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.

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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
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(255 reviews)
Angler's choice
Destin
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Trips from US $500

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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 255 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (472)
Fishing Trip
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Fishing Trip
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Angler rating
230
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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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James S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

The bite is real!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on July 6, 2024
Absolutely amazing time he know where all the fish are he has being doing it for the last 30 years of his life heโ€™s absolutely...
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Aaron J.
Kansas City, MO
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

3hr trip with Captain Trevor

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip - Kids Fun (5 MAX) on June 9, 2022
We travel to Destin a couple times a year and this was the first time taking our younger kids deep sea fishing. Captain Trevor...
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Joe R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

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:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

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
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

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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