Captain
Phil Cox

Member since May 2016 Port St. Joe, United States
Background
As a child, I spent every spare minute on the creek bank. As an adult, not much has changed: fishing is my passion. Now I want to share that thrill of catching fish with others. - Captain Phil Cox
Techniques
Live bait or artificials, with light spinning tacke.

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Port St. Joe, United States
Background
As a child, I spent every spare minute on the creek bank. As an adult, not much has changed: fishing is my passion. Now I want to share that thrill of catching fish with others. - Captain Phil Cox
Techniques
Live bait or artificials, with light spinning tacke.
Anglers Choice
167
Reviews
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My Charter Listing

Phil’s Charter Service

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(167 reviews)
Angler's choice
Port St. Joe
 Last booking: 3 days ago
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Trips from US $400

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 167 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (170)
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
96%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
92%
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Stephen B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Capt Phil Experienced and Great Fisherman

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Fishing on October 17, 2025
While we only were able to keep two mangrove snappers, we were able to catch a lot of fish. Due to the red tide in the bay,...
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Dan V.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Phil

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip – Fishing on July 27, 2026
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Lee W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

May fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Fishing on May 26, 2026
Phil was fantastic. We caught our limit on Red Fish on a challenging, windy day. Phil was very encouraging with our younger...
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Braden R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great trip, highly recommend

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Fishing on August 25, 2025
Despite challenging conditions Capt Phil put us on the fish. Caught a limit of redfish in a hurry. We also caught many redfish...
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Andrew M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Really great trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Fishing on June 25, 2026
Captain Phil was the best. He went ovwr and above to give us the beat chance to catch fish. Will definitely be doing this again!
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