Captain
Bill Watson

Member since August 2014 Destin, United States
Background
Captain Bill Watson is the owner-operator of the Sweet William III, and has over 15years of experience fishing the Forida waters. He's a huge fan of bottom fishing and big game fishing, and is always happy to welcome anglers of any age or skill level aboard his boat!
Techniques
Bottom or big game fishing

Hey, I'm Captain Bill Watson

Destin, United States
Background
Captain Bill Watson is the owner-operator of the Sweet William III, and has over 15years of experience fishing the Forida waters. He's a huge fan of bottom fishing and big game fishing, and is always happy to welcome anglers of any age or skill level aboard his boat!
Techniques
Bottom or big game fishing

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.1 / 5
(91 reviews)
Destin
Trips from US $1,500

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.1 / 5
out of 5 stars from 91 reviews
Boat
Very good
3.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.1 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (85)
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Angler rating
51
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
73%
Friendly captain
82%
Recommend this charter
68%
Appropriate for children
75%
Satisfied with the boat
76%
Caught fish
77%
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Justice P.
Midlothian, Texas
Very good
3.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

Can be extremely disappointing

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Shark (PM) on July 17, 2020
I know itโ€™s fishing and not catching but, I literally caught nothing on a five hour trip.ย  Between my whole group we ended...
Justice P. does not recommend Sweet William III
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Chris H.
Miramar Beach, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Bill

VERIFIED   5 Hr โ€“ Bottom Fishing/Trolling (PM) on July 7, 2017
Great time! The moon was full so it wasnโ€™t the best time to go fishing but we caught several and different types of quality...
Chris H. recommends Sweet William III
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Chad C.
Nashville, TN
Good
2.3 / 5
Experience:
Bad
2.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Bad
2.0 / 5
Overall

Afternoon 5 hour trip late June

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Bottom Fishing on June 30, 2021
It started with the boat being 30 min late. Captain never introducing himself but Tyler the first mate was super cool. It was...
Chad C. does not recommend Sweet William III
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Steve W.
Gainesville, GA
Good
2.7 / 5
Experience:
Bad
2.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Canceled at last minute

VERIFIED   4 Hour Bottom Fishing Trip (PM) on March 8, 2021
Sweet William cancelled at last minute but put us on a smaller boat the Great Escape. The weather was good and we had a lot...
Steve W. does not recommend Sweet William III
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Daniel K.
Orlando, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

July fishing trip

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Bottom Fishing on July 18, 2017
Caught fish all day, never a dull moment
Daniel K. recommends Sweet William III
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