If you want to go on this small boat that rocks like crazy in 3ft waves and you want to waste a…read morecouple hours fishing for the live bait of your trip and their afternoon bookings, then this is your kind of boat. Best of all if a captain named John is taking you out?? hop off and go home save your money!. His expectation of a trip is to chain smoke the entire trip, zero patience, zero personality, very rude if you are not a tournament pro fisherman and to rush back so he can have a drink at the tiki bar where they doc must be the withdrawal thing for him. Won't even mention some of the off-cuff comments he makes about minorities. the owner of the boat Tom will defend him with cape and sword because John is Coast Guard this boat captain experience that but at the end of the day he takes absolutely NO accountability or ownership of the trash piloting his small boat. would never recommend this charter to anyone!!!

Was everything we expected from fishing with a charter. The biggest reason I am marking this as 3…read morestars - after fishing with him twice - is that both times he took half of our catch and fed them to the sharks without even asking us. The first time we thought it was a one-off. Second time, we realize it is just him having fun and avoiding having to fillet a few extra fish. On our second trip, 5 hours in the boat, 9 total fish caught, 4 were fed to the sharks. So the three of us split 5 fish's worth of fillets, half as many as we caught, just to entertain the captain. Maybe 1 fish, but 4 without permission - both trips - just keep an eye out.

TLDR: We had a great time doing a 3 tank shark dive with this company. Their service and…read moreprofessionalism are evident, and they still have great personalities that keep the anxious divers relax. The story: My wife has been diving for 20 years but has never seen a hammerhead shark. When we were looking at different charter companies for shark diving, we found Emerald Charters and had multiple phone calls back and forth with Randy, the owner, setting up the trip and also answering LOTS of questions. My wife had no concerns whatsoever, but after talking to some people who told horror stories of being thrown into the water after they drop chum in, I had questions I have a hard time believing that that can even be true, buuut it did prompt me to ask Randy. So it turns out that Emerald doesn't do it that way. We would be following a guy with a bait bin (think of fish parts in a big cat toy) and never actually be in contact with the bait. Phew! Randy is in charge of the boat. The scuba portion and gear is provided by a concierge scuba outfit called Jupiter Scuba. We contacted them the days before the dive. They helped us fill out all the forms and made sure we had the gear we needed for the dive. It was going to be a 3-tank drift dive across a wreck field, so we knew that getting cold could be a factor in late March. We rented one of those giant, fluffy warming coats for my wife during the surface interval. She gets cold usually by the end of the 1st dive, and we wanted to make sure she got all 3 dives in to have a chance to see her hammerhead. The place you meet is under an overpass where there is a fishing dock and ample parking. It also appeared clean and safe - but the town is also pretty nice. We passed the turn on the first try because we were looking for an address marker on a storefront when all we had to do was turn left under the overpass. Pretty sure that was on us. The gear was all there waiting for us and we went through the Nitrox mix on our tanks and checked our rental gear. We only rented fins, wet suits, and hoods, but others came with just bathing suits. The gear was in good shape and easy to use, and after we had all checked through in the parking area, they brought all the gear down to the boat. All we had to do was walk. At the boat, we met Randy who introduced our Skipper, Brandon and deck hand Shelly. They both did a great job the entire time. Brandon handled the boat like a pro. He minimized rolling and was always to us quickly and safely when we surfaced. Shelly was on the spot for everything we needed including helping me escape from the bungie holding my tank in when I had only seconds to get up and dive. She rocks! The boat was comfortable for the 14 divers we had. The head was clean and easy to use. We saw 20 plus lemon sharks every dive. They are actually sort of tame. During the second dive, an 8 foot, juvenile tiger shark came in at the end, and the third dive had all the lemons, the tiger returning and staying most of the dive, and even Thor, the 10 foot great hammerhead, visited. It was amazing!! the return back to the docks was comfortable and easy as was the offload. The Good: Nice boat, comfortable and well appointed. Very knowledgeable staff who helped us with every problem that arose. Great dive and a wonderful day. The Bad: Nothing at all. The mediocre: Really nothing. Overall: We will dive with Emerald again when we return. I have no reservations about recommending them. Since you read this far: Some people have a problem with bait diving for sharks. It is true that this activity is modifying their behavior to a certain extent, but so is every other thing that man does in the ocean. I believe in conservation and not preservation, so I believe that the more people have a chance to see sharks in person and experience the simple, calm, and pleasant interactions, it will change their opinion about sharks in general. I believe this will lead to greater conservation efforts and people will STOP EATING SHARK FIN SOUP! Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk :-)

