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
256
Reviews
10
Fishing Reports
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Dawn Patrol Charters

Federally permitted
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(256 reviews)
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Destin
 2 bookings in the past week.
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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 256 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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Steve M.
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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Lots of fish

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on July 26, 2024
Captain TJ knows how it is done. We got a lot of fish, a lot of fun and memories to last a lifetime. I will definitely call...
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Joe R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Made it happen!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on July 9, 2024
JT knows whatโ€™s going on. He is a very experienced captain with no bs. He put us on the fish and we had a blast. I would...
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Jason C.
United States
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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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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JT was AWESOME!!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on August 4, 2023
JT was amazing! Took us to a really cool old shipwreck and lit up the snappers! Got pushed out by dolphins but it didnโ€™t...
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Christian C.
Lenoir City, TN
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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Weather Affected Full Day

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip (5 MAX) on March 14, 2022
Capt. John, (JT), is the best. We went out on a planned a full day of fishing but the weather didnโ€™t hold. Capt. J. offered...
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Derrick S.
Waxahachie, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day trip

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip (5 MAX) on June 8, 2023
Captain JT was amazing. He took us off shore and got us on lots of fish. We caught numerous snapper and got our limit of red...
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