Captain James is the real deal — deep local knowledge, years of experience, and a true professional. Our goal was to get my son his first mahi and my father-in-law his first real ocean fish, and Cap’n James and his mate Darren delivered on both. The boat was clean and well outfitted, and the AC’d cabin was a godsend with the August heat bearing down. Five-plus stars for how the Captain and mate took care of my 82-year-old father-in-law and my 7-year-old son. Couldn’t have asked... Meer

A wonderful day fishing with my family of four. we did the 5 hour trip and caught multiple Mahi Mahi and Bonita fish. We also had a 7-8 foot sail fish on the line but were unable to bring it in. Right at the end we caught a Barracuda! My 13 year old was estatic. Captain James and Darren were exceptional. They were flexible and allowed us to help on the boat while teaching us why we were doing the tasks. They made it clear we did not have to help, but my family likes to pitch in! They also cleaned... Meer

safe/professional/lots of fish!  we highly recommend them ! thank you captain James (full of key west knowledge and history) ! we caught wahoo,mahi, and baracuda.  The first fish we caught was a (STUD) wahoo !  Daryn (THE first mate from South Africa ) fillet it for us and we took it to the Hot Tin Roof Restaurant. They prepare it and cooked it perfectly…  Thank you Eva Marie!  One last detail ..  you might get the pleasure of a v22 osprey flying over you as you fish, and captain... Meer

We had an amazing trip! We caught 12 fish total. Wahoo, Mahi, Bonita, and Barracuda. The crew was amazing and were absolutely great with our kids and family. Explained everything, tayght us things, and made sure everyone was comfortable. This was the best charter trip we have ever done. Highly recommend this trip for anyone, especially if you are bringing kids. Thank you so much!

We got yellow jack, snapper.  We liked the experience the captain and first mate had, combined over 50 years.  They gave us some history of the area during our cruise past the reef. They were very compassionate, we had a few that were getting a little green. But in the end we pushed through and headed home with good fish to eat. . Another reason I choice the Eva Marie because it was a larger vessel with an enclosed cabin with AC for the kids. I recommend this crew and boat!! When I come back... Meer