Charter Adventures

  Our family of 6 from Massachusetts had a wonderful afternoon touring Casco Bay. We learned some of the history of the area as well as saw beautiful sights, learned... read more about lobstering and did some fishing too. The trip included hands on activities for our kids...More

  What a great day! 4 hours with Capt John for a birthday celebration with 5 boys, 22 years old. Two of the boys had never been on a boat on... read more the ocean, What! We left the marina and headed out between Peaks and the Diamond Islands into Hussey sound. Mackerel was the first fish to catch then we went on to Stripah's! Everyone on the boat caught at least one striper and or mackerel.
Everyone was thrilled and would like to do it again!
I will book again in July for fishing and tour with the family.
Thanks Captain John and First Mate Nate for an incredible day
Get out on the bay everyone!

  Myself and two teenage daughters spent several hours with Captain Bill touring Casco Bay. We had a great time! He spent time talking to my daughters about the history of... read more the bay area and the various islands. We went out to Portland Head Light and...More

  I'm biased, for sure, but 3 girls aged 6, 7, & 9 and 2 adults had a great time with Capt. John and his daughter/ 1st mate, Carmen, on Casco... read more Bay recently. Capt. John was my high school teacher, and to see him do his thing during our 2+ hour cruise brought back some fantastic memories!

The girls got to fish for mackerel and pollock, haul lobster traps, band the lobsters, see seals, and "drive" the boat.

Anyone who is looking to get their kids out on the water and have an interactive/ informative guide- this tour is for you! Give Capt. John a call and get out there on Catnip!

  We had an amazing evening, thanks to Captain John. So much personalized attention. It was relaxed, informative, and just plain fun. Saw eagles, seals, and lovely vistas. Oh, and... read more we caught fish and hauled in lobsters. We recommend the sunset tour!

  We just returned from a trip to Maine with our son,daughter in law and 2 grandchildren. The... read more

  We had a wonderful afternoon with Captain John. We learned about local lighthouses, forts and lobsters. Captain John made the afternoon fun for the kids ages 7-10 and each got... read more to drive the boat. I highly recommend this as any add on to your time in the Portland area.

  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.

  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 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