We had such an amazing trip. Captain Matthew was incredibly knowledgeable and open to what we wanted to fish. His boat was brand new and beautiful and gear was top-notch. My son and I had been fishing in the area before so I had requested that we target King mackerels and mahi mahi if possible. Captain Matt let me know this is “fishing” and the what the odds were of even catching mahi. I was totally in understanding and we were thankful to be outside on the water in a boat and for what the bait would catch us as any fisherman should be.  Immediately caught fish with in minutes of loading the boat as we trolled out towards the gulf. After we caught enough bait fish We started trolling for king mackerel. We caught a king mackerel immediately, which was a bucket list fish for us. The kings were very active and on the bite for several hours while trolling. The captain made a call to move to a new area to try for the mahi. After trolling for about 15 minutes we hooked up onto a nice Bonita. There was lots of grass then lo and behold our bite went crazy and it was mahi! We couldn’t believe it Captain Matt had put us our bucket list fish! My son caught the first one and get it in the boat. As it approached the boat we noticed another one with it and we were able to get a bait out in front of it and catch that one too, doubling up! We immediately put the baits back in and caught another one shortly after. It was a dream come true. I had told the captain before hand how mahi was a bucket list fish for my son and I. And I would consider it caught if we caught a little 6” or “chicken” mahi we wanted the traditional looking big bulls. And low and behold Captain Matthew was able to help us catch 2 of our bucket listers today. My son and I will never forget this day. Nothing will beat my son telling me that either- priceless to hear as a father. I am so thankful for 850 charters!

Excellent experience. First charter fishing trip for everyone in the family. Captain Matt did not disappoint! He taught us all what we needed to do and coached us throughout our voyage. We caught our limit of Red Snapper, even while competing with dolphins and a shark, both trying to steal the fish we hooked before we could land them. Per Captain Matt’s instructions, my wife kept the shark occupied while it was trying to steal her giant snapper (see picture), while the rest of us landed what we could. Our fam (Wife, 15 &13 year old boys, and myself) all had a blast which is rare with teens.

Captain Matt was professional, fun, and was working his ass off, coaching, re-baiting, finding fish, and keeping us all safe. After we hit our limit of snapper, Matt found my straw hat that decided to jump in the drink for a swim and relaxing float about 2 hours prior. It is now my lucky hat that we named Gironimo.

Would I recommend?…Absolutely, in a heat beat, and with the utmost confidence!

Jared was our fishing guide for this trip and he was top notch! We took the mid-day fishing trip and he knew the spots to hit. He was knowledagble and very pleasant. My husband said Jared genuinely likes what he does, and it shows in his interactions with his guests. He’s not in it just for the paycheck. He loves what he does and that made the trip more enjoyable for our family. Highly recommend 850 charters, we will use them again, when we come back to Destin. We caught a variety of different species. 42 fish ain’t shabby!