East Pass Inshore Charters
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East Pass Inshore Charters is a locally owned and operated business, offering private fishing charters out of Destin, FL. Capt. Jonathan Goodhart is fort Walton beach native has fished the local waters for over 25 years and always wants to make your fishing experience as fun and memorable as possible. Whether you're a beginner or a more experienced angler, you'll have a day to remember with EPICharters. Capt. Jonathan is also very good with kids and always tries his best for every kid to get a chance at catching the fish of their dreams when given the opportunity.
Each trip consists of fun action-packed fishing on a Cape Horn fishing boat that is a 23' center console, powered by a 300 HP Suzuki engine and accommodating up to 6 guests. It features life jackets, GPS, a fishfinder, a live bait tank, an ice-box for your catch, a cooler to keep drinks and snacks cold, along with a trolling motor which allows you to fish more difficult spots around surrounding bridges and structure.
Capt. Jonathan is very familiar with the local waters always puts 100% effort in trying to make your day on the water a great one. They typically are fishing in the bayous and bay flats along with gulf trips when the weather is nice. The bay areas consist of fish like Redfish, Spanish mackerel, Bluefish, Speckled Trout, and an occasional Flounder. While fishing in the gulf when the weather permits you can target Vermillion and Red Snapper, Kingfish, Triggerfish, Grouper, Amberjack, and sometimes even a Shark!
The EPICharters crew provides you with everything you need… rods, reels, and tackle, as well as live bait when fishing techniques require it. Along with everything to fish they also include fishing licenses for everyone on the charter so your only worry is what to eat and drink while spending your day on the water. capt Jonathan will crew also clean and fillet your catch once back at the dock and have it ready to cook!
Book a trip with EPICharters today and come explore these beautif
East Pass Inshore Charters is a locally owned and operated business, offering private fishing charters out of Destin, FL. Capt. Jonathan Goodhart is fort Walton beach native has fished the local waters for over 25 years and always wants to make your fishing experience as fun and memorable as possible. Whether you're a beginner or a more experienced angler, you'll have a day to remember with EPICharters. Capt. Jonathan is also very good with kids and always tries his best for every kid to get a chance at catching the fish of their dreams when given the opportunity.
Each trip consists of fun action-packed fishing on a Cape Horn fishing boat that is a 23' center console, powered by a 300 HP Suzuki engine and accommodating up to 6 guests. It features life jackets, GPS, a fishfinder, a live bait tank, an ice-box for your catch, a cooler to keep drinks and snacks cold, along with a trolling motor which allows you to fish more difficult spots around surrounding bridges and structure.
Capt. Jonathan is very familiar with the local waters always puts 100% effort in trying to make your day on the water a great one. They typically are fishing in the bayous and bay flats along with gulf trips when the weather is nice. The bay areas consist of fish like Redfish, Spanish mackerel, Bluefish, Speckled Trout, and an occasional Flounder. While fishing in the gulf when the weather permits you can target Vermillion and Red Snapper, Kingfish, Triggerfish, Grouper, Amberjack, and sometimes even a Shark!
The EPICharters crew provides you with everything you need… rods, reels, and tackle, as well as live bait when fishing techniques require it. Along with everything to fish they also include fishing licenses for everyone on the charter so your only worry is what to eat and drink while spending your day on the water. capt Jonathan will crew also clean and fillet your catch once back at the dock and have it ready to cook!
Book a trip with EPICharters today and come explore these beautif
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Megan Koepnick5.0VerifiedCharter fishing Spring Break 2026
3 Hour Trip – Spring - 12:00 PM on April 2, 2026 • 6 adults • 2 childrenWe spent Spring Break 2026 in Destin for my son’s senior year. He really wanted to go deep sea fishing so we booked a 3hr trip with Capt Jonathan. The gulf was too rough to go out deep sea fishing but Captain Jonathan offered to give us our money back or said we could still go fishing in the bay; who knows when we would get a chance to go salt water fishing again so we opted to still go fishing. Captain Jonathan was friendly, knowledgeable and everyone caught fish! He cleaned and filleted the fish and recommended a great restaurant that will cook the fish for us. We enjoyed our afternoon with Captain Jonathan and would highly recommend booking a charter trip with him!
