Captain Derek put me on fish quickly! We caught numerous Sea Trout, Jacks, Mangrove Snappers, and Lemon Sharks.  Unfortunately, I lost a couple of snooks and snappers, but that’s on me, as he knows where the fish are located! He is a knowledgeable, accommodating and friendly guide.  His boat is new (12/5/25), and his fishing gear/bait was right sized for our trip.  Most importantly, he’s a good communicator- tell him what you want to fish for, and he’ll set you... More

We were a group of 6 for a family fishing trip. Different levels of experience and ages from 10 to 62. Captain Eric’s energy, enthusiasm absolutely made our trip, coupled with the fact he has the cleanest, smartest boat I’ve seen for a trip of our size. He’s a great captain and took us to the best spots. We would definitely use him again and recommend him to groups 100%.

Capt. Derrick had no issue putting us on different species of flats fish, like snook, redfish and tarpon, but sometimes getting fish to cooperate is tough. We were able to a few fish, but had many strikes, hookups and misses. We were also able to see many other species wildlife up close, like dolphins, rays, sharks and even crocodiles. All In the Everglades National Park.

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Eric was awesome! Flexible with start time due to weather. Even offered to switch days but we didn’t have the time. Seas were rough but he battled and found us fish for the trip and referred us to someone who could vacuum seal and ship out catch home so it will be Maui and black fin in Buffalo!!! Thanks for everything Eric! Go Bills!!