Booking was super easy once I decided which charter I wanted to book.  I chose 850 Charters based on the reviews and positive feedback regarding Captain Matt.  Our crew consisted of my 6 year old son, 22 year old son, 21 year old son in law and myself.  The boat accommodated us all quite well.  The gear was all top notch and ready to roll.  Matt did a good job getting us on the fish, however we struggled catching many.  During our trip Matt was in communications with other captains as they work together trying to locate the hot spots to fish.  It sounded like everyone was struggling to find great spots as the water was much warmer than usual for this time of year leading to less than ideal fishing conditions.  We all enjoyed the trip and will be back.  Hopefully more fish next time.  Thanks Captain Matt!!

Had a great trip with Captain Matt and crew. He had a good challenge ahead of him due to the storms that blew threw this week. We had to reschedule for 5 days after the original booking, and it literally came down to the last minute decision to head out. The water and wind were threatening, but Captain Matt prevailed. He put us on bait fish right from the start. We moved to vermillion reds, triggers, remoras and a slew of others. Next we rode out a few more miles to a spot and we fought some amber jacks. He even helped us experience the power of a shark. It was a great trip and we are definitely going to keep Captain Matts’ 850 Charters in the books to use again.

The HIGHLIGHT of our trip! Was difficult to take a lot of pictures during the trip because we were constantly catching fish! Caught too many to count - well over 100 fish - probably closer to 200. Many different species and subspecies.

Captain Matthew and his first mate were extremely helpful and wonderful guides! They were very careful about only keeping what we should. We kept 33 snapper (mostly vermillion) and Matt filleted them as soon as we got back to the pier. We had fantastic fresh fish for dinner and the rest of our vacation.

We have fished in Puerto Rico and Hawaii, and this trip BY FAR was the best - more fun than we had ever hoped for!

The two dolphins swimming about 20 feet from the boat almost the entire trip were an added bonus! We would go back to Destin just to fish with Captain Matthew again!

Captain Matt came highly recommended and was able to meet all our expectations ...The trip was in the offseason so options of types of fishing were somewhat limited so we landed on fishing sheepshead…Captain was fully prepared and waiting at the dock for our party of three..We were off within 5 minutes…Most of the questions asked before getting underway were safety related and what to expect by way of conditions on and off the boat…Landed numerous sheepshead and a giant black drum…Plenty more availability of fish but a learning experience for our party…Captain Matt was extremely engaged in all activities and laser focused on all of us catching plenty of fish…He has a reserved delivery but is extremely focused on our parties success and enjoyment…Once we got back to dock, photos were taken and he had our fish filleted within 30 minutes…We had a very successful and enjoyable outing…I would highly recommend Captain Matt and will definitely rebook on our next trip…

Man what a trip! Highly recommend Captain Matt and 850 Charters! Matt was very knowledgeable and put us on the fish just like we had hoped. We started out catching our own bait which was really cool, then went and limited out on some donkey Amberjacks, chased some Tarpon, and finished the trip off catching Snapper, Spanish Mackerel and King Mackerel. My dad, brother, and myself will remember this trip for forever. Thank you Captain Matt for a great time, look forward to going out with you again next year! FYI…he really does have the best hair in Destin lol.