Captain
Alex Hensley

Member since August 2021 Shalimar, United States
Background
Alex is a Fort Walton Beach native and a USCG licensed 25 Ton Master Captain. Born and raised here, he stared fishing at 3 years old with his dad and brother. Alex and his wife Jessica live in Fort Walton Beach and enjoy days on the water as much as possible. Over the years of fishing around Destin, Alex has developed an expertise of the area. From every corner of the Bay, to far offshore, he knows these waters like the back of his hand. Alex is also a proficent Trombone player, and you might catch him playing with the Downbeat Jazz Orchestra around town! His greatest passion is teaching and sharing fishing with others. Beginers and experts alike enjoy fishing with him because of his knowledge and laid back attitude.
Techniques
Inshore and Offshore fishing. Captain Alex has expertise in every from of fishing that the Destin area has to offer. Some of his favorites include Trolling, Light Tackle, Bottom fishing, and Sight Fishing. Favorite catches include Redfish, Tuna, Mahi-Mahi, and Grouper.

Hey, I'm Captain Alex Hensley

Shalimar, United States
Background
Alex is a Fort Walton Beach native and a USCG licensed 25 Ton Master Captain. Born and raised here, he stared fishing at 3 years old with his dad and brother. Alex and his wife Jessica live in Fort Walton Beach and enjoy days on the water as much as possible. Over the years of fishing around Destin, Alex has developed an expertise of the area. From every corner of the Bay, to far offshore, he knows these waters like the back of his hand. Alex is also a proficent Trombone player, and you might catch him playing with the Downbeat Jazz Orchestra around town! His greatest passion is teaching and sharing fishing with others. Beginers and experts alike enjoy fishing with him because of his knowledge and laid back attitude.
Techniques
Inshore and Offshore fishing. Captain Alex has expertise in every from of fishing that the Destin area has to offer. Some of his favorites include Trolling, Light Tackle, Bottom fishing, and Sight Fishing. Favorite catches include Redfish, Tuna, Mahi-Mahi, and Grouper.
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Mingo Monday and bonus fish!
Mingo Monday and bonus fish!
May 6, 2024 Shalimar
My group from Ohio booked their first gulf fishing trip on my website and they crushed it! We started with a slow bite, but it got hectic pretty fast. They loaded up on a limit of Vermillion Snapper, a few Grass Porgy's, and a couple triggerfish. Tons of undersized fish released as well. For the last half hour, they wanted to bend the rods a little more so we put on some bigger baits and they got to pull on a few nice red snapper. Seas were around 1ft, 10mph South winds, and partly cloudy. Was a great day!
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Monster Snappers!!!
Monster Snappers!!!
Apr 11, 2022 Shalimar
The snapper bite has been phenomenal! Mangrove Snapper is open and one of the tastiest fish out there! Red Snapper should open up in June!
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Sheepy Slabs
Sheepy Slabs
Jan 21, 2022 Shalimar
Two big sheepshead made it in the cooler today. Using live bait, we had several fish break off on structure. Would have been a huge haul if they all made it to the boat! Lots of Sheepshead and a couple felt like 20lb+ Black Drum. This fishing is only going to improve throughout winter and early spring.
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Scamp Grouper!
Scamp Grouper!
Jan 14, 2022 Shalimar
Destin, FL January 14, 2022 With calmer water conditions, we were able to run further to a proven grouper spot. Using slow-pitch jigging and live bait, we managed to catch fish all day. Since Triggerfish and Red Snapper are not open we focused our efforts on catching Scamp Grouper. These fish are tricky to hook and are experts at stealing live bait. We had to use very light tackle which was very fun and sporty! Several break-offs from sharks, lots of nice snapper, and a ton of smaller triggerfish too.
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First Big Sheepshead Haul This Year!
First Big Sheepshead Haul This Year!
Jan 13, 2022 Shalimar
Sheepshead fishing has been hit and miss so far this winter. The water has not really cooled off yet. This will change over the next couple weeks though! We stayed inshore all day because of a brisk SW wind that made the Gulf very rough. We fished some spots around the Destin Bridge that usually produce, but there were only Pinfish there to steal our bait. Once settling on a different spot we found some hungry fish! We landed 6 nice keepers between 14-18". The usual Carolina Rig was not working at all, but a specific jighead rigged with shrimp was very effective! This haul made for some nice fillets and a delicious dinner!
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BIG GAGS, SNAPPER, PORGY'S, SHARKS
BIG GAGS, SNAPPER, PORGY'S, SHARKS
Jan 12, 2022 Shalimar
Cold temps but awesome fishing! Fishing over natural coral bottom, a variety of techniques brought some nice fish in the boat. 2 big Gag Grouper, lots of Red Snapper and Triggerfish, Red Porgy, Whitebone Porgy, and 2 huge Mangrove Snapper (aka Black Snapper). We also had 7ft shark caught on a slow pitch jig! She was unhooked and released to harass us another day!
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Chuck E.
Destin, Florida
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Memorable and Fun Fishing Experience

6 Hour Trip โ€“ Deep Sea Fishing on October 8, 2021
Alex is an excellent captain โ€ฆstarted our experience focusing on safety and understanding the plan for the day โ€ฆseveral...
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Luis D.
Santa Rosa Beach, FL
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8hr Day with Alex

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip on July 27, 2022
Had a great time fishing with Alex!! Knows his way around the Gulf and knows where the fish are hanging out. Highly recommended...
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Matthew M.
Nixa, MO
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Trip with Captain Alex

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on July 31, 2023
Captain Alex was great, he asked what fish we wanted to target and put us on the fish quickly. Super nice and personable. I...
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Robert T.
San Antonio, Texas
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5 hour trip with Captain Alex

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on August 2, 2022
Captain Alex was an outstanding host for my family and me. We didnโ€™t have much luck catching fish we could keep and take...
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Logan J.
Loogootee, IN
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6 hr trip

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip on June 28, 2022
We had a great day on the water with Captain Alex. We got our 5 man limit on red snapper. He kept everyone fishing by keeping...
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