Excellent crew.  Good time.

This was our first time ocean fishing so we didn’t know what to expect. We didn’t realize we wouldn’t actually be the ones catching the fish or operating the poles. The crew had lines out and when a fish was caught, they reeled for a bit and then handed the pole to various people in our group to take turns reeling. We had 8 people and only 4 of us got to “reel” since we only caught 4 fish (all barracuda). We were told we would get cerviche and we asked about it but didn’t get it. They said the local restaurant would have it. We were supposed to get 4 hours and they pulled the lines in and headed back to the Marina with over an hour left. They spoke to each other in Spanish the entire time so we didn’t know what they were saying unless they spoke directly to us. While we realize they cannot help whether the fish bite or not, and they were very friendly, I guess we expected better for the money we paid. They did provide soda, bottled water, and beer.

Myself and 4 others enjoyed a fantastic morning out on the water with Tres Hermanos on a 4 hour charter. Communication was great ahead of our trip as we were on a cruise with a stop in Cozumel and I didn’t want any confusion. I had asked to target a game-rich species since the others in my group have limited fishing experience and just wanted to have fun, they took note of this and accommodated us perfectly.  I also had asked prior to the trip if they could recommend a restaurant to take our catch to for lunch and I was assured I would be taken care of.

We left our ship at 7:00am and the directions were clear to taxi to the harbor (10 minute drive from port) and to meet the guys by 8:00am. We arrived early and hit the water right away, they let us play our music on the boat speakers and really catered to making us comfortable. Coolers were loaded with ice, cervezas, sodas and waters and we were hooked up on the first fish of the day within 10 minutes. Everyone was all smiles as we pulled in 4-5 Mahi Mahi each throughout the morning and got a kick out of watching them jump and chase the bait while trolling. We ended up putting 4 modest sized mahi in the cooler along with a bonus ‘cuda that hit as we “speed trolled” back to Cozumel. The guys had remembered I had requested a place to take some fresh filets to for lunch and called ahead on our way back in. They recommended the Mahi Mahi Restaurant (fitting name for the morning we had), as they would cook our fresh catch and not swap it for frozen fish as other restaurants are known to do.

We were dropped off at a pier in town where the restaurant owner greeted us. She led us a block from the water with our fresh filets where we enjoyed a PRIVATE lunch with freshly made guac and margaritas. I emphasize “private” because they opened just for us ahead of their normal business hours. They made us ceviche as well as both grilled and fried mahi with our only hours old catch. Following lunch the owner lined up a taxi for us and a short taxi ride later we were back at the cruise port with more than enough time to spare to shop and sight see. With full bellies and smiles on our faces we laughed and talked about the memories made that morning. I can’t recommend this crew enough, they were phenomenal!