Gulf View Island Adventure’s was a great fishing excursion on our vacation to Hernando Beach, FL.  Prior to meeting the captain, we communicated digitally to ensure a great trip.  We set sail promptly at 9 AM after adjusting the schedule a bit to allow high tide to come into the bay.  This allowed us better fishing opportunities than leaving earlier at 8 AM in the flats and mangroves.  The captain took us out quickly to the flats, preparing all the lines, and rods with bait fish, and insuring bait and rods were in the water as much as possible.  He also provided help and hits for our family and kids.  He provided history about the houses in the bay on stilts.  Being the summer, we didn’t expect the best catches in the hot water, but we caught sea trout for the first half of the trip.  On the 2nd half, the change in departure was key in hitting up the mangroves.  The extra hour allowed the captain to enter the mangroves allowing clearance for his boat in shallow water; he knew the best chances of success, where the locations were, and how to provide great experience for his guests.  We also took his advice on what to catch instead of targeting a certain species.  Each member caught fish, sea trout and redfish.  The last 3 fish were all red fish keepers providing an awesome fight for our teenagers and grandfather.  The trip was an overall great experience and highly recommend Gulf View Island Adventures for your fishing charters in the Gulf near Hudson Bay.

We went out on one of the coldest days Florida’s seen in awhile but Capitan Eric made sure we found fish. Great boat and very knowledgeable. would highly recommend this charter to anyone.

While the fish weren’t biting a lot, Captain Eric did everything he could to be sure we were in the best spots we could be. He was super personable and fun. I appreciated the fact he was up front the day before and told us due to heat and temp of water, fish may not be biting much. We all caught something and will definitely be back!

Eric was awesome and put us on the fish. Always had a replacement shrimp ready to go and was great with my 6 year old son.

Captain Eric kept me updated on fishing conditions, pick-up was easy and on time, his boat and equipment was immaculate.  He had great knowledge of local fishing conditions and history of the area.  I would definitely recommend Captain Eric.