Good value 1/2 day charter fishing / catching boat Bring your own snacks, drinks, sunscreen, etc. Matt is a hard worker. read more

Fish Lauderdale - May 6, 2018 my wife caught a nice spiced King fish. Good, hard working crew. We had fun - you will too! - Fishing Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Me and my two best friends went down to Fort Lauderdale for spring break and wanted to do something spontaneous. We thought deep sea fishing would be a lot of fun and it was such a great time. The crew was amazing and the boat was beautiful. Me and my friends had the best time and after we caught our fish we went to coconuts where they cooked it up for us. Such a great time at Fish Lauderdale! read more

Fish Lauderdale - First fish of the day caught - Fishing Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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First of all I want to say I am not a fisherman. Not wild about it. My son is crazy about it so I bought a 1/2 fishing tour for his birthday while we were in florida. So glad i did. The booking was easy with Captain Chris. We got there and were ready to shove off in about 15 minutes. Captain Mike and First Mate Brandon worked their collective butts of for us, as the fising that day was not great. However!!! on the way back in as Captain John kept screaming at the ocean "somebody bite something" !! Well they did!! It was so exciting and I was so glad my boy got to reel in a 45-50 lb Kingfish!! Brandon, the first mate on this trip was absolutely crazy happy we hit it as was Captain John. They prepped the fish when we got back and we gave everybody on board some. Took some of ours to Coconuts restaurant right down the road and they cooked it to perfection. Now Captain John went way above the call of duty for us and took the rest to his home where he smoked it for several hours in his special smoking and spice receipe. We picked it up the next morning before flying home, hit the UPS who packaged it for flight. All in all a wonderful memory. I highly recommend these guys!!! Great people to hang with for an afternoon! Thanks again John and Brandon!! Had a great time. And John, the fish tastes amazing!! read more

Fish Lauderdale - 45-50 lb Kingfish!!! mmmm good eating! - Fishing Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Guy & Brandon were great!! We had such a great time fishing with them! Like a previous review said they can't guarantee a lot of fish but they sure can guarantee a good time!!! 10/10 would do again. read more

We booked a fishing trip about 3 weeks ago and it was the only thing my boyfriend wanted to do. We waited over half an hour for the boat and it never came. We called them and they didn't even know they had a trip scheduled. He said it was in his old book now we are stuck here. We aren't even staying in Fort Lauderdale. So ridiculous! Pay a little more and go to a better one than this. read more

Brandon and Captain Bob know their stuff! We had a great time fishing with the guys on a hot fort laudy day! We caught Blackfin and some king and Brandon gave me some tips on preparing what ended up being the most delicious sushi I have ever had in my life!!!! I recommend these guys, they give a great deal. But know what trolling is before you commit to 4 hours. That way you're not complaining. I will definitely be back and with a group!!! read more

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Me and my boyfriend went on a fishing trip 6 months ago. We did not realize that since going on our first and only trip this company was charging us $150 every month for the past 6 months!! We contacted them and requested to be refunded. They said they would look into it and we never heard back!! Now they are avoiding our calls. Do not use this company they are FRAUDS! read more

We booked a charter with him in March and was unable to make it due to Covid. Capt. Guy would not refund our money since we canceled within 48 hours of our trip. Which is understandable, and he was nice enough to tell us we could use the $150 deposit towards another trip with him. We tried contacting him multiple times in July to go out and he never responded to any texts, calls, or emails. Now in December we are back in Florida and wanting to go out and have since called him 4 times and left messages, Facebook messaged him, and texted him. None of which he has responded to. We were very excited to go fishing as he sounded like a good captain but clearly, he is either avoiding us or has fallen off the face of the earth. I DO NOT RECOMMEND. read more

