The Key West charter operators you can book online, and the water each runs. The others our scan confirmed are named too, with why they are not listed.
Each business once, with the water it runs and its Google rating on the card. Listed alphabetically — booking online first is a convenience, not a ranking, and nothing here is ordered by how good anyone is.
For what customers say about each one, see our Key West fishing charter reviews.
Photo: Above The Cut Charters
5.0 Google · 83 reviews · read 4 October 2026
Four of you on a 24ft Edgewater bay boat, gear included. Four, six or eight hours. The one to look at is the sunrise tarpon charter — an early start for the silver king, and the only trip where they name the fish. Snapper the rest of the time.
Photo: Blind Squirrel - Key West Florida Fishing
4.7 Google · 53 reviews · read 4 October 2026
A fleet, not a boat. Capt. Mike Weinhofer runs Blind Squirrel at 63 feet, Compass Rose at 39, Windy Day at 40 and Even Keel at 25, with a crew of charter captains. Pick the hull that fits your group. A Dry Tortugas day and a shrimp boat charter run off the same listing.
Photo: Boa Vida Charters
5.0 Google · 44 reviews · read 4 October 2026
Two boats at Garrison Bight: a 30ft Seavee and a 34ft Crusader. Rods, tackle, ice, water and your fishing licence are in the price, and they fillet the catch at the dock. Half, three-quarter or full day running offshore for sailfish, mahi, tuna and wahoo.
Photo: Captain Conch Charters
Six trips on one listing: private, split and party. That is the widest spread of party sizes in Key West, so a couple and a group of ten both have an option. Reef and wreck fishing for snapper, grouper and amberjack. Book online direct.
Photo: Charter Boat Linda D
4.8 Google · 276 reviews · read 4 October 2026
Fishing Key West since 1938 — the oldest claim on this page by fifty years. Four generations of one family have run her. Reef and offshore for snapper, grouper, amberjack, sailfish and mahi. You are booking a piece of the town's history as much as a day on the water.
Photo: Conch 'N Around Charters
4.9 Google · 65 reviews · read 4 October 2026
Spearfishing only, with a licensed local captain, at four, six or eight hours for up to six. The trip worth knowing about runs to the Dry Tortugas — roughly seventy miles west, ten hours door to door. That is a different day out from a reef run.
Photo: Cora Beth Fishing
5.0 Google · 845 reviews · read 4 October 2026
A party boat carrying up to 26, fishing within fifteen miles of Key West. The five-hour reef trip runs daily for yellowtail, mutton and grouper. Fridays add a four-hour sunset snapper trip. Private charters take up to 30. She leaves from C Dock, Margaret Street.
Photo: Eva Marie - Key West Fishing Charters
4.9 Google · 53 reviews · read 4 October 2026
A 43-foot Torres with a salon, a galley and a working head, sleeping up to six. If you feel the chop, this is the boat to pick. A private charter and an After Hours trip are listed. Sailfish, mahi, blackfin and kingfish offshore.
Photo: Florida Straits Sportfishing
5.0 Google · 30 reviews · read 4 October 2026
Leaves from A&B Marina, a short walk off Duval Street. Trips run from two hours to twelve — the deepest range in Key West. Night trips target snapper, tarpon and shark. There is a ten-hour swordfish run and a twelve-hour Dry Tortugas day.
Photo: Gulfstream Fishing
4.8 Google · 1,667 reviews · read 4 October 2026
Key West's longest-running party boat, fishing since 1947 from Historic Charter Boat Row. Capt. Brandon Druckemiller was born on the island. The 10am reef trip runs six hours, the summer night trip five and a half. Yellowtail, mutton and grouper. They also run weddings and ash scatterings at sea.
Photo: Key West Conchlife Charters
4.9 Google · 68 reviews · read 4 October 2026
Running since 2018, and the widest spread on one account here: offshore, inshore and lobster fishing at four, six or eight hours for up to six people. Sandbar trips, snorkel tours and a sunset cruise fill the rest of the week. Pick your water before your trip length.
Photo: Key West Fishing Deals
4.8 Google · 1,019 reviews · read 4 October 2026
Family owned since 1965, now third generation under Capt. Christopher Baumgarten. Take a shared seat at four, six or eight hours and split the cost with strangers. Or book the 36ft offshore boat whole. There is a dedicated shark trip. Sailfish, mahi, kingfish and snapper.
