We had the play baby and its sister boat the legasea booked for 2/8/24 both for full day fishing 5…read morepeople on each boat. At around noon the play baby captain said ur friends on the legasea upped to stay out for a full day with our understanding they were paying more money ... he told us he had another charter in the afternoon...BUT asked us if we wanted to stay out how can he do both...since we didn't even have a sniff any game fish so we decided not to put good money into bad fishing....when we got back to the dock there was indeed another charter waiting to go fishing. Very deceptive captain ... i am an avid outdoorsman's with numerous fishing and hunting excursions...i understand you don't always catch ...that is not what i am complaining about ... IT WAS THE DECEPTION

We booked this charter weeks in advance. Had confirmation up to night before. Showed up to fish and…read morethe boat was out with another party. DO NOT BOOK PLAY BABY.

I am so lucky to have been referred to Capt Tony Nagel and his first mate Travis of Singing Reel…read moreCharters! Those two are the best team I've worked with on the water. Travis caught so many ballyhoo with his netting skills that we were able to get to the fish before anyone. Capt Tony kept us on fish all day and maneuvered the boat perfectly to make sure we landed as many fish as possible. As an added plus, they were both fun to be around and made sure Emily and I were comfortable and having a great time. I did not see or hear of any other boat back at the dock with anything near what we had. This will not be the last time Capt. Tony sees us, for sure!

Booked a Fishing Charter over a month ago with Captain Tony, Just now I get a notification the…read moreBooking has been canceled due to "Boat Malfunctions". Didn't hear anything from Captain Tony , just a notification from the platform I used to book the charter. Boat Malfunctions...... Our trip isn't for another 10 days, I guess Captain Tony and his crew can't figure it out by than. The fact Captain Tony couldn't give us a call and explain the situation, and perhaps offer other recommendations, is piss poor business. 0/5 would not recommend, after looking online at his reviews, maybe its a good thing this happened, doesn't seem like the first bad review for Captain Tony and Singing Reels Charters.

Captain Conan and mate Mike were absolutely fantastic. We did a 1/2 day out of Islamorada and hit…read moreYellow Tail Snapper, Black Grouper, and a Barracuda for show.

It was a very weird day on the boat with Larry. How we got the reservation: We called and his wife…read moretook our reservation, she was super sweet. We let her know we wanted to fish for Reds. She said we would be fishing in the Everglades. Day of charter: We meet Larry, we climb on his boat and the first thing he does is ask if we have any different kind of shoes, that the black is going to scuff his boat up and he said a few bad words and made sure we felt an inch tall for not knowing. We've been on a few dozen charters, and no one has ever asked us to not wear dark soled shoes, so we genuinely had no idea. He was very rude about it and we told him we would just go bare foot, which we did the entire trip. On our trip out he said we were fishing for mackerel. Had we known this, we wouldn't have booked. We specifically asked for backcountry, it was the only reason we went with him because that's how he advertised. Backcountry, then his wife said that's what we would be doing. It takes about an hour to get to our spot, once we get there, he shows us how he wants us to use his poles. We've used these poles our entire life and we knew how to use them. BUT he would yell at us if we didn't do it exactly how he wanted. Three fingers on top, then the reel to a precise spot, pinch the line with the tip of your finger, no whipping the pole, and make sure to get the bell closed properly. That's literally how you had to do it every time or you would get scolded. I don't mind taking pointers, and his technique was helpful but the way he barked orders and scolded you if you did it wrong made me very nervous. Landed my first small Spanish mackerel. I've never fished with this guy so I didn't know how he liked to do things. Before with other guides they would have me hold it to the side of the boat or bring them in. I was already very nervous because I had been scolded so many times so I just didn't ask and I just left it in the water on the side until he was ready to take the hook out. He got his long metal hook puller and yelled "move back" before I even had a chance to move back, he shoved me hard with his hook puller, I stood there stunned because it really hurt and this guy actually shoved me. He is lucky my husband did not see him push me. And I'm not saying a little nudge, he full on shoved me. He would not speak to us. We always made the conversation. Only time he would say anything is if he was making fun of how " bad " we were even though we were landing fish. He gave me some pointers, but refused to help my husband with anything, and I even think he was baiting my husbands hook wrong on purpose so he would keep losing his shrimp. He would put half of shrimp on mine and a full one with most of it hanging off on my husbands, so when it hit the water the fish could rip it right off. I bet he baited that hook for my husband 200 times and then when my husband wasn't catching anything for hours, just told my husband wasn't fast enough, wasn't holding the pole right, wasn't casting right but then would give no feedback to note: . My husband has fished Kenai, Kasilof, creeks, oceans, rio grande, gulf of Alaska, and lakes all over the US. We are outdoorsman's, this wasn't our first rodeo. Funny enough i mentioned Yelp reviews at the end of our fishing trip, and he told me that those don't matter, people just pay to get them removed, but then all of a sudden he was baiting my husbands hook the correct way and my husband caught one fish after another....also, we weren't allowed to bait our own hook so that's why we didn't do it. Continue in photos.

