Fishing
From backcountry flats to the deep blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf, the Florida Keys are an angler’s dream. Cast for bonefish, tarpon, and permit in skinny water, or chase sailfish, mahi, and tuna offshore—the variety is unmatched. Local captains and charters know where the action is, whether you’re after a record catch or dinner for the grill. With easy access from every island, fishing here is less about luck and more about adventure. Rods ready? The Keys are always biting.
Fishing Information
All the details you need: licenses, regulations, videos, styles, and tips to make your Florida Keys fishing excursion a keeper.
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...
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.
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.
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Islamorada
Under The Radar Charters
Under The Radar Charters — back‑country and flats fishing in Islamorada where expert fly‑ and light‑tackle guide Riley Holden takes anglers into shallow‑water hotspots for tarpon, redfish, snook, bonefish and more.
Key West
C Hawk Charters
C Hawk Charters offers guided flats and backcountry fishing for tarpon, bonefish, permit, shark, and barracuda in Key West with Captain Mike Cyr, a Key West native guide with over 30 years of experience.
The Lower Keys
Mile Marker 27 Fishing Charters
Mile Marker 27 Fishing Charters offers personalized backcountry and inshore fishing trips in the lower Florida Keys. Captain Jim Loftus, with over 30 years of experience, provides a tailored experience for anglers of all ages and skill levels. All necessary gear, licenses, and fish cleaning services are included.
Key West
Key West Charter Fishing – Shallows
Key West Charter Fishing – Shallows offers catch-and-release light tackle and fly fishing charters for lane snapper, spotted seatrout, mutton snapper, tarpon, yellowtail snapper, and pompano in the shallow inshore waters of Key West aboard a 19-foot Xplor skiff with Captain Blake.
The Lower Keys
Chaos Theory Charters
Chaos Theory Charters offers guided fly fishing and light tackle sight fishing for bonefish, permit, tarpon, barracuda, and sharks throughout the Lower Florida Keys and Key West with Captain Rob Kramarz.
Key West
Fishy Business Charters
Offshore, reef, and backcountry fishing charters aboard a 36’ Front Runner Center Console with Captain Eric Evans.
Islamorada
6th Generation Charters
6th Generation Charters — multi-generational Keys fishing charter delivering sportfishing, back-country flats and sand-bar adventures in Islamorada.
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.
Key West
RideOut Charters Key West
RideOut Charters Key West offers offshore, reef, wreck, and inshore fishing charters for up to six anglers aboard a 28-foot Whitewater with Captain Nick Collins, a Key West guide with seven years of Keys diving and fishing experience and a 4.9-star rating across 74 FishingBooker reviews.
Marathon
Ana Banana Fishing Company
Ana Banana Fishing Company is a third-generation, father-and-son operated Marathon fishing charter with a six-boat fleet, a no-fish-no-pay guarantee, and 25+ years of experience targeting offshore, inshore, reef, flats, and backcountry species year-round.
Islamorada
Islamorada Spearfishing Adventures
Islamorada Spearfishing Adventures is Islamorada's premier spearfishing charter led by Captain Jordi, a Florida Keys-raised PADI Scuba Instructor with 16 years of diving experience, offering private spearfishing, lobster hunting, scuba diving, freediving, and snorkeling charters with a 5.0-star rating across 100-plus reviews.
Islamorada
Triple D Charters
Triple D Charters — inshore & back‑country flats fishing in Islamorada with Captain Aaron “Nick” Dykes, aboard a 24′ South Shore skiff accessing the Keys’ pristine shallow water.
Islamorada
Zoned In Charters
Zoned In Charters offers expert guided flats, back‑country, and fly fishing adventures around Islamorada and Key Largo, Florida for anglers of all skill levels.
