Guide:

About Your Trip

Water Type

Deep Sea, Nearshore

Skill Levels

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Weather

You won’t lose your deposit if the trip is canceled due to weather.

About Your Trip

This time of year, snapper are only available on the weekends, thus this trip is only offered Friday to Monday. On this 5-hour adventure, you will be targeting the elusive and delicious Red Snapper. You will climb aboard Captain Patrick's 25-foot Epic equipped with a 225 HP Suzuki, and with a brand-new Simrad NSX bottom machine, you'll be right on the fish from the minute you leave the dock!

When snapper season is in, there is only one place you will find Captain Patrick, and that's over the wrecks, rigs, and reefs around Gulf Shores. Parked above the reefs, rigs, and wrecks Captain Patrick will chum up the water to get the snapper up off the reef and a little higher in the water column. Then you will drop some cut bait down on them and hope the biggest one hammers your hook. Get ready for a fight when it does!

Captain Patrick will provide all rods, reels, tackle, lures, and live bait. All you need to bring is food and drinks for the day, a hat, and sunscreen. He will clean and fillet your day’s catch at the end of the trip, so make sure you bring a cooler to take it home.

Amenities

Water Type

Deep Sea, Nearshore

Skill Levels

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Tackle

All rods, reels, and tackle are included.

Fish Cleaning

This guide will clean your catch for you.

Beer

Feel free to enjoy responsibly, but please no glass.

Music

You can play your own bluetooth music.

Live Bait

Live bait is included for this trip.

Location

This guide can be flexible with the departure location.

Weather

You won’t lose your deposit if the trip is canceled due to weather.

Kid Friendly

This trip can cater to kids.

Disability Friendly

This trip can accommodate those with disabilities.

Flexible Cancelation

This trip can be canceled for a refund up to 3 days before the trip.

Boat Restroom

No, this boat does not have a bathroom on board.

Lunch

Please provide your own food / snacks.

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Pricing Matrix

	5 Hours
1 Person	$850.00
2 People	$850.00
3 People	$900.00
4 People	$950.00
5 People	$1,000.00
6 People	$1,050.00

Pay 20% of the price as a deposit today, with the balance due on the day of the trip.

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Book your trip with confidence — We only work with the best local guides that know where to put you on fish.

About Your Guide

Patrick G.

Independent Guide 6 years of exp.

Talkative

Laid-back

Instructional

Beginner Oriented

Adventurous

Quality

Captain Patrick is a great example of how a life-long passion for fishing can turn into a full-time job. He spent every moment he could spare on the water and in 2010 he became a professional angler. Captain Patrick won several tournaments including the Dauphin Island Rodeo and Gulf Coast Slam in the Flounder and Speckled Trout category. These days, he loves running charters and meeting new people!

About Your Guide

Patrick G.

Independent Guide 6 years of exp.

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Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?

165lb yellowfin

If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?

Rib-eye, street corn, baked potato with a side salad

Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?

165lb yellowfin

If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?

Rib-eye, street corn, baked potato with a side salad

What’s your favorite band?

Sleep theory

What’s your favorite movie?

Step brothers

What’s your favorite sports team?

Notre Dame fighting Irish (college) and Atlanta Braves

What’s your drink of choice?

Titos, club soda and lime

What was your last halloween costume?

Rip from yellowstone

What do you want for Christmas this year?

Check back with me in September.

How did you get started guiding?

I was a offshore deckhand for 5 years and got tired of getting beat up offshore so i started fishing tournaments and realized i was a good inshore fisherman so i started guiding.

What makes you different from other guides?

My brutal honesty… to elaborate, I’m not going to take someone just to earn a paycheck. I want each group to have the best time possible on the water, and if that means the day we are scheduled for isn’t fishable and i have to cram more trips into another day I’d rather work longer than take someone out to just earn a paycheck. On rough days when explaining this to customers i use the phrase “ if you just want to get beat up, i can take you to the parking lot with a baseball bat, and you’ll feel the same but save your money….. OR if you REALLY want to go I’ll take you but it’s not going to be fun” …

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Start Location & Lodging Options

Your guide can be flexible with your start location.