Larry Brom5.0VerifiedGood trip
3 Hour Trip – Summer - 12:00 PM on June 2, 2026 • 4 adultsThe fish weren’t biting that day but we tried a bunch of spots and my kids and nephew caught a few decent ones and they had a blast for their first time charter fishing so I was pleased and the captain was a nice guy and was on the spot baiting their hook and casting for them which was cool. I was there just to watch them have fun! I would use the guy again for sure.
Jessica WillemsRepeat angler5.0VerifiedHamds down, best fishing trip ever!!
3 Hour Trip – Spring - 12:00 PM on March 27, 2026 • 4 adults • 2 childrenWe went out for the three hour afternoon trip and were on fish the entire time. Four of us went and one of us was always on a fish. we caught red snapper, mangrove snapper, venitian snapper, sand perch, trigger fish and some other fish I didn’t pay much attention to. It was to hard take pictures, video and reel in a fish all at the same time. I would HIGHLY recommend Jonathan to anyone visiting the Destin area. He was incredibly helpful and had us on fish the entire three hours.
Jason WrightRepeat angler5.0VerifiedFish were practically jumping into the boat!
3 Hour Trip – Summer - 12:00 PM on June 12, 2026 • 2 adultsWe caught 11 different species of fish! Red snapper, mangrove snapper, mahi, jack, speckled hind, cobia, and several others. Jonathan put us on the fish, taught my son and I about the fish, and showed us how to improve our technique. It was the best fishing trip we’ve ever had.
Ronald CrochetiereRepeat angler5.0VerifiedMore time hooked up than not!
4 Hour Trip – (AM) Winter - 12:00 PM on January 2, 2026 • 2 adultsThis trip was for my wife and the captain kept us busy the whole 4 hour tour. Quite a variety of fish were caught and the captain kept the hooks baited with live pilchers. catching those were very fun as well. captain had very good taste in country music for the run out and back in. No fish on the 5 to 10lb class but the volume of fish caught kept us very busy. Wife was very happy!
Krysta Farris5.0VerifiedWe caught 5
3 Hour Trip – Summer - 12:00 PM on June 5, 2026 • 4 adults3 different species morning trip is definitely worth it. We also got to hang out with the dolphins at crab island. Captain Jonathon was hustling for us the whole time and had some interesting stories to share!
Cathie Hawsey5.0VerifiedJonathan was Great
3 Hour Trip – Summer - 12:00 PM on September 24, 2026 • 4 adultswe love Jonathan’s sense of humor the way he helped us find great fishing spots took us to see the Dolphin and we even got plenty of fish for dinner. I recommend him thumbs up.
Michael Camus5.0VerifiedGreat trip!
4 Hour Trip – Summer on September 5, 2026 • 2 adultsCapt work HARD all trip. As an avid angler I understand its fishing not catching. Capt worked until we found them! Highly recommened.
Elizabeth Wylie5.0VerifiedGreat fishing trip!
4 Hour Trip – Summer on July 3, 2026 • 3 adultsOur family had a great experience! Captain was very knowledgeable and helpful. We all caught at least 10 fish and had fun! Will do again next year for sure.
Tara Bearup4.3Verifiedcaptain was very knowledgeable
3 Hour Trip – Summer on June 29, 2026 • 4 adultsfirst time deep sea fishing, we dont know much about fishing and the captain, Jonathan, was very patient and explained everything to us many times. There was alot of trigger fish but we cant keep those. we did move locations so we could catch more fish. All in all it was a great experience and i highly recommend going fishing with Jonathan.
