What a great experience! Scott was outgoing, a supportive teacher/coach, great w my 13u son, and super knowledgeable. Honestly I would have been perfectly fine catching some small fish so my kid could have some fun, but Scott found some great spots in the Bay and upped the ante right away. My son hooked into some trout and didn’t stop catching 6-7 about 2-3lbs each. It was fun. One one occasion I put down my pole to video my son catching a fish and just then I had a big hit on my own line and guess what? My pole went into the water- gone!  I felt terrible about it as it was completely my fault. The trip could have ended badly right there- and of course I insisted and paid for the replacement for lost rod. Scott was very cool about it all and we went on to one last spot. And wow- we found a very active plave. With his chumming technique exciting the fish we hooked into several large snook. My son had a blast trying to reel in the hard fighting snook (10lb+) and Scott coached him thru the entire process. I felt like Scott was really happy to see my kid happy catching a fish. It was very cool. He is excellent w kids no doubt.
We kept two trout and released the rest- grouper, snook, trout, and one more that I can’t t call the name. Afterwards Scott recommended a local place where we could take out fish to be prepared for dinner. We did just that and of course it was amazing. It was the freshest fish my son has ever eaten. He loved it- and he doesnt even really like fish to begin with. Afterwards he proudly sent photos to his mom back home and told her that he has an awesome time.
Thank you Captain Scott for a great time and thank you for being cool about the lost rod/reel. It was a lot of fun and I highly recommend the experience!
Thanks,
Stephen and Sebastian from Boston

Day started a bit slow but that was not surprising for the winter. Captain Scott was very knowledgeable of the area and made a great call to pivot to a different type of fishing for us that ended up making the day worth it and filling the boat with some great fish. Overall great guy very easy to talk too. Definitely booking with him again.

Capt. Scott was amazing.  He was timely, great with my young daughters, and extremely knowledgeable.  We were the only boat in the area to hook up with a cobia.  We hooked two and landed one.  We were able to catch a ton of different species, and my kids and I had a blast.  We kept a few fish for dinner, and Capt. Scott expertly cleaned them for us to eat.  I highly recommend Sarasota Family Fishing Charters to anyone who wants a great experience with a great captain.

This guy (captain Scott) is very professional you could swear he does this full time! He’s knowledgeable and always ready with the bait and the know-how. Full of tips and tricks, he finds what works best for each person. My husband is more experienced with bigger fish, so that’s what his focus was. For me, any fish was fine, and that’s what we got! We caught a few snappers, which we could’ve kept but we decided not to. My biggest fist was the grunt, very interesting fish! And husband was landing fish left and right and the last fish we got was definitely a trophy: 29 inch red fish! Can’t keep them but that was really cool to watch. Captain Scott was with us every step of the way and super helpful. Definitely going to book through him next time we’re in the area!

We had a great day despite our weather. Scott was a try pro adapting to our skill levels and sharing fun stories. We went to a tackle shop later that day to ride the inspiration. We asked Eric from “All about Fishing,” who the best charter in the area was, he gave us three pamphlets and Scott was one of them. Great to see the community supporting one another! We will do this again with Scott really soon!