Destin
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Captain
John Tenore
Destin, United States
Federal waters
Angler's choice
250+ reviews
Captain John 'JT' Tenore was born and raised in North Carolina. JT was first introduced to fishing by his father and was fishing along the coastline at a very early age. In the 1980's, JT moved to Destin and started fishing the local piers. And the rest is history!
Charter
Rating
4.9
305 reviews
4.9
Boat & Equipment
4.9
Captain & Crew
4.9
Fishing Experience
Anglers' gallery (688)
What anglers say
95%
Good experience
99%
Friendly captain
97%
Recommend this charter
95%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
93%
Caught fish
All reviews (305)
Showing 1 – 5 of 305 reviews
J O5.0VerifiedJT was amazing
4 Hour Trip AM (5MAX) • 3 adultsMy family (dad,sister, fiance, and myself) had such amazing experience with JT! My dad has some very tough mobility issues and JT was so patient and caring when getting him in and out of the boat. JT also helped us when reeling in all those big fish! My dad caught the most and biggest fish on our trip! lol..it was like 27 inches long! JT was cheering us on and hopping all over that boat to make sure we weren’t missing an opportunity to catch a fish. We also saw dolphins! It was perfect! We would definitely do it again! Thank you so much, JT!
Logan DumsRepeat angler5.0VerifiedMay need a nap after this one!
Tarpon Fishing • 2 adultsWhat a great time. We started the day catching bait on sabiki rigs. When the captain decided we had enough we headed out to look for tarpon schools and caught a bonus redfish along the way. Our first tarpon school produced a bite that led to an hour plus long fight before she broke off. Three schools and a couple non target bonus fish later we hooked up again and after an hour long battle we got our tarpon pictures and high fives. Hire this guy and dont forget your sunscreen.
Reported catch:
Response from CaptainHad a blast fishing with you guys, very successful trip. We've seen lots of tarpon managed to catch a big red fish bonitas, Spanish mackerel, and had another tarpon on it broke off, found some more. We hooked another one and managed to catch that one turned out to be an awesome day. great day of fishing. See you guys next time.
Matthew LittleRepeat angler5.0VerifiedMay fishing trip
4 Hour Trip AM (5MAX) • 2 adultsvery well rounded captin he put me on multiple different spices of fish in different conditions. everytime we stopped i was bringing in fish im just a few minutes of being there (sometimes as soon as my bait dropped in the water) i would definitely recommend captin jt he was very friendly and definitely knew what he was doing.
Reported catch:
Mariela Rodriguez5.0VerifiedGreat Captain Great Time
2 Hour Trip – Kids/Beginners Fun • 2 adultsMy husband and i had a blast. We have never done off shore fishing and we really enjoyed ourselves. We caught a bunch of lady fish but it was still super fun! The Captain was amazing! We got caught in HORRIBLE traffic and he was super patient and understanding with us. Will do it again!
Response from CaptainHad a blast fishing with you And your husband definitely next time would do a longer trip looking forward to fishing with you again. Thanks, J. T.
Mike DufnerRepeat angler5.0VerifiedJune fishing trip
Half Day Trip – Extended (5 MAX) • 5 adults • 1 childSolid day in the water. Captain JT worked hard to put us on the fish. Snapper weren’t cooperating so he found a great grouper hole. Even made an early trip back for one guest not feeling so well before getting us back out there. Solid day in the water.
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Fishing reports
Big tarpon cruising the beach!
Jul 1, 2025 • Destin
This is the time of the year. you can hook into these huge silver kings, take advantage of fishing for these big game fish inshore it is not uncommon to catch bull reds closer to the beach. Also, this time of the year
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BIG Trout
May 23, 2025 • Destin
Live bait fishing for big speckle Trout on the grass flats and around docks. Like tackle action.
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Fishing for bull reds!!
Apr 26, 2025 • Destin
Fishing for bull reds around the bridges and beaches makes for a lot of fun most of the fish are too big to keep but make great pictures.
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Red fish on fire!!
May 17, 2022 • Destin
Lots of red fish cruising the beach right now ideal when the waters are calm the fish are in 2 to 8 ft of water all sight fishing most of the fish are 35 to 45 inches to big to keep but a lot of FUN to catch !!
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Schools of tarpon rolling down the beach
Jul 2, 2018 • Destin
We are seeing schools of taron every day this is a big game fish when hooked it becomes very acrobatic it is not on common to fight one of the's fish for over an hour or two especially if its over 100 lbs
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Red snapper fishing on fire!!!
Jun 20, 2018 • Destin
Red snapper fishing has been red hot since opening day and has not let up any. We have been catching a really good grade of snappers this year. The baits of choice are live cigs and herring.We also have been catching alot of black snappers and a few scamp grouper .We have been catching some really nice gag groupers . The mackerel fishing is on fire also and quite a few sharks in the mix too..
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