Fished with Luis 5/31/24. Great morning on the water. We put 5 Mahi/Dorado in the boat by 9am. 3 of my crew got motion sick and I asked Luis if we could head in because of that. He was very accommodating. We stayed in the spot after other boats left and Luis changed up lures to find what the fish wanted! I’d fish with Luis again! Also, there was no issue with the language barrier, Luis knows enough English to communicate on the boat effectively.

Capt Luis is a very experienced fisherman and will try his best to get you on the fish. It was a bit slow probably due to the eclipse but him and his wife were able to get us a big sailfish and a 20 pound plus bull Mahi. We learn new things every time we charter fishing trips. We were probably 20 plus miles off shore trolling in the largest pod of dolphins I had ever seen. We were trying hard to catch yellow fin tuna but could not get them to bite.  They were feeding just below the dolphins but I did see some large ones breach the water. Capt Luis tied several techniques to get a stoke but they can be elusive. We fish for these same fish here in SE Florida on out boat so we get it.  Would highly recommend booking the El Gato III.  if you are traveling to Flamingo from the northern beaches like Coco and Hermosa,  please check out the shortcut road called the “Monkey Trail” it will cut your trip in half. Road is subject to the rainy season.

I’ll just say, I’m usually not a review poster.
This is our first trip to CR. Like every first timer, I really just took a shot in the dark at booking a sport fishing trip for me and my wife.
WE COULD NOT BE HAPPIER!
Captain Louis and his wife did an excellent job. He put us on the fish trolling all day. First hook-up of the day was a big Marlin.  Not having to do with the crew but because of my lack of experience prevented us from landing the monster.
We caught a couple good sized Mahi ( which I’m posting just after having a fabulous fresh catch dinner).
You can’t go wrong with this charter. I’ll be booking them in the future.
Pura Vida!

Our experience with Luis was something we’ll never forget! Our group did a half day and caught tons of fish early on in our trip. Luis worked so hard to make sure we had a fabulous time! The boat was stocked with everything we could need. Can’t recommend Luis and El Gato III enough! Don’t book anywhere else! Can’t wait to enjoy our catch tonight for dinner!

Capt. Luis excellent fisherman. Very informative, polite, and a pleasure to fish with. We hooked up with four Sailfish, brought in two.  He knew where to go and he and his mate did a fantastic job to make sure the trip was a pleasure. I would recommend Capt Luis to anyone who wants to seriously fish. We also booked an additional day as the fish day was so much fun.