Best Day Ever Charter

Islamorada, Florida

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Pete Rea

Certified Damn Good Guide
Independent Guide 32 years of exp.
Talkative
Laid-back
Instructional
Beginner Oriented
Comfortable
Quality
Our very own Captain Pete has been absolutely obsessed with fishing from a very young age. He is from West Monroe, La and has fished both freshwater and saltwater. Over 30 years of fishing and diving experience from south Texas to south Florida. He decided to move his boats to the keys sometime ago and has a passion for fishing and also helping put others on the fish. He loves to joke, have a good time, and make everyone around him happy! At the end of each day his favorite thing to say is that was "the best day ever"! He loves taking customers to snorkel at the local reefs and hangout at the sandbar. At the end of the day there is nothing like experiencing Islamorada's beautiful sunset on one of our sunset cruises. While he loves to entertain, his greatest passion is to see customer's faces light up as they spend the day catching fish!

About Your Guide

Profile photo of Captain Experiences guide Pete Rea

Pete Rea

Certified Damn Good Guide
Independent Guide 32 years of exp.
Our very own Captain Pete has been absolutely obsessed with fishing from a very young age. He is from West Monroe, La and has fished both freshwater and saltwater. Over 30 years of fishing and diving experience from south Texas to south Florida. He decided to move his boats to the keys sometime ago and has a passion for fishing and also helping put others on the fish. He loves to joke, have a good time, and make everyone around him happy! At the end of each day his favorite thing to say is that was "the best day ever"! He loves taking customers to snorkel at the local reefs and hangout at the sandbar. At the end of the day there is nothing like experiencing Islamorada's beautiful sunset on one of our sunset cruises. While he loves to entertain, his greatest passion is to see customer's faces light up as they spend the day catching fish!

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Fishing in Destin
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Inshore, Deep Sea, Nearshore in Islamorada

Islamorada Trolling / Wreck Fishing

94% (16)
37 ft 1 - 6 People From $850
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Fishing in Destin
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Nearshore Fishing in Islamorada

Islamorada Reef Fishing

94% (16)
37 ft 1 - 6 People From $850
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Fishing in Destin
Fishing in Destin
Fishing in Destin

Deep Sea Fishing in Islamorada

Trolling And/or Wreck Fishing

94% (16)
37 ft 1 - 6 People From $850
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Fishing in Destin
Fishing in Destin
Fishing in Destin

Inshore, Nearshore Fishing in Islamorada

Shark Fishing Islamorada

94% (16)
37 ft 1 - 6 People From $700
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Fishing in Destin
Fishing in Destin
Fishing in Destin

Inshore, Deep Sea Fishing in Islamorada

Islamorada Fishing With Capt Pete

94% (16)
37 ft 1 - 6 People From $850

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Recent Reviews of Best Day Ever Charter

4.7
based on 16 reviews

Kenneth

Verified Review

I recently went on the “Best Day Ever” charter with Captain Pete and I’m not usually one to write a negative review, but we were totally let down by this day. He has a lovely boat and a lovely wife and the day started out with great weather and a promising cruise away from the shore. However, 3 hours into our 6 hour charter, none of us (4 people) had even put a hand on...

Kenneth

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I recently went on the “Best Day Ever” charter with Captain Pete and I’m not usually one to write a negative review, but we were totally let down by this day. He has a lovely boat and a lovely wife and the day started out with great weather and a promising cruise away from the shore. However, 3 hours into our 6 hour charter, none of us (4 people) had even put a hand on a fishing pole at all. We drove and drove to chase birds that would hopefully lead us to the fishing spots, but as the hours wasted away we grew hopeless. Captain Pete, barely spoke to us for the first 5 hours and then as we were heading back to shore he simply said “I guess it’s not happening today folks.” We did catch 3 fish, but that’s not because we were actually fishing. Those three were caught because of the poles he had trailing behind the boat as we searched for a fishing spot literally all day. The best part of the day was watching Pete filleting the fish back at the dock and feeding the nurse sharks in the marina. I really feel like we were robbed of $1,500. We fully expected to at least get to cast some lines and actually try to fish, instead of taking the most expensive boat ride ever. We could have just rented a boat for the day and cruised around for a fraction of the price. I understand that you can’t guarantee to catch fish but there’s a lot that could have been done to compensate to try to make it fun. We chose this charter because he has several techniques listed on his profile and website and he only used 1 out of the 9 listed techniques he only offered us 1. (See image attached for listed techniques). He could have made an effort to teach us something about fishing, let us practice casting the rod, explain the kind of bait we’re supposed to use, talk to us, offer to have us just pay for the gas we used and try again another day, or offer a partial refund, or literally do anything besides leaving us to bake in the sun doing nothing on the back of the boat all day. Very disappointed.
Response from Captain Experiences:
Hey Kenneth - thank you again for taking the time to give us this feedback and for hopping on the phone with the team. We were very sorry to hear that this trip did not live up to your expectations. We've sent over a coupon for your next trip in hopes that you have a better experience.

