islamorada area Captains?

[Oswego Born]

I am looking to go fishing in the Islamorada area in March - Monday to Friday type trip. Fish 3 days. Looking for captains in the area to fish with. Place to stay also. Any good ideas? A captain that wont mind you having a beer or 20 on his boat.

Thanks.

Shane

[antney1]

I would recommend Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key

http://www.hawkscay.com/florida-keys-fishing-charters

[Pike Hunter]

Lucky you!

I have charted Tiki Charter Fishing. This captain is a 3rd generation captain. http://fishfloridakeys.com/tikicharters/ Captain Roy Lindback respects the sea and he will take you to find fish whatever you wish.

We stayed at a nice beach front condo - Caloosa Cove Resort.

Be sure to dine at Lazy Days resturant.

Darn it, I really missed that place!

Please share with the group about your fishing story to come.

[Captain Carl Bish]

I recommend "Dirty Boat" out of Robbie's in Islamorada

www.robbies.com

Capt. Joe Saba.

I fished with him last year and will be fishing again with him on April 2.

He fishes hard and will do what is needed to catch fish.

You can check out "Dirty Boat" on Facebook

[Missdemeanor]

http://killerwhite.net/charter-boat.html

[pointless]

I am looking to go fishing in the Islamorada area in March - Monday to Friday type trip. Fish 3 days. Looking for captains in the area to fish with. Place to stay also. Any good ideas? A captain that wont mind you having a beer or 20 on his boat.

Thanks.

Shane

We went down to Islamorada in late January for three days.  The first day we did some back country fishing with Capt. Troy Mell .  Caught a ton of Makrel and trout.  Capt Troy has a weekly fishing show that is broadcast in the southeast on Comcast.  He sets up a video camera while you are fishing, then usually incorporates footage from your trip into his show.  The show can be seen on his website.  Early Jan is not the best for the backcountry.  You will probably have better luck in March, since the Tarpon, Red Fish, Permit and Bonefish are more active....  The next two days, we went deep sea fishing with Capt. Skip Bradeen.  He has been chartering the last 30-years in Islamorada.  We had an excellent time and caught multiple species; dolphin, shark, grouper, wahoo and red snapper.  The only thing missing was the sailfish - i had one on, but tried to horse it in like a bass - northern rookie mistake!  Still makes me sick!  If you go with Capt. Skip, he has two boats, so make sure to specify that you want to go with him and his deckmate Wayne.  They are a great pair, and you are sure to have a great time.  

 

We had many beers on both boats, so that is not a problem.  Capt. Skip and Wayne will have a few with you while they fillet your catch once back at port.  Regardless who you choose, definitely bring some of your fillets to Lazy Days restaurant.  They will prepare anyway you like for ~$14.99.  Comes with salad and side dish's.  Another great place that will cook your catch is the Outback, which is attached to the Hampton Inn.  Go around back and they have a great Tiki bar, where you can sit outside and enjoy dinner/drinks to some live music.

 

Most likely you'll catch more than you can eat.  We went to the Islamorada Fish Company and had 40lbs packed in a cooler with dry ice for the trip back home.  They are located at the BassPro Shop.

 

Here are the captains websites:

 

Backcountry:  Captain Troy Mell - www.reelmello.com

Deep Sea:  Captain Skip Bradeen - www.bluechiptoo.com

[rusty1034]

We did a 12 hr offshore and a 4 hr shark trip with Cpt. Easy out of Islamorada. Had a great time.

 

http://www.captaineasycharters.com/Capt._easy_fishing_charters.php

[lavarock64]

Shane-

 

I've been going to the keys the last few year's hand have learned a LOT.

 

You have 3 types of fishing to try. Reef fishing on the Atlantic side, Deep Water (big game) fishing on the Atlantic side and back country fishing on the gulf side. 

 

I have yet to go for big game.  For reef and back country look no further than Capt. Freddie (let him know Chris from NY sent you - he has a summer place in the finger lakes).  CaptainFreddie.com

 

Hoghaven and the OV are fantastic bars that do a great and reasonable job cooking your catch.

 

Good Luck, Chris