Charter Operator
Trade Winds Charter Fishing

Member since April 2015 Destin, United States
Background
Captain Larry Meyer is a U.S. Military Veteran with many decades of fishing experience to his credit. As well as mastering the local waters and perfecting the cast, Larry has successfully taken part in many fishing tournaments. His fishing charters aboard the TradeWinds specialize in bottom fishing and trolling.
Techniques
Specialize in bottom fishing and trolling.

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Destin, United States
Background
Captain Larry Meyer is a U.S. Military Veteran with many decades of fishing experience to his credit. As well as mastering the local waters and perfecting the cast, Larry has successfully taken part in many fishing tournaments. His fishing charters aboard the TradeWinds specialize in bottom fishing and trolling.
Techniques
Specialize in bottom fishing and trolling.
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Our Team
Larry M.
Captain
AJ C.
First mate
Brian H.
Business associate
Justin H.
First mate

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TradeWinds Charter Boat

Federally permitted
Excellent
4.7 / 5
(251 reviews)
Destin
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Trips from US $1,440

Fishing Reports

10/15/25 Fishing Report
10/15/25 Fishing Report
Oct 16, 2025 Destin
4 hour trip started with a medium speed troll, landed a bonita but nothing else big enough grabbed the lures. We switched gears to bottom fishing and snagged a keeper trigger, then decided to try to grab a shark for our groomsmen. It took less than 3 minutes and we had an estimated 250lb Sandbar shark bowโ€™d up on the line.
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10/14/25 Report
10/14/25 Report
Oct 15, 2025 Destin
Great day, great group! Not much bit on the speed troll, but the vermilion snappers and triggers were hot, along with some of the biggest hardtails Iโ€™ve ever seen. Final count (just for keepers) was 46 Mingo Snappers (Vermillion), 5 Triggerfish, and 2 Hardtails.
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Another day of limiting out!
Another day of limiting out!
Jun 10, 2023 Destin
This was a very very fun group and we all had an absolute blast. Thank yโ€™all for your business, thank yโ€™all for being awesome and so much fun, and we cant wait to do it again next year!! Fishing Report: Keepers- 28 Red Snapper 25 Mingo Snapper 10 White Snapper 1 Almaco Jack 1 Tilefish Throwhomes- 3 Sandbar Sharks (awesome job on those guys!) 1 Triggerfish (big ole banjo, out of season) 1 Red Snapper (undersize) 1 Amberjack (out of season) 1 Lizardfish (became a temporary mascot) 1 Goggle Eye Snapper (another mascot that went home safe) Thanks again for everything yโ€™all.
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Tis the Season....right?
Tis the Season....right?
May 31, 2023 Destin
Had a great trip on 5/31 with a boatload of recent graduates (congratulations by the way)! We all had a great time fishing, crew and customers alike on our 5 hour AM trip. A great mess of fish was caught and kept, and another one sent back home. Regardless of the catch-and-releases, everyone had fun and there's one heck of a fish fry in the near future! Fishing Report- Keepers: 14 Mingo Snapper (medium to large grade) 11 White Snapper (large in size) Throwbacks: 1 EXCELLENT Amberjack (out of season) 6 Red Snapper (BARELY out of season) 8 Triggerfish (Undersized) 6 Mingo Snapper (Undersized)
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8 Hour Power!!
8 Hour Power!!
May 12, 2023 Destin
Great weather, a great group of guys, and a great bite made for a phenomenal 8 hour trip. TeamTradeWinds didnโ€™t come to fishโ€ฆ we came to CATCH! Bite was steady all day, even with the dolphin-devils following us around, our 7 guys landed 80 keepers!! We lost- at minumum- another 30 fish to the malice-mammals, but all in all, it was a great haul. Final numbers in the box were: -54 Mingo Snappers (Medium to large grade) -20 White Snappers (Stud-sized Whities) -5 Triggerfish (Banjo sized) -1 Amberine (18โ€) Fish we sent back home: -10 Red Snappers (Out of Season) -12 Triggerfish (Under size) -7 Mingo Snappers (Under Size) -2 Goggle Eyed Snappers (Not good eating) -At least 30 unknowns lost to the flipper-fiends. TeamTradeWinds FTW
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WAHOOOOOOO
WAHOOOOOOO
May 2, 2023 Destin
Holy Moly. Amazing group of guys for an amazing fishing trip. Started off with a huge banjo of a Triggerfish, a Lane Snapper, and Amberine, and several niiiice bull Mingo Snapper. As we made our way through the day we had some great luck by bringing in a stud Gag Grouper. (Even greater luck was on his side though, because was out of season so we sent him back home). Over the next several hours, our guys brought in another absoute mess of Mingo and White Snapper. All-in-all, we brought home 103 keepers. (Unpictured are several great Red Snappers that had to go home, too). But wait...theres more!! As if 103 fish wasn't enough, on the troll back in, our guys brought in a monster of a Wahoo! Just over 5 feet long and roughly 65 pounds. Goodness gracious what a fish, and what a trip! Team Trade Winds for the win!!! Excellent job to Capt. Larry, and Deckhands- AJ and Justin.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 251 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
90%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
85%
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Shane & Michelle Spradlin
Dallas, Texas
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Wonderful 8 hr trip

VERIFIED   8 Hour Power-Trip on May 29, 2023
We had a great time. The boat and crew are awesome. We highly recommend this crew. Thank you all!!!!
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Charles G.
San Antonio, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5 Hour Trip

VERIFIED   5-6 Hour Smash and Grab on May 15, 2023
Great Boat; Great Crew; did all they could to ensure we caught fish and had a great time!!!
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Suzette Y.
Shreveport, LA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Family fishing trip

VERIFIED   6 Hour Snapper Spectacular on August 3, 2022
What a great experience with deckhand AJ taking great care of us while entertaining us as well.ย  We cooked some of the Trigger...
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Tamatha F.
Miramar Beach, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Private 6 hour charter

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip (PM) on July 5, 2022
If you want an amazingly fun time with a great crew Tradewinds is your company. Captain Larry & the best deck hand ever AJ...
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Steve M.
Rockvale, TN
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Afternoon Trip with Captain Larry and the Crew

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (PM) on August 5, 2021
What a great day! This was a first for many of us and we had a great time. AJ and Jake were awesome guides and Captain Larry...
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