Highwaters Fishing Charters
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Highwaters Fishing Charters invites you to enjoy a relaxing yet thrilling saltwater fishing trip in the Florida Keys. Experienced or not, all individuals are welcome. These waters are home to Captain Ryan Smith, as he has grown up on these waters and has plenty of experience.
You'll be fishing aboard an 18' Sterling, powered by a 115 HP Yamaha engine. This flats boat is perfect for navigating and gliding in shallow water. Three guests will fit comfortably and everything you will need for a successful day out on the water will await you.
Captain Ryan specializes in fishing trips that include sight fishing for Snook, Tarpon, Redfish, Snapper, Trout, Tripletail, and Black Drum in the Florida Keys and Flamingo. You'll mainly go after them using light tackle and spinning. These techniques are easy to learn and you'll get a feel for it fast. By the end of the trip, you'll be able to land a fish on your own!
The price of the trip includes the use of live bait, lures, artificials, quality rods and reels, etc. Drinks and snacks are welcome aboard and it's highly recommended to bring sunglasses, a hat and some sunscreen.
This trip is as flexible as to how you want to spend your day. And at the end of your day, your catch will be cleaned, filleted and ready to be cooked.
Highwaters Fishing Charters is waiting to share an adventure with you!
Highwaters Fishing Charters invites you to enjoy a relaxing yet thrilling saltwater fishing trip in the Florida Keys. Experienced or not, all individuals are welcome. These waters are home to Captain Ryan Smith, as he has grown up on these waters and has plenty of experience.
You'll be fishing aboard an 18' Sterling, powered by a 115 HP Yamaha engine. This flats boat is perfect for navigating and gliding in shallow water. Three guests will fit comfortably and everything you will need for a successful day out on the water will await you.
Captain Ryan specializes in fishing trips that include sight fishing for Snook, Tarpon, Redfish, Snapper, Trout, Tripletail, and Black Drum in the Florida Keys and Flamingo. You'll mainly go after them using light tackle and spinning. These techniques are easy to learn and you'll get a feel for it fast. By the end of the trip, you'll be able to land a fish on your own!
The price of the trip includes the use of live bait, lures, artificials, quality rods and reels, etc. Drinks and snacks are welcome aboard and it's highly recommended to bring sunglasses, a hat and some sunscreen.
This trip is as flexible as to how you want to spend your day. And at the end of your day, your catch will be cleaned, filleted and ready to be cooked.
Highwaters Fishing Charters is waiting to share an adventure with you!

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Capt Ryan was awesome. We did an afternoon fishing trip with him and he took us to some great spots. We started out with getting a bunch of speckled trout and then working our way around looking for snook. My son caught a really nice snook and snapper, along with some specs. Ryan is great and really made the trip phenomenal. I highly recommend him.

Captain Ryan put me on the fish. I was hoping to catch one snook which was on my bucket list. After losing numerous snook , due to my abilities, I not only landed a few but they were big uns . And as a bonus he got me a couple of tarpon , one which was too big to bring into the boat. I highly recommend Captain Ryan
We can't control the weather, but can deal with it positively....Capt Ryan worked to deal with and still put us on the fish. He understands the area and how to flow with the patterns to make the trip work.
Was very patient with us and offered very helpful suggestions. We caught lots of fish. Highly recommend!

Really enjoyed being on the water 💦 at night and 🎣 pulling them in!! Ty Captain Ryan!!
If you want to put fish in the boat, Captain Ryan is your guy. He knows the inland flats well and where the fish are hiding. We fished 4-6 great spots and caught fish at each spot. Captain Ryan loves to fish and glad to share his experience with you.
Overall, the trip was excellent. My youngest son, Joseph, was home on his first leave from the Army and I wanted to do something special for him and his friend, Tim, who recently lost his dad. They both enjoyed themselves and will take these memories with them for the rest of their lives. Tim is already talking about getting another boat, and Joe is ready to go out again. Capt Ryan arrived a little later than expected to the meet up location. He compensated by giving us more than an extra hour past the scheduled time. The boat was fast and ran exceptionally well. His fishing gear needs a little maintenance. One of the bails on the rod kept sticking partially open. Capt Ryan brought 4 dozen shrimp, but we could have burned through 8 dozen. We had exhausted all the live shrimp as little after dark which dampened our excitement. He also brought live Pin fish for bait. We used most of them on our final stop under the bridge near Gilbert's. Tim and I caught each caught large Jacks and my son caught a big Snook. The last stop provided most of the excitement of the day. All in all, we enjoyed the time with Capt Ryan. He was very helpful and courteous. He made the best effort to ensure we had a great time and had the best opportunity to catch fish. We brought home 3 Snappers that were of legal size which was enough to feed all three of us. I would do this trip again.

Captain Ryan knows where to find them. We were getting bit all day. Plenty of snook, snapper and trout. Clean boat, cool dude. Highly recommend.
Funnest fishing trip in Key Largo. We all hit it off right away. The Captain knew where to put the boat. We catched snook, snapper and jack crevalle. The pm cruise through the channels was really nice. This is what fishing in the keys is all about. See you soon guys and thanks again for awesome trip.
Had a great time fishing for snook. Very windy day and the Captain did what he could to get us on fish.
Capt Ryan was awesome. We did an afternoon fishing trip with him and he took us to some great spots. We started out with getting a bunch of speckled trout and then working our way around looking for snook. My son caught a really nice snook and snapper, along with some specs. Ryan is great and really made the trip phenomenal. I highly recommend him.

Captain Ryan put me on the fish. I was hoping to catch one snook which was on my bucket list. After losing numerous snook , due to my abilities, I not only landed a few but they were big uns . And as a bonus he got me a couple of tarpon , one which was too big to bring into the boat. I highly recommend Captain Ryan

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90% of fish will hang in only 10% of the water. Captain Ryan knows where that 10% is and will put you on fish. He's been fishing in this region since childhood and has learned from the best. The best thing is that he's willing to share that knowledge. What I learned will save me countless hours of trial and error. Thanks for a great day Cap!

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My son and I had an excellent trip with Captain Ryan. We spent 5 hours fishing the flats around Key Largo. The time flew by because we were constantly catching fish!! Snook, snapper, Jack! Captain Ryan finds fish for you and all you have to do is cast in the direction he is pointing! At the end of the trip, he cleaned and bagged the fish for us. My son and I had great time thanks to the skills and experience of Captain Ryan. I definitely recommend this charter. Five stars!!
We can't control the weather, but can deal with it positively....Capt Ryan worked to deal with and still put us on the fish. He understands the area and how to flow with the patterns to make the trip work.
Key Largo, Florida, United States
Captain Ryan Smith has been fishing around the Florida Keys for years. He specializes in flats and backcountry fishing. Everyone is welcome to join on his trips, regardless of your fishing experience.
You can cancel or modify your booking up to 7 days before the trip date, free of charge. If you cancel or modify your booking later, or fail to show up, you'll forfeit 100% of what you've paid.
Pickup not included
Transfer to/from departure site is not included in trip rates.
When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 20% deposit to guarantee your reservation.
The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:
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