Never ever have I experienced a more rude service with "Captain" Guy. Thank the Lord I saw this before I went on a boat with him. I booked a shared trip to let my son experience deep sea fishing Friday night it is pouring down with rain in Boca Raton where we live. I looked at the weather and was like yikes it's gonna rain tomorrow. So I called Guy and politely asked can we reschedule the trip for another day? I do not feel comfortable with my son at sea in thunder and rain he was rude corky and smart ass attitude replying to me that I live in Florida and a little bit of rain would not kill anyone and so on he was terrible what a Guy I'm in shock how in the whole world can they survive with this kind of service??? I will definitely not put my money here. People do yourself a favor find another fishing adventure. I would not even give him 1 star but I have too or I can't post this review. Please scroll down and see all the bad reviews don't let the first good one's fool you like I got fooled I did not see all the bad ones but there are more bad reviews than good ones I wish I had seen them before depositing 106$ read more

Caught a few Bonita and a baracuda. Fishing wasn't great but it wasn't for lack of trying. Have done many fishing charters before....and Kevin and Mike were some of the hardest working boat operators ive ever seen. We never sat still. Will definitely give them a second chance the next time I visit Fort Lauderdale. read more

Fish Lauderdale - Nice baracuda - Fishing Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

What a fun trip. I found this guy, Captain Guy, FISH Lauderdale, on a Fort Lauderdale Groupon. On a call direct to him, he gave discount rate and guaranteed we would go out on the day we calendared. What a blessing. ... I do believe that God provides guidance day to day. If I had done Groupon, I'd be holding an unused ticket because the others for our day dropped out. We had a private charter with Capt Guy and First Mate Brandon. He recommended South Port Raw Bar for getting our fresh king mackerel filets cooked. (Brandon went extra mile and removed skin! We tipped him, that's for sure.) Since we came to meet the boat with a Lyft, Captain Guy graciously offered to take us in his boat to the dock of the restaurant! (The Restaurant was excellent. Jennifer was our wonderful waitress.) We caught 2 eating size king mackerel, a 13-Lb king mackerel and a little tunny. This is the way to go fishing! No more than 6 customers. What good memories this trip provided. Highly recommend. read more

I'm telling you, these guys are talented. We pulled in with a cooler full of fish when other charters got skunked. That was pretty cool. 1st mate Brandon made us feel like we were part of the crew for 20 years. These guys are local fisherman for life. Only thing they've ever done. Worked to make our split work. Only charter I need when in South FL. read more

So we found Fish Lauderdale on Fishing Brokers...we paid $300 for 2 of us...no problems yet. When we got to the boat, we met another couple, we spoke and found out that they wanted to pay a group on rate for around $170, but were told that somebody else on the boat has that Groupon offer, but they can give them a deal for $230. Problem...we were the only ones on the boat and we did not have a groupon....I am not upset at the price we paid because that's what I agreed to when booking. During the trip, the young lady became sick...my daughter became nauseated also from the waves. We were just barely into the 3rd hour of the trip when Capt Bob came to my daughter and I, asked if it would be ok to go back in since the other passenger was sick...we had caught no fish yet and agreed. When leaving, we talked to the couple and they asked about us wanting to stop fishing because my daughter was sick...which she was only nauseated, but basically the Capt played us against each to head back in. Neither of us wanted to go back in because of our situations but felt obligated to go in based on what the Capt said about the other group to us. At the dock I questioned about the difference in prices, we were told that was happens when different bookings are used, problem again it was the same person who book both trip...that would be Capt Guy...or Capt Lier if I may be so blunt. Brandon, the first mate did work hard tending the line. The boat was comfortable. Please stay away from Fish Lauderdale. read more

I decided to take my boyfriend fishing for his birthday and thought Fish Lauderdale would be a fantastic idea since it seemed like everyone catches tons of fish....LOL YEAH RIGHT. The whole 4 hour trip the CREW didn't catch anything, and I say the CREW because they were the only ones who fished while the guests watched. No one even got to touch a rod. I felt like i spent $200 just to go on a 4 hour boat ride in the ocean and feel sea sick the entire time. I guess this is called "trolling" but when trolling doesn't work...doesn't it make sense to use another fishing method?! We couldn't wait to go home. No one on the boat enjoyed it. I wish I could get my money back because this was such a waste of time and gas when we could have done something more memorable for my boyfriend's birthday. If you want to sit on a boat for 4 hours while the crew men cast the rods and just wait for fish to bite (which they won't) then Fish Lauderdale is the way to go! :-) read more

