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Captain Black's Fishing

Member since April 2016 Panama City Beach, United States
Background
I began fishing at the age of 4. My parents were avid anglers and took me to the water every day during the summer months. My older sister also took me fishing, as I was a total addict. I have always had an appreciation for the experience of fishing and being there either alone or with people I wish to share my passion with. I have fished this area for 48 years and it has been a pure joy because you never know what is going to swim up to you. I would love to share my experience and help you make some memories with your family and friends. I always strive to treat each trip as though I were taking my friends and family fishing.

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Panama City Beach, United States
Background
I began fishing at the age of 4. My parents were avid anglers and took me to the water every day during the summer months. My older sister also took me fishing, as I was a total addict. I have always had an appreciation for the experience of fishing and being there either alone or with people I wish to share my passion with. I have fished this area for 48 years and it has been a pure joy because you never know what is going to swim up to you. I would love to share my experience and help you make some memories with your family and friends. I always strive to treat each trip as though I were taking my friends and family fishing.
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Captain Blackโ€™s Fishing

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(148 reviews)
Angler's choice
Panama City Beach
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Trips from US $850

Captain Blackโ€™s Fishingโ€“Black Magic

Federally permitted
Excellent
4.7 / 5
(45 reviews)
Angler's choice
Panama City Beach
Trips from US $1,000

Fishing Reports

4hr trolling trips good action
4hr trolling trips good action
Jul 5, 2025 Panama City Beach
The 4 hour trolling trips have gotten pretty good over the past few weeks. Spanish mackerel king Mackerel and bonita have been doing well. Book your trip for nice family fishing trip aboard the Black Magic. Our 43 foot sport fisher that we just added two new Air conditioners to make your trips more enjoyable!
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Somebody is eating good!
Somebody is eating good!
May 17, 2024 Panama City Beach
Panama City Beach boast a wide variety of both hard fighting and great eating fish. Above is Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper, and Amberjack.
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4hr trips catching lots of fish
4hr trips catching lots of fish
Mar 23, 2024 Panama City Beach
This is the time of year that the water warms up, and the bait starts congregating in shore. Following the Bait are predatory fish called pelagics. One of the first too show up is Spanish Mackeral. These tasty fish run in large schools and when located the fishing action can be excellent. Book your trip today.
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Fall Fishing
Fall Fishing
Sep 14, 2023 Panama City Beach
As we move into the fall fishing season we find there is less fishing pressure than the summer months. This allows the captain a wide variety of areas to fish and explore. Fridays Saturdays and Sundays in September October and November are going to be open for Red Snapper aboard state licensed boats. This adds one more type of fish we are able to fish for aboard the Black Magic. We fish for several different varieties of snappers including Lane Snapper Black Snapper White Snapper and Vermillion Snapper or as we call them Beeliners. All are excellent eating fish and Captain Blacks favorite happens to be Vermillion Snapper. Our vessels have air conditioning and restrooms on board for your comfort and we would love to have you fish with us soon.
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Few more days of Red Snapper
Few more days of Red Snapper
Aug 18, 2023 Panama City Beach
We have a had a great!!!!! Federal Red Snapper season and we are going out with a bang. Get signed up for the last day Rodeo Roundup our 16 hour Split Trip. We do no run splits but decided to allow it this one time for the closing day. Get signed up and get ready to pull on some big fish!!!! Trip leaves at 2 am and doesn't get in until 6 pm. August 24th 2023 2AM
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Red Snapper
Red Snapper
Jun 30, 2023 Panama City Beach
Try one of our Red Snapper trips! Below is yesterdays 8 hr. We love to fish at Captain Blacks.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 193 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
96%
Caught fish
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Willie C.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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4.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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1girl and 5 boys!

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Reef Fishing Summer on June 28, 2025
My family and I booked Captian Black. We truly enjoyed our trip. Captain Black and his mate made sure we were well taken care...
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Wes S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Like fishing with your favorite uncle

VERIFIED   4hr near shore spring trolling on April 15, 2025
Super friendly and very knowledgeable. Their goal is to make sure that you have a great experience and they succeed! This was...
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Tiffany F.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great trip we will definitely book again!!!

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Midday Reef Trip on July 29, 2025
Captain black knows what heโ€™s doing when it comes to fishing ..we had a great time and the deckhand was absolutely great...
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Dean C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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We caught our target species.

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Morning Reef Summer on July 9, 2025
The Captain & Deckmate were great ! They communicated with each other and our group the information each needed & put their...
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Fran C.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Very good
4.0 / 5
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Great Captain and Crew

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Morning Reef Summer on July 3, 2025
We had a great trip and caught fish. The captain spent a lot of time each for the relight spots to make sure we caught fish...
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