Charter Adventures

  We turned our two hour cruise into three since we were having a good time. The weather was perfect and Captain John was willing to modify the tour to our... read more interests.Great local history lesson as we exited the marina.

Took a nice trip out to the lighthouse and the dropped poles into the water to catch Mackerel! After we had some bait in the boat we headed over to House island to try and catch Striper, we got a couple bumps but nothing on the line, but had a good time trying with a nice cool breeze.

We stowed the fishing gear and suited up to handle the lobster traps, checked a couple and came away with a keeper lobster. Great teaching moment on how Maine manages the lobster population.

We headed back in to the dock to band the lobster claws and then called it a good day with Capt. John

  Captain John does an excellent job. He was very knowledgeable of the area and the history of it. We got to fish for mackerel and we're lucky enough... read more to all catch some. Pulled up some lobster traps and learned about the lobsters, how to measure them and what their gender was. Such a cool experience. And both our daughters got to drive the boat. This was the best part of our trip. Definitely book with them if you want a fun and interactive experience!

  We had a great time on the bay with Captain John. Seeing the lighthouses and coastline from water was just beautiful. The lobstering was loads of fun for the kids.... read more Captain John even let our teens take the helm which they will never forget. He is very knowledgeable about the area and we felt like we were in very capable hands. Would definitely recommend a charter with Casco Bay Adventures if you're in the area.

  Captain John and his First Mate Diane were wonderful! We saw so much in one afternoon! We saw lighthouses, cliffs, caught mackerel, pulled in and banded lobster, learned about... read more the history of the beautiful Casco Bay and Islands, saw bald eagles and their nest and...More

  Capt John and daughter Carmen gave us an absolutely wonderful tour of the bay. They were both very kind and attentive to our children and made the tour engaging for... read more everyone. We caught mackerel by a picturesque lighthouse, hauled lobster traps, viewed seals, and caught a strip’ah. It was a perfect trip on a beautiful day. We highly recommend this tour and this captain.

  We took our 14, 12 and 8 year old our with Captain Bill. It was awesome!!! You would have thought he was an old friend showing you around.... read more So intimate and kids got to do a ton!!! You’d never think it was less than 3...More

  Captain John and his wonderful wife Diane provided our family an incredible afternoon on the water. We saw seals, porpoises, caught fish and lobster with a spectacular tour of... read more Casco Bay along the way. Captain John was so gracious to work us in to his...More

  I'm biased, for sure, but 3 girls aged 6, 7, & 9 and 2 adults had a great time with Capt. John and... read more

  This is our 3rd time in 3 summers going out on the boat with Captain John and Casco Bay Adventures. It's a highlight of our summer. This is highly... read more recommended if you have little kids (or big kids). We took our son at 1, 2 and now 3 and we have had an awesome time. We went fishing, went lobstering, went around Peak's island among other activities. Captain John is patient and engaging for the kids and we just love doing this.

  We had an absolutely fantastic time on Captain John’s boat this week. We were looking for a quick two hour tour hitting the highlights of Casco Bay and Portland Harbor... read more and Capt. John delivered: nice little tour of the harbor with some WWII history about the different forts, views of two lighthouses, mackerel fishing, and lobstering. Capt. John kept our three teenage sons engaged as he allowed them to hook and he pulled and measured the eight (!?!) lobsters from the traps. We were also fortunate enough to stumble on a group of porpoises and then swung over to seal rock for some additional entertainment. We couldn’t have asked for a better day, trip and guide to experience Portland’s Harbor.