My mom, my sons, my brother and his sons took a charter fishing trip with Nothin' Matters when we…read morewere recently in the Destin area. They had a fantastic trip, catching several kinds of snapper, among other fish. The captain helped with baiting the hooks, but each person had their own pole, and he would encourage each person and give instructions as needed. He also cleaned some of the fish for the group, and we cooked it that very night. We recommend them for a charter if you are in the area!

Awesome experience. Knows his waters, reefs, and shipwrecks and where to find the fish. We had one…read moreof our best experiences fishing with Tyler and Frank. We were on fish all day. From Amber jacks, grouper, snapper, and even a bull shark. I highly recommend this team and there very nice boat. Keaton Russell

The whole boat crew was great. Would highly recommend especially if it's your first experience like…read moreours. If it is your first make sure to bring Dramamine (patch or pill) so you don't feed the fish

Not areliable company to book through if you are in Destin visiting. We were in Destin for 4 days…read moresupposed to take my 5 year old fishing on the 4 hrs kids trip on the princess on a Saturday- captain rescheduled us to Monday- then cancelled for Monday. Said not enough people booked. Did not have time to find another kid focused fishing trip last minute. Really disappointed kid smh.

Captain Jeff and deckhand Aiden took us out this morning bright and early. They worked together as…read morea great team. Jeff was super detail oriented and answered all of our questions about fishing on the ride out to his favorite fishing spots. We immediately started catching big red snappers! Aiden went above and beyond his duties making sure everyone on the boat was situated with their fishing pole and bait. Thanks for a great trip, we will definitely be returning for a trip with Captain Jeff! 5 stars!

Jeff and I spoke about the situation that had happened. The other 3 that shared the charter are the…read morepricks that short changed him. All I suggest is to make sure you stand there while they count it so you won't have to go through any nonsense.

Fantastic day out on the water with Captain Nicky…read more 5 of us went out today, caught our limit of redfish, and about 40 more for a busy day on the water!! Nick took us to multiple spots and handled everything. Provided ice for beer, instructions for rookies, help landing the fish, and plenty of photo opportunities! When we got back to the dock he filleted the the fish and got us on our way. He knew where to find fish, kept us busy the entire 4 hour trip... and he is a veteran... support good guys like this!! Thanks!!!

This was our second time fishing with Emerald Coast, and Capt. Nicky. Amazing as always! He also…read morehas GREAT restaurant recommendations. We had an amazing dinner with our fresh snapper. Thanks, The Right Handed Beer Garden Crew

We had a 2 boat group Fish with CAPT Tanner and Mitchel from Last Cast Charters on 3/24/26. What…read morea great day on the water. Both captains did a great Job getting this Father and Son group on the fish. We caught some Trout and really got into some nice RED Fish. They Cleaned up our catch and we had a great meal of fresh Fish. I will Defiantly Hit up Last Cast Charters again when in the Destin Area. Thanks again Guys. Best day from vacation. Derek Eagan, MN

Great experience! Capt. Mitchell was helpful and made our charter a great time for our whole…read morefamily. This was exactly what we were looking for as rookies.

Steve is super helpful! We've gone with him several times. Unfortunately the seas wouldn't…read morecooperate with us this year (they were way too choppy for us to even go out) but Steve gave us some great recommendations to do instead. Great guy. Would highly recommend First Light!

Amazing! Captain Steve and Mate Danny are top notch! The boat was meticulously maintained! Danny…read moreworked his tail off to keep all 9 members of our party fishing at all times. Can't say enough about this charter. Will 100% book again if we return to Destin, FL!!!

