Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 306 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
98%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Ted B.
Lake Charles, LA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fun on the water

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip – Inshore/Nearshore AM on May 17, 2021
Captn Ritchie was great, very friendly and worked his tail off trying to get us on fish in very adverse wind conditions, we...
Ted B. recommends Russell’s Coastal Fishing
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Jane K.
Milwaukee, WI
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Half day afternoon trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip – Inshore/Nearshore PM on April 28, 2021
Captain Ritchie was great. Caught some mackerel and blue runners…. No sharks. He was very sensitive to...
Jane K. recommends Russell’s Coastal Fishing
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Jeff H.
New Orleans, LA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

6hr inshore/near shore

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip – Inshore/Nearshore on July 8, 2020
Told captain Ritchie I’d love to get a shark. End of the day we had a cooler full of mackerel and a 4 ft black tip. If you’re...
Jeff H. recommends Russell’s Coastal Fishing
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Jacob L.
Columbus, IN
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great trip!

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip – Inshore/Nearshore on August 4, 2021
I highly recommend Russell’s Coastal Fishing. Captain was friendly and very knowledgeable about the waters.
Jacob L. recommends Russell’s Coastal Fishing
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Mark C.
Bessemer, AL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Half day with captain Richie

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip – Inshore/Nearshore PM on July 31, 2021
Great trip, made lots of great memories Captain was great at his job, very family friendly Cant wait till the...
Mark C. recommends Russell’s Coastal Fishing
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