| Introduction - If you plan to go fishing in the Florida | | | | permit, sailfish, shark, snapper, tarpon, wahoo, white |
| Keys area, the best option is to book a fishing | | | | marlin, and yellowfin tuna. Before booking your Florida |
| charter. Forget about the complications and leave the | | | | fishing charter, it is advisable you check a Florida |
| job to an experienced captain and his crew. They will | | | | Keys fishing calendar in order to know about the |
| take care of anglers, licenses, live bait, tackle and | | | | best recommended fishing dates for your favorite |
| cleaning of fish. They will also filet, package, and | | | | sportfish species. For example, tarpons are available |
| freeze your fresh fish. You will only have to worry | | | | all year long, scarce from October to March, but fairly |
| about food, drinks, sunscreen, and having fun. | | | | abundant from April to June, while white marlins are |
| Rates - Rates for booking a Florida fishing trip go | | | | available from May to August only. |
| from $550 to $950. There are options for all budgets | | | | Boats and Equipment - The best fishing experience |
| and schedules: half a day (4 hours either in the | | | | can be provided only by an experienced captain and |
| morning or in the afternoon) for $550; three quarters | | | | his crew, an excellent vessel, top quality fishing |
| of a day (6 hours) for $650; or a full day for $750. | | | | tackle, rods, reels, onboard GPS and Depth |
| You can also book deep bay or deep offshore trips | | | | Technology.Fishing in the Florida Keys demands a |
| for $800 or tarpon trips (either in the morning or | | | | extremely versatile vessel, one that provides an |
| afternoon) for $400. If you want to catch some big | | | | excellent performance, be it offshore, backcountry, |
| tarpon and multiple species of fish but have limited | | | | or tarpon fishing. Look for a vessel that's able to fish |
| time, your captain can also organize a trip tailored to | | | | both the bay and the ocean, able to fish all gamefish |
| you. For example: tarpon fishing in the morning, then | | | | species in the entire Florida Keys region.When it |
| a half day offshore, reef or backcountry, followed by | | | | comes to rods and reels, trust Shimano, and when it |
| tarpon fishing again in the evening. | | | | comes to fishing lines, trust Sufix. Expert fishermen |
| Fishing Calendars - You can catch a wide variety of | | | | usually choose Northstart GPS equipment for their |
| sportfish species in the Florida Keys, among them: | | | | geolocation electronics needs, and Furuno Electronics |
| amberjack, barracuda, blackfin tuna, blue marlin, | | | | for depth finders technology. |
| bonefish, cobia, grouper, king mackerel, dolphin, | | | | |