Captain
Art Duplessis
Member since May 2015
Key West, United States
- Background
- Captain Art is a veteran guide that took his passion for fishing from Alaska all the way down to Costa Rica. He considers himself not old enough to be grumpy, yet young enough to do all he can to ensure a fun and memorable trip for Wild Bill's guests.
- Techniques
- Offshore and reef fishing for Sailfish, Wahoo, Tuna, Mahi Mahi, Grouper, Snapper, Kingfish, and several species of shark (Blacktip, Hammerhead, Lemon, Tiger, Blacknose)
Hey, I'm Captain Art Duplessis
- Background
- Captain Art is a veteran guide that took his passion for fishing from Alaska all the way down to Costa Rica. He considers himself not old enough to be grumpy, yet young enough to do all he can to ensure a fun and memorable trip for Wild Bill's guests.
- Techniques
- Offshore and reef fishing for Sailfish, Wahoo, Tuna, Mahi Mahi, Grouper, Snapper, Kingfish, and several species of shark (Blacktip, Hammerhead, Lemon, Tiger, Blacknose)
My Charter Listings
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US$ 600
Fishing Reports
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Fun Half day anchor trip today. Black tips sharks, Black nose sharks, and a 200lb nurse shark barracuda, grouper and snapper. Read Full Report →
Customer Reviews
4.64 out of 5 stars from 23 reviews
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Great day if fishing! Steady fish on the line catching King, Tuna, Bonito and Baracuda. The mate did a great job keeping the lines in the water. Will take the trip again on our next trip.
Geron Wade recommends Wild Bill Sport FishingFished March 2018
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Replied to this review on Friday, March 9, 2018
Thanks Geron, if it wasn’t for the damn sharks we got a few more LOL
VERIFIED Went fishing on Saturday, February 24, 2018
Great time had all around, and fish caught by everyone in the group! In just a half day trip we caught 4 King Mackerel and 1 barracuda (which was thrown back). After getting back to the dock they filleted the Mackerel for us, which we took to have cooked at Half Shell Raw Bar (highly recommend) and everyone was satisfied. Definitely recommend Captain Art and Brandy, they know where the fish bite and how to make the most of a trip! Thanks again!
Maria Nedvidek recommends Wild Bill Sport FishingFished February 2018
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Replied to this review on Monday, March 5, 2018
Awesome! Glad everyone enjoyed themselves, hope to see you again
VERIFIED Went fishing on Monday, February 5, 2018
On a day that was less then great for fishing Captain Art and Mason got us on some nice keepers and some excellent game fish we let go! It was a great day with a lot of fish variety, you never new what was coming up next. We caught Barracuda, Jack, Bar Jack, Yellow Fin, Rock Fish, Grouper, Grunt, and some sharks. Man what a fight!!!!!!!!!!!
Dan, Sue, Ryan, Dennis, Trish and ChrisDan Coulter recommends Wild Bill Sport FishingFished February 2018
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Replied to this review on Thursday, February 15, 2018
Thanks Guys, I’m glad you had fun and we found some fish hipefully see you next trip to KW. Capt Art
VERIFIED Went fishing on Saturday, January 20, 2018
First off, when I booked through Fishing Booker, I received a text message shortly thereafter straight from the Captain saying he wished I had booked directly with him and not through Fishing Booker. So that was a bad sign right off the bat. I should have heeded the warning and listened to my gut that was telling me this didn’t sound good.
We arrived at the dock right on time expecting to jump on the boat and take off shortly thereafter. The first mate was busy getting things ready to go. But, the boat wouldn’t start. Someone left a switch on the night before and it drained the battery. The Captain messed with it for a while then left to go get a battery charger. He was gone 20-30 minutes then came back with a charger and hooked it up. And we waited. And waited. And waited. He’d try the engines every so often, but it was a no go. All the other charter boats had left long ago. Finally, two hours later, (yes, two hours….) they canceled and made arrangements on another boat. I have to say that was nice and our day of fishing wasn’t completely ruined. We did get to go out.
So we went down to the other boat a few slips away and the First Mate started getting everything set up while we waited on the Captain to arrive. He wasn’t expecting to go out that day so he had to scramble from home to the dock, which took a while and it wasn’t the Captain’s boat and the first time he’d ever been on that boat. It was a bigger boat than the one we booked with Wild Bill, and we caught some fish but missed the early bite. Overall, the boat not starting and the two hour delay while they tried to fix it was unacceptable.
I don’t recommend this charter and won’t book with Wild Bill again.
Matt Ratliff does not recommend Wild Bill Sport FishingFished January 2018
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Monday, August 28, 2017
Awesome trip! Wasn’t the best day for fishing but captain Art put us on some fish. Can’t wait to book with wild Bill charters again!
Chris Dugas recommends Wild Bill Sport FishingFished August 2017
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Replied to this review on Monday, September 4, 2017
Thank Chris, Lets do it again soon!
VERIFIED Went fishing on Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Mason and Art were fantastic! Mason worked extremely hard all day on the lines to get us on the fish. Art never gave up in his pursuit at the wheel. Landed several big Barracudas trolling then went inland and landed a 25lb Jack and a 7’ Tiger Shark that drug us nearly a mile and through a mine field of crab traps for nearly an hour to finally land the fish of a lifetime!!! We will be back next year…Thanks for the memories Art and Mason!
