While visiting FL from Maine, we booked Capt Joseph for a 4 hours charter in the morning based on the excellent reviews and great website. A few days before he called to let us know that the day we booked looked a bit windy but that the following day would be great weather so we rebooked. It was the perfect day- water was like glass! We caught some black drum and redfish. Capt Joseph is very knowledgeable and knew exactly where the fish would be. Would highly recommend booking with him! We certainly will when we visit again next year!

We had pretty tough conditions with steady winds above 10 mph, cold front from a storm the previous night and chance of more rain. Capt. Joseph offered a full refund because my scheduled didn’t allow much flexibility, but we went fishing as I am an experienced freshwater angler and fished in less than ideal conditions and knew what to expect. We lucked out and it didn’t rain. You can’t control the weather or make the fish bite, but Capt. Joseph did everything in his power to give me the best chance to catch fish. This was my first time saltwater fishing so there was a bit of a learning curve. We targeted Black Drum since they seemed to prefer the colder water.  Using his sonar, we looked for large schools then positioned the boat to start casting. The bite was finicky, but we managed to boat a couple nice fish and lost more than I care to admit.  The biggest was a 34-inch fish that fought harder than most of the 40”+ musky I’ve caught. I fully enjoyed the short 4-hour trip. Next time I am in the area I will book a full day trip with Capt. Joseph.  I’ve booked several charters and experienced both good and bad guides. Capt. Joseph has the right attitude and approach toward his clients. I wish him future success.

Captain Joseph Sanchez was early, friendly and ready to roll. We took off without delay and quickly made our way to the spot. We were lucky today and the the fish were hungry. Captain Joseph relayed exactly how to land the black drums he spotted in the water. We were landing them in no time. We moved to new area to try for a bigger red fish.  After landing a couple more black drum we were about to switch up to the larger tackle when something hit my line and just went. Captain Joseph knew it was a red fish. It took us around a dock post multiple times, where the Captain rapidly untangled the rod and reel from the dock post before chasing the red fish down in the boat while I reeled her in,  nearly 100 yards the other way I had cast. Captain Joseph was calm and cool and helped me land the biggest fish of my life. Spectacular.

While our purpose in getting a charter was to catch fish. It was more than a fishing trip. Captain Joseph could discern we were together as a family and we had interest in exploring the natural surroundings of the area. So while we fished plenty, he also made sure we saw the manatees and a nearby alligator.  We caught a couple of 30 pound black drum which was an adrenaline rush to say the least.  I appreciated Captain Joseph’s fishing skills but he had real people skills which made our charter more than a fishing trip.