Captain Chris's Fishing Adventures 

We had a fantastic trip with Captain Chris. It was a very foggy morning in Tampa, but we made our way safely out beyond the harbor and got the lines in. It took a little while to get started, but once the fish started biting we had a great run — catching about 15 fish across eight different species. Later we moved on to try for some bigger game, but the tides weren’t cooperating that day. We even attempted to hook a 7-foot shark, but it wasn’t meant to be (and Captain Chris said it probably wouldn’t have fit on the boat anyway!). Overall, it was a great experience. Captain Chris was knowledgeable, patient, and made the trip enjoyable even with the tough conditions. We had a fantastic time and would absolutely go out with him again.

I’m a longtime angler who lived in this area for 20 years ago. Chris and I talked and we knew the fishing was going to be difficult because of the weather fronts, it is the fall to winter transition period for redfish, snook and, the super low tides. Capt. Chris still found us some nice redfish that finally got less finicky and hungry enough to bite. Started the day with some nice sea trout fishing with numerous good fish and one 18” monster ( I know it’s not the old days when that was just average size , but everything changes and you have to roll with it) and pulling drag is always good. Then we went chasing the reds.. found a few small one’s (rats) willing to eat before the tide changed and then hooked a real nice one with a great fight and many good runs. Chris has an awesome boat, great handling skills, a wonderful personality, and top quality , well maintained gear. He worked very hard to find the biting fish and we had the bonus of watching a pair of eagles feeding, osprey’s fishing, pelicans crashing bait, egrets and spoonbills working the grass flat as the tide rose. I would recommend Chris for your any of your inshore/nearshore trips in the Clearwater area! He is patient, kinnd, very knowledgeable and passionate about putting you on tge fish, sharing his knowledge and conserving the resources we have so they are available for our future generations to enjoy!

Captain Chris started communicating about the trip the morning of, informing us of where he’d be located. Upon arrival, Captain Chris was extremely friendly and informative of what we could expect. He took us to the first spot, and although we weren’t getting any bites right away, we were ensured that it would be worth the wait, and he wasn’t wrong! This was by far the best experience for both adults and older children! He was extremely knowledgeable of the areas to target and the fish we could expect to catch, including redfish, trout, and other surprise species!

Booked this trip couple days ahead Chris reached out when I booked it to get details on what fish I was after and planned accordingly. It was a very hot day and so was the water and even with tides not working with us everywhere we went we had a hit. This guy knows his stuff and will find the fish very knowledge about the fish and ecosystem. Highly recommend this guy and trip this trip.

Captain Chris was Great, we had a party of 5 which incloded my 10 year old grandson, it was a 2 hour night time fishing trip and Captain Chris put us on the fish right away, took us to 3 locations and caught fish at each spot, we, and the grandson had the best time. we definately recomend Captain Chris and will be calling him the next time we come to Florida.

I took 5 teen boys for a half day trip with Captain Chris. Boys had a blast catching snook, trout, ladyfish, and even a small black tip. Went to a lot of different places and enjoyed looking at all the nice houses on the water. The boys kept him busy but Captain Chris was on point the whole time!

Loved every minute of it!! The moment we got to Chris we saw manatees. The boat ride was so enjoyable and we saw dolphins swimming on our ride to and from the fishing area! Chris was very experienced and knew exactly where to go and how to get the fish we wanted. Each of my 3 boys caught a large red drum! Chris was very knowledgeable and went the extra mile to make sure we got a great experience. We will be coming back every year!!

Great trip if you are looking for an inshore sport fishing experience. Chris knows a lot of good locations and we were able to catch a lot of species. We caught Spotted Trout, Mackeral, Red Fish, Sharks, Puffer Fish, Lady Fish, Catfish and Flounder. Chris had the right bait for each location, we were pulling in a lot of fish. I brought 2 of my kids and he did a good job of making sure they both had a good time reeling in Fish.

My wife and I took three of our boys out (ages 7, 8, 10) and we all had a great time! Chris got us on the fish and was very helpful and patient with the kids. They each had success and want to go again next time we’re in the area.

We are from Philadelphia and were on Spring Break in Clearwater. This was our first boat fishing trip and it was a great one! My boys age 9 and 7 caught a ton of fish (spotted sea trout, lady fish, pinfish, and a puffer fish) and my 3 year old daughter caught a butter fish. 2 hours was the perfect amount of time for us and a lifetime of memories were created! Thank you Captain Chris :)