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
(399 reviews)
Angler's choice
Pensacola Beach
 6 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $425
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(30 reviews)
Angler's choice
Pensacola Beach
 2 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $475

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 429 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
91%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
92%
Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
84%
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Ted R.
Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Good experience!!

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip (AM) inshore on September 22, 2025
The fishing bite was a little slow but it wasnโ€™t because of the captain. Justin worked extremely hard to put us on...
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Mark H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Christmas day fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half day gulf trip on December 24, 2025
Captain J put us on the fish today inspite of very foggy conditions during most of the day.ย  Had a great time and picked...
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CLIFFORD C.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Very Productive 6 Hour Trip

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Gulf on November 7, 2025
Caught plenty of fish Grouper and Red Snapper also several other types. Works hard to put you on the fish!! Some of the snapper...
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Dexter C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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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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Scott S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Winter fishing

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip (AM) inshore on January 2, 2026
Captain Justin did a great job getting us in fish. We didnโ€™t catch a ton due to the weather but it was a lot of fun.
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