Captain
Stephen Ebanks

Member since January 2019 West Bay, Cayman Islands
Background
Hi my name is Stephen – a born and bred Caymanian. I come from a long line of ocean lovers and most of my family have made a living from the sea in one way or another. From a very young age l began to see the same love for the ocean developing in me just as it had in my grandfather and his sons over the years. I took every opportunity I could to venture out on the water with them, and that is where I felt most at home. Today this passion has proven to be my "first love." Being on the ocean and reeling in the big ones just makes my day, so it is only fitting that when I can put my guests on the fish, it makes me equally as happy – and I know they are, because I can see it in their smiles every time.
Techniques
Fishing is my passion, it doesn't matter whether it's inshore or offshore it's all good to me. When inshore I do a lot of slow trolling early in the morning mainly for Snapper, Barracuda, Grouper, Jacks, etc. And if the slow troll isn't cutting it I'll switch things up and fish off the bottom in a few of my secret spots. Weather permitting I'll also fish for Trigger Fish on the outside of the reef in the deeper water. Whatever style has the best action that day is what I stick to. When Deep Sea fishing I like to troll the drop off early in the morning with a downrigger and wire line for Wahoo and few surface lines for Blackfin Tuna, mahi mahi or even a Blue Marlin. Throughout the day I'll venture a bit further offshore specifically targeting Blue Marlin or searching for birds. When on a full day Deep Sea fishing trip the 12 Mile Bank is where I like to hang out (weather permitting) where I like to drift fish (Chunk) for Yellow fin Tuna or troll for Wahoo and Mahi.

Hey, I'm Captain Stephen Ebanks

West Bay, Cayman Islands
Background
Hi my name is Stephen – a born and bred Caymanian. I come from a long line of ocean lovers and most of my family have made a living from the sea in one way or another. From a very young age l began to see the same love for the ocean developing in me just as it had in my grandfather and his sons over the years. I took every opportunity I could to venture out on the water with them, and that is where I felt most at home. Today this passion has proven to be my "first love." Being on the ocean and reeling in the big ones just makes my day, so it is only fitting that when I can put my guests on the fish, it makes me equally as happy – and I know they are, because I can see it in their smiles every time.
Techniques
Fishing is my passion, it doesn't matter whether it's inshore or offshore it's all good to me. When inshore I do a lot of slow trolling early in the morning mainly for Snapper, Barracuda, Grouper, Jacks, etc. And if the slow troll isn't cutting it I'll switch things up and fish off the bottom in a few of my secret spots. Weather permitting I'll also fish for Trigger Fish on the outside of the reef in the deeper water. Whatever style has the best action that day is what I stick to. When Deep Sea fishing I like to troll the drop off early in the morning with a downrigger and wire line for Wahoo and few surface lines for Blackfin Tuna, mahi mahi or even a Blue Marlin. Throughout the day I'll venture a bit further offshore specifically targeting Blue Marlin or searching for birds. When on a full day Deep Sea fishing trip the 12 Mile Bank is where I like to hang out (weather permitting) where I like to drift fish (Chunk) for Yellow fin Tuna or troll for Wahoo and Mahi.
Our Team
Pierre F.
Business associate
Chelsea M.
Business associate
Stephen E.
Captain
Joey M.
First mate

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(196 reviews)
West Bay
 Last booking: 6 days ago
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Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 196 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Good experience
96%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
91%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Lane B.
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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Great Trip!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Deep Sea (AM) on March 20, 2024
Stephen and Nick were fantastic with our family. They handled our kids so well and everyone landed a fish. We caught wahoo...
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Jeremy A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Spring break fishing trip.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Deep Sea (AM) on March 18, 2024
Captain Stephen and crew were great.ย  We caught several fish and had a great time.ย  The boat was clean and in great shape.ย ...
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David H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Deep Sea (AM) on January 8, 2024
The captain was able to accommodate us a day earlier. We are grateful especially the way the sea looked on the original booked...
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Trevor M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great family fishing trip!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Reef (PM) on December 31, 2023
We had a great time and caught a variety of large and small fish.ย  Kids were excited and caught numerous bait fish as well.ย ...
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Karen H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Loved it

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Reef (AM) on December 31, 2023
Our family of four had a half day of fun jigging for jacks and trolling for barracuda. We caught fish the whole time. We also...
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