Captain Ariel contacted us the day before our trip to ask what we are looking to catch. He gave us his assessment and had several recommendations of where we could go with the best chance of finding fish. Well, we took one of his recommendations and caught more fish than we ever expected.
I live in Alaska and fish in the ocean throughout the summer and have many friends who are charter operators/guides. I would put Captain Ariel among the best of them for working his tail off to try to keep his clients happy.
You will not find a better crew in the PV area!

We booked the 6 hour trip and fished mostly the north part of the bay near Punta Mita. Our two deckhands were extremely friendly and helpful. It took about 45 mins to get to the fishing grounds. Then we started trolling. 100% of the fishing was trolling with artificials. As soon as there was a bite, the deck hands hand you the rod and you reel in the fish. We had a great day and caught about 14 Spanish mackerel and 2 Bonita. About half way through the trip, one of the deck hands prepared sushi and ceviche with the freshly caught fish. They also filleted all our catch and we get a solid 4 lbs of fish. We then took our fish to the little hut restaurant in the marina and they prepared delicious chicharon and pescado a la plancha with our catch. 10/10 recommend.

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.

Fantastic day on the water with the Calypso crew. Great communication before, during, and after. Top notch gear, comfortable boat, and a crew that just felt fishy. We worked hard and were included in the team to stay around fish all day. A catch-and-release sail and hot mahi action will be great memories forever. If you can, book the longer trips to give the captain more time to find the right water and hungry fish. Already looking forward to booking again!

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.