the restaurants ( and recipes) that will cook our catch. We had coconut and parmesan encrusted snapper 3 hours after we caught them. Thanks Capt. Wayne!

Captain Wayne did an Outstanding job making sure we had a great afternoon. Two of us had never fished before. Captain Wayne was vey patient insuring everyone learned how to properly cast. We caught a lot of different types of fish. Captain Wayne identified every fish we caught. Captain Wayne was lots of fun which contributed to an afternoon of family fun. We highly recommend everyone to reach out to Captain Wayne Gatling for a fun and safe time on the water. You won’t be disappointed. He is GREAT!!! Spending the day out on the boat was the highlight of our trip thanks to his guidance.

Myself, wife, and another couple went out tarpon fishing with Captain Wayne. We enjoyed every minute of our trip. Captain Wayne has years of experience in fishing and it shows! He was very good at telling us exactly what we should expect and do to get the most out of our trip. He is very personable and fun to talk to. We will definitely be booking future trips with him and look forward to fishing with him again! Our group highly recommends booking a trip with Captain Wayne!