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.
 Instant Confirmation
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
+360
Angler rating
341
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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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Scott O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Good day on the water!

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Gulf on September 6, 2025
The boat was great for the 3 of us. Capt Justin and John worked hard to put fish on line and took us a few spots.
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Jacey B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Hooked a shark!

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Gulf - 2:00 PM on July 15, 2025
Awesome trip! Very laid back, fun trip out on the water! Canโ€™t wait to go back out with them again next year!
Jacey B. recommends Paradise Fishing Charter 2
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Cole V.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Captain Justin and John are great

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Gulf Fishing (AM) on September 16, 2025
Great days, they put a lot of effort into getting us on fish, and we did. Great guys
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Roberto P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

September fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half day gulf trip on September 7, 2025
This was a really nice experience and the captain and tribulation always pending to help ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
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Brent C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Memorable fishing trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore (AM) on July 8, 2025
Captain Justin was great. He went above and beyond to accommodate our trip and make it productive.
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