Captain
William Billingsley

Member since March 2025 Fort Walton Beach, United States
Background
Captain Will has been navigating the waters off the Panhandle since childhood. Originally an avid shore and pier fisherman. He fine tuned his skills in the Navy and as a DoD contractor navigating tight waterways under the cover of darkness. While stationed in Virginia Beach he commonly transited the most dangerous inlets in America; Oregon and Hatteras inlet to pursue pelagics in the turbulent waters. After service he opted to move back to the warm familiar waters of the Gulf coast where he could fish year round.

Hey, I'm Captain William Billingsley

Fort Walton Beach, United States
Background
Captain Will has been navigating the waters off the Panhandle since childhood. Originally an avid shore and pier fisherman. He fine tuned his skills in the Navy and as a DoD contractor navigating tight waterways under the cover of darkness. While stationed in Virginia Beach he commonly transited the most dangerous inlets in America; Oregon and Hatteras inlet to pursue pelagics in the turbulent waters. After service he opted to move back to the warm familiar waters of the Gulf coast where he could fish year round.
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
(27 reviews)
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Fort Walton Beach
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Trips from US $650

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Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 27 reviews
Boat
Excellent
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Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Jerrica B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Very memorable and fun!

VERIFIED   Sandbar and dolphins on July 17, 2025
I cannot say enough good things about Captain Will! He is very knowledgeable, a good teacher, patient, a great encourager....
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Drew P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Amazing Fishing Trip

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Wreck&Reef on July 23, 2025
Captain Will was the best, he worked hard to ensure we were on fish. He made sure my 11yr old and wife were catching sizes...
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Derick G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fish On!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Wreck&Reef on July 29, 2025
This was a great fishing trip start to Finish! Captain Will is great at what he does from knowledge of fish to location. He...
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Steve S.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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GREAT FISHING TRIP

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Wreck&Reef on October 15, 2025
Took my 11 year old daughter and wife for a fishing trip, my daughters first time out. The captain had us on fish the whole...
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Kevin B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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Excellent day in spite of rough waters

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Wreck&Reef on June 13, 2025
Captain Will put in work and put us on the fish. Heโ€™s super knowledgeable and did an excellent job being flexible with our...
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