Boat is rock solid, and was pleasant to be on despite some rough conditions.  We were catching fish almost immediately.  We didn’t care about what we caught this trip but if you want to get keeper grouper, in August, this is NOT your trip!  We got a lot of Porgy and Grunt and we had a fish FEAST with leftovers for lunch!  Did a little trolling and caught two Spanish Mackrel as well.  Boat ride is an hour out to about 14 miles so we could have stood to stay a little longer, but no need to be greedy.  Next time we go all day and get to the grouper grounds!!  Overall a perfect 4.5 hour trip for our non-fisherwoman daughter.  (Even though she had the first hook-up!)

My family and I booked a 5 hour trip with Captain Patrick and La Costa Charters and it was well worth it!  He took us to three different fishing holes and we all reeled in fish after fish at each hole. He told us what we were catching, watched as we didn’t know we had a fish on and told us to reel.  He had a deck hand who would take the fish off the hook, and put bait on our hook. This was great for my daughter who absolutely will not touch fish much less bait, so she was able to reel in fish and not touch them. All in all we all had a blast and Captain Patrick made it very enjoyable. He also gave us a great recommendation on where to take our fish and have them cook it for us for dinner, The Conch Republic. There’s nothing better than eating your catch that fresh!  If you’ve never gone out to fish in 50-60 feet waters I’d highly recommend booking with this company and Captain Patrick.

Sam

In town for the week from Texas. The family has always loved to fish, but the kids had never been charter fishing. Found La Costa Charters and read the reviews which were stellar. Found a trip that fit our schedule and we were not disappointed! Captain Patrick and 1st Mate Parker were absolutely marvelous! They had a morning charter and had everything ready to go for our trip. They weather was perfect. The boat and gear was in shape and ready to go. Worked out our plan with Captain Patrick - first half of trip we went and trolled a wreck and 2nd half we went and caught dinner! The trip and crew did not disappoint! Cannot thank La Costa Charters enough for a great time-fish on!

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We Can’t recommend Patrick enough. He was kind, professional and knowledgeable. Exceeded our expectations!! The boat was very clean and provided needed shade. He checked in the day before to see if we had questions.
Patrick was awesome!! He was cool, laid back, professional and accommodating to our experience, expectations and great with the kids. Everything was done for us, he put the bait on, set the rods up. We never did not have bait on our line. All we had to do was fish and relax. Patrick made sure all our needs were met and we were comfortable. He did all this without a first mate. He helped reel the big ones in when needed. Gave advice on how to better reel the big ones in.
All together this was an outstanding experience for our family. it doesn’t get better than this!

Amazing experience!! Super nice people, made us feel very welcome. We caught some awesome fish and had some great conversation! 100/10