Key West Fishing Connection

Key West Fishing Connection is a Stock Island-based private charter fishing service operated by Captain Daniel Zier, a Florida Keys native who spent his first 20 years in Key Largo and has fished the full stretch of the Keys from the Dry Tortugas to Miami for over 40 years, including seven years on a 65-foot Key Largo party boat where he mastered deep reef fishing for big snapper and grouper. Captain Dan operates from Stock Island — just minutes from Key West — on a 22-foot Lake and Bay center console capable of both shallow inshore waters and deeper reef fishing, offering 4 to 6-hour customized charters targeting tarpon, shark, goliath grouper, yellowtail snapper, mangrove snapper, grouper, barracuda, blacktip shark, and bull shark for up to four anglers. Key West Fishing Connection has earned a 5.0-star rating across 174 reviews on FishingBooker, making it one of the highest-rated charters in all of the Florida Keys, with guests consistently praising Captain Dan's 40-plus years of local knowledge, high-energy personality, and consistent fish production. All fishing licenses, rods, reels, live bait, and tackle are included, with Captain Dan and his full-time first mate Shawn Smith handling all bait prep and fish cleaning.