Eric and Sammy were awesome. Put us on fish almost immediately!! We ended up with 13 fish overall. We had a much better experience than in years past with previous guides. They did everything they could to put us on big fish. Sammy made some of the best ceviche from fresh caught Spanish mackerel that I’ve ever had. Ariel communicated via text or email everyday prior to our trip. We’ve chartered several other fishing trips in the past at PV, and hands down this was the best. 10 of 10. Would recommend.

My son and I came to PV specifically to fish. I chose CALYPSO for a variety of reasons. ABSOLUTELY the right choice. Captain Ariel & 1st Mate Eric went above and beyond.

We did the ten hour trip, looking for tuna and marlin. The weather was fantastic, which made for an easy trip outside the bay. Within ten minutes of putting the lines in, my son landed a huge sailfish! Longer than the boat is wide huge! This was soon followed by a large blue marlin strike, landing two more sail fish, several tuna strikes, and finally landing a small tuna!

During all of this, Ariel and Eric kept the lines straight, the boat clean, answering all of our many questions (Ariel is bi-lingual, Eric speaks decent english), sharing the history of Puerto Vallarta…just amazing guest services. 

Not only did Eric surprise us with some delicious fresh ceviche, but he also processed our tuna, all while the boat was underway. Eric has some impressive knife skills!

My son and I are already planning our return trip. Fishing with Captain Ariel and Eric on board the Calypso will now be an annual event for the two of us.

What an incredible day!

Thank you again, Captain Ariel and 1st mate Eric.

We came into Puerto Vallarta for a family trip. I had researched this crew beforehand and they came through with a blast. Booked a 6 hour Bay trip, and being a little worried we would not be leaving the bay, they did not disappoint. Started off at 7am catching some skip jack for bait and enjoying the amazing view with the sunrise over the mountains. While it was quiet we had a great time with music, beers, and fresh ceviche the deckhand prepared. After some time passing we made our way deeper into the bay and captain Ariel spotted a Mahi which we targeted, later catching a mahi on live bait in that same location. While we took pictures with the mahi, captain hooked a huge Sailfish! What a fight. Teaching us through the fight we caught the sailfish and brought it aboard after 35-40 minutes. Such an adrenaline rush! Couldnt be happier with the trip and very accommodating crew! Thank you. I would recommend this charter to anyone and would love to go out with them again.

We joined Ariel for an 8 hour fishing trip and he and his crew mate were amazing. They were super knowledgable, helpful and patient, even helping to teach my 12 year old son to cast. They took us up around Punta Mita and Sayuita where we landed a 96 inch sailfish, a huge rooster, another huge needlefish, and my son’s first fish - a good size mahi. And this was on a dead day where other boats struggled. We had an amazing time and I would strongly recommend Calypso as an anglers best shot at a great charter trip in PVR. Thank you Ariel for the awesome memories and helping to hook my son on the sport.

Captain Luigi and First Mate Eric did a great job putting us on fish even though we started a bit slow. We seemed to be one of the few boats pulling them in - landed 5 and had 5 more we couldn’t get in the boat (2 African Pompano, Bonito, and a couple Spanish Mackerel). The crew took excellent care of me and my 8 and 5 year old sons. The boys are both officially hooked! Would highly recommend! Stop wasting time and just book it!