Nelson Guide Company

Nelson Guide Company offers an array of affordable trip packages including, but not limited to, nearshore gulf fishing, inshore bay fishing, specialized kids fishing, shark fishing, and fly fishing. Captain Si studies local history extensively and receives deep joy sharing West Florida’s forgotten secrets with his guests, transforming a normal day on the water into a rich Panhandle experience.

Captain Si is a lifelong native of Florida’s Emerald Coast. He’s been an outdoorsman nearly his entire life and derives no greater pleasure than sharing his passion with others. Captain Si can hardly find any greater joy than taking a kid fishing and is more at home on the Gulf Coast waterways than at his own kitchen table.

You will be riding the "Jack 'Em Up", a 24' custom-built Carolina Skiff center console powered by a Yamaha 115. The Jack 'Em Up has an upper helm station and a massive casting platform for sight fishing, as well as a very roomie lower deck. The boat comfortably fishes 6 people and the Captain. Being a flat bottomed boat with an Atlas Jackplate System, Captain Si can fish extremely shallow water with just as much ease as the deeper nearshore gulf waters. 

Species vary depending on which trip you choose but can include Redfish, Shark, Bluefish, Cobia, Flounder, King Mackerel, Pompano, Sheepshead, Spanish Mackerel and plenty more. There are fish out here with your name on them and Captain Si will put you on them!.