Photo: Laid Back Key West
5.0 Google · 101 reviews · read 4 October 2026
Colorado Blue is a 32-foot Intrepid with twin engines, a real head and a freshwater shower. She has shade, and you will want it in July. Up to six people. Fishing is customisable, and the ten-hour Dry Tortugas day includes fuel. Lobstering runs in mini season.
Photo: Low Tide Charter
5.0 Google · 76 reviews · read 4 October 2026
A 25-foot Sea Hunt with a shallow draft, which is what lets her work the backcountry flats. Light-tackle fishing at four or six hours, four anglers, ages eight and up. Six of their eight trips are sandbar runs, so say you want to fish when you book.
Photo: Nice Guy Charters
5.0 Google · 74 reviews · read 4 October 2026
Twelve trips, from three hours to a full eight, and fishing is most of them. Sandbar charters and a bottlenose dolphin tour fill the rest. Their own website did not respond when this page was built, so everything here comes from their booking listing.
Photo: Recon Sportfishing Charters
5.0 Google · 59 reviews · read 4 October 2026
A 24-foot Pathfinder built for the shallows. Capt. Ryan Aper has guided Key West and the Marquesas for over a decade. Backcountry at half or full day for tarpon, permit and snapper. There is a sunset tarpon trip for anyone who wants the evening bite.
Photo: Salty Goat Fishing Charters
4.7 Google · 229 reviews · read 4 October 2026
A 50-foot Coast Guard inspected head boat on a 400HP turbo diesel, which gets you to the reef fast. Take the shared half day, 9am to 2pm, or book her privately. Shared is the cheapest way on to the water here. Snapper, grouper and shark.
Photo: Shadow Caster Charters
5.0 Google · 172 reviews · read 4 October 2026
Backcountry only, one to four anglers, with your Florida licence included. You sight fish for tarpon and permit in water you could stand up in. Summer and autumn they work shallow wrecks in 15 to 40 feet. Leaves from A&B Marina on Front Street.
Photo: Wet Dream Charters LLC
4.9 Google · 113 reviews · read 4 October 2026
Spearfishing is the lead here and what they are known for. Capt. Ben Covan is a Florida Keys native. Four to eight hours, up to six people, ages thirteen and up. Hogfish, grouper, snapper and lobster. Sandbar trips, eco tours and freediving fill the rest of the calendar.
Photo: Wrecked Charters
5.0 Google · 73 reviews · read 4 October 2026
Capt. Austin was born in Key West and has 25 years on the water. Eleven trips covering fishing, spearfishing, lobstering, scuba, snorkelling and sandbars, at four to eight hours for up to six people. You can combine two in a day, which most boats here will not do.
Start with the fishery, not the business. A scan of 172 candidate sites on 4 October 2026 found the 20 operators listed here, every one of which can be booked through this page, indexed below by whether they run flats, reef, offshore or multi-day trips — that choice narrows the list before any comparison of businesses begins. Operators who take bookings by phone, or through a system this page does not carry, are not listed.
Because the fishery is the expensive decision. The business is not. Flats, reef and offshore are three different days at similar prices. Choose wrong and the trip is wasted.
Ratings do not protect you from that. Every operator here has happy customers. Those customers booked the trip they wanted. A five-star flats guide is still wrong if you pictured a cooler of snapper.
Google ratings are shown where one has been read — 19 of the 20 carry one, read on 4 October 2026, each with its review count and that date. The rest are unrated, not badly rated: nobody has read a score for them, which is not the same as a poor one.
The ratings are not a ranking either. Every operator below takes online bookings, the cards run alphabetically, and this page does not order them against each other.
It is also not the whole fleet. Every operator on this page can be booked through it, and that is the filter — not quality, and not a judgement about the boats. Key West has operators who take bookings by phone or through another system, and one of them can be the best day you have on the water. They are simply not bookable from here. The dock guide lists operators by where they tie up, including ones this page cannot book.
Most operators run more than one kind of water, so several names appear in more than one list. Each links down to that operator's card.
Skinny water in a shallow skiff. Sight fishing for tarpon, permit and bonefish.
Key West Fishing Deals Shadow Caster Charters Low Tide Charter Key West Conchlife Charters Recon Sportfishing Charters Florida Straits Sportfishing
Closer in and steadier. Snapper, grouper and amberjack, with more bites in a day.
Charter Boat Linda D Captain Conch Charters Gulfstream Fishing Cora Beth Fishing Wet Dream Charters LLC Wrecked Charters Key West Conchlife Charters Conch 'N Around Charters Florida Straits Sportfishing
A long run to the Gulf Stream for sailfish, mahi and tuna. Fewer bites, bigger fish.
