Captain Ariel contacted us the day before our trip to ask what we are looking to catch. He gave us his assessment and had several recommendations of where we could go with the best chance of finding fish. Well, we took one of his recommendations and caught more fish than we ever expected.
I live in Alaska and fish in the ocean throughout the summer and have many friends who are charter operators/guides. I would put Captain Ariel among the best of them for working his tail off to try to keep his clients happy.
You will not find a better crew in the PV area!

I highly recommend this trip for anyone…from a novice to an experienced fisherman. Boat was very clean, crew was excellent & friendly. There was a variety of equipment on the boat. We caught plenty of fish with breathtaking scenery. Added bonus seeing dolphins & turtles & to top it all off FRESH & tasty ceviche entree was prepared by our Captain. I highly recommend Calypso!

We had Alex and Samual and these guys treated you like family. It was like fishing with extended family members. I have been fishing down here before and it was nothing like fishing with this team. The boat was clean, the equipment was good and the crew was knowledgeable. I will be booking with them again when we return.

My son and I came to PV specifically to fish. I chose CALYPSO for a variety of reasons. ABSOLUTELY the right choice. Captain Ariel & 1st Mate Eric went above and beyond.

We did the ten hour trip, looking for tuna and marlin. The weather was fantastic, which made for an easy trip outside the bay. Within ten minutes of putting the lines in, my son landed a huge sailfish! Longer than the boat is wide huge! This was soon followed by a large blue marlin strike, landing two more sail fish, several tuna strikes, and finally landing a small tuna!

During all of this, Ariel and Eric kept the lines straight, the boat clean, answering all of our many questions (Ariel is bi-lingual, Eric speaks decent english), sharing the history of Puerto Vallarta…just amazing guest services. 

Not only did Eric surprise us with some delicious fresh ceviche, but he also processed our tuna, all while the boat was underway. Eric has some impressive knife skills!

My son and I are already planning our return trip. Fishing with Captain Ariel and Eric on board the Calypso will now be an annual event for the two of us.

What an incredible day!

Thank you again, Captain Ariel and 1st mate Eric.

We came into Puerto Vallarta for a family trip. I had researched this crew beforehand and they came through with a blast. Booked a 6 hour Bay trip, and being a little worried we would not be leaving the bay, they did not disappoint. Started off at 7am catching some skip jack for bait and enjoying the amazing view with the sunrise over the mountains. While it was quiet we had a great time with music, beers, and fresh ceviche the deckhand prepared. After some time passing we made our way deeper into the bay and captain Ariel spotted a Mahi which we targeted, later catching a mahi on live bait in that same location. While we took pictures with the mahi, captain hooked a huge Sailfish! What a fight. Teaching us through the fight we caught the sailfish and brought it aboard after 35-40 minutes. Such an adrenaline rush! Couldnt be happier with the trip and very accommodating crew! Thank you. I would recommend this charter to anyone and would love to go out with them again.