Coastal Guide Service LLC 

My family had a great time fishing. It was the boy's first time out on the ocean. The captain messaged us the day before our trip and asked if we could push it out a day due to windy weather. That actually worked better for us anyway and as it turned out the water was very calm on the day we went, so we appreciated that attention to the potential comfort/ discomfort of the trip. We caught several blues, a little jack, a mackerel, some sea bass (too small to keep) and several flounder. We saw a big sea turtle and some dolphins too, which was neat. The boat was nice and comfortable. They had big bean bag seats for the ride out and back from the fishing grounds which were great. I would rate it as a 5/5. On the other page I hit 4/5 mainly because they ran out of bait for the flounder, but they did have scented plastics, so maybe it didn't really matter anyway. I'm just used to fishing with plastics and live bait at the same time when jigging for freshwater fish so it seemed strange to me. The captain and first mate were helpful and very personable, trying to engage everyone in conversation, asking about what the boys usually fished for, etc. They let us do as much as we wanted to in terms of baiting, reeling in, taking off the hook, etc, but were there to help if we needed/ wanted them to do any of those things. I appreciated that with 4 of us fishing, they had us using 4 different bait setups even when we were fishing for the same species (flounder for example), to maximize our chances of catching fish. When we first got to the marina the captain asked what we wanted to fish for. My husband said "whatever we can catch" and let them decide what to fish for. They didn't ask again, so in hind sight, I would have spoken up because I really wanted to catch some Mahi Mahi but I didn't know if they were in season and I guess I assumed if they were around we had a shot to catch them with trolling. Can't fault the crew for that though because I didn't specify or ask about it. The crew filleted all our fish out when we got back and we left with 2 gallon bags of fillets (1 gallon of those were flounder and roughly a gallon of blues). I didn't realize blues aren't really the best eating and can be quite strong tasting if the red meat is not removed, so I spent some time the next day taking care of that before freezing them. Minor detail overall because worse case I can probably still smoke them, but it would have been nice for the crew to let us know that and take the red meat off since all I had back at the hotel was a dull serrated knife. That being said, I haven't tasted the blues yet so I can't say for sure how they are. Bottom line, we would definitely book with them again if we get back to Ocean City. Having had a good trip with them, I wouldn't gamble on another charter in the same place personally because you never know. Learning a few things from the trip, I would specify what I wanted to target at the outset and verify if our target fish are good to eat. But again, we just said we wanted to catch fish and we definitely caught fish!

We had an awesome time with Coastal Guide Service LLC! Captain Justin and the crew made our 3-hour fishing trip a great experience from start to finish. We caught a nice variety of fish, including bluefish, Spanish mackerel, kingfish, and plenty of flounder. Unfortunately, the flounder weren’t quite big enough to keep, but we had a good time catching them anyway! A big thank you to Captain Justin, First Mate Roman, and Brock. Everyone was friendly, helpful, and made sure we had a good time on the water. It was a great father-and-sons outing, and most importantly, we made some great memories together. We would definitely recommend Coastal Guide Service LLC to anyone looking for a fun, relaxed, and memorable fishing charter. Thanks again, Captain Justin, Roman, and Brock! The Davila Family had a great time!

our Captain Justin and 1st mate Roman were amazing. Both guys are top notch. very knowledgeable about their craft and very easy to talk to and joke with. we started off trolling, as soon as the first four lines hit the water two fish were on. it stayed that way until we tagged out. constant action, my son and I were never so busy reeling in fish. my son caught and released a rare Angel shark, that was cool. The flounder were biting we were just unable to reel them in. wherever Justin took us the fish were there. in all we came home with 28 Spanish Mackerel, 30 blue fish and 1 cool bullet Mackerel. i totally recommend this charter, we're looking forward to booking with them again.

Captain Justin and 1st mate Roman were great guides. We got on fish pretty early on the trip with a small shark, followed by a 44" drum, and then a 300 to 400# sand tiger. Last catch was about a 200# sandbar shark. As with all fishing, there were lulls between catches, but we caught exactly what we hoped to get plus a surprise catch with the drum. Great experience. I've been on a few charters before. The crew and experience on this one was the best I've had.

We caught Mahi Mahi, Sea Bass, and some Sea Robins. Crew was helpful and laid back, they made sure we went home with some dinner. Captain made sure we were right on top of fish for easy catching. These guys know what they are doing! We caught a good bit, and had a good time. They even worked around our sea sick friends. Would definitely book again.

the captain and mate are very knowledgeable and we're extremely helpful for my 9 year old sons first ocean charter! Capt Justin put us directly on the fish and put a 5 person limit of blue fish in the cooler wihin 2 hours, we also caught a small cobia, a couple small jack and a Spanish mackerel. an excellent trip with great guys!

our famiky had a great fishing trip! the Captain and his crew were quick with the reels ready for our entire family ranging from 5 to 14. they thought us everything we needed to be successful. we caught flounder and stringray. had some bites from toug. 10/10 recommend!

The captain and mate were great! We tried to get on some cobia first. then they put us on trigger fish! and then we moved on to some flounder where we caught 4 keepers! Definitely will book with them anytime I’m in ocean city!

Flounder were biting, despite the keepers that got away! 😉 Cpt. Justin swore we had a state record on the line, lol! 😂 Cpt. & 1st mate provided just the right amount of assistance & guidance. Best part was the quality family time.

Captain and mate were amazing. Very friendly and professional. They put us on some big sharks pretty quick. They jump right in to help out the kids who needed help with the fish. They made sure we had a great time and we cant wait to do it again.