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Scheduled a full day out with Linda D's for my husbands birthday and we had a great time. We caught some nice fish and the Mate took care of everything... read more from the time we got to the dock until the time we returned. I highly recommend Linda D's, spend the money on a reputable company and enjoy the time on the water.
May 19, 2022Great day on the water! Captain Tom and Jesse put us on the fish! If you’re looking to catch fish and have a great time doing it, look no further.... read more Both Captain Tom and Jesse worked tirelessly keeping bait fresh and lines clear. They made catching fish easy. Would highly recommend the full day trip. My husband and I will definitely book another trip with the crew of Linda D Sportfishing in the future.
April 28, 2022 -
Showed up at the boat to find Jesse, the mate, preparing bait and getting the boat ready. Capt. Bill asked us what type of fishing we wanted to do and... read more explained what had been biting and we made a plan. We wanted to troll but the troll had been slow so we hit a reef while waiting for a report on the troll from their sister ship. Capt. Bill put on a good reef and Jesse got us setup for some fast action on Yellowtail. Also got a Grouper (out of season) and a nice Mutton Snapper. Once we got our limit on Yellowtail, we headed out to a wreck and hooked up on some big Amberjacks. Troll never produced that day so we stuck with reef and wreck and had nonstop action and a freezer full of fish. Jesse filleted them all up for us and gave us a great place to get some cooked that night. Definitely give the Linda D a shot and take some fish over to Dante’s to have an amazing dinner with your fresh catch!
April 22, 2022Been going with Billy on the Linda D for a number of years out of Key West. Never a dull moment. He puts you on the fish. Got my first... read more Sail. 7 1/2 foot, this last trip. Jesse, the mate, was outstanding keeping the rods in line and baited. Could not ask for anything more. Billy Wicker III is who you need to go with. Jim W.
April 19, 2022 -
Amazing morning in beautiful key west! Captain Jay and Jesse took us out for a phenomenal day of fishing. Watching Jesse work the lines was poetic and the... read more haul my family experienced was priceless! Capped the day off with the kids bringing in a gorgeous wahoo! Filleted by Jesse and bringing to Kaya Island Eats to have it prepared. Great time and can't wait to eat right all week!
April 12, 2022Been on 5 other fishing charters in Florida and this was the worst. Captain never spoke one word in charter while the fist mate was nice and polite didn’t... read more try any other baits or techniques to catch fish. Only charter we’ve ever been on were that was the case.
April 8, 2022 -
We had a fantastic time deep sea fishing today. Jay was an excellent captain who was very friendly and knowledgeable. Jesse was an awesome first mate who was very kind... read more and worked extremely hard to make sure we were successful and had a great time. Can’t say enough about this crew and how wonderful they were. We would highly recommend Linda D Sportfishing and this crew!
April 5, 2022Booked this trip as a guys trip with my two sons . Have been on many Great Lakes charters but never on a salt water. Did the 6 hour.... read more Met captain Wickers at the dock. very nice guy. Set us up with one of his captains and 1st mate Jesse. These guys did a great job. The captain put us in the fish and Jesse is a top notch 1st mate. He answered all our questions and taught us about salt water strategies for the target fish. at one point we had five on at once and landed three. My only regret was that I should have booked the 8 hour. We had a great time and brought back enough black fin for several meals. Will definitely be back for another trip.
April 2, 2022 -
Great charter with the Linda D V — captain Tom and first mate Jesse. Jesse was so friendly and knowledgeable and never stopped working. Tom put us on two good... read more sites for mackerel and blackfin. They did a great job with the catch and recommended good spots to take it for dinner. We are are locals without boats and wanted a good fishing experience. We got it for sure!
March 27, 2022The dude that set the poles and everything was great, we loved him, just only 1 keeper and then nothing for the 8 hrs or 6 hrs of fishing. ... read more We spent alot of money between coming down to the keys to fish, between hotel, gas, food, and the trip on the boat it was around 4 grand, and then the captain says we can go back in a couple hrs shorter and mentioned that we can just give it to the fish mate for a tip. Which he was great, bit to me no walking away with a cooler full of fish! Then we the customers should get atleast half off the tripod a offer to go back for like 200 bucks or something!
