My 7 year old son and I went out for a 3 hour trip with Captain John and it was nothing short of amazing.  This was my son’s first time on the ocean and Captain John spent time teaching him (and me) everything we need to know about catching the fish and his knowledge of the waters and the species that were biting were top notch.  My 7 year old lamented that we did not book and entire day!  Next time we are in Destin we will definitely book time with Captain John and Dawn Patrol charters again.  I cannot recommend them enough.

This trip was amazing. We booked a half day trip and started the day off fishing for our bait fish (bc the bait guy ran out), It was fun in and of itself. Once we had enough, we set out. It took a little bit to find them but Captain Phillip made sure we were all able to catch something. My daughter caught a big Amber Jack, but we had to let it go since it wasn’t in season and my son caught a good size mingo snapper as well. We ended up catching our limit by the end of the day. We also saw a lot of dolphins during the day which was really neat. Captain Phillip was very quick to bait our hooks so we could keep our poles in the water as much as possible. He was also very attentive to our kids and helped them and made sure they were included in every aspect of the day. Make sure you pack nausea supplies if you even think you may get motion sick. I ended up using the holy trinity (Dramamine, sick bands, and motion ease oil) and still got sick. With that being said, it was still an AMAZING day and we (yes even me) will definitely be back.

Absolutely outstanding trip.  Beats deep sea fishing off Oahu.  Captain Phillip was an absolute professional and could give him 5 stars by himself.  Had reservations about chartering a smaller boat but the experience was superior to any big charters I’ve ever fished.  Captain Phillip filleted our catch and we walked straight into the Harbor Docks restaurant from the dock and had our Mahi Mahi and Mackerel blackened, grilled and fried.  Wife and kids came over to join and had the best lunch ever!  Absolute memory of a lifetime and highly recommend!

My family and I had a great time with Captain JT.  We did the 3 hour trip and this guy knows what he’s doing and where the fish are!!  We took a short trip to the destination and trolled primarily.  Used 2 rod/reels and literally the first cast with each, BAM-2 keeper-size King Mackerels.  2 boys, 10/6 and they took turns reeling fish in.  We had to cut the trip a little short due to some sea-sickness (pre-Gulf Hurricane so water was choppy) but still caught more fish and had more fun than anticipated.  We’ll definitely use Captain JT again!