Do you like to go fishing? Have you ever gone deep sea fishing or reef fishing? Key West, Florida is one of the best places to go fishing anywhere in the World. Unless you know the ropes though, you could find your self fishing but not catching fish. The trick is to go with the pros. The captains who run the Key West fishing charters are seasoned fishermen who know how to come home with a boatload of fish.
Some of the Key West fishing captains have been running charters for 30 and even 40 years. They pride themselves in making sure you go home with the biggest fish story of your life, with pictures to prove it. Some fishing captains specialize in one type of fishing such as flats fishing or reef fishing. Some do it all, depending on conditions, seasons and customer preferences.
You might be thinking that you can just rent a boat and go it on your own. Keep in mind that Key West is known World wide as one of the best fishing locations anywhere. They come to Key West in droves hoping to catch fish. That means the most easily found spots are fished out. Also, specific types of fish are caught most easily if your rig and bait are set up for that particular type of fish.
The way to catch fish in the waters of Key West is to take advantage of the Key West fishing charters and their captains. They have the knowledge, experience and the equipment to make your trip not only successful but fun. Most of the charter boats are equipped with the luxuries you should expect on a sea going yacht.
You can take a small skiff into the backcountry and catch many different kinds of smaller fish. Smaller fish meaning up to about 50 pounds. Most are a great deal of fun to catch, like the bone fish. You can catch sea trout or red fish or tarpon.
You can fish the flats for bonefish, yellow jack, snapper and tarpon. The tarpon that stay out in the flats can get pretty big, well over 200 lbs. They're not only big, they're long, lean and strong. They're built for speed. Flats fishing can be a whole lot of fun.
Most of the Key West fishing charters include charters to the reefs and wrecks. You can fish the surface with live bait and catch barracuda, sailfish, bonito, tuna and blue fish. You can drop a live bait to the bottom and catch grouper or snapper or wahoo and dolphin. Most can deliver excellent action and most are also excellent to eat.
If you're after the big game fish like sailfish, swordfish or marlin, you want an offshore deep sea charter. The charters you can book out of Key West that specialize in big game fishing are a little pricey but the boats are pristine, the captains are the best in the World and the fishing is the best in the World.
Go fish! Trust the captains that run the pro Key West fishing charters and you're sure to come back in with fish.
