My wife, daughter and I just finished our day on the water with Captain Colby, and what a great day it was!  We’ve chartered quite a few fishing trips over the years, but this one really sticks out as exceptional. Communication prior to the trip was excellent, and every detail was covered to ensure we got what we expected.  Captain Colby obviously is very passionate about both catching fish as well as ensuring that his customers are comfortable and having fun. He put us on top of a large school of trout which resulted several double and triple headers. Captain Colby’s boat is extremely clean, and all tackle including rods, reels are of top notch quality.  If you lose your fish on a Captain Coby trip you can’t blame the fishing pole or reel!. After growing tired of catching fish, we asked Captain Colby if we could try another spot - Immediately he was preparing to start moving.  A few minutes later and we were fishing a mile or two away and once again the fish began attacking our baits.  This repeated itself multiple times, and then, all to quickly, we were back at the dock where Captain Colby fileted our catch and entertained the Pelicans.  We had a great time with Captain Colby, and plan on looking him up when future plans bring us back to this area.  If anyone reading this is looking for a successful day on the water with a knowledgeable guide who can quickly get you on fish, Captain Colby won’t let you down.

If you’re looking for an extremely knowledgeable local guide while visiting the Sarasota/Tampa Bay area, look no further. Captain Colby was very friendly, extremely attentive, and an absolute pleasure to be out in the water with fishing. We were out on a 4 hour trip, and had fish in the boat within the first cast at each spot. (ended up with nearly 2 dozen keepers) We had a few anglers in my group that had very little fishing experience, and with the help of our captain they looked like seasoned veterans by the end of the day. Thanks for a great trip, we’ll be sure to send anyone we know visiting the area your way!

Colby far exceeded our expectations and we had an amazing time! Colby was great with the younger kids and my brother who is a blind veteran.  He was able to talk him through reeling in one of the largest catches of the day. We caught fish in every spot Colby took us to.  Will absolutely book Colby for any future fishing trips and highly recommend him. Thanks for making our trip a fun and memorable day!

Captain was great and my family had a blast. He was very patient with my family full of newbies, baiting out hooks, casting our reels etc.  He had everything on the boat we needed and was well stocked.  Captain took us a different spots in hopes we’d get lucky, but with the heat we weren’t as successful as he hoped.  But we caught a few and enjoyed our time.  Hoping to visit AMI again and will book with Colby again.

First time doing a fishing charter trip, Captain Colby was amazing!  He had us hitting the fish early and often, first keeper was in the boat within the first 3 minutes. He was very knowledgeable about the area and great with my kids, will definitely be booking with him next time we r in town!