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.
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 Largo
JD Outdoor Adventures
Open at 5:30 in the morning on weekends and not closing until 9, which is the kind of hours a bait shop keeps when it means it. Live and frozen bait, tackle, and a floor full of poling skiffs from Gheenoe, Matecumbe, SkimmerSkiff and Floyd.
Key West
Fury Water Adventures
Catamarans, parasails, jet skis and a glass bottom boat, running from several docks around Key West including the Historic Seaport and Opal Key. They also rent the golf carts and bikes for the part of the trip that happens on land.
Islamorada
Three Waters Resort & Marina
The old Postcard Inn at mile marker 84, reborn in 2024 as a 214 room Tribute Portfolio resort across 15 waterfront acres, with three pools, three beaches and a 72 slip marina. The Cove is the adults-only half, 63 king rooms around a private beach lagoon.
Meetings Max
120
Total Space
1680 sq ft
Largest Room
1680 sq ft
The Lower Keys
Key West On Fly
Key West On Fly is a collective of four independent fly fishing guides offering expert flats, backcountry, and Everglades National Park charters out of Big Pine Key in the Lower Florida Keys.
The Lower Keys
Torch Key Charters
Torch Key Charters offers guided flats and backcountry fishing for bonefish, permit, tarpon, and shark throughout the Lower Florida Keys from Little Torch Key with Captain Danny Clark.
Key West
Salt Creek Fishing Charters
Salt Creek Fishing Charters — inshore, flats & near‑shore fishing trips in Key West where Captain Alex Harmon guides you to tarpon, bonefish, permit & snapper in a fully‑equipped bay boat.
Islamorada
Dog House Charters
Dog House Sportfishing Charters — premier full-day sportfishing adventures in Islamorada targeting sailfish, mahi-mahi, tuna and more.
Islamorada
Cayo Vida Marina
A small working marina on Old Highway at the top end of Islamorada, open from 6 in the morning for people who are actually going fishing. Live and frozen bait at the counter, charter boats on the dock, and Cayo Vida shirts on your way out.
Key Largo
FnR Charters
FnR Charters — versatile private fishing trips in Key Largo, Florida Keys covering flats, back-country and deep-sea adventures.
Key West
Key West Extreme Adventures
Eco shark & wildlife tours aboard a custom catamaran in Key West
Key West
Outta Line Charters
Private Fishing Charter – customized sportfishing trips in the Florida Keys, where expert guides and tailored adventures deliver unforgettable catches.
Islamorada
Leatherneck Backcountry Fishing
Leatherneck Backcountry Fishing — veteran-owned Islamorada charter offering unforgettable backcountry, flats, and inshore fishing adventures in the Florida Keys.
The Lower Keys
Reel Escape Sportfishing
Reel Escape Sportfishing offers customized offshore, inshore deep-drop, swordfish, lobster, sandbar, and snorkeling charters out of Big Pine Key in the Lower Florida Keys with Captain Chris, a USCG-licensed captain with 18-plus years of coastal and offshore experience.
Marathon
Fishing Kings
Marathon Fishing Kings — private reef, wreck & offshore fishing charters in Marathon, where expert guidance meets trophy-fish potential.
