NAME LENGHT MAX PAX WEB SITE ANASTASIA 65' http://www.captwayne.com/ Harborwalk Charters BOUNTY HUNTER 50' 12 http://www.charterdestin.com/ DAYBREAK 47' http://www.destin-charter-fishing.com/html/daybreak.html FIRST LIGHT 40' http://www.destin-charter-fishing.com/html/first_light.html LITTLE NEMO http://www.destin-charter-fishing.com/html/little_nemo.html NO DOUBT Harborwalk Charters OUTA LINE 38' http://www.destin-charter-fishing.com/html/outta_line.html PHOENIX 48' 18 http://www.fishingindestin.net/ SUNRISE 53' http://www.destin-charter-fishing.com/html/sunrise.html TRADEWINDS 65' http://www.charterboatsdestin.com/ TWILIGHT 52' http://www.destin-charter-fishing.com/html/twilight.html Lin Captain Harold Staples 850.585.1290 Capacity 6, Length 44' American Spirit Captain Chris Garner 850.837.1293, 850.502.9699 Capacity 80, Length 80' Anastasia Captain Tony Davis Wm Frank 334.858.6433 Capacity 44, Length 65' Anticipation Captain Mack Muellern 850.650.3825, 850.376.4769 Capacity 20, Length 42’ Back Atcha Captain Jack Peerson 850.259.7803 Capacity 4, Length 25' Back Bay Charters Captain Brandon Wright 850.200.5842 Capacity 4, Length 22’ Back Down 2 Captain Gary Jarvis 850.837.9551 Capacity 13, Length 57’ Backlash Captain Jason Mikel 850.837.6800, 850.259.3776 Capacity 6, Length 40’ Big John Captain Todd Allen 850.244.1610, 850.685.2263 Capacity 15, Length 52’ Bill Captain Stan Cook 850.685.4915 Capacity 6, Length 27' Blue Runner II Captain Tommy Carter 850.837.2777, 850.658.0077 Capacity 6, Length 42’ Bounty Hunter Captain Mark Walker 850.650.1534, 850.259.2646 Capacity 22, Length 50’ Cat-N-Around Captain Ken Beaird 850.217.3474 Capacity 6, Length 27’ Cutting Edge Captain Steve Regan 850.259.0856, 850.269.0061 Capacity 6, Length 42’ Dawn Patrol Captain John Tenore 850.376.1936 Capacity 5, Length 22’ Dawn Patrol Too Captain Robert Broestler 850.376.1936 Capacity 5, Length 22’ Daybreak Captain Eric Thrasher 850.837.2320 Capacity 12, Length 47’ Destin Princess Captain Judah Barbee 888.837.5088, 850.837.5088 Capacity 49, Length 65' Destiny Captain J.J. Brumble 888.837.5088, 850.837.5088 Capacity 65, Length 72' Double Time Captain Tim Adams 850.685.1932 Capacity 4, Length 24.5’ Elizabeth-Ann Captain Bob Walter 850.837.6732 Capacity 12, Length 64’10” Finest Kind Captain Tommy Browning 850.837.6629, 850.259.0566 Capacity 22, Length 55’ First Light Captain Steve Haeusler 850.837.9195, 850.699.2188 Capacity 6, Length 40’ First Shot Captain Mike Dates 850.837.4129 Capacity 4, Length 19’ Fish N Fool Captain Aaron Smith 850.259.4091, 850.837.9401 Capacity 6, Length 40’ FishFinder Captain Phil Rooks 850.699.1033 Capacity 6, Length 20’ Follow Me III Captain Al Molinari 850.837.6423 Capacity 6, Length 27’ Full Pull 2 Captain Paul Wagner 850.654.5566 Capacity 4, Length 22’ Gentle Winds Captain Greg Marler 850.837.7095, 850.376.1013 Capacity 49, Length 65’ Get Reel Captain Willima Weldon 850.685.2756 Capacity 4, Length 25’ Good Times Captain David Dewberry 850.650.3825, 850.376.4769 Capacity 22, Length 42’ Gulf Breeze Captain Bruce Marler 850.376.1013, 850.837.6749 Capacity 49, Length 65’ Gulf Ranger Captain Dave Nettles 850.699.0507 Capacity 22, Length 54’ Gulf Winds Captain Buddy Godwin 850.376.1013, 850.837.6749 Capacity 49, Length 65’ Hired Gun Captain Bill Waitzman 850.837.6299 Capacity 20, Length 52’ Huntress Captain Mike Graef 850.685.5593, 850.685.1396 Capacity 6, Length 40’ Indemand Charters Captain David “Redhorn” Gates 850.837.5755, 850.259.6685 Capacity 18, Length 48’ Inshore Angler Captain Nicky Narvell 850.862.9722, 850.685.1702 Capacity 6, Length 25’ Inshore Angler II Captian Josh Nelson 