R & R Charters

Back in Washington (from South Carolina). Visited R&R and fished with Captain Austin again. Again, not disappointed! The weather was cold, but the cabin is heated and very comfortable. Another great experience. Our party of 4 had 6 fish to the boat, but could only keep 2, which were «hatchery fish». One was 18lb and one was 20lb!!! Great service as he cleaned and bagged the fish dockside for us. Very knowledgable about the region and fun to be around.

I highly recommend R and R Charters if you want to go fishing in Anacortes. My daughter and I went out salmon fishing with them and within three hours every one on board had their limit. They know where the fish are. There were a few times when we had a fish on every line at the same time. Captain Paul was able to handle the chaos very professionally. He was extremely knowledgeable and personable. We would definitely charter with them again.

My 6 and 12 year old and I went out for the day and had a great time. Austin worked his butt off ensuring we had all lines in the water as much as possible. Ended up with 2 nice (17 & 18 lb) king salmon. Very friendly and professional business. Austin takes pride in his work and makes it obvious that he loves his job and loves helping others fish. He is very patient with young ones and they enjoyed themselves because of that.

We chartered a boat with a captain for Saturday, 2−9−13. So, we were late by ½ an hour to an hour. Captain Tyler was very understanding and accommodating. We arrived, got everyone onboard and shipped out. There were three adults, a 7 year old boy and a 2 year old boy in our party. It wasn’t cheap, but absolutely worth it!
Our 7 year old was bouncing off the walls with excitement because he loves to fish and has been waiting to go salmon fishing for a while now. Captain Tyler was extremely patient with him. I have never seen someone so patient with him before this trip. I was very pleased with the way he treated our son. He explained that he was the same way when he was a child and could relate.
His enthusiasm for being out on the water was abundantly clear. He also seems to have a keen sense when it comes to fishing. We managed to catch fish when others out on the water didn’t have anything yet. We caught our first salmon after only being out there for about 20 minutes. He even wanted to keep going, but we were wiped out after being out there all day.
I didn’t really get to do any fishing because our 2 year old did not want to keep on his life jacket, so we couldn’t go out on the deck. Plus, he slept for most of the time. Which, to be honest, was fine with me. I was a bit bored sitting in there, but the guys had a great time. I had a great time taking pictures and watching the excitement on my 7 year old’s face.
The only negative thing was that the heat in the cabin was not working.
It was a great trip. Everyone had a wonderful time. We took home four salmons. Captain Tyler filleted them at the end of the dock. Our son fed the remains to the resident sea lions.
Thank you, Captain Tyler, for your professionalism and patience with our son (who is such a handful at times). We will definitely return in the future.

Great trip with these boys, and for those of you who are considering them for any type of Charter I highly recommend them, there are a few other options out of Skyline Marina in Anacortes and I have friends who have taken them and were throughly unimpressed. Here is the bottom line, with only 13 days to fish for Halibut during our Pacific Northwest season, this outfit aims to put you on the fish, our Captain, Raymond, met us at the pier head and was chomping at the bit to get underway. Once we were at the fishing grounds he had us anchored and rods in the water with in minutes. I landed a Halibut that was well over 50 pounds within about an hour and half of the bait hitting the bottom and he did not miss a beat with making sure we got that fish in the boat. Whether it’s Halibut, Ling, or Salmon, if you’ve only got a matter of hours to put some fish in the freezer and lack a vessel of your own, these guys will get it done for you!