Had a Monday morning trip scheduled originally, but a cold front was moving in and the chance for rough seas was pretty high. Luckily, I was there all week and was able to re-book later in the week on Thursday. This was an afternoon trip and the water was kinda rough, but Capt. Russell’s boating expertise got us out there safely and timely considering. Started out kinda slow, but after a few different spots, we almost couldn’t keep up with the lines. I would recommend you check what’s in season before you go. What I was wanting to bring home, was not in season yet. I did catch one Mangrove or “gray” Snapper that was a keeper. Towards the end with just under an hour left, we hooked about 20 fish in 10 minutes. But we ended up just serving dinner to some dolphins on a silver platter lol! It was comical though and I engined playing tug o war with a dolphin LOL The dolphin was never hooked. They’re smart enough to stay away from the hook. I had an absolute blast even with one keeper! Capt. Russell definitely provided me with a hunger to Deep Sea dish more often. Just make sure you check the seasons and plan ahead on what you’re going to do if you need fish cleaned and filleted. I was crunched on time and only asked a couple places and they did not provide that service. There is supposedly someone there at the dock that does, but if you go out in the evening like I did, they’ll be gone when you get back.
Had a Monday morning trip scheduled originally, but a cold front was moving in and the chance for rough seas was pretty high. Luckily, I was there all week and was able to re-book later in the week on Thursday. This was an afternoon trip and the water was kinda rough, but Capt. Russell’s boating expertise got us out there safely and timely considering. Started out kinda slow, but after a few different spots, we almost couldn’t keep up with the lines. I would recommend you check what’s in... Mehr
Thanks for coming Cory!!
Honeymoon saltwater fishing trip was awesome! Captain Russel went above and beyond to make our experience memorable. He took us 9 miles out for the chance to catch a variety of fish ranging from Trigger fish up to large Amberjack(sea donkeys). Even caught Mahi Mahi which was what we were hoping for. We would definitely recommend chartering with Captin Russel, and we will definitely be back in the near future.
We did the mixed trip. My kids didn’t even want to go the shell island or anything because they were having so much fun fishing. We saw dolphins and caught a lot of fish, what else could you ask for?
Thank you all so much, you have an awesome family!
This was mine and my teens first deep sea fishing experience! It was remarkable to say the least. Russell is full of personality and very attentive. I would definitely go fishing with him again! My husband caught a 35 lb amberjack and the rest of us caught red and black snapper and some mahi-mahi. Great memories with the family!
Thank you and I’m glad to help with those memories! I hope to see the Georgia Crew again!
Captain Russel was outstanding. He worked hard to put us on fish, we caught a 6 person limit on red snapper. We also caught mahi-mahi and king mackerel. Great day, would highly recommend him to anyone who is in the Panama City area.
Thanks Bob!