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
268
Reviews
10
Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Dawn Patrol Charters

Federally permitted
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(268 reviews)
Angler's choice
Destin
 Last booking: 2 days 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 268 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Great..experienced and caring apt
Great..experienced and caring apt
Great..experienced and caring apt
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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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Michael R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Silver King

VERIFIED   Tarpon Fishing on June 27, 2025
JT worked hard the whole trip to put us on fish. We had multiple chances at a fish of a lifetime, and landed a beautiful tarpon.ย ...
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Sophia S.
Excellent
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Amazing first trip out!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on May 23, 2025
Captain John was an amazing choice for our first time out with a fishing guide! He was super knowledgeable, very personable...
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Carolyn B.
Excellent
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Great day on the Dawn Patrol with Captain JT.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip PM (5 MAX) on May 11, 2025
We had a wonderful day catching Spanish Mackerel and Hardtail aboard the Dawn Patrol with Captain JT.ย  Would recommend this...
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Preston B.
Excellent
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Great trip with Capt. JT!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on July 11, 2025
Got skunked earlier in the week and decided to try a different captain before we went home and JT didnโ€™t disappoint.ย  Got...
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Adam P.
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Awesome first trip for kids

VERIFIED   2 Hour Trip โ€“ Kids/Beginners Fun on May 28, 2025
We took our 6 and 8 year olds on their first guided trip. Captain JT was amazing. We got on the fish right away. After catching...
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