Travis Ream is the man. I use to think I could fish till I got a friendly lesson and refuse to to waste my time anywhere else. Can't wait to see what the summer fishing looks like in the AC and cold cabin on the Lady Em read more

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Great outing. We had seven in our group and most were not much into fishing but we do enjoy Catching. This is exactly the experience that we got with the captain and his two first mates. We went out at 5:00 AM and quickly dropped lines in for some bait fish. A few bait fish were pulled in but after 10-15 mins we pulled out and went over to a bait boat that filled up the tanks of what was needed for our 6-hour outing. We then headed to where the snapper were, maybe 30-45 mins away. From there we proceeded to pull in one fish after another until we were limited out. It took less than 3 hours. Unfortunately that was the only thing in season at the time. Instead of heading in early we were taken to another area where the Amber Jacks were hungry and only 7-days away from being in season. The Amber Jacks were biting as well as the Red Snappers and we all got the opportunity to haul in at least one of them. They put up quite a fight and we all got some beauties. We took our pictures with them and then released them back to fight another day. Would recommend Lady 'Em and it's crew to anyone interested in catching! read more

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I feel like we hit the charter boat jackpot. I wanted to have a family experience that included two kids under ten years old and seven adults and this couldn't have been anymore perfect. Captn Mike, Danny, and Alissa are real pros. They were patient with all of us and hospitable. The boat is clean and very spacious. They had enough room for all of us to fish and they have an air conditioned cabin with satellite TV and a restroom. It was perfect for the little ones and to give us all a break from the sun. We opted for the six hour experience and headed out at 12:30 (I'm not a morning person). We stopped to fish for bate before running into a log where we found a ton of Mahi! It was pretty action packed for a bit and Alissa and Danny hustled to help us all. After, Captain Mike took us out to bottom fish. I feel like doing the bottom fishing and the Mahi fishing gave us a better first timer experience. We got to experience a little bit of everything. On the way back to the harbor we passed a charter boat jam pack full of people. It made me extra thankful for our experience. Having the boat and the crew to ourselves made it extra special. If you are fishing in Destin, this is the way to go. I would never even consider fishing with anyone else when we return. read more

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If you would like to Deep Sea Fish in Destin, FL, Capt. Mike Eller is one of, if not the top of his industry. Having known Mike for 20 years and fishing on several Boats out of Destin, this was an absolutely awesome experience. We took a family trip this time, 3 teens, 6 adults. Danny the deck hand was very professional and friendly. He took care of the kids first and the adults second. Capt. Mike knows how to put you on the fish, no matter if you are taking a family excursion or out to run deep. He runs day trips and he runs overnight trips. He excels in making sure that your experience is a positive one. read more

Had a fantastic trip with capt. Mike. Got on a ton of fish. Best fishing trip I've been on in years. The lady em is a fantastic boat. Plenty of space and comfortable. Would highly recommend. read more

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Captain Mike and Eric were amazing today. We caught a bunch of red snapper. He took us to all the right spots. The boat was so comfortable and extremely clean. Thank you Mike and crew. See you soon. read more

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Captain Mike and his crew were awesome! They gave me their full and undivided attention when I needed help. They also were very patient with me when teaching me how to fish. But best of all, they're great people that truly know how to show you a good time! read more

Great Boat for fishing, excellent service, captain Mike was great, excellent personality and is great at his job.....He put us on fish all day, and we just didn't limit out on one variety, he knew where to put us for different species.....The deckhand Eric was great, he was exceptional and very trained in his profession. We had 8 on our boat, and everybody caught several fish, you won't find a better boat in Destin....Thanks for your service and cooperation, you don't find to many boats as passionate about their jobs. Boat is great and plenty big for a party! Thanks again.... read more

I took my son on lady em for his birthday and can't say enough good things about them! Captain Mike and the mates were personable and very helpful and accommodating to my sons needs (he has bad allergies and the boat was spotless!) and we caught a ton of fish!!! Will def be recommending them to all our friends and we are looking forward to going year after year! Thanks for a wonderful birthday, we couldn't have asked for anything better! Try them out, I promise your not be disappointed! read more