We had an amazing experience aboard Emerald Charters. The process was seamless between the rental…read moregear process, getting set up and the actual dive. Christina Houle was our guide for the day and previously in week helped me finish my diving certification. She was professional and made me feel at ease the entire time. I highly recommend her if you are thinking about diving and looking for an instructor! 5 star ! She also helped our party out the day of the dive. We DEFINITELY will be going back!!! She made my diving and PADI certification such a great experience. Mark and Randy and entire crew were friendly, knowledgeable and gave precise directions. Safety is always a focus in diving and this company really is top notch. Cannot thank them enough for the most amazing experience.

Love captain john and her crew. Was a quick and easy booking process and the boat provides…read moreeverything just bring some water and sunscreen and enjoy a beautiful afternoon on the water catching some big guys . Decided to go for an impromptu Valentine's Day date and they happily took us. The boat leaves from the docks behind utiki in Jupiter so afterwards you can grad lunch or dinner at one of the great restaurants on the riverwalk. Expect a long 30/40 min ride out and back and you can only fish from one side of the boat (drift fishing) so can be kinda on top of other people at times. Bring home some dinner catching mahi, sailfish, kingfish etc... definitely recommend as far as party boats go blue heron is

I highly recommend this boat for fishing. The boat is clean inside and out. The captain of the boat…read moreput us on the fish several times. The mates were excellent, always willing to help! They are not stingy with their bait on the boat. They also chum. We had gone on other boats, but they were nothing like this boat. We definitely will be back for another trip. The Blue Heron is the boat to fish on.

I have been fishing on the Black Dog for several years now and they always put us on fish. Captain…read moreBill is the best , as are the others who captain this boat. Mates Butch and others are terrific too. Fish are cleaned and bagged for you after trip. They do a morning and afternoon half day trip . Highly recommend these guys.

Had a great time on the afternoon charter, the crew was friendly and very helpful during the entire…read moretrip. We caught approximately 50 (+) of fish. They cleaned our fish and bagged them up. I would definitely recommend Black Dog! I'm looking forward to my next fishing trip! John A.

I highly recommend this charter. Everyone was great to work with from booking to cleaning the fish…read more We had a great time and were continuously catching fish. The Captain was very knowledgeable and took us to some great fishing areas.

we had a great time saturday from 1pm to 3pm. Mike the captain was waiting for us and he was a…read moregood captain. professional informative and very experienced. we have always rented in this area. conch cruises is reasonable and took us around and swimming in a great spot. We all had a great time and look forward to going again soon

Did a 3 hour tour up the intracoastal. It was a spectacular day and our Captain was very…read moreinformative & personable. We got to see beautiful multimillion $ homes & yachts & pristine preserves. We sailed all the way up to Port St Lucie. I would highly recommend doing this cruise.

Great experience this boat!!! Captain had a goood sense of humir and knew how to keep every one…read morelaughing and catching fish! Lots of facts too It was a great time and jupiter is a beautiful place

Good times struck again!- so enjoying fishing with Capt Byron! He keeps you on the fish and you are…read moreon them in 30 minutes or less. Boat is not crowded and it is just what it says it is! Good times!! My favorite charter for sure. $100 each plus tip but it is worth it anddd he is hilarious! Highly recommend!

Ocean Blue Yacht Sales is an outstanding boat dealership. Our salesman (Cory) did a great job with…read moreus from start-to-finish on our recent purchase of a 2025 Pursuit OS 355. The general manager (Branden) is awesome and worked well with us throughout, making sure that we got the deal we needed to seal the purchase and make us feel good about it. The finance manage (Eileen) did a great job and was very helpful as well. Great work all the way around and a classy operation!

We were very happy with all aspects of buying a used boat from Cory Reid at Ocean Blue. Cory gained…read moreour trust which was extremely important to us as we were long distance buyers. The boat is in our yard now in Boston MA a very long way from sunny Stuart and we could not be happier with the condition of the boat. Cheers, Jann & Ed