Chris Gordon recommends Wild Bill Sport FishingFished August 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Monday, July 24, 2017
Excellent experience. These guys know how to find fish. Four and five lines at a time. Continuous action. Caught a big Tuna, Barracuda and eight more fish. Mason the mate is great.
Michael Nemeth recommends Wild Bill Sport FishingFished July 2017
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Replied to this review on Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Thanks Michael it was a pleasure hope to see you again in the future!
VERIFIED Went fishing on Friday, July 7, 2017
My husband and son had been on a similar trip in th gulf off shore Texas. This was my first deep sea/off shore we bay fish in Galveston and Trinity Bays monthly. I was a bit nervous. However first mate Derek made things interesting by talking about his expierences and the area. He taught us a lot.
Though not all our fish were keepers we had a lot of fighters we still caught enough to feed well over our family of three. Happy fishing!!!Christopher W. Chidestre recommends Wild Bill Sport FishingFished July 2017
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Replied to this review on Monday, July 17, 2017
Thanks for the great review, hope to see you next time you come to Key West!
VERIFIED Went fishing on Saturday, July 1, 2017
My girlfriend and I booked a 3/4 day trip. Boat was not fancy but it had everything you need. It’s a “Fishing” boat. My girlfriend ended up napping on bench between bites. So she found it quite comfortable. The deck hand was awesome. Worked very hard. 5-6 lines in water at all times. Very impressed at their effort to stay on the fish. All around a very enjoyable trip. Thanks!
Dr. Ricky Mcshane recommends Wild Bill Sport FishingFished July 2017
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Replied to this review on Friday, July 7, 2017
Thanks for the kind words, we appreciate the review! Hope to see you again.
VERIFIED Went fishing on Monday, July 3, 2017
All fishing trips start with high hopes and usually end nothing like what you expected. This trip was just that in the best way possible. A good Captain with a hard working experienced mate yielded a good time, plenty of action, lots of good fish and a wonderful experience. This trip the fishing matched the Captain and Mates efforts ... extraordinary!!
Jack Pugh recommends Wild Bill Sport FishingFished July 2017
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Replied to this review on Monday, July 10, 2017
Thanks for the great review. Fun people and good fishing = a great time!
VERIFIED Went fishing on Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Super excited about 1st private charter with my family and two friends. Booked half day Charter, boat was fine with comfortable seats ( which were needed) 1st mate Derrick hustled non stop to try and put us on Mahi. We never hooked anything and did not really see anything till 30 minutes left in trip on our way back in - we saw some small Mahi, which we paused to try and get spent about 10 minutes making a last ditch stand on not getting skunked. No luck we then came in quickly as the Capt had others waiting for the next charter. I don’t want to really complain - I think the effort was made but we didn’t bend one rod on anything. I thought maybe stopping at a reef once we realized the Mahi bite was not going to happen, so someone could have brought home something Mangrove snapper/Mutton snapper something? Would have been appropriate. $650 boat ride on a gorgeous day?
I understand the nature of fishing but when you come to the fishing capital of the world ( you just want a fish)!
Harry J. Smith Jr. does not recommend Wild Bill Sport FishingFished May 2017
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Replied to this review on Thursday, May 11, 2017
Sorry, it happens sometimes. I did give you options of going for snapper and sharks before we left. You wanted to try offshore. No one feels worse about a slow day than me. As far as the Mahi that we saw at the end of the trip we threw live bait and Ballyhoo and everything to get those things to eat they were just not in a feeding mood though not much more I can say. Good Luck in future trips, Capt Art
VERIFIED Went fishing on Monday, December 19, 2016
We really enjoyed every moment onboard and after. Had our own catch grilled both for lunch (king mackerel) and for dinner (black grouper). Delicious!
Matti Salminen recommends Wild Bill Sport FishingFished December 2016
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Replied to this review on Monday, January 16, 2017
Thanks for the great review Matti, hope to fish withe you again soon. Capt Art
VERIFIED Went fishing on Friday, October 16, 2015
WILD BILL Charter—————Captain Art and the First Mate Steve did a fantastic job under very poor weather conditions. We caught Grouper, Yellow tail and a wild time catching Black Nose Sharks, that were caught and then released by Steve’s very capable bare hands. FIVE BIG STARS TO WILD BILL. Sorry I do not have any photos.
Dennis Sawka recommends Wild Bill Sport FishingFished October 2015
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Replied to this review on Saturday, October 31, 2015
Thanks for the great Review guys! Hope we will see you again.
VERIFIED Went fishing on Friday, July 3, 2015
The Capt. and mate were first rate. We caught fish on a day when a lot of others didn’t. We wanted to catch dinner and we came back with enough for four or five dishes. Would highly reccommend this crew and boat. Looking forward to another trip with these guys.
Brian C Newman recommends Wild Bill Sport FishingFished July 2015
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Replied to this review on Thursday, July 16, 2015
Thanks Brian, fishing has improved this week finally starting to see some nice Mahi and Tuna again, the current has come in close! Hope to get you offshore next time! Capt Art.
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