Captain
Alfonso Arcos

Member since January 2019 Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
Background
Captain Alfonso fell in love with the ocean at a young age. When he was a boy, his father taught him commercial fishing introducing him to a new and fascinating world. That is how Alfonso's passion for fishing began. At the age of 22, Alfonso started to offer his first sportfishing trips, and at the age of 27, his family finally owned their own fishing boat. Alfonso was the only one of his siblings who was passionate about fishing, so soon the family boat became his own. Captain Alfonso is involved with all his heart and passion in the fishing community of Playa del Carmen. So much that he is a co-founder of the first fishing cooperation of Playa del Carmen and has organized the yearly sportfishing tournament of the years 2013 to 2016. Alfonso is a qualified captain, proud to show you the beautiful Caribbean waters and share his passion for fishing with you.

Hey, I'm Captain Alfonso Arcos

Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
Background
Captain Alfonso fell in love with the ocean at a young age. When he was a boy, his father taught him commercial fishing introducing him to a new and fascinating world. That is how Alfonso's passion for fishing began. At the age of 22, Alfonso started to offer his first sportfishing trips, and at the age of 27, his family finally owned their own fishing boat. Alfonso was the only one of his siblings who was passionate about fishing, so soon the family boat became his own. Captain Alfonso is involved with all his heart and passion in the fishing community of Playa del Carmen. So much that he is a co-founder of the first fishing cooperation of Playa del Carmen and has organized the yearly sportfishing tournament of the years 2013 to 2016. Alfonso is a qualified captain, proud to show you the beautiful Caribbean waters and share his passion for fishing with you.
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Alfonso Tours

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(517 reviews)
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Playa Del Carmen
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55 pound amberjack!
55 pound amberjack!
Mar 9, 2023 Playa Del Carmen
A few days ago the weather was great and we wanted to go after a big one. Our first catch was a bonito, delicious but not really big. After 15 min we got a tight line, Stephanie did her best and reeled in a good sized amberjack. We had assured the dinner! When we decided to try one last time, a huge one bit, you could feel it on the line. The fight was rough but Stephanieยดs son did great. The amberjack was huge, approximately 55 pounds. After the trip they enjoyed the freshly cooked catch at the local restaurant and took another big filet back home to enjoy for dinner
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Half Day Trip - Triggerfish, Spanish Mac
Half Day Trip - Triggerfish, Spanish Mac
Jul 8, 2022 Playa Del Carmen
We started with trolling and after just a few minutes we caught a spanish mackerel. After a while the bite stopped. We decided to switch to bottom fishing, we found a spot, dropped the lines and the biting started. We caught several triggerfish. Then we switched back to trolling and after some time we caught a beautiful dorado!
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Excellent Mahi Mahi day and a visit of a
Excellent Mahi Mahi day and a visit of a
May 3, 2022 Playa Del Carmen
We met Rey at the beach, he had a short and a shirt with the images of Mahi Mahi. On the boat we talked and he told me that he had never caught Mahi Mahi, 10-15 min into the trip we caught the first one. After just one minute we caught the second one! After a while Rey said that there was a shark near the boat, when I looked I realized it was a huge blue marlin that was swimming next to the boat! As we joked that day, the blue Marlin came by to say hello. We continued trolling and after a few minutes, the third one bit! Then again, after a few minutes we caught two at the same time. At the end of the trip we had caught 7 Mahi Mahi, we released two of them.I cleaned the fish and a restaurant near the beach prepared the fish for Rey to enjoy. It was an excellent Mahi Mahi day.
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Big Barracuda
Big Barracuda
Jan 26, 2022 Playa Del Carmen
After some time on the sea, one of the clients got really sea sick so we drove her back to shore. After one hour of a little jigging and bottom fishing we caught the big barracuda. Both clients were from Turkey, one of them was an experienced fishermen and for the other it was the first time fishing. The big barracuda was his first catch ever! We were all really excited and happy. The barracuda was aprox. 25 - 30 pounds.
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Triggerfish and windy weather
Triggerfish and windy weather
Dec 28, 2021 Playa Del Carmen
The morning started windy but we still decided to go out and try our luck. We started trolling but after a while we decided to bottom fish to have better chances, because I already knew a place where there where going to be triggerfish. Everyone caught their own fish, and after a while we had about 6 triggerfish. The little boy was very excited because he caught the biggest of them all and fought a lot to get it into the boat! We ended the trip a little sooner than expected because of the wind that started to rise up a little and a little seasickness started to kick in. Once back at the beach I cleaned and prepped the fish so they could take it back to their hotel and have a nice meal.
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First time fighting a fish with just the
First time fighting a fish with just the
Oct 20, 2021 Playa Del Carmen
We left early, and since the beginning of the trip the client was really happy and in a good mood. First we tried to catch a big one but we were not lucky, so we went for the smaller ones. We caught red snappers and triggerfish. The client who was already super happy got really excited when we caught a triggerfish just with the line and he got the opportunity to fight it with the bare line and his hands. It was the first time he fished like that and that experience made him really really happy. We are glad we had such a good time out on the water and we are excited to see our client again in 20 days when we will go out fishing together again!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
89%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
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Konrad E.
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Fishing Experience in Playa del Carmen

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on September 18, 2024
We booked our tour with Alfonso ahead of our stay in Playa del Carmen. It was such a great experience going on the boat with...
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Jim P.
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Ooooh Barracuda

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on March 21, 2025
Alfonso and his first mate provided an EXCELLENT experience..caught a Barracuda and a Bonita not a ton of fish but an amazing...
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Daniel J.
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A great day fishing!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on July 1, 2025
We had an amazing trip. Caught some big barracuda and got to enjoy them on the beach. The captain was fantastic and took great...
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Olivier L.
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Good day

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on May 10, 2025
Alfonso and Mariano are super nice and knowledgeable, Alfonso drove the boat and Mariano kept his eyes on the lines the whole...
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Krzysztof K.
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Thank you captain for everything!!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on April 18, 2025
I highly recommend Alfonso tours. Everything was organized perfectly, the captain was very nice, the trip was fantastic. Thank...
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