lil toot charters

I booked a 2 hour fishing trip for my wife and myself, it was her first time fishing. Randy took us to a reef about 20 minutes from the dock, we had fish in the boat immediately. He worked non stop baiting hooks and taking fish off the line. This was the perfect first trip for my wife - she had a blast, caught about 15 fish and never had to touch bait. I loved it too - fish after fish including a puffer and a small grouper for my wife. For $150 bucks, a 2 hour fishing trip with just the two of us on the boat and a captain that always hustled, this was the best value of our trip in my opinion. We would book again in a second - if you have beginning fishermen, kids or anyone that doesnt want to be in a big group this is your boat. Great service, value and a good time.

A gorgeous day out on the bay with Randy on his boat lil toot!Finding the dolphins at the end was a bonus ... Well worth a trip ! We took 90 minutes and it went so fast would not go out for less time.

Some of my family and I went on a Lil Toot fishing and sightseeing trip in October 2013 and I can't say enough great things about the trip and Captain Randy! We were three adults and a four year old and everyone had a great time. He gave us the option of fishing in the gulf or the bay; we chose the bay and probably caught 20 fish on our trip (catch and release). He also took us to see manatees and we were able to see several with one coming quite close to the boat. He was very knowledgeable about wildlife in the area and was very patient answering questions. I highly recommend Lil Toot for fishing and/or sightseeing!

As a local, I am always challenged when entertaining guests from out of town... I always find that it helps to get people out on the water. Captain Randy Stewart is competent, gracious and charming. He combines an exciting boat ride with interaction with the local, meaning the marine life.. We saw about a dozen dolphin and even had them surf our wake!! So exciting!! I HIGHLY recommend his tour!

Wonderful experience for my family of four! Great sites, and beautiful water! We watched dolphins jumping out of the water behind our boat! My four year old and two year old enjoyed it so much! Plus the boat has shade which was a wonderful way to escape the hottest part of the day!

Really loved the tour. Great fun with the dolphin and what a beautiful view of the sunset. Wish my family could have been with me. Well done!

Having been many places and on many "top rated" tours that deal w marine life throughout the US and the Caribbean...I have to say that that our sunset dolphin tour was among the best of my experience. And I would recommend it to even the most faint hearted regarding water. This bay tour gave us an exceptionally smooth ride, and the closest view of wild dolphins that I have ever seen in person. It was such an amazing experience to have them play with the wake of the boat. We had several passengers on the boat that were nervous about being on the water. Our captain's calm demeanor and how he talked us through everything gave even the most nervous of the folks on board confidence that everything was going to be just great. And is was beyond great!Our captain, Randy, shared that he was previously an educator before dedicating his full time to his dream charter business. Point being, he is an educator at heart still..and this work is obviously his life's passion. As a crowd of adults we all appreciated his calm knowledge and explanations of what attracted the dolphins and information regarding the marina area. I could see this being an AMAZING experience for younger children as well, due to the captain's background.I am still reliving seeing the dolphins jumping for joy just a few feet from my face! Wow!If you are in the Tampa/Cortez area, look up Lil Toot Charters.

There were 6 of us on the boat....we all had such a great time. Saw tons of dolphins (up close) and the captain (Randy) not only was very skilled, and knowledgeable...he also knew how to attract, and play with the dolphins!We really enjoyed this cruise, and highly recommend this!

This was one of the most amazing expierences!!! We went on a dolphin cruise for my daughters 4th birthday and got way more than expected!! Captain Randy was very very nice and he made it truly something to remember. It was amazing for all ages there were grandparents, parents and grand children. Highly highly highly reccomended!

We found this cruise in the Anna Maria map. When we called we were given the option to choose our cruise. We chose a sunset cruise.... The view was spectacular! We saw dolphins! The price was great... Words can't describe the amazing view as well as the hospitality of the captain. Highly recommended for locals or for tourists!!