I must say, I am completely baffled on how Boat Charter Destin has such a high rating as our family…read morevacation experience was a complete disappointment and a waste of our hard earned money. I am not one to post negative reviews, however this experience warrants it. I will add that I e-mailed the charter in an effort to address our experience and they have opted to not respond so I am happy to share our negative experience publicly. Funny how they respond quickly when you are booking a trip, but fail to respond if there is an issue to be addressed post trip. Our trip was scheduled to depart at 7am, however the boat was not prepared for departure and we did not get under way until 7:52am. Our Captain (Jeff) did not have the boat fueled, he did not have ice, nor bait ready for our trip. While "fueling" the boat, he managed to fill the fresh water tank reservoir with gasoline, requiring the marina to subsequently pump the gasoline out before we could depart. Obviously this did not instill confidence as to the captains boating capabilities or familiarity with the boat. Since we opted to place our personal possessions into the china toilet cabinet, all of our personal belongings ended up reeking of fuel vapors. After preparing the boat for our "fishing" trip, Jeff had to make yet an additional detour to obtain ice and bait for the trip. I will add he only obtained 20 bait fish for the entire trip. Knowing the complexity of the ocean and the likelihood that one will go through a lot of bait while trying to catch fish, why would you only get 20 baitfish and then put several of the baitfish on the hook in whole instead of preparing cut bait??? Being an avid fisherman, it is important to match bait size to hook size. If the fish are stealing the bait, put smaller pieces of the bait on the circle hooks so they can't just rip it off and they have to actually take the bait....or switch to J hooks. Now that we have finally spent an hour and a half of our morning anxiously awaiting for Jeff to have the boat ready for the fishing trip, we finally get under way. After getting to our first fishing spot, Jeff informed us we would be using three rods for our four person fishing trip until he got us on some fish.....which never happened. Since the captain invested in cheap fishing gear, there was an issue with one of the reels while attempting to land a fish and we only "fished" with three rods for the remainder of the trip. Should have been more prepared for this I would think. Without exaggeration, we literally had our lines wet and in the water for less than 30 minutes for the entire five hour "fishing" trip. In full disclosure, there were dolphins following the boat and made fishing a bit more difficult. Jeff would put us on a spot and we would drop our lines a couple times and we would again move to a new location which could take an extensive amount of time. We literally fished 4 spots the entire trip and I am not exaggerating when I say we only had our lines in the water for 30 minutes total. This is unacceptable! I hope anyone who takes the time to read our review will not have the same negative experience we did. Since we reside in Texas, we based our decision to use this charter after reading the posted reviews. We now realize our experience did not mimic that of others. You would think the charter would want to address our experience, but it seems they got their money and they are moving on to the next. I wish future customers the best!

Great day on the water w Capt. Lance! The water was rough but it did not matter. Lance found the…read morefish, was a patient teacher and made sure we had a great day! Do not hesitate to book your trip, you will not regret it!

What a lovely stroll the Okaloosa Island Pier afforded us on our recent trip to the Fort Walton…read moreBeach area. For a nominal fee of a couple dollars per person, you can enjoy a walk out on this wonderfully maintained pier, affording you beautiful views of the water and beach. Seriously, what's not to love? There are folks who fish from the pier and you may do so but the pier charge is a bit more for that. It was fun to see the anglers wetting their lines while we strolled by. I believe you can even rent fishing gear right on the spot if you're traveling and don't have it with you. For us, we just enjoyed the peace and serenity of strolling down the pier and then doing a little ocean gazing. Get to it!

We saw the pier while on the beach and decided to go the next day. It's $2 to walk and $8 to fish,…read moreand we really should've realized while in line that it was primarily a fishing spot. We paid the $2 to talk, and the entire pier is lined with people fishing! We did go during Memorial Day weekend, so I understand this is a busier time, but wow. It made for a smelly walk. Only the area near the shore had space for taking photos, so we were off the pier in like 10 minutes. Going for the sunset seemed great until actually being there, but we did learn from the signs on the pier that they would have a firework show, which we came back for. The firework show was about 5-ish minutes long, but it was great! The go all out at the end, so there's a lot of fireworks going off.

Highly recommend going out on the Fish-N-Fool with Capt Casey. His boat is perfect...well equipped…read morewith a fridge, microwave, air, and was immaculate. His first mate, Wayne, was top notch, friendly, and patient with all 6 of us, including our 13 year old niece....so rest assured he was great with all ages and he could really see she was a fishergirl from the start. Took a 5 hour trip and caught 12 nice sized red snapper and a king mackerel that we kept and too many trigger fish to count but couldn't keep those due to season. An amazing day. Thanks Capt Casey and Wayne...from the Steges, Kincaids and Cossons from Nebraska.

Hop aboard the fish n fool for a great day of fishing. The boat is spotless from bow to stern and…read moreCapt. Casey and Wayne will keep you catching fish for your whole trip!!