Captain Ian J. Sawyer is a Maine native and a Registered Maine Guide with three endorsements: Specialized Hunting, Specialized Freshwater Fishing, and Specialized Tidewater Fishing. Captain Ian has a degree in culinary arts, however, the last few years, he has been working towards fulfilling a lifelong dream to start a guide business of his own, which better aligns with his passion for the outdoors. Ian has spent the majority of his life chasing stripers along the coastline from Kittery to Bath and became a USCG licensed Captain with his 25 Gross Ton Masters in the winter of 2023. ​Ian enjoys building and repairing cedar strip canoes that he uses up north on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. In his spare time, you can find Ian hunting, fly fishing, surfcasting for striped bass along the coast of Maine, and spending time in Rangeley at Saddleback with his wife, Megan and their two boys, Jackson and Richmond.

Captain Mike Yorke began lobstering and fishing out of Perkins Cove at the age of nine, continuing a proud maritime tradition that traces back to his great-great-grandfather, Eben Ramsdell. ​ Captain Yorke’s professional maritime career began as captain of the tour boat at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. He later took the helm of the Rugosa, a lobster demonstration boat in Kennebunkport, before being recruited by a fellow captain to serve as Chief Mate for Blount Small Ship Adventures (formerly the American Canadian Caribbean Line). Over five years with Blount, he traveled extensively throughout North and South America. Returning to Maine, Captain Yorke served aboard the Maine Responder, an oil spill recovery vessel based in Portland. He later took command of the NRC Energy, another oil recovery ship stationed in Grand Isle, Louisiana. Following this, he joined TradeWinds Towing, an offshore tugboat company out of New Orleans, where his voyages took him through the Panama Canal and across the Atlantic to Africa. ​ After a year in the towing and salvage industry in Boston Harbor, Captain Yorke returned to his roots in Maine. With over 24 years as a licensed mariner and a 200 Ton Master license, he now serves as a Harbor Master in Southern Maine. He also captains Miss Rosie part-time for Pine Island Guide Service, sharing his passion for the sea with visitors and locals alike.

Captain Zachaios Fitts is a registered Maine tidewater guide who brings over five years of hands-on experience to Pine Island Guide Service. ​With a strong background in commercial fishing, Zachaios works in the lobster, scallop, and tuna commercial fisheries throughout the gulf of Maine. He has delivered boats from Gloucester to Nova Scotia on a few occasions and currently holds a USCG 50 ton inland masters and 50 ton near coastal OUPV license. This will be Zachaios’s first year and he looks forward to guiding clients and helping them achieve memories and experiences that will last a lifetime on the coast of Maine. ​ When he’s not on the water, Zachaios enjoys hunting and restoring his project car, always seeking the next challenge, whether on land or sea. Captain Fitts brings both expertise and passion to every journey.