Snappers were a little picky today but Capt. Gavin did put me on fish and was able to catch two (though I had to throw one back because it was not a legal snapper). But to make up for not getting the second snapper he got me hooked up with my first ever King Mackerel and let me tell you that was a blast! If you ever have a chance to charter a trip here in Pensacola I would highly recommend the Team of the Capts of the Emerald “C” Fishing Charters.
To end this review I would like to give both Capt Craig and Capt Gavin my heartfelt thanks for such a great day!

We had a party of 6 with kids ages 11,8,3 and 2. We did the 3 hour introduction to fishing and we caught from pufferfish, pigfish and flounder to red snapper. Husband had something really large a few times (to the point of it broke his rod) we ended up having to cut them though due to getting in the motor. My 11 year old boy is hard to please these days, but catching those fish I’m pretty sure will be the highlight of the vacation for him!

Captain Craig is so cool! Communication was fantastic. I was so worried it would be impossible to book a trip right at Christmas. Craig knew an offshore trip was off the table with the winds/waves, but the inshore alternative was just fine. Thankfully he was super flexible! Craig and Gavin put us on fish right away and everyone in my group caught multiple fish from various species. Our group of novices left the boat looking like experts. Everyone had a great time and that’s very hard to do with my family. (Young teens are the worst, am I right?!) Having enough to take for dinner was incredible! We made memories of a lifetime with Emerald “C” and will book with Craig again on our next trip to the area!

Garrett and Gavin were the best duo ever. They had an amazing personality that kept us entertained the entire time. They had us on fish the whole time and went way above and beyond to make our day. We can’t even begin to thank them enough for the amazing time we had with them. We were sad to leave them at the end as we had new friendships that were made that day. Double G’s you ROCK. We will definitely miss you and we will be back for more Sheepheads, those damn thieves and credit limits are now exceeded😂
Lora and Marty Elgin
Wisconsin fishing buddies

Despite the absence of live shrimp, the captain and mate were able to provide us with ample shad and supplemented them with pin fish they caught while we were fishing. There were 5 in our party and we caught a variety of gamefish. The captain and mate went out of their way to ensure we had a great time. We would book with Emerald “C” again.