I’m a frequent visitor to the area but this was my hunter-fisherman husband’s first time. He asked our amazing guide, “China” to put us on big fish. We went out on the 0600 launch and I got to catch the “smaller” reds to filet & take home. He then took us out and Wowsa - we were definitely on BIG fish! For nearly 4 hours, we had fish on that were fighting and so much fun to reel in! Our arms were sore and I’ve got bruises on my hip/thigh area as these fish fight! We stopped taking pictures because we were always bringing one in. My husband was impressed and this is quite hard to do when it comes to sports fishing as he does this regularly.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND! And ask for China if you can get him - he’s a local who has been guiding since 1999. And he even made it into a swamp tour, getting gators to pop up.

My brothers and I went on our first trip with Big Dog Fishing Charter and Steve was our guide. My brothers and I had an awesome day. We caught red fish, catfish and a drum fish. It was however a tougher day for fishing because the fish weren’t as aggressive, but Steve did all he could do to put us in the best position to catch fish. He was a great guide , very knowledgeable, helpful and just a good guy. I would highly recommend him to anyone. We will most definitely be back for another trip.

Sorry, I’m so bad at remembering names. I’m pretty sure it was captain Chad. He was awesome. We had a bad day out on the water - but it was nobody’s fault. Weather did us poorly, but I could tell he was trying hard to get us on whatever he could. He took us to every spot possible, and we managed a single red. None of the other boats produced anything either. Our captain was incredibly friendly, intelligible, and cool. Boat was awesome as well. I recommend these guys for sure - just check the weather first!!! (Even though our cold front was unexpected lol). Hopefully we can come back and catch a bunch one day soon!

I apologize I’m bad with names but my captain was awesome. He took me to a spot he thought would work and literally my first cast and hooked up a beautiful red. We stayed in that spot aNd within 2 hours I limited out on reds. I was fortunate enough to put a couple sheepshead in too.
I mean it does not get any better than today.
Had a blast and the fish fought !!
Thanks so much, and thanks for the restaurant recommendation, it was perfect end to perfect day

We lost track of how many black drum we caught today. I’m guessing around 15. Many were huge. Captain Chad is a seasoned veteran and knows how to put you onto good fish. He also has the patience to work with less experienced anglers. We will request him again the next time we want to fish down this way.