Response from Captain Experiences:

Hey Kenneth - thank you again for taking the time to give us this feedback and for hopping on the phone with the team. We were very sorry to hear that this trip did not live up to your expectations. We've sent over a coupon for your next trip in hopes that you have a better experience.

Andrew

Verified Review

Pete and Kristy were absolutely awesome! We had an excellent time with the Louisiana/Texas combo ;) Captain Pete was patient about explaining the estuary of the Keys and species. We caught 6 different species and 3 sharks! Great time- see ya’ll next year🦈🎣😃

Andrew

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Pete and Kristy were absolutely awesome! We had an excellent time with the Louisiana/Texas combo ;) Captain Pete was patient about explaining the estuary of the Keys and species. We caught 6 different species and 3 sharks! Great time- see ya’ll next year🦈🎣😃

Kipp

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We had a terrific day with Pete!

Kipp

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We had a terrific day with Pete!

ROY

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What an amazing day of fishing and boating. Captain Pete and his mate Christy were great with my three boys. They really made the experience "The Best Day Ever!"

ROY

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What an amazing day of fishing and boating. Captain Pete and his mate Christy were great with my three boys. They really made the experience "The Best Day Ever!"

Kelly

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An excellent day on the beautiful keys water. Started with overcast but the sun did come out as well as the fish. All three of us had a wonderful time thanks to Captain Pete and Christy. They were kind, helpful and great fun to be around. We would definitely come back and go with Captain Pete again! Thank you for a wonderful day!

Kelly

Verified Review

An excellent day on the beautiful keys water. Started with overcast but the sun did come out as well as the fish. All three of us had a wonderful time thanks to Captain Pete and Christy. They were kind, helpful and great fun to be around. We would definitely come back and go with Captain Pete again! Thank you for a wonderful day!

Potential Target Species

Color-coded seasonality below is based on the current month (January).
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Black Grouper
Good
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Blackfin Tuna
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
Bonnethead Shark
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Bull Shark
Good
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
Good
Good
Cero Mackerel
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Cobia
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Hammerhead Shark
Good
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Good
Good
Good
Great
Good
Good
Kingfish
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Great
Lemon Shark
Good
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
Good
Mahi Mahi
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
Mangrove Snapper
Not Ideal
Not Ideal
Not Ideal
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
Not Ideal
Mutton Snapper
Great
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Nurse Shark
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
Good
Great
Good
Good
Red Grouper
Good
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Spanish Mackerel
Not Ideal
Not Ideal
Not Ideal
Good
Good
Great
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
Not Ideal
Triggerfish
Not Ideal
Not Ideal
Good
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
Good
Great
Good
Not Ideal
Vermillion Snapper
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Wahoo
Great
Great
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Yellowtail Snapper
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
  • Black Grouper
  • Blackfin Tuna
  • Bonnethead Shark
  • Bull Shark
  • Cero Mackerel
  • Cobia
  • Hammerhead Shark
  • Kingfish
  • Lemon Shark
  • Mahi Mahi
  • Mangrove Snapper
  • Mutton Snapper
  • Nurse Shark
  • Red Grouper
  • Spanish Mackerel
  • Triggerfish
  • Vermillion Snapper
  • Wahoo
  • Yellowtail Snapper
  • Get it while it's HOT!
  • This species is in play.
  • You might get lucky (as long as things are in-season).
  • Couldn't tell ya! (no data)

Techniques

Artificial Lure Fishing
Bottom Fishing
Cut Bait Fishing
Deep Dropping
Drift Fishing
Jigging
Live Bait Fishing
Sight Casting
Topwater Fishing
Trolling

Types of Fishing

Deep Sea
Inshore
Nearshore

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Islamorada Reef Fishing
May 19th, 2023
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Shark Fishing Islamorada
April 5th, 2024
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Trolling and/or Wreck Fishing
May 19th, 2023
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Islamorada Fishing with Capt Pete
June 15th, 2023
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Islamorada Trolling / Wreck Fishing
June 9th, 2024
Islamorada, Florida
Shark Fishing Islamorada
August 9th, 2023
Islamorada, Florida
Trolling and/or Wreck Fishing
May 12th, 2024
Islamorada, Florida
Trolling and/or Wreck Fishing
May 12th, 2024
Islamorada, Florida
Shark Fishing Islamorada
August 9th, 2023
Islamorada, Florida
Shark Fishing Islamorada
August 9th, 2023
Islamorada, Florida
Shark Fishing Islamorada
August 9th, 2023
Islamorada, Florida
Shark Fishing Islamorada
May 12th, 2024
Islamorada, Florida
Shark Fishing Islamorada
May 12th, 2024
Islamorada, Florida
Shark Fishing Islamorada
August 9th, 2023
Islamorada, Florida
Shark Fishing Islamorada
August 9th, 2023
Islamorada, Florida
Trolling and/or Wreck Fishing
May 12th, 2024
Islamorada, Florida
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