Shell Island Fish Camp

Great stay. Still has the old fish camp feel. New owners have done a good job of not changing everything. Some things need to left alone. It’s like a step back in time. It’s an escape from everyday life. We love going as a family if we catch fish or not it’s just a great getaway. Cabins could use. Little TLC but still it’s a fish camp not a five star resort. If you want fancy stay at home.

This rustic, family-owned fish camp is run by some of the nicest people you'll ever meet! Be sure to ask about the redfish recipe from the owner, because we cooked our catch the same night and it was some of the best fish I've ever eaten. My family comes here to hire the extremely knowledgeable guides, stay in one of the simple rooms, and enjoy an easy-going fishing vacation. This was our second trip and we've brought back keeper fish every time. This year we had Capt. Paul for a half-day guide and he was phenomenal. He put us on the fish within five minutes of getting to one of his prime spots. We were catching reds on the port side and seatrout to starboard! It was wild!!! Flounder, seatrout, redfish...he knew where to go! We'll definitely use him again! At the end of the day, we had two nice sized redfish, and two great seatrout we brought back for dinner. Capt. Paul cleaned and filleted them for us, too! They have plenty of charcoal grills available to use here, so we ran to the local Publix to get the supplies we needed (and the aforementioned recipe items) and we had a feast. Their new campground is perfect for campers of any size, so we may use that next time with ours. The wifi is strong, the people wonderful, and the fishing top notch! Best of all, it's incredibly priced and super family-friendly! Can't wait to come back!

Just as we expected. We wanted to get away for a couple days and fish. We know what to expect at a fish camp and this one met the needs. Our guide Steve was wonderful and made sure we had a great time all day fishing and scalloping. He didn't just sit back and tell us what to do, he joined in and had a good time with us. We will definitely be back sooner than later.

We stayed at the campground at Fish Camp the weekend before Idalia hit the area. On the morning we were leaving, my husband noticed that one of the bracket that holds the spring to the frame of the camper had cracked. We went to the office and spoke to one of the guys and they were able to help us by welding the bracket where it had cracked! I am forever grateful for there assistance when they had issues that they needed to deal with for the approaching storm.