Just completed our 4th annual August trip with 6 friends for 3 days on Lady Em, We brought back over 200 lbs of black fin and yellow fin tuna (up to 123 lbs) grouper, vermilion snapper, lesser amber-jack and wahoo. Boat is great, crew is first rate and food and accommodations are great too. We went over 150 miles out and caught lots of fish. Had to release greater amber-jacks of over 90 lbs and big red snappers as they are not in season. Have never had anything but a great trip with Captain Mike, Eric and Danny. Would recommend them to anyone as long as they don't book when we want to! read more

Cancel Post * You can always edit or remove reviews later. Your Previous Reviews 9/17/2013 Edit " For weeks we had been overwrought with excitement in anticipation of this weekend deep sea fishing trip. We all closed/took time off from our businesses to spend the day traveling. The information started changing. We were told dock departure would be between 7 &9 p.m. We arrived to find the boat dark and none of the crew on board. We went to a local restaurant, had dinner and walked back. We thought it odd that there was no electricity/lights. Our most experienced fisherman looked into the live well and found it dry with all the bait fish dead. Absent a crew to ask, we began filling the live well, in vain. one of our guys followed the extension cord to the plug on the dock. it was loose and, when 'jiggled' the boat suddenly came alive with electricity. The calls between us and the Captain deteriorated quickly. No member of the crew came to the boat. The captain, Mike Ellers, declared that departure would now be 6 a.m. Some of our group went to hotels while others slept on the boat. The crew began arriving at 4 a.m. The captain arrived around 6:30 and sat himself on the deck. We introduced ourselves and asked him to come into the salon to chat with us. We found him curt, abrassive, He informed us that the trip was 'not about the money, we could just call it off and all go home". We decided that, after all our efforts, we would try and salvage the trip. Now, however we had to re-stock the bait fish before beginning our expedition. Our choices were now, either bottom fishing or go directly to the oil rigs and fish for tuna. Clearly we were not thrilled with the choices. He was very quick to transition to talking about the cost of the trip stipulating that we should not punish the crew (regarding their tips). We told him that, "last night, we had all decided the crew should not be punished for the Captain's apparent disinterest in what we all know as 'service recovery". We thought he, being a business man, could have salvaged the entire trip and situation if he had taken the time or initiative to come to the boat, to have an in-person conversation with us, his clients. We caught grouper and amberjack. the crew was impeccable. The captain interacted with us sparsely. A couple of us went up to the bridge to try and do what we could to do our part at salvaging the trip dynamics. I have now had an opportunity to read some of the text messages from the Captain from that ill-fated friday night. To say that they were the rantings of an intoxicated man would be kind, and profoundly understated. Under no circumstance would we recommend nor return to patronize Captain Mike Ellers, nor the "Lady Em'. read more

I agree with the above review from jd C. I was one of the 9 patrons on the Lady-Em for that 21/2 day trip. I was one of the five that slept on the boat dockside until Saturday morning. At 5:30 that morning I finally made the decision to depart from the vessel and head back to the condo. I have fished many 2-4 day trips and knew from experience that this fishing trip would not occur as we all planned and expected. Once I saw all the bait fish floating in the live well Friday night, I knew there would be no time to travel out to fish the deep waters and find the tuna we were originally headed out to catch. The captain finally got in touch with us at 11 PM. Friday night to let us know that the trip would not occur until the following morning. A good business men would have shown up at his vessel in person to explain his plight and apologize for our inconveniences. There was a lot of time and money spent on food and travel, and to have the captain of the Lady Em cancel our contracted original trip by leaving 12 hours late, is inexcusable. We fulfilled our contract as business men by showing up on time to leave on the planned trip, and he should have also... What was disturbing is that four of our fishing buddies left the boat that night to sleep in a hotel room. This trip was for the adventure of deep sea fishing and bonding with fellow business men and friends, which came crashing down when the boat did not leave the dock that night. I also received disturbing text messages from the captain, which I cannot repeat because of the language. I have never heard a man that provides a service to clients use this type of profanity. The vessel finally departed from the dock Saturday morning. After the Lady Em arrived back to the dock I received a phone call from one of my fishing mates letting me know how they survived the delayed trip. He stated that the 7 of the nine that left for the trip had to catch live bait, which should have been done by the captain and mates, also, they traveled 40 to 60 miles out to sea, which should have been 150 miles. We all planned for some great tuna fishing and that can only occur with 6-8 hours of travel time out by the distant oil rigs. The trip overall was a disaster and very disturbing. We will never use his services again. A fishing trip that started out with smiles and laughter ended with frowns and disappointment!!!!!! read more