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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My Charter Listings

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)
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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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Trent G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Justin

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore (PM) on September 23, 2025
We had the best trip we had bait ready and they kept us on fish and they were very very good captains and took care of us I...
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Ted R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

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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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   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
Boat
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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Francis B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome accommodating and patient

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore (AM) on January 30, 2025
Justin was by far one of the best guides we have been fishing with. His customer service and attention to detail was great,...
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