March 17, 2022 -
We have fished with the Linda D on 4 other occasions. When we booked we talked with Bill Wicker and expressed our desire to fish with him only. The last... read more time we booked with the Linda D we requested Bill Wicker and he told us that would not be a problem, unfortunately when we got to the boat we were told that Bill's son's birthday was the same day so he had a replacement captain. Wouldn't you know this time Bill didn't show up again and sent a replacement captain in his place even though we called and talked to Bill the night before the trip and he never said a word about not captaining the boat. We spent $1480.00 for a full day of fishing with Bill Wicker and for the second time in a row we got someone else. Fishing was poor and may not have been better if Bill Wicker was the captain but we will never know for sure. We could have paid less for a full day on the water with many other boats in Key West but we felt we would have our money's worth with Captain Wicker. Very disappointed that he did not tell us the night before that he again was going to stand us up.
February 16, 2022We have fished with the Linda D on 4 other occasions. When we booked we talked with Bill Wicker and expressed our desire to fish with him only. The last... read more time we booked with the Linda D we requested Bill Wicker and he told us that would not be a problem, unfortunately when we got to the boat we were told that Bill's son's birthday was the same day so he had a replacement captain. Wouldn't you know this time Bill didn't show up again and sent a replacement captain in his place even though we called and talked to Bill the night before the trip and he never said a word about not captaining the boat. We spent $1480.00 for a full day of fishing with Bill Wicker and for the second time in a row we got someone else. Fishing was poor and may not have been better if Bill Wicker was the captain but we will never know for sure. We could have paid less for a full day on the water with many other boats in Key West but we felt we would have our money's worth with Captain Wicker. Very disappointed that he did not tell us the night before that he again was going to stand us up.
February 1, 2022 -
We had so much fun deep sea fishing with Billy and Ryan aboard the Linda D V! This is a must-do when in Key West. We caught a shark, barracudas,... read more yellowtail snapper, mutton snapper, and grouper. It was an amazing experience!
January 1, 2022If you want to fish, you need to go out with Linda D's. These guys know where the fish are. And, if you want to hear a cool story, ask... read more them about feeding the hungry during COVID. Great experience and great crew!
December 30, 2021 -
If you want to fish, you need to go out with Linda D's. These guys know where the fish are. And, if you want to hear a cool story, ask... read more them about feeding the hungry during COVID. Great experience and great crew!
December 1, 2021 -
Best part of the trip to the Keys with two teenage boys. Capt. Billy and Ryan did not quit until the end of the charter to assure we had... read more fish in the boat. Perfect crew for families. Friendly, knowledgeable and courteous. Big smiles from our boys when we arrived back at dock. We will be back very soon.
December 1, 2021We did a 3/4 day trip for six people. The captain was nice. The first mate was very impersonable. He clearly knew his stuff but he rarely talked to anyone... read more the entire trip and I don’t even know what his name was. So I took off one star for that. We drove around for the first three hours trying to catch big fish. We got zero bites so we moved to the reef and got a ton of yellowtail and mackerel. That was very fun, the first mate kept all the lines baited and in the water. He just didn’t talk to us. We also saw some dolphins, which was cool as well. The first mate did filet all of our fish for us and we made tacos out of it. Overall I would fish with them again.
December 1, 2021 -
I see a lot of great reviews on here about the Linda D. We went yesterday and did a 3/4 day charter. The boat is nice and the equipment good.... read more The captain and first mate greeted us briefly when we got there. That was the extent of our interaction for the next 6 hours. We had zero hits during the entire trip. We trolled the same area the entire time with no success. The captain stayed on the bridge smoking cigarettes the entire time. The first mate did the Mate’s job and set up the gear and baited. Once he was done with that, he went in the galley and put his ear buds in and sat there until we got to our fishing destination. He then came out and set the gear. Once he was done, he remained on the bridge most of the trip except for checking the gear occasionally. Never any interaction with us, which was really unusual. I tried to strike up conversation with him but a mumbled response was all we got. I get the impression that this captain and mate weren’t their regular crew. Maybe it was a bad day but when we spent the type of money we spent with no interaction for six hours, it made for a long day. Catching no fish made it even longer but that’s why they call it fishing, not catching. Unfortunately our next trip to key west will be on another charter solely based on the captain and mate.
