Charter Operator
30A Shallow Water Guide Service

Member since March 2022 Santa Rosa Beach, United States
Background
Born and raised in the Panhandle of Florida, Captain Ryan Hugghins grew up fishing the inshore and offshore waters from Panama City to Destin Florida since he was a child. Captain Ryan started his fishing career at the age of 15 as a first mate and fell in love with the fisheries and business and has never looked back! Now in 2022, he is the owner and operator at 30A Shallow Water! Captain Ryan welcomes you to join him in experiencing what the inshore bay system of Santa Rosa Beach, FL has to offer!

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Santa Rosa Beach, United States
Background
Born and raised in the Panhandle of Florida, Captain Ryan Hugghins grew up fishing the inshore and offshore waters from Panama City to Destin Florida since he was a child. Captain Ryan started his fishing career at the age of 15 as a first mate and fell in love with the fisheries and business and has never looked back! Now in 2022, he is the owner and operator at 30A Shallow Water! Captain Ryan welcomes you to join him in experiencing what the inshore bay system of Santa Rosa Beach, FL has to offer!
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
(201 reviews)
Angler's choice
Santa Rosa Beach
 4 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $375

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 201 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Friendly captain
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Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
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Joseph M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Highly Recommend! ๐ŸŽฃ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ  Would book again!

VERIFIED   NEW  3 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore/Bay (AM) on September 2, 2025
5 Stars in all categories! โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Captain Ryan of 30A Shallow Water Guide Service was great. He was...
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Patrick D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Inland Speckled Trout Trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore/Bay (AM) on June 4, 2025
Had a great 4 hour morning fish with Captain Ryan.ย  Asked for an inland trout trip with my sons and son-in-law and he produced.ย ...
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Daniel G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore/Bay (AM) on September 24, 2025
โ€œHands down the best part of our 30A trip. Our guide put us right on the fish so fast Iโ€™m convinced heโ€™s got them trained...
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Graham D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Captain Ryan is awesome

VERIFIED   2 Hour Trip โ€“ Kids (8AM) on July 31, 2025
Two adults took four kids out with Captain Ryan. He took is right out to a hot spot and we had some fish on within five minutes....
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Paula C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

The Perfect Fishing Trip For Sure

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore/Bay (AM) on June 9, 2025
Ryan was the perfect fishing guide and it also was the perfect trip for our group. He spent a full 4 hours leading our group...
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