About Your Trip

Water Type

Inshore

Skill Levels

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Weather

You won’t lose your deposit if the trip is canceled due to weather.

About Your Trip

Come experience the Florida Keys on this incredible adventure with Captain Justin! The Keys are a world-renowned fishing destination, and there's no better way to enjoy all that they have to offer than a trip aboard his 24' Sailfish. The options are endless, whether you want to enjoy a half-day, a 3/-4 day, or even a full-day trip!

Captain Justin specializes in calm water, light tackle “good times” fishing. This is ideal for beginner to intermediate anglers who are looking to bend some rods and hear the drag scream. Target species include Snappers, Groupers, Barracuda, and Shark. You can also catch Lobsters on the reefs! These will vary by season and weather, but rest assured—Captain Justin will put you on some awesome fish!

You'll be fishing aboard his 24' Sailfish center console, a fast and manueverable boat ideal for fishing nearshore areas. Features include an enclosed head (restroom), large live well, freshwater shower/saltwater rinse down, comfortable seating, T-top for shade, and a JL Audio stereo system with subwoofers.
The Sailfish has a variable deadrise hull that offers an incredibly smooth and comfortable ride, powered by a Suzuki 300HP engine with a maximum speed of 45mph. This is the only boat in the fleet that is equipped with LED lighting and offers night fishing and star gazing trips. Being a 24' single mono-hulled center console makes for the perfect fishing & diving platform. The Sailfish is the biggest boat in the shallow back country, and is more than capable of getting to the reef and beyond.

Captain Justin will provide everything you need for a successful day out on the water, from rods, reels, and tackle, to ice, water, and fishing licenses. All he recommends you bring are any snacks and drinks and he'll take care of the rest! Dont miss this amazing fishing experience.

Amenities

Water Type

Inshore

Skill Levels

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Tackle

All rods, reels, and tackle are included.

Fish Cleaning

This guide will clean your catch for you.

Beer

Feel free to enjoy responsibly, but please no glass.

Music

You can play your own bluetooth music.

Boat Restroom

This boat has a restroom.

Live Bait

Live bait is included for this trip.

Location

This guide can be flexible with the departure location.

Weather

You won’t lose your deposit if the trip is canceled due to weather.

Kid Friendly

This trip can cater to kids.

Flexible Cancelation

This trip can be canceled up to 3 days before the trip.

Disability Friendly

This trip is not suited for those with disabilities.

Lunch

Please provide your own food / snacks.

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About Your Guide

Justin F.

Certified Damn Good Guide

Outfitter 15 years of exp.

Talkative

Laid-back

Instructional

Beginner Oriented

Adventurous

Quality

About Your Guide

Justin F.

Certified Damn Good Guide

Outfitter 15 years of exp.

Captain Justin was a marine mechanic by trade, but felt the urge to get out of the shop. Long story short, that's when he launched his charter, and he's never looked back!

Captain Justin now enjoys sharing the amazing activities and scenery that the Florida Keys backcountry has to offer every single day. Fishing, snorkeling, visiting sandbars, dolphin viewing, and much more await you and your friends and family while spending a day on the water with us.

As like any business hopes to do, we have continued to grow over the past few years. We now have an inshore boat as well as an offshore boat. We have a great group of guides with years of local knowledge that look forward to making lifetime memories with you and yours.

Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?

13-15ft sawfish was biggest overall catch. My angler was 12 and did a great job, including full report to FWC including accurate GPS coordinates, and tackle used. Catch of lifetime for that young man, and myself.

If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?

Fish, either Beer battered snapper (Needs to be made with Natty light, or PBR), or wahoo ceviche. Depending on which was caught yesterday.

Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?

If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?

Fish, either Beer battered snapper (Needs to be made with Natty light, or PBR), or wahoo ceviche. Depending on which was caught yesterday.

What’s your favorite band?

Variety is the spice of life. Mishka is a go to for chill time on water. AC/DC thunderstruck is booming when caught in the rain.

What’s your favorite movie?

Tommy Boy

What’s your favorite sports team?

My son’s little league team, and the Key West conchs!

