Bio

Capt. Greg DeVault is one of the few guides that was actually  born and raised in the same area that he now fishes. Capt. Greg started fishing the West coast of Florida when he was 5 years old and is a fourth generation fisherman. He learned all it’s “ins and outs” from his grandfather and father who both grew up fishing these very same waters.

After high school Capt. Greg started wondering just how much fun it would be to take people out fishing and show them our beautiful waterfront. He is, to this day, still living out that dream.

As far as fishing accomplishments go, the captain has plenty of them. He began fishing many of the local tournament and doing very well in them, so he decided to take it to the next level. Today there are three professional redfish tours that fish the entire gulf coast from Texas to Florida and up the Atlantic coast to North Carolina. With his father as his partner he has done very well. They have had several top ten and top five finishes, and are the only team in professional redfish history to win back to back championships; in 2003 and 2004. Capt. Greg and his father also hold a couple of tournament records; the largest single day weight in a redfish tournament at 21.52 pounds and the largest tournament weight at 40.62.

The Captain also competes in the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series (PTTS). This tournament is a series of 5 tournaments held in Boca Grande Pass during the height of tarpon season in May and June. 50 of the best Tarpon teams in the world fish the pass trying to wieght in the largest tarpon every tournament. Capt. Greg’s Team broke several tournament records in 2009, including the highest number of points for the team of the year with 1904. The team also won its 4th team of the year crown (this was the teams 4th in 6 years). And the biggest record broken was exactly that, The team caught the largest Tarpon ever landed in tarpon tournament history at 217 pounds.

Capt. Greg has been featured on many television shows on ESPN, FSN, and Versus networks. He is also the host for Americana Outdoors when ever they do any saltwater shows on the gulf coast.

All of the time spent on fishing so many different area has made the Capt. Greg a very well rounded fishermen. He has taken what he has learned in many other areas and applied it to the fish he chases in his home waters, and it has given him the ability to work “outside the box” and find fish when the going gets tough. Capt. Greg also has worked hard to get only the best tools to work with. He is on the prostaff of some of the industry leaders, like Ranger Boats, Yamaha motors, Shimano rods and reels, Humminbird electronics, Minn-Kota trolling motors, to name a few. These companies take feed back from Capt. Greg and his clients to stay on top of the industry.