Captain
Dennis Young

Member since April 2018 Jacksonville, United States
Background
I was born and raised in to the commercial fishing industry as a youngster in my earlier days. Entered the US Navy in 1965, served for 23 years and retired as a Naval Officer. I started our charter service while in the navy and have continued to enhance it since retiring. Fishing and the ocean is in my blood. I love being on the water because every day is different, you never know what you will encounter next. My wife and I have 9 grandchildren and I have had the pleasure of getting them involved with their experiences on the water. I love taking kids fishing and making their first experience one to remember.
Techniques
We do all kinds of fishing. Bottom, slow trolling live bait, flat lining for striking fish and shark fishing. Some of it is seasonal, some is here year round. Water temperature is the controls what fishing I do. The colder the water the less fish activity we have. My preference is bottom fishing because I was brought up on it, and you never know what will happen when you drop that sinker to the bottom!!

Hey, I'm Captain Dennis Young

Jacksonville, United States
Background
I was born and raised in to the commercial fishing industry as a youngster in my earlier days. Entered the US Navy in 1965, served for 23 years and retired as a Naval Officer. I started our charter service while in the navy and have continued to enhance it since retiring. Fishing and the ocean is in my blood. I love being on the water because every day is different, you never know what you will encounter next. My wife and I have 9 grandchildren and I have had the pleasure of getting them involved with their experiences on the water. I love taking kids fishing and making their first experience one to remember.
Techniques
We do all kinds of fishing. Bottom, slow trolling live bait, flat lining for striking fish and shark fishing. Some of it is seasonal, some is here year round. Water temperature is the controls what fishing I do. The colder the water the less fish activity we have. My preference is bottom fishing because I was brought up on it, and you never know what will happen when you drop that sinker to the bottom!!
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(299 reviews)
Angler's choice
Jacksonville
 Last booking: 2 days ago
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Trips from US $500

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 299 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Awesome ride!
Extraordinary day at sea!
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
97%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
96%
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Latocha S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome ride!

VERIFIED   NEW  3/4 Day Trip on November 1, 2025
Captain Dennis is the best! Definitely worth the trip and will be going back. He makes the experience fun and memorable.
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Wes K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fish with a legend!

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on July 19, 2025
No exaggeration a legend in NE FL offshore fishing. We caught fish until we were exhausted, never out of sight of land in a...
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Daniel P.
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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Shark and Snapper

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on August 4, 2025
Captain Dennis is the best. We got what we wanted out of the trip. We caught bait, he put my son on a shark the first cast,...
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Jesse H.
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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Great day!

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on June 12, 2025
My captain was great! Cool guy, fun to talk to. He gave better instructions to make me more successful. When we got back I...
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Benjamin S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Large Snapper wore us out

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on July 30, 2025
Great experience put us on the fish grabbed some b liners straight away to take home.ย  Then put us on some large fish to pull...
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