We spent a fantastic two days in the Atlantic with Capt. Josh chasing — and catching — dolphins. There wasn’t a minute that Capt. Josh wasn’t working hard to get us on fish or get fish aboard. The boat is clean and well maintained. Capt. Josh is personable and fun. His crew were excellent. On this trip I caught my first dolphin fish, caught the biggest fish I’ve ever caught, and caught my first blackfin tuna. Capt. Josh cleaned & filleted our catch, and we came home with enough dolphin to keep us in mahi mahi dinners until next year.

I highly recommend Capt. Josh for a fishing charter that will catch fish and make memories!

Wow. What an absolute UNIT of a swordfish we picked up with Josh.

First, the basics. Then, the story.

Josh was incredibly accommodating and personable. He called us a couple of days before to confirm what time we wanted to start and where we wanted to meet. He helped us make plans based on what type of fish we wanted to catch and let me tell you . . . we were not disappointed.

We met up in the morning with Josh and headed out to a depth of about 450ft. Started fishing for some tuna and dolphins. Had a few hits here and there, and then landed a small tuna.

As the morning went on, we kept moving out into deeper waters and found some nice areas where sea birds were circling. Started casting again and landed 2 nice mahi dolphins.

My brother and I were stoked and having a blast. But Captain Josh wanted to give us something a little more exciting.

So we head out to a depth of about 1400ft and start fishing around again.

Out of nowhere, we roll up on a 6ft mako shark that had just finished a fight with the absolute UNIT of a swordfish that you see pictured.

Josh IMMEDIATELY starts circling the damn shark to scare him off. The mako backs off a bit and Josh pulls out two gaffs to lay claim to our giant swordfish.

As soon as we gaffed into the swordfish, we realized it was a BEAST. This thing weighed an easy 500+ lbs.

So we start maneuvering the fish around to the back of the boat to heave it in, as we are doing this, the mako is just watching us, waiting, pissed that we stole his lunch.

After a good 20 minutes of heaving, we secured our catch and headed out, leaving behind a pissed and hungry shark.

Once we got back, Josh stayed late and helped us clean and harvest the meat. We collected an easy 300+ lbs of meat that hadn’t been chomped by the shark. It was INCREDIBLE.

This was an adventure of a lifetime.

We had an amazing day with Captain Josh a few miles offshore. Even though it was unseasonably cold for the Keys, Josh found us a spot where the Yellowtail Snappers were plentiful. I thoroughly enjoyed our day with him and he was prepared for us yet laid back and easy to talk to. I would highly recommend Grand Slam Charters and Captain Josh Holmes to anyone fortunate enough to travel to Key Largo!

If you’re looking for the whole experience package this is it! We were able to assist with catching bait as well as a whole day of fishing while learning about fishing in the keys. Josh and Drew were so fun to be with and didn’t waste time on things they knew wouldn’t work. They did everything they could to put us on fish and we had an excellent experience. Five star is all around!

My boyfriend and I had a great trip with Josh. Clean boat + equipment + he knows what he is doing and you can tell that he enjoys it. We’ve been on MANY charters and we would definitely go with him again!