Florida Straits Sportfishing
Key West Fishing Charters
Private Offshore, Reef, Inshore and Family Fishing Trips
Florida Straits Sportfishing
At Florida Straits Sportfishing, we treat every guest like part of our fishing family. Our experienced, US Coast Guard-licensed captains create personalized Key West fishing charters for beginners, families, and seasoned anglers. From inshore and reef fishing to offshore trophy fishing, deep dropping, kite fishing, shark fishing, sailfish trips, swordfishing, and Dry Tortugas adventures, we tailor every trip around your goals. Departing from A&B Marina, our private fishing charters include quality tackle, local knowledge, and hands-on guidance. Whether you want nonstop action or a relaxing sandbar trip, we’re ready to make your Key West adventure unforgettable from start to finish.
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Built for Unforgettable Fishing Trips
Local Key West Expertise
We know the waters surrounding Key West, including its reefs, wrecks, deep-water structures, backcountry flats, and seasonal fishing patterns. Our experienced captains use that knowledge to select the most productive locations and techniques.
Personalized Charter Experiences
We tailor every trip to the group’s experience, interests, and fishing goals. Whether we’re hosting a family with children or experienced anglers pursuing trophy fish, we provide attentive, hands-on guidance.
Professional Boats and Equipment
We operate tournament-ready boats equipped with premium tackle, radar, GPS, sonar, and essential safety equipment. We provide the gear and preparation needed for productive inshore, reef, wreck, and offshore fishing.
Exceptional Variety and Convenience
We offer everything from family fishing and sandbar excursions to shark, sailfish, swordfish, and Dry Tortugas trips. We depart from A&B Marina in Key West, conveniently located near Duval Street.
OUR SERVICES
Guided Key West Charters Built Around Every Angler
Inshore & Family Fishing Charters
Calm backcountry flats behind the island make this our easiest trip for kids and first-timers. Expect tarpon, snapper, jacks, and plenty of light-tackle action within sight of shore, with hands-on coaching from our crew the entire way.
Reef & Wreck Fishing Charters
Just a few miles out, the reef line and sunken wrecks hold yellowtail, mutton snapper, grouper, and hard-pulling amberjack. We anchor or drift the structure and chum the water to bring the bite right to your rod.
Offshore & Deep-Sea Fishing Charters
Where the bottom falls into blue water, mahi, tuna, wahoo, and billfish patrol the current. We troll and live-bait the weed lines and color changes offshore for the fast, heavy fish that made Key West famous.
Deep-Dropping Fishing Charters
Down past 600 feet lives a world few anglers ever see. Using electric reels and heavy rigs, we target golden tilefish, snowy grouper, and queen snapper from the deep ledges on the calm-weather days this trip demands.
Kite Fishing Charters
Live baits dance on the surface beneath a flying kite, and the strikes happen right in front of you. This visual winter technique draws sailfish, blackfin tuna, and kingfish whenever steady breezes fill the sky.
Quality Comes First
Local Knowledge That Puts You On the Fish
A great day on the water starts long before the lines go in. As a family-owned, locally operated crew, Florida Straits Sportfishing
lives and fishes these waters, so we read the season, the tides, and the weather to point the boat where the bite is happening now. Every charter launches from A&B Marina on tournament-ready boats loaded with premium tackle, GPS sonar, and full safety gear. We keep trips personal and never crowded, so you get real coaching and room to fight your fish. From your first cast to the last photo at the dock, we handle the details in Key West, FL.
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Captains Who Know These Waters
Our US Coast Guard-licensed captains bring 15+ years on Key West's flats, reefs, and offshore grounds, sharing that knowledge freely and putting you in the right spot at the right time to actually catch fish.
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Personal Trips, Never Crowded
You will not be crammed onto a party boat here. Every charter is private and built around your goals, whether that means nonstop backcountry action for the kids or a quiet offshore hunt for one big trophy.
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Frequently Asked Question
What is the best month to go fishing in Key West?
There is no wrong month here, only different targets. Sailfish and tuna dominate the cool winter, while tarpon and mahi flood in through spring and summer. Reef snapper bite hard all year, so we match every trip to the season.
What kinds of fish can you catch on a Key West charter?
The variety is remarkable. On a Florida Straits Sportfishing charter out of Key West, FL you might land yellowtail and mutton snapper, grouper, mahi, tuna, wahoo, sailfish, tarpon, permit, amberjack, or sharks, all within reach of one port.
What's the difference between inshore, reef, and offshore fishing here?
Inshore means calm backcountry flats close to land for tarpon and snapper. Reef fishing works structure a few miles out for snapper and grouper. Offshore runs into deep blue water for fast pelagics like mahi, tuna, and billfish.
Are your charters good for beginners and young kids?
Absolutely. Our backcountry and reef trips stay close to shore in gentler water, and our crew rigs the rods, baits the hooks, and coaches every cast. Plenty of first-timers and children land their very first fish with us.
Land the Catch You'll Talk About for Years in Key West, FL
The Florida Straits push warm, fish-filled current within a few miles of the docks, which is why Key West holds sailfish, mahi, tuna, snapper, and grouper almost year round. Florida Straits Sportfishing turns that advantage into your day on the water, matching every trip to the season, the weather, and exactly what you want to catch. We run inshore and family trips, reef and wreck bottom fishing, offshore and deep-sea runs, deep-dropping, kite fishing, and specialty charters for swordfish, sharks, sailfish, and the Dry Tortugas. Departing A&B Marina with US Coast Guard-licensed captains and tournament-ready boats, we put beginners, families, and seasoned anglers on fish across Key West, FL.
