At 6am and after loading at the docks with fuel and bait, we embarked on a scenic 39(+-5) minute boat ride to our fishing spot.  Immediately I caught and released a small Dorado.  In a very short period of time, I landed another average sized Mahi Mahi.  Not much longer, Jose persuaded my wife to land the next one.  Sure enough, it was another Dorado, largest of the day.  I was kept busy catching and releasing two Needle Fish.  Lots of fun!!!  What did Jose say about Needle Fish- Mexican Marlin.  I could have paid more, but we would have missed out on a great half a day on the water.  Thank you!

Our captain, Jose was on point! He is knowledgeable and extremely familiar with the fishing areas! The price was reasonable and it was easy to get everything needed for the day. (However, do bring cash…license, bait, tip were cash only) We truly had one of the best days ever! This was our first time on a chartered trip. Boat was small but well equipped. We had it all to ourselves and were given much attention, instruction and we caught a boat load! We had a great lunch with our catch at a restaurant he recommended. If thinking about going, just do it!

We ha a great trip. We caught 6 Dorado in the first 2 hrs. Capn Armando (apologies if I got that wrong) put us on the fish within 30 mins of leaving dock and it was non stop for a while. In the last 2 hrs we saw whales and an amazingly fast seal / sea lion that was able to keep up with the speeding boat an stick his head in while we’re moving fast to get a bait fish from our hands. I took a couple young guys who never experienced this and they loved it. Not all trips were like this but our capn knew what he was doing. Not a lot of talking on his part but the proof is in my cooler. Taking bout 20lbs of Mahi home.

Captain Mario was awesome and very knowledgeable of the area, fish and land monuments. His english was great and we were able to communicate without any issues. He was very respectful of us wanting to stay shallow with the shore in sight and was able to put us on great fish.

There were no cons to my trip or experience so let me list some highlights and please look at the pictures!

1. Getting to drive the boat, cruising past the arch and getting golf course/resort tour from the boat while trolling was awesome since this place is so breathtaking

2. The world’s friendliest seals wanted to hangout with us so bad and were very fun around the boat, definitely dogs of the water

3. The price is unbeatable. We did not know what to expect for $250 USD but checked the box for everything we wanted to do.

4. Fish cooked 8 ways at a nice dockside restaurant which was absolutely delicious. The price for them to clean and prepare the fish + alcohol was $60 USD, which for the quality, location and service was legitimately unbeatable. The same meal at Ocean Prime would be $700

5. The marina where we launched had great price everything from water to soda to breakfast. Our hotel is in a food desert so being able to pick things up, pre trip was mandatory and worked out well. We were also very easily and quickly able to get fishing licenses here.

6. Mario is a great guy with 14 years of experience that shows. I will be booking with him whenever I’m back next

I could keep going but TLDR; if you’re on the fence due to price or boat, don’t be, they do things right at Mahi Mahi and my buddy is going to leave a very similar review. Thanks guys!

Full day trip for mahi, bite was steady in the am and then shut off around noon. Crew did their best switching bait and tactics trying to put more in the boat but at the end of the day fishing is fishing. Ended up landing 2 of 7. All in it was a good trip and José and Angel were a pleasure to fish with.