We booked two separate fishing trips in Aruba with Captain Tom and First Mate Chris, and both experiences were excellent. We caught fish on both outings, and the crew made the entire trip enjoyable from start to finish.

Chris was especially attentive—he made sure we always had a line in the water and kept everything running smoothly. You can tell they’re experienced and know how to put you in the right position to catch fish.

If you’re looking for a well-run charter with a knowledgeable captain and a hardworking first mate who takes great care of you, I would highly recommend this trip.

Captain Tom and his first mate Chris were fantastic. Started out a little slow. Left the dock at 6am, didn’t have a fish in the boat until about 9am( a real nice wahoo, just fit into a 150qt cooler). Then we proceeded to catch 2 more wahoo’s, 1 barracuda, and 5 black fin tunas. Two of my crew mates got seasick and we wrapped it up by 10:30ish. All those fish in 2 hours. Capt Tom did a nice job cleaning our catch, gave us enough for 16 people who were back at the house. Grilled wahoo and barracuda with tuna sashimi, everyone loved it. I will definitely book Capt Tom next time I’m in Aruba.🎣🐟👍

Today, 1/12/26 I fished with High Times Charters. Tom and his first mate Chris were awesome! They worked tirelessly to put me on the fish and were very accommodating. We caught Bonito and Kingfish. I had the best time and would recommend fishing with them to anyone. They filleted the fish back at the dock and sent me home with some and even suggested a local resturaunt that prepared the fish for us! I highly recommend fishing with High Times!

TLDR; Great captain and crew; very accomodating to requests; great sportfishermen and bottom fishermen; good times.

Captain Tom and First mate Chris are stewards of the island who promote the health of the marine flora/fauna. They’re knowledgeful of the island, it’s seas, and are willing to teach those who inquire.

But if you’re reading this review, you’re probably here for the fishing, so I’ll jump to that. We went on a 4 hour trip with fair seas in September; but I’d recommend a 6 to maximize effort and odds. Fishing is fishing, and we did not do well with the Mahi (in no part due to a lack of trying!). Captain Tom and Chris were constantly adjusting the trolling distances, bait, and teasers to diversify the effort.

With an hour and a half left, I suggested bottom fishing. Im not sure if this is something they normally offer, especially since I did not request it, but Captain Tom was more than willing to give it a go. No time was wasted switching gears and targetting a completely different species. Within a few minutes, we were on the board. My group of 3 caught 4 Yellow-Eye Red Snapper with the help of Chris. There’s a lot of fish to eat at the Aruban Restaurants, but after eating the Yellow-Eye Red Snapper for breakfast this morning (filleted beautifully by Captain Tom) nothing compares.

I highly recommend going with this crew. Come prepared with a good attitude, dramamine, and a four leaf clover for good luck. Even if we did not catch fish I would have had a great time. Captain Tom was very accommodating to my requests to switch to bottom fishing, and he put us on fish. First mate Chris was also very skilled. High Times and Fair Seas
-Kyle

Captain Tom is a pleasure to fish with. He’s got a great perspective on life, knows the water extremely well, and put us on some Mahi! Deckhand Chris was also excellent, managing 6 set-ups at a time, and always there ready to go when we got hooked up. Would highly recommend this team. My wife and I took a 6 hour trip, next time we will do a minimum of 8 hours and get out to the deep water and try for swords. Thank you Captain Tom and Chris for the great day! There is also an excellent little Marina restaurant right next to Captain Tom’s dock, they cooked up our mahi a couple different ways and it was delicious.