Welcome to Reel Surprise Charters

Come enjoy a day of fun in the sun on the beautiful Gulf of Mexico. Our years of experience combined with our professional captains and crew will ensure a safe and enjoyable adventure for everyone – from the beginner to the most seasoned angler.

Don't Care To Fish?

Come along for the ride at a reduced rate on either our 4–hour or 6–hour walk–on and soak up some rays on our sundeck! View Dolphins, Sea Turtles, Sea Birds and other Marine Life.

 

WINTER SPECIAL ~ is back for fishing aboard
Reel Surprise and Gulf Winds II.

Beginning January 1, 2012 through March 9, 2012 we are offering our 6-hour shared expense fishing trip for $65.00 per person.  This price includes fishing license, fishing tackle and bait.  Minimum 15 reservations required.

We are also offering 2-hour dolphin cruises through March 9, 2012.  Adults are $16.50 per person, children 10 and under are $5.50 per person, and children 3 and under are free.  These prices include sales tax.  If you have a large group, call about our group rates.

 

 

One Year after the BP spill, this family business is still reeling

(Click one of the articles to read the full story)

 

Come go Deep Sea Fishing with us!


Click the Play button to watch just a few of our adventures!

 

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Now that's a BIG Trigger fish

NEWS

Grouper Fishing Season CLOSING FeB

Shallow-water grouper fishing for the recreational angler will close February 1, 2012 and will remain closed through March 31, 2012 in the Gulf of Mexico.

For more information please visit www.gulfcouncil.org.


2011 Gag Grouper Fishing Season

The 2011 recreational season for gag grouper will open at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, September 16 and close at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, November 16. The 2011 bag limit will be two (2) gag within the four (4) fish aggregate grouper bag limit. The minimum size for gag is 22-inches total length.

For more information, visit www.gulfcouncil.org.


To our friends and customers:

May 26, 2011

There has been a rash of negative publicity about the health of our fish stocks. We catch on an average day in excess of 100 vermillion snapper and release an honest 30 to 40 red snapper. Three of our boats have been fishing 5-10 trips per week, and the crew has been examining the fish very closely. We have seen no sign of sores, lesions or fins with malformations.

In my years of fishing I have learned that fish, like people, can have odd skin colorations or wounds from predatory fish. I am sure in the Gulf of Mexico that the fish population, just as with the human population, there are a few sick fish. In years past the discolored fish, fish that have been bitten, cut or scratched, or fish that have a sore were discarded with little thought as to how this occurred.

Now with all eyes on the Gulf of Mexico in the aftermath of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill a fish that was once discarded is now photographed with a Smartphone, uploaded to the internet, and seen by the world. I do not think that there are any more diseased fish now than in times past, but with technology today, it now brings these fish into our homes for all to see causing undo and unrealistic thoughts that our fish population is diseased and dying.

If you do not think what I am saying is true, ask anyone who has an aquarium what the first thing that happens when fish get sick, and they will tell you that they stop feeding. If a saltwater fish is feeding, i.e. caught by fishermen, this means that the fish is healthy and acting in a normal manner.

Please do not get caught up in the hype. Use common sense.

Capt. Randy Boggs
SanRoc Cay Marina
27267 Perdido Beach Blvd
Orange Beach, AL 36561


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