Captain Jeffrey Cardenas offers personalised guided fishing around the Key West area in addition to his customised exploratory trips around the Bahamas and beyond. If you fancy a tailor-made wilderness bonefishing trip, Jeffrey could be the man to make it happen.
Captain Bob Beighley is your guide at Double Haul Charters, specializing in sight fishing the shallow waters of the Lower Keys for bonefish, tarpon, permit, shark, barracuda and more. He offers a multi-disciplined approach, catering to light-tackle spin fishermen and fly-fishermen alike.
Captain Pete’s ‘Islamorada on the Fly’ charters specialize in fly and light-tackle fishing on the flats and backcountry of Islamorada, Florida Bay and Florida Keys.
Sitting in the heart of Islamorada, the ‘Sportfishing Capital of the World’, Bud n’ Mary’s is a legendary place – since 1944, it has been home to more than 40 offshore and backcountry fishing captains, the subject of countless magazine articles and TV shows, and gateway to some of the region’s finest fishing. Whatever your fishing poison, you’ll find the right Islamorada fishing charter here.
Host Gordon Baggett proudly claims this place to be the only inclusive fishing lodge in the Florida Keys. It’s quite a place too – a luxurious five-room hideaway in the heart of the Keys, with superb amenities and service, and fully-customisable fishing program that focuses on sight-fishing for bonefish, tarpon and permit.
Italian owner Mario has stamped his personality on this small, stylish and homely posada in Gran Roque. Friendly and intimate, this is a great option for the fisherman travelling with a spouse/loved ones. They’ll be well looked after while you wade the flats in search of bonefish.
Not a dedicated fishing lodge, but this excellent posada is the choice of many visiting angler and is well used to both fishing and non-fishing guests. With 11 rooms, a renowned restaurant and laid-back island feel, this is a perfect place to unwind after a long day on the flats hunting bonefish.
This small operation on Gran Roque caters for up to 10 guests at a time. Enthusiastic and dedicated guides specialise in flats fishing for bonefish, permit and tarpon, with plenty of other species also available.
A chain of roughly 1,700 islands stretching for 113 miles from Miami to Key West and quite simply a fisherman’s paradise. What makes this place so special is not just the consistently excellent sport, or the stunning backdrop (thought that all helps, certainly) but the sheer variety.
Heading to the Upper Keys puts you within easy range of the Everglades and sport from snook, tarpon and redfish, head a little further south and you’re in Islamorada where a mixture of red-hot deep-sea fishing and incredible backcountry fishing have helped earn this place the tag of “sportfishing capital of the world”. That trend continues down into the Lower Keys and Marquesas, where the tarpon is royalty, permit are worshipped and bonefish grow to incredible sizes. And if you fancy something a little laid-back, party boats and split charter reef-fishing options abound in Key West. Get in the car, head down Route 1, stop anywhere you like and start fishing – you can’t go wrong.
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A luxury fishing and diving resort on Belize’s fabled Turneffe Atoll, offering fishermen a gateway to some of the finest flats fishing in the Caribbean or simply a beautiful upscale resort to relax in. Offering a combination of diving, fishing or standard packages, this is a great option for the fisherman travelling with family.
