Captain
Timothy Qualls

Member since March 2023 West Palm Beach, United States
Background
My mastery of the sport is used to exceed expectations, providing clients with memories to be cherished for a lifetime. My love for fishing knows no bounds, and I consider it my calling to share that passion with others.
Techniques
Live bait and artificial

Hey, I'm Captain Timothy Qualls

West Palm Beach, United States
Background
My mastery of the sport is used to exceed expectations, providing clients with memories to be cherished for a lifetime. My love for fishing knows no bounds, and I consider it my calling to share that passion with others.
Techniques
Live bait and artificial
Anglers Choice
119
Reviews
6
Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

First Light Exotic Species Charters

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(119 reviews)
Angler's choice
West Palm Beach
 Last booking: 3 days ago
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Trips from US $250

Fishing Reports

Peacock snakeheads clowns cichlids large
Peacock snakeheads clowns cichlids large
Oct 28, 2025 West Palm Beach
The bite has been good. Shoot me a message. Lets go fishing.
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Extoic species smackdown.
Extoic species smackdown.
Aug 11, 2025 West Palm Beach
The weather has been very temperamental, but the fishing has proven to stay true and steady. We are catching lots of nice sized fish. And the weather has been bearable with the clouds rolling through lately. If your looking to cross off those bucket list fish now is the time to book. We also dont let the rain put a damper on our plans when it rains weve been hitting the bridges and catching some bridge monsters.
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Peacock bass paradise
Peacock bass paradise
Jul 9, 2025 West Palm Beach
With the hot weather rolling in the fishing has been just as hot. This past week, we have been having 3 and 4 hour trips. Ending the day with good numbers. Averaging 25-30 fish. With some really nice size fish mxed in. Now is the time for a hot peacock bite.
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Peacocks in the south florida Amazon.
Peacocks in the south florida Amazon.
Jul 2, 2025 West Palm Beach
Hello, everyone.Thanks for checking into my fishing report. As far as the weather goes, the weather has been very consistent. We have been having south Southeast winds with a mixture of rain coming through consistently for the past month and a 1/2 or so, and the peacock bite has been just as consistent. We've been catching numbers of peacock bass every trip as well as largemouth bass, clownknife fish, mayan cichlids, and hybrid bass. These fish are coming on freshly caught american shad under and around docks and bridges. We've had some water movement in the lake recently with all the rain and i believe it is setting up for a very good bite. Lets go catch some fish together.
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The exotic fish bite is on fire
The exotic fish bite is on fire
May 24, 2025 West Palm Beach
What a great trip we had today tons of big peacocks, a fee nice clown k ife fish even a 6 pound largemouth bass brought in the boat today!
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TOP TIER LARGEMOUTH/PEACOCK BITE.
TOP TIER LARGEMOUTH/PEACOCK BITE.
May 24, 2025 West Palm Beach
The everglades bass fishing has been absolutely amazing. Some of the best bass fishing i have personally seen in all of my years. My last 15 trips have been nothing less than amazing with tons of fish being caught in the 5-7lb range with reports of some 8-10s being had as well. These fish are being caught on artificial lures including frogs, big worms, jigs and more. Also as this heat sets in on the everglades and the ida/osborne chain these peacocks are finishing up with the spawn and they are STARVING as you can see we are getting some big bites and thats just a few of the pictures the peacocks are fired up. The clown knife fish and snake head bite has been slow but we are still getting them here and there.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 119 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Amazing Trip - Highly Recommend
Amazing Trip - Highly Recommend
Amazing Trip - Highly Recommend
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Jason P.
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Great Fishing Trip

VERIFIED   2 hour morning trip on July 3, 2025
T.J. Is a great captain. He is extremely knowledgeable about the area and the different types of fish. We did a fishing trip...
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Robert R.
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Amazing Experience with my Boys!

VERIFIED   4 hour guided trip (AM) on March 26, 2025
Unbelievable fishing trip today with my 11 and 14 year old sons.ย  We are on vacation from Michigan.ย  TJ was amazing.ย  So...
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Megan I.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Last minute adventure!

VERIFIED   4 hour guided trip (AM) on December 27, 2024
After our deep sea trip got canceled we were lucky to catch a last minute freshwater charter with Captain TJ and I think sometimes...
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Austin T.
Excellent
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October fishing trip

VERIFIED   NEW  4 hour guided (PM) on October 11, 2025
Really good guided experience. TJ will put you on fish. Easy, fun, and relaxing style of fishing, highly recommend
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Ashley R.
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Best way to get out there and catch a lot of fish!

VERIFIED   3 hour guided trip AM on June 16, 2025
Had a great time with TJ on our guided trip. Caught a lot of fish (largemouth and peacock bass). Saw a lot of wildlife and...
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