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
(260 reviews)
Angler's choice
Destin
 4 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $500

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 260 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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August fishing trip
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Angler rating
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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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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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Derrick S.
Waxahachie, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

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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Kenny F.
Dallas, Texas
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

4 Hour Trip, Loads of Fun!!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on June 18, 2022
My wife and I greatly enjoyed our trip on the Dawn Patrol Too with Captain Trevor! Captain Trevor was excellent,very personable,...
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Bill W.
Phoenix, Arizona
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Family fish with JT at Dawn Patrol

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip (5 MAX) on July 25, 2021
JT came recommended by a good bud. Took my girls and son in law for a 6 hour fishing day. One of the girls, Kelsey,ย  never...
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Edwin C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great time fishing

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Extended AM (5 MAX) on June 6, 2024
We had a great time fishing, waters were rough but Captain JT kept us on the fish all day.
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