850.865.9722, 850.685.1702 Capacity 5, Length 22’ Just-B-Cause Captain Ken Bolden 850.830.3619 Capacity 19, Length 45’ Just-In-Time Captain Chip Godwin 850.837.2930 Capacity 18, Length 55’ Kelly Girl Captain Jimmy Miles 850.837.2930 Capacity 14, Length 45’ Lady Em Captain Mike Eller 850.837.6717, 850.259.4091 Capacity 20, Length 60’ Lil Lucky Captain Sidney Little 850.699.2286 Capacity 4, Length 23’ Little Nemo Captain Scott Brogdon 850.837.2404 Capacity 36, Length 65’ Lucky Lina Captain Steven Lathi 850.240.4664, 850.654.4664 Capacity 6, Length 33’ Mary Lou Captain John Geisbrecht 850.217.3474 Capacity 6, Length 46’ Megabite Captain Bobby Taylor 850.897.9032, 850.240.2724 Capacity 6, Length 34’ Melanie Dawn Captain Bud Miller 850.837.6620, 850.865.7620 Capacity 32, Length 56’ Mindy Lou II Captain Bill McDonald 850.837.1790, 850.582.2476 Capacity 22, Length 49’ Miss Aegina Captain Robert Henshaw 850.837.6496 Capacity 20, Length 48’ Miss Florida Captain Olin Marler 850.376.1013, 850.837.6749 Capacity 49, Length 65’ Miss Hazel Captain Bill Williams 850.200.3029, 850.974.8490 Capacity 27, Length 58’ Miss Nautica Captain Art Smith, 850.699.8672 Capacity 49, Length 50’ Mother Lode Captain Jason Hallmark 850.897.3474, 850.259.6354 Capacity 6, Length 45’ New Florida Girl Captain Jim Westbrook 850.837.1293, 850.259.5990 Capacity 80, Length 80’ No Alibi Captain Chuck Tubanic, 850.259.7343 Capacity 6, Length 42’ No Doubt Captain Joe Taylor 850.218.8256, 850.218.9454 Capacity 25, Length 60’ On the Bite Captain Scott Whitehurst 850.259.6210 Capacity 4, Length 23’5” One Of A Kind Captain Casey Godwin 850.320.0067, 850.699.0537 Capacity 27, Length 52’ Outta Line Captain Trey Windes 850.837.2320 Capacity 6, Length 38’ Perfect Shot Captain Brady Bowman 850.218.0232, 850.699.2991 Capacity 13, Length 52’ Pescador III Captain Randy Hanshaw 850.865.0292, 850.826.0869 Capacity 16, Length 51’ Phoenix Captain Scott Robson 850.837.9734, 850.685.1951 Capacity 18, Length 48’ Reel Bent Captain Charles Stone 850.218.4517 Capacity 4, Length 20’ Relentless Captain Brant Kelly 850.837.6541, 850.685.4038 Capacity 18, Length 65’ Rock Bottom Captain David Janowski 850.200.3948, 850.259.9005 Capacity 6, Length 30’ Sarge Captain David Jones 850.654.6587, 850.974.2413 Capacity 6, Length 36’ Scamp Captain Dennis Kendrick 850.863.9430 Capacity 23, Length 50’ Sea Venture Captain Jim McMahon 850.863.1870 Capacity 6, Length 48’ Sea Winder Captain Stan Phillips 850.654.4575, 850.259.3778 Capacity 6, Length 40’ Seascape Captains Rick Hayles & David Windes 850.837.6520, 850.582.9502 Capacity 25, Length 52’ Shamrock II Captain Eddie Dykes 850.837.2431 Capacity 20, Length 47’ Silver King Captain Mike Parker 850.837.2028, 850.803.1995 Capacity 4, Length 25’ Silver Lining Captain Ed Shields 850.243.7304, 850.259.4295 Capacity 16, Length 46’ Slayride Captain Jordan Smith 850.240.2333 Capacity 6, Length 22’ Southbound Captain Rick Purves 850.374.2947, 850.650.5284 Capacity 6, Length 48’ Special K Captain Andy Vaughn 850.259.5246 Capacity 6, Length 38’ Sportsman II Captain Fred Sublette 850.243.9045 Capacity 6, Length 47’ Strike Zone Captain Pat Atkins 850.200.3029, 850.974.8490 Capacity 6, Length 53’ Sunrise Captain Kelly Windes 850.837.2320 Capacity 24, Length 53’ Sure Lure Captain Don Dineen 850.376.8399, 850.650.3212 Capacity 6, Length 40’ Suzie Q Captain Jim Green 850.837.1293, 850.259.5308 Capacity 6, Length 36’ Sweet Jody Captain Cliff Cox 850.650.2500, 850.259.2617 Capacity 40, Length 56’ Swoop Captain Mark Tilden 850.337.8250 Capacity 40, Length 65’ Swoop II Captain Matt Wheeler 850.337.8250 Capacity 40, Length 65’ Top Gun