My family was down on vacation and we thought it would be fun to go out for a half day of fishing. After locating Fish Lauderdale and checking out their web site, I called and booked a trip for 6 on Tuesday July 12,2016. Chris was exceptionally informative and handled the booking and gave some tips on items to bring (snacks, beverages, sun screen). We arrived at the scheduled time and the crew, who consisted of Chris and Mike, quickly boarded us, went over some small details and showed us around the boat. After a quick trip out the inlet, the fish started coming in. We caught a good variety, king mackerel, black fin tuna, Bonita and barracuda. The 4 hours passed buy so quickly. Chris was awesome as the First Mate, explaining the lures, rods, tips on reeling them in, and getting the fish in the boat if they were edible, and off the line if they shouldn't come in the boat (barracuda). When we got back to the dock, Chris made quick work of the fish, cleaning, filleting, and bagging the fish up. Full service to the max with a professional crew. They can't guarantee you'll catch fish but you'll have a great time and be looked after while doing it. read more

We were taken out on a 3 hours fishing trip. Myself, 11 year old boy, 11 year old girl, and a 14 year old girl. Explained that 3 of us girls were not fishing, but understood that we had to pay full price for my son to experience fishing. The guy on the phone was very nice. I asked for a small discount and could not get one. During that three hours, poles were placed in slots on the boat and cast out. My 11 year old son touched the poles maybe twice. Nobody talked much. My 11 year old girl was seasick inside the boat and the guy smoked around her the whole time. It was miserable. I think we caught 1-2 fish. So not worth it. This wasn't a fishing trip, it was my 11 year old watching someone stick poles in the water for 3 hours. The guy had the guts to ask me to take care of Bob at the end. I'm sorry, Bob, but maybe he should share the 415 in ridiculous fees. I told him that I just paid 415 bucks for my son to watch him drive around the ocean for 3 hours. Would never do it again. Took him somewhere else the next day where the guy taught him to fish, took him out and helped him bring in sharks, snapper, etc. That is what it should have been. Such a waste of time and money. read more

Can unfortunately not recommend these guys at "Fish Lauderdale". This is how it "works": 1. You buy a Groupon or book a trip with Fish Lauderdale. 2. If you booked a trip directly with Fish Lauderdale without a Groupon, go to step 3. If you bought a Groupon with Fish Lauderdale it's time to book your fishing trip. Sometimes it is hard to get in touch with Fish Lauderdale, but they will respond in the end. 3. Now you have booked your fishing charter trip with Fish Lauderdale. You only have to wait until the day you agreed upon to. 4. Now it is the day you agreed upon to. You will drive to this adress "1005 Seabreeze Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316", exactly the same adress as Chris told you on the phone. When you get to this address no one at Fish Lauderdale will be there. There will only be a bunch of guys at the docks telling you that "Sometimes Chris shows up, sometimes he doesn't". They will try to get you out on a boat anyways but at a much higher price as you agreed upon to with Chris. $160 or up/person. This is the way the run their business. They collect money from you through Groupon and when they selling their trips when you are at their dock. All fishing guys in the area now each other very well. They now exactly how to get more money out of you. I think this is not the right way of running a business. You show up, but the business doesn't and the business still collects your money. I want to warn everyone out there. This is me and my girlfriend's experience, we lost both time and money that day. read more

I fished with this company last week. Chris was sick, so we fished with his Dad and Captain Bob. I spoke with Chris a month ago prior to book our trip and confirmed three days prior to our trip. When my family with 2 children arrived, we were told that because it was a 6 person boat and we only had 4 people they would only take up out for 3 hours instead of the 4 hours we paid for. Then he proceeded to tell us that we had to tip $20 per person prior to boarding. Not wanting to disappoint my kids and since we had gotten up st 6:30 and drove to the dock we agreed. They didn't bring any live bait. Instead trolled off shore for bonitas in which we caught about 5 we spent the next hour and a half trolling without catching any fish. The. The last 30 minutes of our trip they used the bonitas we caught as live bait to catch one barricade. The crew argued back and forth about how to fish. It was ridiculous. DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS COMPANY! read more