Captain Troy was born and raised in the great state of Oklahoma, and started fishing when he was 3 and "bending the long rod" when he was 7. He has won First Place in 70% of the fly fishing tournaments he has entered, and placed 2nd place out of 430 kayakers using fly fishing gear only. His fly fishing prowess is hard to match, but it's not simply the skill of wielding a fly pole that has led to his success, it is his innate ability to think like a fish! His tremendous understanding of fish habits makes him not only an outstanding inshore guide but a terrific offshore guide as well. Captain Troy can truly do it all!
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Troy James
Independent Guide
Captain Troy was born and raised in the great state of Oklahoma, and started fishing when he was 3 and "bending the long rod" when he was 7. He has won First Place in 70% of the fly fishing tournaments he has entered, and placed 2nd place out of 430 kayakers using fly fishing gear only. His fly fishing prowess is hard to match, but it's not simply the skill of wielding a fly pole that has led to his success, it is his innate ability to think like a fish! His tremendous understanding of fish habits makes him not only an outstanding inshore guide but a terrific offshore guide as well. Captain Troy can truly do it all!
Captain Troy was great! He put us on some big fish and we all had a blast. His boat is new, well equipped and comfortable. We look forward to going out with Captain Troy again the next time we are in St Augustine
Chuck
Verified Review
Captain Troy was great! He put us on some big fish and we all had a blast. His boat is new, well equipped and comfortable. We look forward to going out with Captain Troy again the next time we are in St Augustine
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Mary Lee
Verified Review
Best fishing day ever! We told Captain Troy we were serious about getting "keeper" fish to eat, and he did not disappoint. A full 12-hour trip into the Atlantic got us 46 delicious keepers (variety of snapper species, Jacks, Cobia, trigger fish, and more) with plenty of non-stop action, thanks to Troy's laser-focus on the fish. He provided good coaching on the best methods to drop our lines and haul up the bounty. He kept...
Mary Lee
Verified Review
Best fishing day ever! We told Captain Troy we were serious about getting "keeper" fish to eat, and he did not disappoint. A full 12-hour trip into the Atlantic got us 46 delicious keepers (variety of snapper species, Jacks, Cobia, trigger fish, and more) with plenty of non-stop action, thanks to Troy's laser-focus on the fish. He provided good coaching on the best methods to drop our lines and haul up the bounty. He keptthe boat on top of fish continuously, and had us haul up our lines as the boat drifted off so he could reposition the boat back over the fish. We literally spent no time at all just hanging out waiting for bites in an empty ocean. He knows some good spots; for the most part we were the only boat on the water as far as the eye could see; we only noticed a couple of other boats wander over toward us in one location. Action also included fighting with one or two giant groupers (line snapped off before we could get them to the boat) and a couple of small sharks. It got exciting when we had to quickly haul in a snapper to save it from the jaws of an impressive 6-foot hammerhead. Overall an exciting, successful, exhausting day on the water from sunup to sundown. Enjoyed grilled Cobia and Jack kabobs for dinner that evening.