Captain Jeff Culbreth 850.654.5898, 850.699.0798 Capacity 20, Length 52’ Trade Winds Captain Brian Howard 850.830.4752 Capacity 49, Length 65’ Tropical Winds Captain Thomas Klosterman 850.376.1013, 850.837.6749 Capacity 49, Length 65’ Twilight Captain Robert Hill 850.650.2869, 850.259.9243 Capacity 18, Length 52’ Un Reel Captain Harold Loeffler 850.259.5741, 850.837.7521 Capacity 6, Length 55’ DESTIN INSHORE (Bay, Pass, Close to shore) CHARTER BOATS BACK BAY FISHING Harborwalk Charters BACK COUNTRY OUTFITTERS Harborwalk Charters INSHORE ANGLER http://www.inshoreanglercharters.com/home.php JACK M UP http://www.fishindestin4ever.com/ DESTIN OFFSHORE PARTY BOATS DESTIN PRINCESS http://www.destinpartyboatfishing.com/Destin%20Princess%20homepage.htm DESTINY http://www.destinpartyboatfishing.com/Destin%20Princess%20homepage.htm NEW FLORIDA GIRL SWEET JODY SWOOP I http://www.swooppartyboat.com/ SWOOP II http://www.swooppartyboat.com/ DESTIN DOLPHIN CRUISES |
FISHING DESTIN CHARTER BOATS
With Destin's location next to the East Pass, the Gulf of Mexico is just a few minutes away from the docks of Destin.
Home of Florida's largest charter boat fleet, over 100 boats are available to take you on a wide range of fishing adventures. You
can stay in the Choctawhatchee Bay for your shot at a Redfish, Spanish Mackerel, Sheepshead, or Speckled trout. Or go 23 miles
offshore to the "Edge", home of some of the best fishing in the world. Reel in a red snapper, mingo snapper, Grouper, Amberjack,
or shark while bottom fishing. Or troll for a trophy King mackerel, Tuna, Wahoo, or Dolphin. Go a little further and you are in blue
water fishing for big game fish such as Marlin and Sailfish.
There are two types of private charter boats in Destin, the large Offshore boats used to fish miles from land and the smaller Inshore
boats used to fish the bay and close to the shore.
OFFSHORE CHARTER BOATS:
This is the most expensive but probably
the most rewarding and enjoyable.
Here you rent a large fishing boat, from
36 to over 60' long. You and your group
have the boat to yourselves and the
will coordinate with the Captain when
you book the trip what type of fishing
you want to do.
The price of a private charter averages
between $150 and $180 dollars per
hour, for up to 6 people. If there are
more than 6 people in your group it will
cost an additional 10% for each person
over 6. Some boats only take 6
passengers, so make it clearly
understood how many people you have
and how many your boat can hold.
A professional crew comes with your
charter, usually consisting of a
Captain and a mate. Of course the
Captain is in charge and will be driving
the boat and putting you on the fishing
spots.
The mate will be on deck with you and
will probably be the one you work with.
He will show you how to bait the hooks,
operate the rod and reels and catch
fish. He will also bring your fish into
the boat and place it in on ice for the
trip home. Once you get back to dock,
he will also clean your fish for you and
hand the fillets to you in a plastic bag.
If you do not have enough people in your group and want to split the costs with other people, that is ok. They call this a Group
Charter. To sign up for a group charter, walk up to one of the several dockside ticket booths and ask if they have any lists for a
group charter. You will be joined up
together with other people to split the
boat equally. Typically there has to be a
total of 6 fisherman signed up to make a
group charter go, or you agree to pay the
cost for six people. Group charters are a
good way to go if there are only a few
people and they do not want to charter the
whole boat.