You can work with your guide after booking to set a more specific start location in the area.

Gulf Shores, Alabama

About Your Boat

Boat Type: Center Console
Boat Manufacturer: Blazer bay 2400
Year Built: 2003
Boat Length: 24'

About Your Boat

Boat Type: Center Console
Boat Manufacturer: Blazer bay 2400
Year Built: 2003
Boat Length: 24'
Engine Manufacturer: Suzuki
Total Horsepower: 225
Number of Engines: 1
Additional Amenities: GPS, Fishfinder, Live Bait Well, Multimedia System, Wireless Trolling Motor, Ice Box

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Trip Details & Amenities

Water Type

Deep Sea, Nearshore

Skill Levels

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Tackle

All rods, reels, and tackle are included.

Fish Cleaning

This guide will clean your catch for you.

Beer

Feel free to enjoy responsibly, but please no glass.

Music

You can play your own bluetooth music.

Live Bait

Live bait is included for this trip.

Location

This guide can be flexible with the departure location.

Weather

You won’t lose your deposit if the trip is canceled due to weather.

Kid Friendly

This trip can cater to kids.

Disability Friendly

This trip can accommodate those with disabilities.

Flexible Cancelation

This trip can be canceled for a refund up to 3 days before the trip.

Boat Restroom

No, this boat does not have a bathroom on board.

Lunch

Please provide your own food / snacks.

Target Species

Color-coded seasonality below is based on .

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Get it while it's HOT!
This species is in play.
You might get lucky (as long as things are in-season).
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Techniques

Bottom Fishing
Heavy Tackle Fishing
Jigging

Everything Else to Know

Pack a supply of drinks, snacks, and food, some sunscreen, and a camera. Fishing License, Rods, reels & tackle included.

You're all set! You don't need to buy a license for this trip.

We use a cashless autopay system. We'll send you a boarding pass, and on the day of the trip, your guide will scan your boarding pass to automatically transfer the remaining balance. The only cash needed is to tip your guide (we recommend 20%).

Cancel for free up to 3 days before the trip and receive credit back to your account. Cancelling within 3 of the trip will forfeit your deposit to the guide. Day-of cancellations and no-shows will be charged the full balance of the trip to their card.

In the event of inclement weather you'll be covered by out 100% Weather Guarantee and will not lose your deposit.

Reviews

4.9

based on 17 reviews

Dean

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August 14

We really enjoyed our experience with Patrick. He was an excellent guide and we caught our limit! Would definitely go again. Fun times!

Dean

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August 14

We really enjoyed our experience with Patrick. He was an excellent guide and we caught our limit! Would definitely go again. Fun times!

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Trip: 3 hour inshore nearshore

Nicholas

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June 24

Patrick was awesome! 10 stars if I could. Very personable and my brother-in-law and I had an good time.

Nicholas

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June 24

Patrick was awesome! 10 stars if I could. Very personable and my brother-in-law and I had an good time.

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Michael

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July 24

Good time on a quick trip to a shallow rig. We caught 5 species of fish and had a great time. Patrick and Tristan made it an enjoyable and easy trip.

Michael

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July 24

Good time on a quick trip to a shallow rig. We caught 5 species of fish and had a great time. Patrick and Tristan made it an enjoyable and easy trip.

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Trip: 3 hour inshore nearshore

Chris

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June 24

Patrick was great! From start to finish, total pro. Super nice guy, engaged, and made the trip a great experience. His playlist was fire too!!!

Chris

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June 24

Patrick was great! From start to finish, total pro. Super nice guy, engaged, and made the trip a great experience. His playlist was fire too!!!

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Clint

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May 7

Awesome trip, Patrick was awesome, will book again for sure.

Clint

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May 7

Awesome trip, Patrick was awesome, will book again for sure.

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Trip: Epic Inshore Adventure

Kristie

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September 10

Great trip with Captain Patrick! Caught some keepers…mackerel and spade fish.

