Shallow Phins Charters

Shallow Phins Charters is a Lower Florida Keys flats and backcountry fishing guide service based on Big Pine Key, offering fly fishing and light tackle charters for some of the world's most sought-after saltwater gamefish with Captain Ryan Phinney. The charter covers an expansive fishing territory spanning Key West, Sugarloaf Key, and Big Pine Key, targeting permit, bonefish, tarpon, jacks, mackerel, barracuda, snapper, and grouper across the shallow Atlantic-side flats and the renowned Gulf-side backcountry — a sprawling network of mangrove islands, channels, and bridges unique to the Lower Florida Keys. Shallow Phins Charters is suited for both fly fishing enthusiasts and light tackle anglers, with Captain Phinney providing a personalized, expert-guided experience on some of the most spectacular and diverse flats fishing grounds in North America. Anglers can expect crystal-clear water, intimate access to remote backcountry, and the thrill of sight fishing in depths as shallow as six inches.