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
258
Reviews
10
Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Dawn Patrol Charters

Federally permitted
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(258 reviews)
Angler's choice
Destin
 Last booking: 3 hours ago
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Trips from US $500

Fishing Reports

Big tarpon cruising the beach!
Big tarpon cruising the beach!
Jul 1, 2025 Destin
This is the time of the year. you can hook into these huge silver kings, take advantage of fishing for these big game fish inshore it is not uncommon to catch bull reds closer to the beach. Also, this time of the year
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BIG Trout
BIG Trout
May 23, 2025 Destin
Live bait fishing for big speckle Trout on the grass flats and around docks. Like tackle action.
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Fishing for bull reds!!
Fishing for bull reds!!
Apr 26, 2025 Destin
Fishing for bull reds around the bridges and beaches makes for a lot of fun most of the fish are too big to keep but make great pictures.
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Red fish on fire!!
Red fish on fire!!
May 17, 2022 Destin
Lots of red fish cruising the beach right now ideal when the waters are calm the fish are in 2 to 8 ft of water all sight fishing most of the fish are 35 to 45 inches to big to keep but a lot of FUN to catch !!
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Schools of tarpon rolling down the beach
Schools of tarpon rolling down the beach
Jul 2, 2018 Destin
We are seeing schools of taron every day this is a big game fish when hooked it becomes very acrobatic it is not on common to fight one of the's fish for over an hour or two especially if its over 100 lbs
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Red snapper fishing on fire!!!
Red snapper fishing on fire!!!
Jun 20, 2018 Destin
Red snapper fishing has been red hot since opening day and has not let up any. We have been catching a really good grade of snappers this year. The baits of choice are live cigs and herring.We also have been catching alot of black snappers and a few scamp grouper .We have been catching some really nice gag groupers . The mackerel fishing is on fire also and quite a few sharks in the mix too..
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 258 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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Lisa R.
West Hartford, Connecticut
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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April fishing trip

VERIFIED   2 Hour Trip โ€“ Kids/Beginners Fun on April 13, 2023
Captain John made our trip wonderful!ย  Our son caught a bunch of fish and had such a great time.ย  Highly recommend Dawn Patrol!
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Brandon F.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Extended AM (5 MAX) on March 21, 2023
Four species off the docks. All the fish we could eat. Continuous action when the weather said we should be skunked.
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Stephanie C.
Destin, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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2 hour kids trip

VERIFIED   2 Hour Trip โ€“ Kids/Beginners Fun on June 19, 2022
We had the best trip with captain JT. Our kids, ages 2,6,7 had a blast! We caught several lady fish and had a great time. We...
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Tom T.
Charleston, WV
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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3 hour trip with Captain Phillip

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip - Kids Fun (5 MAX) on July 30, 2020
Absolutely outstanding trip.ย  Beats deep sea fishing off Oahu.ย  Captain Phillip was an absolute professional and could...
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Brandy S.
Cashiers, NC
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day with JT

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip PM (5 MAX) on September 23, 2023
Last minute trip and Captain JT came through. We caught our limit of Mangrove Snapper and hit a few other spots to try our...
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