My family of 4 (including a 13 yo and 4 yo) met up with Mike from a very neat, clean dock at 7am. We were there right at 7 and he was there, sitting on the dock waiting for us. We got right onto the boat, while heading to our first stop, he gave us a rundown of what we were catching (sound side = red fish and speckled trout) and how to catch different ones. He put the bait on the hooks (thankfully) and casted for a you. My husband has fishing knowledge so he casted on his own. We boated around to several spots (maybe 8) which was great. If the fish weren’t biting, we moved on. You never felt like you were wasting your time. He was so nice, professional yet casual, and easy to have a convo with. He wasn’t overbearing or critical (because lets be real, sometimes a seasoned expert in anything could easily be someone who wants you to know they know everything and you don’t). I kept getting tangled up with others (according to my husband, thats on me, lol) and Captain Mike didn’t get mad that I was awful and instead nicknamed me “the tangler”. We caught 5 fishies. Would definitely recommend Captain Mike to others and if they weren’t so long, I’d go on a deep sea trip with him too.

We booked the four hour family adventure in early Spring. Know that in early Spring, many species are out of season and the bite can be a bit slower than warmer months. We tried several spots until our captain found us a school of snapper and we caught plenty! My wife had a whopper on that ended up snapping the line, ah the one that got away. While we were fishing we were treated to a sight of many pods of dolphins, and even saw a couple babies! Meanwhile the Blue Angels were practicing in the skies above nearly the entire time. Couldn’t have had a better family day overall, and not one we’ll soon forget!

Guide was knowledgeable and helped the boys with techniques to catch fish.