I’ve been coming to Playa Del Carmen for over 40 years. I remember when it was just a sleepy fishing village! I always come during the winter- usually January and February. People always say “As a fisherman, you should come down here during April and May- the fishing is fantastic!” But, that is just not possible for me. I always take charters when I am here however, and even though we didn’t hook a Marlin, we had some Bonito, hooked a Sierra and lost it and got a bunch of bottom fish to take home for dinner! It was a beautiful day and the captain and mate worked real hard to put us on fish. That is all that matters!

We loved the trip. Coming in the off season we weren’t expecting to catch much but we caught 5 yummy fish! Mario, captain, is kind, personable and extremely knowledgeable. Manuel was great as well! Very laid back atmosphere which is exactly what we were looking for. Caught the sunrise and enjoyed a beautiful morning on the water which is what it’s all about!

We took our fish to the restaurant located right where you get in the boat. Watched Manuel fillet all of them right on the beach, hand it to the chef, and then ate a delicious platter of food. We were a groups of 8 and it fed us all well!

Highly recommend this experience. It really gives you a feel of the local fishing community and culture which was awesome to see. We will 100% be booking with Mary Sue again!

My family and I booked a half-day trip with Mary Sue Sport fishing with the express purpose of feeding our 10-year old’s insatiable interest in fishing. Mario and his first mate were professional, attentive, and helped our little man get every ounce of enjoyment possible during our short trip. They allowed him to get involved with the process of preparing the tackle, patiently explained the why’s and how’s of what they were doing, and we’re courteous in every manner. At the conclusion of the trip, Mario constructed a simple handline for him to fish with on the beach and tutored him in cleaning the catch. We could not ask for more and will absolutely use MarySue again when returning to the area.

What I would tell anyone first of all is that there is never a guarantee on catching a fish, what I expect is that the captain and crew do everything the can to help it happen though. We did catch a nice barracuda but even without that we had a great day on the water, there was ice cold water and pop, and lots of stories and fun times had. A day on the Gulf of Mexico with my brother made it a win no matter what. Mario and Emmanuel made the experience too notch. I highly recommend them to anyone!

Unfortunately although we are less than a month away from the main season the captain informed us that for the past week nobody has really caught anything. However, he had a good game plan we followed it and it paid off for us. The captain was funny, well knowledged of the area, and was a straight shooter from the start. The first mate was very professional, was very good about keeping all the lines baited and seaweed free, and good with noticing our needs. Just when we thought we were going to be done for we caught a sailfish!!! Would absolutely recommend this charter to anyone.