Captain
Justin Simmons

Member since March 2016 Pensacola Beach, United States
Background
My background comes from commercial fishing. I am what you would call a local yokel (native) to the Gulf breeze area even though I didn't get to live on the water. My father definitely raised me on the water – I spent most of my summers on the back of a commercial fishing boat. That was my summer camp for 15 years! Then, I found myself on a charter boat as a deckhand and decided that I could make a better future for my family and myself by putting more effort into the charter fishing business.
Techniques
Catching fish is my style and my favorite technique is whatever it takes to get a bite fishing techniques are constantly changing so if you only know a few the struggle is going to be there

Hey, I'm Captain Justin Simmons

Pensacola Beach, United States
Background
My background comes from commercial fishing. I am what you would call a local yokel (native) to the Gulf breeze area even though I didn't get to live on the water. My father definitely raised me on the water – I spent most of my summers on the back of a commercial fishing boat. That was my summer camp for 15 years! Then, I found myself on a charter boat as a deckhand and decided that I could make a better future for my family and myself by putting more effort into the charter fishing business.
Techniques
Catching fish is my style and my favorite technique is whatever it takes to get a bite fishing techniques are constantly changing so if you only know a few the struggle is going to be there
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Excellent
4.7 / 5
(385 reviews)
Angler's choice
Pensacola Beach
 Last booking: 9 hours ago
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Trips from US $400
Excellent
4.8 / 5
(11 reviews)
Angler's choice
Pensacola Beach
 2 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $475

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 396 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
90%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
91%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
83%
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Zack E.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day on the water!

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore (AM) on July 3, 2025
Went out with my son in the bay and caught several different species of fish! Red snapper, Spanish Mackerel, flounder, lane...
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Damien B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Trip

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip โ€“ Gulf Fishing (PM) on June 27, 2025
Captain Justin made sure my son and I had a great day on the water. We caught bait, caught fish, and made some good memories....
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Joshua M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Never Disappoints.

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip โ€“ Gulf Fishing (PM) on June 24, 2025
Capt. Justin always knows where to put you on the fish. My wife and my sonโ€™s friend got their first Mahi. Great memories...
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Jesse B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great experience

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip โ€“ Gulf Fishing (AM) on June 24, 2025
Justin is a really good guy and he went above and beyond to make sure we had a great trip. Would definitely recommend him to...
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Dexter C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Excellent Trip

VERIFIED   Half day inshore trip on May 21, 2025
Was a great trip. The Captain was very communicative and arrived on time, no issues. We were out for about an hour and some...
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