What to expect on a Florida Keys Fishing Charter

The months of November thru March we primarily use live bait , light tackle and fish for the Atlantic sailfish. On the surface in addition to sailfish we will catch dolphin (mahi-mahi), tuna, wahoo, cobia and other species. The sailfish being a bill fish is catch and release, it also is one of the fastest fish in the ocean putting on an acrobatic show when hooked up. The sailfishing is done approximately 5 miles offshore, just outside the main reef line that protects the Florida Keys. Key Largo, with its numerous coral reefs offers some of the finest sailfishing in the world.

In addition to our surface baits, we will also run lines on bottom with live bait, these will produce grouper, snapper, yellow tail, jacks, kingfish, sharks and barracuda. Our fishing trip will start off with us stopping at one of the bait patches to get live bait, once our bait is full with ballyhoo and other baits, we will head to the edge of the reef and the action begins. While on the bait patch we also put rods out for grouper and snapper, nothing like starting the trip with some excellent eating table fare.

Hooking into a tail walking sailfish is a thrill of a lifetime for our clients. All edible fish are cleaned and filleted by our crew for you to enjoy, and all our local restaurants will cook your catch Keys style.

The months of April thru October we will primarily be fishing for Dolphin(mahi-mahi). We will also catch Tuna, wahoo, sailfish, Marlin, shark, Amberjack and others. The dolphin population explodes in spring and summer months and most days we limit out, 10 mahi per person. We will primarily be trolling rigged baits and lures to attract the dolphin, they will range from 5 lbs to 60 lbs per fish. Once a school is located and a fish hooked up, we will keep one in the water to attract the others, it is not unusual to have 40-100 behind the boat in a feeding frenzy. We then use light spinning rods to hook up the mahi, it is not unusual to have 5 or 6 hooked up at the same time. One of the greatest excitements in Keys Fishing is hooking into the dolphin and watching the acrobatics, they put on quite a show.

When back at dock our captain will clean and bag all of your fish for you to enjoy or have cooked at a local restaurant.

We can fish the reefs and wrecks year round and this is normally in calm waters. Key Largo and the Florida Keys are known for having the only living coral reefs in the United States, making it the premier Location for reef fishing. We have a wide variety of fish (500 species) living on our coral reefs.

Reef fishing is perfect for families, the young ones enjoy this, as they are actually holding a fishing rod in their hands. Also first time anglers can get a taste of Ocean fishing. Reef and Wreck fishing is also a good alternative when the weather gets rough or windy.

Our reef fishing charter will normally be at anchor at one of our beautiful blue water coral reefs. Once we get anchored and throw out the chum the feeding frenzy begins. On the reefs we will catch grouper, mutton snapper, grey snapper, mangrove snapper, yellow tail snapper, sharks, barracuda, hogfish, mackerel and sting rays. While reef fishing you can always see bottom plus see the beautiful shoreline. Just to name a few species.

Reef fishing is a great experience in the Keys as the action is non stop. An excellent time for reef fishing is late afternoon when the sun is down some, also it is a beautiful time on the water. Seeing a Florida Keys sunset is also a bonus. Upon our return we will clean and bag your fish for you to enjoy.