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Welcome
to the Emerald Coast of Florida, Destin and Santa Rosa Beach,
a truly year round fishing destination. Chances are you came
here to enjoy our blindingly white sand beaches and crystalline
emerald waters......but there are fish out there beyond the
rows of umbrellas and sunburned tourists. Lots of them. We'd
like to put you on some of the really tough ones. These are
not bass and bream species either, these fish take line ......and
lots of it. Every time. Fish that not only have to fight every
day to eat, but have to fight everything else just to live.
Mean Fish. Fish that are just flat-out tough in every way.
Big enough to put a bend in any rod and fight you all the
way to the gunwale.
These are the Angry Fish.Angry Fish Charters provides the
most complete and flexible charter operations anywhere on
the Gulf Coast. With a brand new fleet of Regulator(tm) and
Pathfinder(tm) center console boats as well as Hewes flats
skiffs, we can provide you with dry, fast, safe and reliable
angling platforms for fishing the varying weather and sea
conditions. With this versatile fleet, we can tailor your
trip to best meet your criteria, target species and method
of angling preference. Inshore, offshore, nearshore. From
fly fishing to conventional gear, redfish to pelagics, your
trip will be planned to meet your parameters.
Our Captains: Gordie Hinds, Jason Woodham, Micky Neill, Bubba
Harris and Chuck Walthall
All of guides are tournament champions. USCG Captains that
can provide a memorable trip for the species of your choosing.......after
all, it is your trip. We are very, very proud of our guides;
they are polite, patient and possess a thorough knowledge
of (we won't say all) things piscatorial. They are generally
found in a relatively festive mood and nearly always combine
enough guttural grunts with universal sign language to pass
for the Queen's English.
We take kids on trips.......we do it all the time and quite
honestly, we enjoy it. Having said that, please understand
that even though they are your children, sense of humor failures
can, and do, readily occur at times with children of all ages.
It is our intent to provide as pleasurable an experience for
all as is humanly possible. However, at some point, the Captain
will have to make a decision as to who he makes happiest.
It is common for us to lean toward taking a "women and
children first" attitude in this scenario, often at the
expense of the paying client. Case in point: Man books trip
with the predetermined objective of getting young son into
fish..... any fish is fine, just a bent rod. Dad is just along
for the ride.........until the tarpon show up......in droves.
Son is dispatched to cockpit, while Dad fires up the fly rod.
Captain, trying to be all things to all people on board at
all times, allows son to cast to schools of ladyfish, (heeding
original directive), until Dad hooks fairly large tarpon which
immediately wraps around son's ladyfish-engaged line and breaks
off. The silence is palpable and a boat full of depression
firmly takes hold. Stuff happens out there. Fortunately for
all concerned in this case, the mutually felt disappointment
was dispelled with the knowledge that a lifelong memory was
just made. Also please understand that while we cater to children,
we really aren't babysitters and all children under the age
of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Sure, it's
common sense to you.....
"I should've been a dolphin watch guide.........."
We don't know if all guides can claim this lament, but there
are times when wind, weather and the viscisitudes of nature
cause us to question our calling. It happens. Just know that
we hate a bad day worse than you do. Honest, it's a lot easier
for us to have you enjoy your trip than to apologize for elements
outside our realm of control. There aren't any guarantees
other than we will give you the best effort and the benefit
of our knowledge and abilities at every opportunity.
"light tackle and fly fishing......bent rods are indeed
a good thing, Martha....."
Light tackle spinfishing and fly fishing in saltwater is not
for the inexperienced. Sure, it's fun....maybe as much fun
as one can have standing up, but it's not without it's frustrations
either. It doesn't matter what your skill level is, we will
be delighted to coach, guide and patiently work toward making
this happen for you. As former full-time fly casting instuctors,
we are qualified to assist you in combining your skill level
with a target species and environment conducive to success.
Remember, while it is very helpful to possess the ability
to drop a crosswind cast into a beer can at 90 feet, it isn't
necessary. Conversely however, anglers should be able to cast
the entire nine feet of leader (and yes, it must be outside
the boat) if the intention is to induce a strike from anything
but the inside of the livewell. If you are truly an experienced
fly fishing enthusiast, you generally already know the drill;
exasperation can, and does, thwart the best of intentions.
"The worst day fishing...." and all that.
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(850)
687.7037
info@angryfishcharters.com
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