Good communication prior to the trip. Captain Eric was on time at the dock. Since the weather cooperated, we were able to do both nearshore and inshore fishing as I had hoped. Captain Eric took us out to a couple spots and the bite was on! Caught quite a few different species of fish, including a pile of the sheephead we wanted for dinner. Captain Eric was always ready with bait, the net, etc.
After the nearshore fishing, he took us inshore to try a few different spots, where we caught pinfish and snapper. (sadly, no reds today). Got to see the stilt houses, lots of dolphins, stingrays, a huge jellyfish, a shark, and a bald eagle on the trip!
My son and I had a great time, and would highly recommend this charter!

It was a cold morning, so we decided to run to a store for some extra clothing, and Eric waited on us, and extended out trip as long as he could to make up for that missed time.

He was also terrific with the kids (we brought 4 on board (ages 6, 8, 9, and 13).  Everyone caught fish except one of our littles, but everyone had a great time!!

Then, Eric gave us a great recommendation for lunch (Get Hooked in Hudson), and the kids loved that too, because they had a great area out back to run around.

We had a great time!!!  Thanks Captain Eric!

Captain Eric was very accommodating. we had a slow start and he stayed out past our time to make up for it. The Boat was very clean, great equipment and we learned lots. In the end we cought so many specie and saw so much wildlife. Perfect way to spend the day.
Thank you! My son will treause this memory.

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.

Eric was great! Did awesome with our 9 year old son. Very accommodating with a group consistenting of our 9 year old and two grandparents in their 70s. Caught solid amount of fish in shore and off shore.