The Garrison Brothers from Texas had a blast the second year with the team at Gulf Coast Charters. Captain Jerry (spelling?) was awesome. He was extremely knowledgeable and was engaged with us the entire trip. What sets this group apart from the rest is that they really do enjoy what they are doing and it shows.  The personal touch they offer and their friendliness is what keeps us coming back year after year. We caught a wide variety of fish on our trip that included Trout, Mullet, Stingray, Croaker and Catfish.  While we were successful, I really wish people understood the difference between fishing and catching on their reviews. Just because you book a trip, you are not guaranteed a bounty of fish. This group of Captains give you the best opportunity to catch fish and will try multiple areas to try and ensure you success. Whether or not your reeling them in, your great experience often depends on the service and in our case we caught fish and had great service. Also wanted to give a shout out to Captain John and his wife. After our trip they engaged us in conversation and offered all of us refreshments and snacks. They are great folks and we will continue coming back.

When I was going to book this trip there were so many to choose from I started reading reviews. Captain John and crew had so many amazing reviews I instantly knew to book with him. We were greeted with enthusiasm and friendliness and that only grew in leaps and bounds as we fished the day away laughing and making memories. Chastity was so attentive to us and John kept us belly laughing while he fished with us. By the end Chastity had not only invited us back to their home to cook our catch for us we ended up sticking around for hours enjoying an evening with them and their friends. My two sons instantly bonded with them and we all became friends instead of clients and we are already planning a return trip this spring! Thank you so much John and Chastity for your over the top hospitality to me and my guys and our friends. You are both truly the kindest folks we met in Alabama and the cherry on top to our first vacation to Gulf Shores! We would love to have you take us up on your invite to Texas so we can show you the same kind of welcome! And for sure see you this spring! For those looking for a great fishing charter…..book these folks! You won’t be disappointed! God bless you both!

My family and I are from WI and have never fished in salt water before. As part of our family vacation we decided to try it out on a simple charter trip. We had so much fun! We caught just enough fish for us to eat and bring a little home too. They were so unbelievably friendly! I had mentioned to them that we wanted to go kayaking while in gulf shores and they took it upon themselves to find a place and call them for us! They even recommended us to head to Tacky Jacks after our trip for lunch where we could take our fish to be cooked for us! It was SO SO good!! Our kids are 5 and almost 4 and they both enjoyed the trip a lot. We will definitely be back whenever we decided to venture to Gulf Shores again! Thank you!!

Captain John took us out in challenging conditions during a slow time of year and still put us on fish and showed us a good time.

Throughout the booking process Captain John was responsive, clear, to the point, and most importantly honest about conditions and chances of success. Weather had not been good in the previous days and if he couldn’t get us to the fish he didn’t want to waste our time; much appreciated honesty.

Back at the dock he made quick work of cleaning our catch and bagging our fillets to take home (plenty for 8 adults and leftovers) all while entertaining us with stories of past trips and other outdoor experiences and pursuits.

I’d fish with Captain John any day and would recommend him to anyone.

Thanks again Captain!

When we arrived and were leaving to fish they realized the boat had engine trouble. He quickly offered our money back or reschedule.
We rescheduled for later in the day.
We had a successful fishing trip and bought a lot of Trout and a bonus large 4’pmus Aligator gar