Kristie

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September 10

Great trip with Captain Patrick! Caught some keepers…mackerel and spade fish.

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Trip: Epic Inshore Adventure

Daniel

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July 10

Patrick was excellent, very friendly and good with my wife, 18 yr old son and 15 yr old daughter.
He was able to read the water and put us on fish.
Would recommend Patrick to anyone who is looking to catch fish.

Daniel

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July 10

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Audie

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June 6

Captain Patrick did a great job of keeping our whole party engaged and catching fish. He was very knowledgeable of the area and the types of fish we were going after. He made sure everyone had a fun memorable fishing experience. I would highly recommend him and we plan to use him again in the future.

Audie

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June 6

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Trip: Epic Inshore Adventure

Anthony

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September 17

Patrick was awesome! We ran into some weather issues but he worked with us, and still squeezed us in while we were in town. We had an absolute blast and were on some trout! We will be coming back for sure!

Anthony

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September 17

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Trip: Epic Inshore Adventure

John

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September 8

Captain Patrick was hands down on top of his game!! Put us where the fish were and caught some good sized fish. Will definitely be back the next time we come to Gulf Shores.

John

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September 8

Captain Patrick was hands down on top of his game!! Put us where the fish were and caught some good sized fish. Will definitely be back the next time we come to Gulf Shores.

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Trip: Epic Inshore Adventure

Cassi

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September 2

We had a great time. Will return on our next trip to gulf shores!

Cassi

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September 2

We had a great time. Will return on our next trip to gulf shores!

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Trip: 3 hour inshore nearshore

Hunter

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May 31

Captain Patrick was great. Had a great time!

Hunter

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May 31

Captain Patrick was great. Had a great time!

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John

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April 29

We were disappointed that Patrick was unable to take us out and we fully understand that it was unavoidable. Mike took us out and he did well. It was simply not a good catching day. We will be back next year and plan to go fishing with Patrick again.

John

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April 29

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Trip: 3 hour inshore nearshore

Richard

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July 29

Family had a great time and caught a lot of fish. We are planning another trip with Captain Patrick.

Richard

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July 29

Family had a great time and caught a lot of fish. We are planning another trip with Captain Patrick.

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Trip: Epic Inshore Adventure

Shelly

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June 3

Best first experience couldn't have had a better time put us right on the fish and captain Patrick was super fun we all loved it especially the kids!

Shelly

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June 3

Best first experience couldn't have had a better time put us right on the fish and captain Patrick was super fun we all loved it especially the kids!

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Trip: Epic Inshore Adventure

Brian

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February 24

Patrick was Great. The family thoroughly enjoyed our trip with him. We will Fish with him again in the near future.

Brian

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February 24

Patrick was Great. The family thoroughly enjoyed our trip with him. We will Fish with him again in the near future.

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Trip: Epic Inshore Adventure

Stephen

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May 30

Captain Patrick made our trip special for my family. He was able to get us on the fish!

Stephen

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May 30

Captain Patrick made our trip special for my family. He was able to get us on the fish!

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We vet our guides and only partner with the best of the best. Our guides do their very best to keep you safe, show you a great time, and send you home with a memorable experience shared with family and friends.

Once you've paid your deposit at checkout, we'll send you a QR Code boarding pass. Just show your guide your boarding pass on the day of the trip, they'll scan it, the remaining balance will transfer automatically, and you'll be all set to get out there. Just make sure you bring a cash tip for the guide!

In the event of inclement weather, our guides will check the conditions and make the final call on whether its safe to go on the trip. If they decide the trip needs to be postponed, we'll work closely with you to reschedule or provide a credit for the full deposit, which can be applied to any of our trips in the US and beyond.

Each trip's price is determined by the guide and reflects all associated costs. A significant factor in pricing is often the type of boat and the corresponding fuel expenses. Additional costs may include leases, marina or slip fees, bait, and the expenses involved in providing and maintaining the necessary gear for your trip.

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