Welcome to Red Alert Fishing Charters.
My name is Captain Blake Hazzard, and I own and operate Red Alert Fishing Charters in Florida.
From as far back as I can remember, fishing has been my true passion !
As a boy, living on a 10-acre farm with a pond on the back side of the property, all I could think of was going fishing. Every chance I got, I would sneak off to fish for large mouth bass in the pond, to me, if I was going to get in trouble, fishing was well worth the punishment ! Family members remember a vacation when I was about eight. I had been told not to fish from the dock, but it was just too tempting. I caught a big one alright, but it took my brother-in-laws rod and reel out to sea. Yes I would do anything to fish !
By the age of 10, I had my own boat. A wood flat-bottom john boat that my grandfather helped me build, and by the time I graduated from high school, I had traded up to a 21 ft center console boat.
Fishing has always been my dream, but my reality was a career in the retail business with only weekends and days off to spend on the water. Then in 2007, the passion to fish sparked my determination to make a career change. It started with tournament fishing in the Extreme Redfish Series, to break up the 50 hour weeks of retailing. My partner and I took 1st place for our division that year, and I have been tournament fishing ever since .
Spending many days pre-fishing from Homassasa to Swannee, for local tournaments, I have learned where to find the big ones ! Now, after leaving retail to spend life following my passion, I'm ready to share my love for fishing with you and
up to 3 other anglers , who simply dream of catching the " Big One " !
Join me today - and Lets Go Fishing ! I'll share with you 25 years of experience, aboard my Ranger 191 Cayman, fully equipped for your comfort, while still allowing easy access to the shallow creeks that are home to the redfish.