Captain
John Tenore

Member since June 2015 Destin, United States
Background
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!
Techniques
Offshore, back bay, inshore gulf fishing; anything swimming around Destin is fair game.

Hey, I'm Captain John Tenore

Destin, United States
Background
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!
Techniques
Offshore, back bay, inshore gulf fishing; anything swimming around Destin is fair game.
Anglers Choice
255
Reviews
10
Fishing Reports
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Dawn Patrol Charters

Federally permitted
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(255 reviews)
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Destin
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Trips from US $500

Fishing Reports

Tarpon fishing really heating up!!!
Tarpon fishing really heating up!!!
Jul 1, 2016 Destin
Sight fishing along the the coast line for schools of these big silver kings they are strictly game fish .Once you have hooked into one of these monsters you will never forget it you will shirley want to come back for more!!
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snappers snappers and more snappers !!
snappers snappers and more snappers !!
Jun 1, 2016 Destin
Memorial weekend the weather was absolutely gorgeous the fishing was awesome our clients had banner catches of red snappers, mangrove snapper, lane and vermilion snapper, flounder and king mackerel and also landed several sharks and released them . the fishing continues to get hotter as the summer temperatures heat up !!
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Bay fishing starting to heat up !!
Bay fishing starting to heat up !!
Jul 22, 2015 Destin
If your looking for lots of action for you and your kids fishing the grass flats this time of the year is the ticket. We use live bait and light tackel and tossing free baits out as chum seem to attract a variaty of fish such as trout ,redfish , lady fish, bluefish, and spanish mackerel which are really running good right now ! We also have been catching a few big bull reds around the bridges and jetties using live croakers and spots.
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still crushing the snappers!!
still crushing the snappers!!
Jun 22, 2015 Destin
The snapper bite is still insane !A really nice grade of snappers this late in the season .We have been catching a few black snappers still lots scamp grouper too.This past week we caught several nice size red groupers ! Lots of sharks around the bottom spots can be found . Starting July 1st gag grouper season opens !!!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 255 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
95%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
92%
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Chris W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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First time deep sea fishing!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Extended AM (5 MAX) on April 4, 2024
This was our first time deep sea fishing and we had an amazing day! Captain John was awesome and took us to a few different...
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James H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great Trip

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip - Kids Fun (5 MAX) on July 9, 2024
We took a 3hr excursion with Captain John.ย  He was prompt, polite and very knowledgeable.ย  We caught Reds, Mangroves, blues,...
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John F.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Amazing day fishing!

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip - Kids Fun (5 MAX) on July 5, 2024
The Captain was very knowledgeable and knew right where to go! We caught 24-25 fish on our 3 hour trip. We even had dolphins...
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Rob W.
Bixby, OK
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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September fishing trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on September 7, 2023
We were celebrating my wifeโ€™s 50th birthday and I requested Capt. JT wait on my wife hand and foot and make a big fuss over...
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Brent K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great catches all morning!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on June 25, 2024
Awesome fishing for the whole trip with Captain JT. He kept us right in the middle of the action the entire time we were out...
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