I recently had knee surgery so I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to enjoy my annual fishing trip while visiting the Keys. Fortunately for me, I arranged my trip with Captain Eric Scoble, from Blackwater Charters and he not only put us on a lot of fish, but also took into consideration the situation with my knee, which made the trip possible and enjoyable. The weather was warm and breezy and our backwater fishing was busy as I spent most of my time reeling in sea trout, red fish and snook. When I wasn’t busy catching fish, I was taking in the sights inlcuding some up close encounters with manatees, dolphins, flamingos and even a bull shark that pilfered one of my large snooks. It was an overall great day of fishing and being out on the water. I’m already looking forward to retuning next time for another excursion with Captain Eric.

Had a great day fishing with Capt. Eric on a difficult conditions day. Weather was clear but very windy. He went out of his way to make the ride to our fishing spot as comfortable as possible and found a spot that was very productive as well as protected from the wind. We went from a day that I thought might get canceled to catching over 40 fish of 5 different species. Also… did I mention it was 2 experienced husband anglers with our “newbie” wives on the charter. He was amazing with his instruction and patience with the girls. Full disclosure… the girls caught more fish than we did. Will definitely fish with Capt. Eric again next time we are in town.

My fiancé and 15 year old fishing-obsessed stepson enjoyed a 6 hr day with Capt Eric exploring and fishing in the Everglades. We had a beautiful weather day and caught some beautiful spotted seatrout and then explored some other areas. We had lots of bites and some incredible views and stories (sharks kept eating our catches in one spot so we had to move haha). A great day with Capt Eric and it was great getting to know more about his time and family in the Keys and his fishing stories. Thank you, Capt Eric! We will be back for a real shark trip sometime! Haha