Fishing
From skinny-water flats to deep-blue runs offshore, The Florida Keys give anglers plenty of ways to bend a rod. Sight-cast for Bonefish, Tarpon and Permit in the backcountry, or head for open water in search of Sailfish, Mahi-Mahi, Tuna and more. Local captains know the tides, the bite and the spots worth chasing, whether you’re hoping for a personal best or fresh catch for dinner. Around here, the hardest part is deciding where to fish first.
Fishing Information
Everything you need to plan a Florida Keys fishing trip, from finding and booking a local charter to checking the best times to target different...
Sportfishing History in The Florida Keys
Renowned worldwide as a legendary angling destination, The Florida Keys helped pioneer backcountry sportfishing, saltwater fly fishing and light-tackle angling. Celebrated captains such as Jimmie Albright, Cecil Keith, Billy Knowles and Richard Stanczyk Sr. shaped the sport, while famous anglers including Ted Williams, Ernest Hemingway, Zane Grey and Presidents Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman and George H.W. Bush added to the island chain’s enduring fishing legacy.
Florida Keys Fishing Tournaments
The Florida Keys is a famous for fishing tournaments. Check our list highlighting some of the many tournaments taking place throughout the year.
Florida Keys Lobster Season
Every year, thousands of locals and visitors dive into spiny lobster season, a favorite Florida Keys tradition. The Florida Fish and Wildlife...
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Key West
Conch Queen Charters
Conch Queen Charters offers light tackle reef and offshore fishing, snorkeling, sandbar, lobster, and stone crab trap adventures in Key West and the Lower Keys aboard a 26-foot TwinVee with Captain Jojo, a third-generation Key West native.
Islamorada
Midnight Fly Charters
Experience expert fly, spin & light tackle fishing with Captain Mark on the waters of Islamorada.
Islamorada
Bud N Mary's Fishing Marina
Bud n' Mary's has been sending boats out of Islamorada since 1944, and on any given morning there are more than 40 captains and guides working these docks at mile marker 79.8. Book a charter, eat breakfast at the grill before you shove off, and sleep on a houseboat tied up right there when you get back.
Key West
Island to island charters
Island to Island Charters — private eco-tours, sandbar adventures and fishing excursions from Key West’s Garrison Bight Marina.
Key Largo
Fish Whisperer Charter Boat
Fish Whisperer FL Keys — premium private fishing charters based in Key Largo, Florida Keys aboard a 32-ft SeaVee.
Key West
Flying Fish Charters
Flying Fish Charters offers light tackle and fly fishing charters for tarpon, permit, bonefish, redfish, and snook on the backcountry flats of Key West with Captain Jamie Connell.
Islamorada
White Waters Paradise Bait & Tackle
Open at 7 every morning, seven days a week, at mile marker 74.5 with live shrimp and crabs in the tanks and everything you need for lobster season. It shares a roof with Lobster Walk, so you can buy bait on the way out and dinner on the way back.
Key West
Six Fins Charters
Private luxury boat and jet ski charters in Key West — explore hidden reefs, sandbars, and dolphin playgrounds.
Islamorada
Hooligan Sportfishing
Hooligan Sportfishing — top-rated private fishing charters out of Islamorada, Florida Keys, led by Captain Sal Gozzo.
The Lower Keys
Fair Winds Flats Fishing Charters
Fair Winds Fishing Charters offers guided flats fishing charters from Summerland Key in the Lower Florida Keys targeting tarpon, bonefish, permit, barracuda, and other inshore species.
Islamorada
Mangrove Marina
Full-service marina in Tavernier offering wet slips, dry storage, houseboat rentals & resort amenities in a protected mangrove setting.
The Lower Keys
Feelin' Fishy Charters
Feelin' Fishy Charters offers flats fly fishing and spin fishing charters for bonefish, permit, tarpon, and barracuda throughout the Lower Florida Keys from Big Pine Key to Key West.
The Lower Keys
World Angling
World Angling, founded by Captain Will Benson in 1999, offers expert fly fishing charters in Key West, specializing in tarpon, permit, bonefish, and barracuda.
Islamorada
Skins and Fins Charters
Skins and Fins Charters runs guided flats and back-country fishing trips out of Islamorada at 81924 Overseas Highway, led by captains Ted and Donnie Benbow. The father-and-son team takes small groups out after tarpon, bonefish, redfish, and more, for anglers of every level.
Islamorada
Coral Sea Charters
Coral Sea Charters — premier private fishing charters in Islamorada offering offshore, reef and inshore adventures under Capt. Joe Snyder.