What’s your drink of choice?

Water, water water, then maybe a dark rum and pineapple for a docktail.

What was your last halloween costume?

Minions with my family and three other families. A total of 17 of us speaking gibberish.

What do you want for Christmas this year?

Contentment from my three children

How did you get started guiding?

As a boat mechanic living in Key West I found friends and family I never knew existed. Friends of family coming down wanted to have a good time on the water. Eventually I legally needed to get the license and insurance. I didn’t choose to guide, it chose me.

What makes you different from other guides?

Being on and in the water and boats is my passion. Not only fishing, but diving, island/ sandbars, dolphin watching, and just cruising. As a marine mechanic by trade, I also find enjoyment in the maintenance and upkeep that comes with boating and charter fishing. All scheduled maintenance and repairs and done in house to ABYC standards. You’ll find our boats are a world apart from most old, dirty, and tired charter boats. Our vessels are kept to yacht standards.

Start Location & Lodging Options

Your guide can be flexible with your start location.

Key West, Florida

Areas Fished

Florida Keys

About Your Boat

Boat Type: Center Console
Boat Manufacturer: Sailfish
Boat Length: 24'
Boat Restroom: Yes

Trip Details & Amenities

Water Type

Inshore

Skill Levels

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Tackle

All rods, reels, and tackle are included.

Fish Cleaning

This guide will clean your catch for you.

Beer

Feel free to enjoy responsibly, but please no glass.

Music

You can play your own bluetooth music.

Boat Restroom

This boat has a restroom.

Live Bait

Live bait is included for this trip.

Location

This guide can be flexible with the departure location.

Weather

You won’t lose your deposit if the trip is canceled due to weather.

Kid Friendly

This trip can cater to kids.

Flexible Cancelation

This trip can be canceled up to 3 days before the trip.

Disability Friendly

This trip is not suited for those with disabilities.

Lunch

Please provide your own food / snacks.

Target Species

Color-coded seasonality below is based on the current month (March).

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Barracuda
Black Grouper
Bonnethead Shark
Gag Grouper
Lemon Shark
Lobster
Mangrove Snapper
Mutton Snapper
Red Grouper
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

Bottom Fishing
Heavy Tackle Fishing
Light Tackle Fishing
Live Bait Fishing
Trolling

Everything Else to Know

Reviews

5.0

based on 8 reviews

Jason

Verified Review

March 1

Great fishing trip! Captain Mike and first mate Woody did a solid job of getting us into tuna, mahi, and our day was capped off when my son brought in a large sailfish. Lots of fun and recommend them for an awesome day on the water

Trip: Key West Offshore Fishing Expedition

Greg

Verified Review

November 28

Our charter with Captain Justin was so much fun! Despite the windy conditions, he managed to get us on fish in many different spots. Justin is a very knowledgeable captain and is a super fun guy! Definitely will be booking with Captain Justin again!

Shannon & Greg Johnson

Trip: Key West Fishing Adventure

Michael

Verified Review

June 21

The experience was great especially for our two grandsons. We did not have the captain that we expected. Nevertheless, our captain and first mate were very knowledgeable.

Trip: Key West Offshore Fishing Expedition

Ian

Verified Review

January 12

Was an excellent day on the water. Our guide gave us a very comfortable ride and great conversation throughout the half day trip. We all caught plenty of varied fish species enough to cook that evening and freeze and take home. We plan on using Justin’s outfit for our return trips. There are a ton of options in key west but we don’t see the need to change at all.

Ian

Verified Review

January 12

Trip: Key West Fishing Adventure

Matt

Verified Review

March 14

Justin is genuine and authentic and is game on!!!

Trip: Key West Fishing Adventure

Mattias

Verified Review

March 1

Great trip with Justin. Tough conditions but he made sure we got a number of snappers and groupers. Highly recommended!

Candy

Verified Review

August 8

Our family of 5 had an amazing time. Our guide was awesome.

Amy

Verified Review

February 22

We had a wonderful morning on the water with Justin. He was so friendly and welcoming and shared a ton of info about the area and fishing. I would highly recommend his charters!