We had a great time in Captain Snyder 's boat. Caught a ton of fish and had good company with…read moreSnyder and his mate Jessica. We will highly recommend experience to others!

My girlfriend and I are experienced Anglers and have fished Charters all over the United States and…read moreMexico. Billy was skilled, entertaining, and polite. He was an excited and encouraging coach. We will see him again next time we are through town

Another 5 stars! We visited Captain Billy again this year and had the pleasure of meeting Mason…read more What a great team! We had an amazing time fishing and exploring the beautiful waters. These guys are funny and skilled and made sure a good time was had by all. Thanks Mason and Capt Billy! Hope to see you again next year!

We had the most amazing day with Riley. He was an absolute blast! He was very funny and friendly…read more Went out with my husband, me, and our 2 boys (8 & 11). Riley knew just how to put the kids into fish and handled them so well! (Both boys have ADHD and Riley was so patient!) He listened and carried on a conversation with our youngest for quite some time. Put us right on barracuda, cobia, sharks, and PERMIT!! Both kids said they had "the best day ever!" and wanted to know when we could go back and fish with Riley again. :)

I'll just say, DON'T BOOK WITH ANYONE ELSE. Josh is hands down the best guide in all of the keys,…read moreand Everglades. We have booked trips all over the place, Charleston, Cape Cod, Panama Canal, Mexico, etc.. and our experience with Josh was one of the best. He is a funny guy that can carry on a good conversation. This is important to me with a guide, as some can be stuffy and dead noise can be uncomfortable.. this will not happen with Josh. His skills of fishing are perfect for any experienced person or beginner fisherman or woman! We split our trip up and fished off the fly half the day and bait fished the rest, in Everglades park. Josh fished with us an entire 12 hours, he said "when you call it, we'll be done." And charged us his standard full day price. ANY guide we've ever had watches their watch and calls it at exactly 8 hours, or less. I can't stand guides that watch their watches.. Josh is very unique in this way. We caught all kinds of fish, some we didn't want to catch, like catfish and lady fish (but if you ask me, they were still fun to catch), but others we did want to catch like snook, redfish, trout, Jack's.. etc. We saw Gators, dolphins, sting Ray's, manatees, and giant sea turtles that came up along the side of the skiff boat. We checked around the keys for other guides prices and found that Josh was right in the sweet spot for his pricing (under what most charge by at least $50)... And he was definitely worth every single penny. Whether you want to fish the keys, the Everglades, or even for trout in Idaho, Josh is your guy. You will have a blast, I promise!!

We had an amazing day. Captain Elmo is very pleasant and professional. The mate, Jessica was…read more Positive and extremely knowledgeable. We were a three generation family and everyone had a great experience. We went out fishing for Snapper and got lucky and landed a 55" king Mackerel. We credit Elmo and Jessica for landing the fish. The fish Took all of the line on the spool and Captain Elmo was calm, cool and collected and was able to tire the fish. Once he was able to start reeling it in, he handed the rod back and we brought the fish to the boat. Jessica was able to Gaff the beast on the first attempt, which is not easy. We will definitely Go fishing again with them.

My 11 year old son and I discovered captain Elmo after our pre-scheduled charter bailed on us. So…read moreglad he did! Captain Elmo was professional, honest (said the fishing was in a bit of a transition phase which was accurate) and worked hard to get us on fish. We ended the day with 9 species checked off the bucket list and a cooler full of memories. I highly recommend this outfit if you're looking for love in the form of pelagic saltwater beasts and want to tear up your arms good. You will need a lot of ice / for all the fish you catch and your sore muscles.

Fishing with Captain Carlos for years with my son. Simply…read morethe best backcountry experience you can expect from a true professional!

Great Boat. Fantastic Captain that will put you on the fish. Just do it already and enjoy the keys.read more