We had an absolutely fantastic experience with Emerald “C” Fishing Charters, and Captain Garrett was a huge reason why. There were three of us on the trip, all experienced freshwater fishermen from Ohio, but this was our first time doing this type of fishing in the Gulf. Garrett made the entire experience outstanding from beginning to end.

I’m not exaggerating when I say that there were very few stretches of even three minutes when one of the three of us wasn’t reeling in a fish. The action was incredible, but what impressed us just as much was how well Garrett managed the entire day.

He was extremely attentive without hovering over us. He quickly recognized that we were experienced fishermen and gave us the freedom to fish, while still stepping in with great direction whenever we needed it for a particular species or technique. Whenever an area started slowing down, Garrett recognized it quickly and moved us into a better position. It really felt like he had the entire day planned perfectly.

We started the morning doing what Garrett called “fishing for dinner.” We caught 22–23 keeper vermilion snapper along with plenty of baitfish. Once we had more than enough fish for the table, he changed gears and took us after bigger fish.

That’s when the day went from great to unforgettable.

We got into amberjack and barracuda, with all three of us getting opportunities at big fish. We also caught red snapper that had to be released because they weren’t in season, along with grunts and several other species. By the end of the trip, we honestly couldn’t tell you how many fish we had caught.

What really stood out was that Garrett wasn’t simply taking us somewhere and hoping the fish were there. He was constantly paying attention to what was happening, making adjustments and putting us on fish. He knew when to give us instruction, when to let us do our thing, and when it was time to move.

We came to Navarre from Ohio hoping to have a memorable offshore fishing experience, and this trip exceeded our expectations by a mile. We caught a tremendous number of fish, brought home some excellent vermilion snapper, caught some big fish we’ll be talking about for a long time, and genuinely enjoyed every minute on the boat.

Craig Williams and Emerald “C” Fishing Charters have a first-class operation, and Captain Garrett was a huge part of making this one of the highlights of our entire trip.

We would absolutely fish with Garrett and Emerald “C” again. Five stars without hesitation and highly recommended.

What an epic trip we had. It was our first trip offshore and Captain Garrett and first mate Jayden did not disappoint! We dodged some storms rolling in on our way out to 14 miles offshore and caught Vermillion snapper from the first drop. My stepdaughter also got caught a Scamp Grouper and I got a Amberjack. Too bad they weren’t in season. Next we moved onto another spot where there were some Barracudas in the area. We each got one. So much fun watching them take the bait. Lastly we did some trolling for Bonita. Got two of them and a couple Spainish Mackerel as well. Captain Garrett and Jayden being local guys that grew up here were extremely knowledgeable and super easy to get along with. Captain Garrett is my new go to guy from now on. I will definitely be booking with him and Emerald C charters again!

We absolutely tore up the mingo snappers had almost our limit of 5 people we caught 47 mingos, 2 Amber jacks a Giant Bull Shark, a couple trigger fish and even a grouper that was barely just shy of the length it needed to be. our boat captain was garret he was awsome very easy to get a long with and he made sure we caught fish. I will definitely request him next time we are down! Craig also did a great job! We had a little boat issue the day we booked for so we werent able to go at that time and craig made sure to keep in touch with me and got us booked on a different day. EMERALD C FISHING CHARTER is the best fishing charter i would NOT recommend anyone go anywhere else! Thanks guys and I will see yall next year!!

i booked this trip
to surprise my kids and they were def suprised! as soon as we got there our captain was super nice and welcomed us with smiles. we caught different kinds of fish some that ive never seen before and he talked to us about what they were and cool facts about each one! he was very helpful and on top of keeping our hooks baited. i ended up catching the biggest snapper of the year! we caught shark and i didnt even know we were ganna be catching sharks! when it was time to go my kids were begging to book again the next day! we had a blast and the captain made it more than fun i will def be booking again and requesting caption jaycob larson!

We ended up doing an early trip (7am to 11am) due to pending poor weather. Our boat captain (Jacob) was super friendly, skillfull, and knowledgeable. My wife and I brought our two sons (9 and 11), and Jacob was very patient and kind with the kids.
On probably our 2nd cast, we tied into something big a couple of hundreds yards off shore from the National Seashore. Jacob correctly predicted about 1 minute into the fight that it was a large stingray. We had ourselves a 20+ minute fight and then surfaced a 120+ lb ray. It was a blast, and super memorable.

While the guide can’t predict what will bite, he made the rest of the trip (which was slower than the start) a lot of fun with good information about the area and the type of fishing we were doing.

100% recommend this service and this guide!