McCoy's River & Marsh Tours

SHOWING GODS CREATION - God has placed the beauty around us for our enjoyment - ENJOY IT TODAY!

Our Business

Sometimes in life you have to make lemonade out of lemons! Our business was started out of a couple of circumstances in our lifes. Capt. Lynn McCoy worked for Rohm & Haas, a chemical plant. There, he was an operator and supervisor for 18 years before the company shut down in 2001. Out of a job, Lynn and his brother Capt. Benny McCoy, who had previously been laid off from his job at Halter Marine (shipbuilding) the same year after 22 years of service due to the company going bankrupt, decided to turn to thier love of the river and nature into a family business.

We started our business with the money we had for retirement, since the banks in the area was relunctant to loan money for such a venture. 

Our business grew to the point in 2005 that Capt. Benny started full time in the business in July 2005. This was a month before Katrina. Needless to say Katrina knock us down (another lemon) but not out. The business was ran sparingly due to lack of tourist during the year following Katrina.

We work other jobs to keep the business and our personal bills paid. Capt. Lynn is a Mississippi Department of Wildlife Game Manager for the Ward Bayou Wildlife Game Refuge on the river. He has been a MS. Department of Wildlife nuisance alligator trapper since 1995. (He still has all of his fingers)

Capt. Benny when he is not doing tours he is a carpenter and plumber for a local contractor. (He is missing three of his fingers) No need to tell you who handles alligators better!

We started this business out of love for nature and a hope that someday we can make a living doing something that we love to do - Showing Gods Creation!   

Who We Are

Benny & Gay McCoy - has three children: Heather, Garrett, and Kelsey.  Heather is married to Emanual Cecchi and has our only grand-child who's name is Walker.

Lynn & Hazel McCoy - has four children: Josh, Adrian, Levi and Layton. Josh & Cassie has one child Jayden. Adrian is married to Ryan Rawls and they have three children Macee, Rylan and Milee.