Captain
Wes Nelson

Member since June 2020 Destin, United States
Background
Captain Wes has been running charters for over 10 years, and he's still in love with it. He loves fishing and taking people out to show them a good time on the water. He enjoys taking families and kids out, and loves seeing the smiles on their faces after reeling in a big one.
Techniques
I prefer to use live bait to target Redfish, Speckled Trout, and Flounder. Most of the fishing I do will be in water that is less than 5 feet deep and it is very family/kid friendly.

Hey, I'm Captain Wes Nelson

Destin, United States
Background
Captain Wes has been running charters for over 10 years, and he's still in love with it. He loves fishing and taking people out to show them a good time on the water. He enjoys taking families and kids out, and loves seeing the smiles on their faces after reeling in a big one.
Techniques
I prefer to use live bait to target Redfish, Speckled Trout, and Flounder. Most of the fishing I do will be in water that is less than 5 feet deep and it is very family/kid friendly.
Our Team
Keller N.
Captain

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(140 reviews)
Destin
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Trips from US $480

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 140 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (105)
Great trip
Best Day Ever!
June fishing trip
+102
Angler rating
122
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
90%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
99%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
82%
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Taylor H.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Slow Bite, Great Captain

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip - 7am on September 4, 2025
My captain was Keller Nelson, Wes Nelsonโ€™s son. He greeted me warmly and we left a few minites ahead of schedule. Good thing...
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Peter M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great Captain

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip - 7am on September 13, 2025
Captain Keller was awesome! He maneuvered the boat in rough waters as though he had been on the water for 30 years. Despite...
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Ashley P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Captain Wes is the BEST

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip - 6am on July 20, 2025
Captain Wes was very nice. He was knowledgeable and personable to our kids who had lots of questions. Although we did not catch...
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Rick V.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

June fishing trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip - 6am on June 15, 2025
Great day on the water.ย  From catching our baitfish in this picturesque ecosystem to catching Redfish, snapper and catfish..we...
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Kyle S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

3 HR Tour

VERIFIED   3 hour trip - 10:45am on June 12, 2025
We caught plenty of fish in the 3 hrs that we had. Captain Wes knew what he was doing and got us on fish.ย  If there was no...
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