Orange Beach Fishing

Hello Everyone, I'm Captain Tom.  I have been fishing in the Orange Beach area all of my life.  I get asked the question all the time "how long have you been doing this"?  For me thats an easy one, as long as I can remember.  Here are some very old pics of myself and family.                      

This is my Dads sailfish he caught in 1977,

thats me in the tank top, age 6.  Along

with my Brother Royce, and our Mom.

I think in this pic I was around 10 years

old with my Mom and Dad.

Like I have said I love to fish, this is me

with a nice mess of Blue Gills and Catfish

I caught in a local pond. 15 years old

Age 15 or 16, Just starting Deck handing

for real.

Cleaning Triggerfish, a bunch of them.

I'm bowed up on the bow with a nice

King Mackerel.

I Have a very nice Cobia on, I wonder what

my dads doing there with that little gaff.

Age 19.

Catching fish has always been my passion, but now I just love watching other people catch fish and have fun on my boats.  I have always been a fishing guide at heart.

My super wife Kim, there is no doubt I would not be where I am today without her help.

Garrett learning from the very best fisherman ever on the Bollweevil.  His papa.

The college years, here I am helping my

niece Emily catch her first fish.
cobia fishing in April 1992.
Yep finally a Captain, but I'm still running the deck for my Dad.
Showing off a nice Cobia, fishing on the Miss Jill.
Still to this date the largest red snapper I have ever caught. I think I was around 23.  The fish weighed in at 31.7 pounds.

Guideing customers in Louisiana, I did this in the fall and winter for 5 years.  Nice red fish caught on a spoon in very shallow water.
Thats my baby, the Fairwater II.  I bought this boat used back in 2000.  I spent so much time and money fixing her up.

I will never forget this day one of my best catches the first year I had the boat. Yep all three of those snapper are over 25 pounds.

The Next Generation

My son Garrett, he loves to boat ride

I'm teaching Garrett how pose

with a fish, how you like that

smile.

Garrett catching his first fish on the Bollweevil.Man has he grown!