Captain Fernado was awesome.  He was very friendly and enjoyable to have on the boat.  My son caught 2 fish and missed 5 others.  My side of the boat only had one quick hit and that was it.  We had a really good time.  We only did a 2-hour trip, I would highly recommend doing a 4-hour trip.  The fish were biting really well towards the end but it was time for us to go because there was another group booked 30 minutes after us.  I would definitely go again especially if Fernando was the captain.

I messaged Backwater Tarpon prior to booking to make sure it would be appropriate for a very new fly fisherman. I was quickly notified which day and time would be best with the forecast. Capt Fernando Montalvo was very patient with me. He made sure I had a satisfactory cast prior to bringing me to the lagoon to cast over fish! We caught two fish while Capt Fernando did his best to push us around the lagoon and set me up for success!

The day started out a bit sketchy. First of all we got stuck in heavy San Juan traffic causing us to become late for our scheduled trip. Then the gps took us down the wrong road close by the marina. The gps told us to go to the right when we needed to go to the left on the street connected to the marina. The sky became cloudy as we were walking down the dock to meet our captain, captain Gaby. Gaby is a very friendly and honest person with good English and verbal skills. The boat was ready to go as soon as we boarded. The rain started out almost as soon as we left the marina thankfully it was just a light sprinkle. After the rain stopped the sun came out for the remainder of our trip. Gaby took us to many of his fishing spots where we were not being successful but Gaby new many spots and eventually we started getting bites and a few on the hook. Although we were never successful in getting any fish into the boat we did get a few Tarpon on the line and fought them all the way back to the boat. The fish somehow broke free as we attempted to get them into the net. No fish to take home but we all had a great time and it was very nice spending the day with our top notch guide who by the way spent an extra 1 hour guiding us in between his next appointment, trying not to leave us fishless on the day.

Alibi is an excellent captain. Very professional and knowledgeable. He knows his profession well. He is very accommodating and made the trip go well for me and my 3 teenage boys. We only caught one fish, but that is fishing for you. Overall a great experience!

We got stuck leaving our hotel by a parade and the captain was flexible and rescheduled us to the next day. Unfortunately the tarpon weren’t biting so there were no big fish to be caught. The captain was nice enough to cut up bait and allow my son to fish - he caught 3 small fish which made his day. It was a nice day on the water and we appreciated the flexibility!