Charter Boat Linda D Captain Conch Charters Key West Fishing Deals Key West Conchlife Charters
Three to five days at sea, sleeping aboard. A different holiday, not a longer trip.
An empty cell means the operator does not publish it. It does not mean the answer is nothing.
| Operator | Fisheries | Since | Captains named | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Boat Linda D | Reef and wreck, Offshore | 1938 | 2 | FareHarbor |
| Captain Conch Charters | Reef and wreck, Offshore | — | — | FareHarbor |
| Gulfstream Fishing | Reef and wreck | 1947 | 1 | FareHarbor |
| Key West Fishing Deals | Offshore, Flats and backcountry | 1965 | 1 | FareHarbor |
| Cora Beth Fishing | Reef and wreck | — | — | FareHarbor |
| Salty Goat Fishing Charters | — | — | FareHarbor | |
| Shadow Caster Charters | Flats and backcountry | — | — | FareHarbor |
| Wet Dream Charters LLC | Reef and wreck | — | 1 | FareHarbor |
| Laid Back Key West | — | — | FareHarbor | |
| Above The Cut Charters | — | — | FareHarbor | |
| Low Tide Charter | Flats and backcountry | — | 1 | FareHarbor |
| Nice Guy Charters | — | — | FareHarbor | |
| Wrecked Charters | Reef and wreck | — | 1 | FareHarbor |
| Key West Conchlife Charters | Offshore, Reef and wreck, Flats and backcountry | 2018 | — | FareHarbor |
| Conch 'N Around Charters | Reef and wreck | — | — | FareHarbor |
| Recon Sportfishing Charters | Flats and backcountry | — | 1 | FareHarbor |
| Blind Squirrel - Key West Florida Fishing | — | 1 | FareHarbor | |
| Eva Marie - Key West Fishing Charters | — | — | FareHarbor | |
| Boa Vida Charters | — | — | FareHarbor | |
| Florida Straits Sportfishing | Reef and wreck, Flats and backcountry | — | — | FareHarbor |
Worth saying plainly, because it will happen to you too. Two domains named in search results as Key West charter companies are parked and for sale. One redirects to a sales lander. The other is a "contact with domain owner" page. Four more do not resolve at all.
That is a third of the candidate list. If a charter site looks thin, loads oddly, or carries no phone number, check it is a live business before you send a deposit.
No operator has paid to be included, excluded, ordered a particular way or described a particular way. No mechanism exists by which they could. Nobody was contacted for comment. See terms for how this site is funded.
The scan ran on 4 October 2026 and is re-run each season. Captains move between boats, businesses change hands, and sites get rebuilt.
If you fish these waters and something here reads as nonsense, tell us. A correction from somebody who was on the boat is worth more than the next scheduled scan.
Far more than this. This page covers the 20 confirmed by a scan of 172 candidate domains on 4 October 2026 — the ones with a live, readable site that is genuinely a Key West charter business. Four of the domains checked do not resolve at all and two are parked domains for sale, despite being named as operating companies in search results. Key West has a large fleet; this is a starting point, not a census.
Because the fishery is the decision that costs money. Flats, reef and offshore are three different days sold at similar prices, and booking the wrong one wastes the trip. A rating will not protect you from that — every operator has good reviews, and those reviews come from people who booked the trip they wanted. Google ratings are shown on the cards where one has been read, with the review count and the date read, but the page is ordered by water rather than by score.
More than we first thought: 20 of the 20 confirmed operators do. That number started at one and moved four times, and every move was the same mistake — checking one booking platform and reading the answer as whether the operator books online at all. 20 use FareHarbor and one uses VallyPro, which was only found by reading the menu on its own site. This page lists the FareHarbor 20; the rest are named further up. So expect to be able to book some of these online, expect to phone the others, and treat a phone-only operator as phone-only rather than as behind the times.
Whichever runs the fishery you decided on. Work out whether you want flats, reef or offshore before you compare businesses — that removes most of this list before you read a word about any of them. Then ask each survivor the same questions about the boat, the run and what happens if the weather turns.
No, and there is no mechanism by which they could. Nobody has paid to be included, excluded, ordered a particular way or described a particular way. Nobody was contacted for comment and nobody saw this page before it went up.
The scan ran on 4 October 2026 and is re-run each season. Between runs it drifts — captains move between boats, businesses change hands, and sites get rebuilt. If you find an entry that is wrong, tell us. A correction from somebody who was on the boat beats the next scheduled scan.
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Google · 83 reviews · read 4 October 2026 