November 1, 2021
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Tom and Shane made our experience everything we had hoped. They worked tirelessly, and between my son and I we landed 12 fish. I highly recommend the Tom/Shane team on... read more Linda D.
Stephen C.
4/02/2022Had a great fishing adventure today off the coast of Key west. Captain Billy and Deck hand Ryan were extremely knowledgeable as well accommating . The Linda D was referred... read more to us and I booked the trip based on that reference. We all enjoyed our trip and brought home our catch.
Louise X.
1/21/2022 -
Love Billy & Patrick, his first mate. We don't use anyone else! We took first time couple with us and they said "by far, best fishing trip ever". We cannot... read more agree more! They work hard to find fish. Super proficient in every aspect!
Darla M.
10/08/2021Had a great day out on the water with Captain Billy and Patrick. With one drop of the line we hooked on to a huge shark. We caught a ton... read more of yellow tail. If the fish stopped biting, we were taken to different locations and immediately started catching fish in the new spots. Both Billy were super friendly and helpful teaching me the ropes as it was my first time fishing. I highly recommend the Linda D!
Robyn K.
8/18/2021 -
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Took my two adult daughters deep sea fishing for the first time - a lifetime of memories were created. Captain Tom and first mate Patrick exceeded expectations... read more on all fronts. Patrick worked like a dog keeping all rods working...captain Tom kept us in fish the whole time. Check photos for results - they speak for themselves- especially for a 4 hour afternoon fish in august! (Note: Released a handful more)Dan S.
8/05/2021This is the fourth charter trip in my life. Within 30 minutes of dropping the bait, we caught more fish than I have in all the other trips COMBINED! And... read more we didn't stop there! Jay and Patrick were fun, knowledgeable and put us in a position to catch a lot of fish. Best thing was how they involved me and my boys in the trip, having us help them, which made the trip more interactive and fun. Most incredible part. My son wanted to catch a shark. Announced the intention from the beginning. When one happened along, Jay and Patrick worked hard to make it happen. And it did! Thrilled for my boys to have that experience!
Thank your Jay, Patrick and Billy!!!Brian L.
7/26/2021 -
Best fishing day ever! We caught more fish than all the other boats combined that day. Captain Billy knew where to find the fish and our fist mate Patrick worked... read more diligently all day helping us. Great experience
Kim C.
7/15/2021Best fishing experience ever!
You know it's going to be good when captain Tom introduced himself and said "it's going to be a great day of catching today!"
We had more... read more fish on than we had people I think. Seriously- I've fished a lot of places and this has been the best!
Thanks Guys!Lynn Y.
7/03/2021 -
I went out on a full day fishing charter aboard the Linda D V with my father this past Monday. Our captain for this trip was Captain Jay and our... read more first mate was Patrick. We were set up to leave Charter Boat Row at 7 AM and actually ended up arriving around 20 minutes or so earlier. After a short talk with Captain Jay we pushed off early and were quickly trolling for some fish. Whenever you book the boat they ask what you are looking to catch and I had noted that starting out with some mahi before trying for something bigger would be nice although anything was good for us. Even if it was by coincidence, we ended up following that script exactly with some mahi on not too long after getting the lines into the water. We ended up getting mahi on a number of times throughout the day which was nice. First mate Patrick talked to us throughout the day and worked hard making sure that there wasn't any seaweed on any of the lines. With the amount in the water that day he was almost constantly bringing one line or another in to get rid of some seaweed it had collected. That seaweed also meant that we couldn't fish with any wire which was a problem later in the day whenever they thought that they had a wahoo bite. Unfortunately we never did end up getting that big fish on although it wasn't from the lack of Patrick and Captain Jay trying to get us one. At the end of the day we ended up with 11 dolphinfish caught and 3 more that we had let go due to them being small. Overall it ended up being a fun day for both my dad and myself and we left with a bag full of mahi which would be dinner that night for our group.
