My husband and I booked a bottom fishing trip with Anthony aka Papa Smurf and Magic Mike!  These guys took us to several spots and we caught a wide variety of fish!  They are both so friendly and will ensure you have a great time!  We had a lot of laughter too!  These guys will put bait on your line the entire trip, and will filet the fish you want to keep!  We decided to book with Papa Smurf because of all the wonderful reviews he already had online and this trip did not disappoint at all!  We had an amazing time and you will not go wrong by going out with them if you decide on a fishing trip while on the island!  Thank you both for such a great time and for blessing us with your kindness!  Hope to see you all again!

Our family of 5 with my wife, our son (10), and daughter (7) and mother-in-law had an amazing time with Anthony and Mike at Papa Smurf Charters.  Anthony and Mike have been working together for +20 years and once your line hits the water it’s clear they know exactly what they are doing.  We stoped in 3 different locations during our half day bottom fishing trip and caught a large number of fish at each location.  Our catch included trigger fish, strawberry groupers, butterfish, parrot fish, red snapper, yellow snapper, along with a barracuda and a few eels (which is just part of the ocean fishing). 

We all had a good time, and we sincerely appreciate how they were focused on ensuring our kids had an amazing time.  Our daughter caught the most fish under Anthony’s watchful eye, and Mike was always ready to put more bait on the line while keeping a watch on our lines to see if our bait had been taken without us noticing. 

After the trip Mike cleaned our fish, and Anthony was kind enough to show us to his friend Johnny B’s restaurant who was able to prepare some of our catch both grilled and fried.  It was delicious! 

We would highly recommend Papa Smurf Charter to anyone who is looking for a family friendly or even an advanced fishing charter.  Anthony and Mike will be sure to ensure you have a great time.

Captain Anthony and first mate Mike did a great job making sure we enjoyed our day. The seas were a little lumpy but the boat is solid and quite stable for a 28 foot center console. Caught grouper, trigger fish, butter fish and snapper. Mike cleaned them and we took enough for 2 meals. Captain Anthony got us connected with Chef Johnny B and they did a great job cooking and serving us our fish. I would highly recommend for bottom fishing and it looked like they were well set up for trolling as well. They even surprised us a bottle of champagne - we were celebrating our 39 anniversary.

Anthony and Mike were great, they rescheduled us for what we ask thought would be a day of better weather. The water was rough, but I requested we troll for Mahi and wahoo. They committed and we gave it our best shot. Caught 4 barracuda, a nice mahi, and had a couple wahoo bites. Best part, was Anthony knew we had several folks to feed so he hooked us up with a few extra filets so we could make a memorable meal. Mike and Anthony went above abs beyond to get what we wanted… even with weather that wasn’t ideal. They are genuinely good guys and know how to fish.