William Watkins
William Watkins
us
Florida, US
Member since 2019
3.0
Verified

October fishing trip

3/4 Day Trip Nearshore/Offshore2 adults
Response from Captain

Hi William it was my pleasure to have you and Daniel onboard for his birthday! I hope everyone enjoyed the flounder and trout. Thank you again and i hope we can go again soon! Captain Bill

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Hooker Charters & Guide Service
Federally permitted
4.8
(458)
25 ft
Group size 1 - 6
1 - 6
Fish 1
Fish 2
+9
4 hour trip • 6 persons
US $495

Rating

4.8
458 reviews
4.8
Boat & Equipment
4.9
Captain & Crew
4.8
Fishing Experience

What anglers say

  • 93%
    Great experience
  • 95%
    Family friendly
  • 99%
    Friendly captain
  • 98%
    Good boat
  • 97%
    Recommended
  • 86%
    Caught fish

All reviews (458)

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  • Tyler Donough
    Tyler Donough
    Repeat angler
    us
    South Carolina, US
    Member since 2025
    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified
    NEW

    Fantastic 4 hours.

    Half Day Trip – Inshore • 6 adults

    Captain Bill put us right on some fish, and we spent the next four hours reeling them in. We counted up 8 difference species of fish we caught, and brought home a good bit of flounder, sea trout, and some croaker. All in all, awesome trip!

    Reported Catch
    Flounder
    Speckled Trout
  • Ronnie Griffin
    Ronnie Griffin
    us
    Georgia, US
    Member since 2026
    5.0
    Verified

    This was a great trip our family will always remember!

    Half Day Trip – Inshore • 6 adults

    We had a great trip with Captain Bill! Me, my wife, and our 4 boys had been planning this trip for months. Captain Bill didn’t disappoint. We caught 10 flounder with 7 of them being keepers. As well as several other fish that we ended up throwing back. Including a 50 pound manta ray that I fought for 30 minutes and finally landed. Thanks again for a great trip and memories we will never forget!

    Reported Catch
    Flounder
  • Donald Ledrick
    Donald Ledrick
    us
    Georgia, US
    Member since 2026
    5.0
    Verified

    great captain

    Half Day Trip – Inshore - 1:00 PM • 2 adults

    Me and my son took a trip to Jacksonville to drop off a few things and since we was going we was going to make a day out of and do some fishing. I booked with Bill because his prices was cheaper and since I was looking for a half day. The departure hours fit my schedule. once I made reservations I got a message that he would call me at 4. When we got to the boat he went over 3 rules, and rule 1 and 2 was don't hook the captain. He was exciting to try out the new Garmin fish finder and put us on a lot of fish. We ended up catching 9 sheep head.

    Reported Catch
    Sheepshead
  • Zinn McCottry
    Zinn McCottry
    us
    Ohio, US
    Member since 2018
    5.0
    Verified

    best offshore trip ever.

    8 hr American Red snapper trip • 6 adults

    Best offshore charter I’ve had in a long time. Highly recommend. I love the hands on approach of letting people bait their own hooks and get the fish off the hooks for experienced anglers. Definitely puts you in the fish. Capt Bill was just one of the guys on our trip. Highly recommend. Just hope he has availability when I’m ready again. Thanks Capt from the 6 of us.

    Response from Captain

    Thank you very much Zinn for going out with me! I hope the guys have all recovered well. I hope you all enjoy the multiple species of fish we caught for your cookout. I look forward to going out again soon! Thanks again Capt.Bill

  • Ben Hogan
    Ben Hogan
    Repeat angler
    us
    Illinois, US
    Member since 2026
    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    3/4 Day Trip

    3/4 Day Trip Nearshore/Offshore • 3 adults

    Captian Bill was absolutely awesome. Hes a great teacher and he had us on the fish from the very beginning and kept us on them the entire trip. We caught a large variety of fish and even got to take home two keepers, that he fileted and packaged for us to take home! I would highly recommend this charter.

    Reported Catch
    King Mackerel (Kingfish)