5 hr fishing trip. Took about an hour and a half to get out to sea and back. Total fishing time…read morewas about 2 hours. Had some decent bites, couple of triggerfish, red snapper, a lot of beeliners, and even an amberjack. Recommend for first time fishers! For more experienced fishermen I suggest a longer trip.

Well i tried them again this year hoping it would be better. It was so much worse. People on the…read moreboat still smoking Marijuana. Then then let the regulars bring coolers and use braided fishing line. They kept getting tangled in my dad's line. He didn't get a single keeper and only caught 3 fish on a 10 hour trip. Not worth 135 for that.

Four of us went on a fishing trip with Captain Dave and his sidekick Anthony. We had a blast and…read morewill use them again. With their help, we caught over 70 fish including mahi-mahi, king mackerel and vermillion.

Captain Dave took my family and I out for an afternoon trip. None of us had any experience fishing…read morebut he and first mate Ron had us reeling in fish like seasoned fishermen in minutes. We caught so many fish in 4.5 hours we were having to take breaks due to exhaustion from fighting the whoppers we were reeling in. We limited out on Red Snapper in no time and caught Mahi and other types as well, 135 lbs of fish total. All of this was done on an afternoon when other boats were bringing in far fewer fish...they were staring at our bounty in awe as Captain Dave was hanging the fish on the board to take a picture for us. For seasoned veterans or beginners like us I couldn't recommend Reel Contenders any higher. We will definitely be going out with Captain Dave on our next trip back to Panama City!!

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.

Stopped on for fuel, tea, and a bathroom stop, was delighted by how classy the bathroom was,…read moreconsidering how many revolting ones we have encountered on this road trip.

Excellent service at the marina. You ring a bell and the guy comes to the pier/bait shop and get…read morediesel/gas/ice/etc. Very nice place with a small convenience store, tiki bar outside serving bbq in afternoons

I enjoy going to this park pretty frequently. My favorite time is sunrise because you can catch the…read moreperfect view over the water. This park is dog friendly. It features a great walking track, playground for kids, swings, a disc golf course, picnic tables, benches, a water front view, and an open field with two parking lots.

Great park for kids, small beach area, several shelters and ample parking. Disc golf course is…read morepoorly marked/maintained. Find a local player to play with your first round. Had a good time, just wish the signage/directions would be repaired/replaced.

My family and I had the best time - we had a few hours to kill on a drive down south. Stopped here…read moreoff a recommendation from friends! The springs are great and enjoyable and the paddling back to the livery is such a fun adventure! We took our kids (ages 10, 9 and 6) everyone had a wonderful time.

Had an amazing time. Rented the kayak and took a 2 hour float through the beautiful scenery. Saw…read moreyellow humming birds, turtles, cranes and lots of fish. Beautiful blue spring.

We had a great time finishing with Captain Phil. We loved his new boat. It has live wells so we…read morestopped to catch some bait fish first thing. He threw out his net and hauled in a mother load! He took us to a few different places. We were able to catch a lot of fish. He kept our hooks baited and we were reeling in fish of all types. I was able to catch mangrove snapper which cooked up nicely! I also caught Jack Crevalle, catfish, and pin fish. Hubby caught some bigger fish and even a puffer fish. Very cool. We had a good time. Four hours went by fast. Next time we will book a longer trip. Thanks Captain Phil!

I will preface this review by... if you are looking for your average fishing guide then this is not…read morefor you... Phil does an amazing job giving you the fight of your life on light tackle. We went out 2 days in a row and both days Phill was on the fish! The first day we went reef fishing, caught all kinds of fish from trigger, vermilion snapper, gag grouper, amber jack (which put up a hell of a fight) red snapper, black drum, ruby red lips.. all of these on a light rod and real so you felt every bit of fight these fish have to offer!! and all of this in a a 5 hour period counting the time out and back to dock!! 2nd day our was our hunt day so we got red fish, black drum, Spanish mackerel... the Spanish mackerels were a blast to troll for!!!! All in all I highly recommend Phil Wild for you personal fishing guide!!! He even makes a newbie like me actually have fun!!!! Thanks Phil, until next time!!!!

Drove all the way from Santa Rosa Beach where I am very familiar with two State Parks, Grayton…read moreBeach State Park and Topsail Hill Preserve State Park and the Ranger at the gate would not allow us to get in to check the campsites so we could make an intelligent decision for booking next year. When I asked her if we could just drive around OR walk, she refused even when I said we had driven 40 miles just for that purpose. I will have to reserve BLINDLY for next year and be content with whatever site we get shaded or not. Looks like she had a bad night and hope that Karma comes around, it wasn't like we were going to sneak in and spend the night in the car when we were staying in Topsail which I am almost sure is better than this other one. I am sure that if I was a politician she would've extended the red carpet. So this review is not about the Park itself but about the Ranger at the gate and her attitude towards potential customers

This is a beautiful state park. Unfortunately we were just killing time before our flight so we…read morejust got out at a few spots but would love to come back to sit on the beach or take ferry. We saw a gator in gator lake too