But!!!!!!! There is no guarantee that you
will get out fishing on a group charter.
Several things can keep a group charter
from going out. If there are not very
many people in town, it is hard to get a
group together, or if the weather is bad
before the trip, people will not be walking
the dock looking to sign up.
Grouping up with other people can also
be a problem if you want a specific type
of trip (i.e. a ½ day) and everyone else
signed up wants to go all day or vice versa. If you are a little flexible you stand a much better chance. The biggest problem is that
you cannot make a reservation for a group charter. It is strictly a wait and see situation with most groups being completed the
afternoon or evening before the trip. During the busy summer month's group charters are put together very quickly and it is usually
not a problem. In the early spring and late fall it is more difficult. In the off season it is practically impossible.
One way to guarantee your fishing trip is if you go ahead and charter the boat, but ask to have other people put on the trip. That
way, you go ahead and get your boat locked in and are assured going fishing. The down side to that is you may not get the full 6
people. Then you are stuck paying for the boat with a smaller group.
Group charters are the same price as private charters; it's just divided between everyone on the boat. The groups are usually kept
down to 6 people
INSHORE CHARTER BOATS
With Destin's location next to the East Pass, the Gulf of Mexico is just a few minutes away from the docks of Destin.
Home of Florida's largest charter boat fleet, over 100 boats are available to take you on a wide range of fishing adventures. You
can stay in the Choctawhatchee Bay for your shot at a Redfish, Spanish Mackerel, Sheepshead, or Speckled trout. Or go 23 miles
offshore to the "Edge", home of some of the best fishing in the world. Reel in a red snapper, mingo snapper, Grouper, Amberjack,
or shark while bottom fishing. Or troll for a trophy King mackerel, Tuna, Wahoo, or Dolphin. Go a little further and you are in blue
water fishing for big game fish such as Marlin and Sailfish.
There are two types of private charter boats in Destin, the large Offshore boats used to fish miles from land and the smaller Inshore
boats used to fish the bay and close to the shore.
OFFSHORE CHARTER BOATS:
This is the most expensive but probably
the most rewarding and enjoyable.
Here you rent a large fishing boat, from
36 to over 60' long. You and your group
have the boat to yourselves and the
will coordinate with the Captain when
you book the trip what type of fishing
you want to do.
The price of a private charter averages
between $150 and $180 dollars per
hour, for up to 6 people. If there are
more than 6 people in your group it will
cost an additional 10% for each person
over 6. Some boats only take 6
passengers, so make it clearly
understood how many people you have
and how many your boat can hold.
A professional crew comes with your
charter, usually consisting of a
Captain and a mate. Of course the
Captain is in charge and will be driving
the boat and putting you on the fishing
spots.
The mate will be on deck with you and
will probably be the one you work with.
He will show you how to bait the hooks,
operate the rod and reels and catch
fish. He will also bring your fish into
the boat and place it in on ice for the
trip home. Once you get back to dock,
he will also clean your fish for you and
hand the fillets to you in a plastic bag.
If you do not have enough people in your group and want to split the costs with other people, that is ok. They call this a Group
Charter. To sign up for a group charter, walk up to one of the several dockside ticket booths and ask if they have any lists for a
group charter. You will be joined up
together with other people to split the
boat equally. Typically there has to be a
total of 6 fisherman signed up to make a
group charter go, or you agree to pay the
cost for six people. Group charters are a
good way to go if there are only a few
people and they do not want to charter the
whole boat.
But!!!!!!! There is no guarantee that you
will get out fishing on a group charter.
Several things can keep a group charter
from going out. If there are not very
many people in town, it is hard to get a
group together, or if the weather is bad
before the trip, people will not be walking
the dock looking to sign up.
Grouping up with other people can also
be a problem if you want a specific type
of trip (i.e. a ½ day) and everyone else
signed up wants to go all day or vice versa. If you are a little flexible you stand a much better chance. The biggest problem is that
you cannot make a reservation for a group charter. It is strictly a wait and see situation with most groups being completed the
afternoon or evening before the trip. During the busy summer month's group charters are put together very quickly and it is usually
not a problem. In the early spring and late fall it is more difficult. In the off season it is practically impossible.
One way to guarantee your fishing trip is if you go ahead and charter the boat, but ask to have other people put on the trip. That
way, you go ahead and get your boat locked in and are assured going fishing. The down side to that is you may not get the full 6
people. Then you are stuck paying for the boat with a smaller group.
Group charters are the same price as private charters; it's just divided between everyone on the boat. The groups are usually kept
down to 6 people
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