The bottom line for me is that I wouldn't hesitate to book with Linda D Sportfishing again in the future. We caught a number of mahi which was nice and they tried hard to land us that bigger fish which both my dad and I appreciated.Jason F.
6/27/2021We had an awesome time on our trip! Tom and Alan did a wonderful job getting us on the fish. We enjoyed our time with them and the great conversations.... read more Alan's ability to help me with my skills and catching the biggest fish of the day was super! We left with more knowledge and experience in deep sea fishing than we started with. If your considering alternative STOP book here with Linda D it was the highlight of our trip. Ask for Alan and Tom! Thank again Alan our southern brother from another mother
Gary H.
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Holy Mackerel! What a cool experience. We were only out for 3-4hrs but this was the perfect amount of time for the 4 of us. Each fish we caught was... read more a workout (& delicious) including several Mackerel, a Blackfin Tuna & a Sailfish. Shawn & the rest of the Linda D team were knowledgeable about the fish, the area, and did a wonderful job. I'd highly recommend Linda D for your next charter adventure when in Key West!
Amanda K.
1/04/2019Captain Billy and his crew gave our family the best trip ever! We've never caught so many fish in our lives. We want everyone to know that the keys are... read more doing great and Sportfishing is kicking! Call Captain Billy and book him for the best fishing of your
Rudy H.
12/15/2018 -
Great Day on the water in Key West! If you are looking for a good captain that puts you on FISH, Captain Billy on the Linda D is your guy.... read more Proof is in the pictures. Limited Red Snappers and loaded the cooler with fresh fish. Definitely would recommend this boat if your looking to fish while in Key West!
Greg M.
8/11/2018Captain Wickers is truly a legend in Key West! His father, Bill Senior has created a legacy of great offshore fishing and his son. It is hard to imagine that... read more many people would know the waters like Billy. If he is not catching them, then no one is. You can't go wrong!
Joe T.
7/15/2018 -
Yesterday a group of 6 of us chartered out Linda D, we were in town for my wedding week and wanted to take a fishing trip. Captain Billy was excellent,... read more he knew where all the Grouper holes were and the boat was a nice smooth ride, we caught a ton of fish, outlet goal was to catch enough to feed a 40 person party for the following evening, and in the end we caught way too much fish and let the crew keep the remainder. We had a great time on the Linda D with Captain Billy and we would definitely go again when in Key West.
Brandon W.
5/09/2018 -
We booked the Linda D V 4 months in advance so we could use the inside air condition. It seems to be the norm in the Keys but you don't... read more always get what you book. When we showed up the older Linda D IV was the only boat there. I asked the Captain where our boat was and he seemed to have no clue we booked the other one. The choice was either leave and loose our money or go out on the inferior boat. We chose to go out. Everything was fine with the trip but when you don't get what you reserved it puts a damper on the trip. I've called and emailed for a small refund and shocker no response. The only thing I can do is warn others.
David N.
7/26/2017We chartered the Linda D this week while on vacation. The deck hand was super kind, however we were bummed that the captain never gave us our change that was... read more owed to us $25 . That is even after we tipped 20% . No change said the captain, Andy. We said we would take 2 t-shirts for the difference and call it a day. All of a sudden there was a case of the missing shirts and they just could not pin down Billy ... he was always just driving off when we called / stopped in. My husband was super cool about it, but we clearly got the run around. No shirts no change. Really????
You would think that they would appreciate cash business . Too bad this is the way they treat their customers.Mark C.
7/05/2017 -
Great group of guys, put us on the fish and made us feel like old friends. Highly recommend doing the afternoon fish, watching the sun disappear into the water after... read more fighting fish for the last couple of hours was amazing.
Randy B.
2/11/2017I recently set up a charter with 2 boats for myself and 6 buddies and had an absolute blast! Captain Billy and his crew were awesome, friendly, and put us... read more right on the fish. We caught a ton of snapper, a rare grouper, and a couple of nurse sharks. Highly recommend and will be back the next time we are in the Keys!
Ian M.
8/27/2016
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