I do not write reviews, but I felt strongly to support Mark for his outstanding knowledge and professionalism as a professional charter guide. I have gone on three charters in one month with him, bringing nine total people. Every person was blown away and amazed by the experience. Every one of these nine people caught the biggest catfish in their life. Now not everybody has caught 40 pound catfish, but every fish is a trophy depending on your experience. 10 pound catfish can still make you smile. We had many fish in the 30+ pound range and those definitely set some high goals to have to break in the future.
One of Mark‘s strengths is sharing his knowledge of this fishery with you while you fish. His 40 years of knowledge identified different kinds of birds, fish, and the history on how the river started and has changed over time.
Haven been a navy rescue swimmer, he puts everybody at ease with the safety of this experience and how any emergency situations should be handled with a very thorough departure pre-brief.
I cannot recommend this experience enough and I’m already planning my next charter

My son has been catching small catfish for years, but they were always just a pound or two.  He really wanted to catch a bigger one that would require a net.  Today was his lucky day!!  He finally got to pull in a big one.  The fish were not cooperating, but Captain Mark put us in some great spots and it paid off.  He was very professional, patient, and knowledgeable.  We had a great time and my son made a new memory.  We will definitely be back to hook more big cats.

Even before the trip started I knew it would be successful. Great communication the entire time since I booked right up till the morning we fished, then the trip was phenomenal, he is super knowledgeable and loves to share that knowledge. What great with the kids and just an all around great person. Caught great fish even though it’s a tough time of year to catch them. Our family visits Tennessee about once a year and we will be reaching out again to book another trip. A+ review

Amazing fishing charter! Captain Mark was incredibly knowledgeable and attentive throughout the trip, always making sure we were in the right spot and had what we needed. We ended up catching 23 fish and had a blast the whole time. Great experience from start to finish — highly recommend to anyone looking for a fun and successful day on the water! Markybob will put you on quality fish and is by far best charter in Tennessee.

We went early in the morning on July 9th.  Captain Mark was correct in telling me that the fish bite much better in the morning. We were on 3 of them before 10min out there. We caught 19 fish!!! One of the best hauls all year!!! We hit monster cats!!!! 40, 30 and 20 pounders.  I’m not a fisherman at all but even I was catching the fishing bug. Thank you captain Mark for an amazing day we all had a blast.