Matt is awesome!! So happy we booked with him. We had a group of 6, mom, dad, 2 teens and 5&7 year old. Matt is super knowledgeable about the area and fishing. His boat was very nice. We felt safe and well cared for the entire time. He cleaned our catch. Stayed out extra long searching for a shark. Saw dolphins right up at edge of our boat and caught   Plenty of fish too.

Booked a six hour fishing trip. Wanted to try a little sport fishing and a little dinner fishing. Captain Matt was very accommodating and knowledgeable. End up limiting out on Sea Trout and had an excellent dinner blackened and pan fried. Matt was spot on keeping us in bait and allowing us maximum fishing time. Would highly recommend Captain Matt!

Four fishermen (loosely termed) went out for a half day.  I had the task that day of providing the meal for 3+ families with 12 people total the following night.  The priority was to get enough to feed everyone.  We started out casting for bait and filled the bait tank.  My grandson (actually a pretty knowledgeable 15 year old, learned a lot about seining, for future trips).

We then sped to an area that was known to Captain Matt as grounds for schooling sea trout.  On the first cast we caught two trout, a keeper and one just below the slot.  It wasn’t too long before we had our limit of keepers, throwing back many just below the slot and several right on it.  Captain Matt was very wary, since wardens often meet the boat at the dock. 

So then we headed for mangrove snapper territory.  Again we had “fish on” on the first cast, but as we pulled them in a porpoise took one of them. We continued to contend with the porpoises but as noon approached we had pulled on board 7 good sized snappers.  Capt. Matt stayed out extra time and we got back to the dock about 1 pm, an hour later than otherwise.  Sure enough, the warden was waiting and we passed inspection.

Capt. Matt was very kind and efficient.  He baited hooks and rigged lines to keep us in the water as much as possible.  Our snags were dealt with good humor and I, for one never felt embarrassed by my inexperience.  He cleaned all 13 fish and, needless to say, we ate well on my turn to cook!

The boat was a little small and the seating was hard, but we all enjoyed the morning a great deal.

Weather was great in the morning and Matt did a great job helping us catch some delicious sea trout so we could cook it up for dinner. Matt did all the cleaning and filleting of the fish so it was super easy to take back to our condo. We also caught two jack fish. Matt wanted to make sure we were able to catch our dinner as requested and took us out further toward Captiva to get it done! Our 25-year-old daughter got a real kick out of catching her first fish! Thanks Matt and would highly recommend the trip!

Very personable, persisted through unexpected trials such as weather and unforeseen troubles.  He worked with us every step of the way and went above and beyond.  His knowledge of the area was outstanding! We would definitely adventure again with Captain Matt.