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
(395 reviews)
Angler's choice
Pensacola Beach
 Last booking: 4 days ago
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Trips from US $400
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(27 reviews)
Angler's choice
Pensacola Beach
 3 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $475

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 422 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (363)
had a great time!
Bad weather turned great
Fishing with Justin
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
91%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
92%
Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
84%
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Chelsea F.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Worth It!

VERIFIED   NEW  3 Hour Trip (AM) inshore on November 2, 2025
Everyone had a great time fishing. Captain Justin was super friendly and it was definitely worth the trip!
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Tobi Z.
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   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Gulf - 2:00 PM on July 31, 2025
We had a really good time. The bite wasnโ€™t great that day but the crew worked hard to get us on fish. Justin, and his first...
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Kevin R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Excellent trip

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Gulf on August 12, 2025
Captain Justin was friendly and put us on fish right from the beginning. Our trip was a great time and my nephew even had to...
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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
Overall

Great Trip

VERIFIED   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   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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