Reel Easy Charters

4.9/5 (943 reviews)

State licensed

5130 Overseas Highway, Key West, FL 33040, United States–

Reel Easy Charters

State licensed

4.9/5 (943)

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5130 Overseas Highway

Key West, FL, United States

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Reel easy.

Hop aboard the 24' Yellowfin bay boat and see what all the fuss is about. This vessel comes powered by a 300 HP Mercury Verado, that provides speedy and agile fishing in a variety of waters. Whizz off to the productive grounds, before quietly pursuing your spooky targets in the shallows. Equipped with twin livewells, a built-in cooler, and a 10' Power-Pole anchoring system, the boat has everything you need for a successful fishing trip.

Get in touch with your captain before coming aboard, and let him know what you'd like to do. Choose between calm water backcountry fishing, as well as reef and wreck trips, or even head to the deep waters. Capt. John can advise what's best based on your age and experience, and you can rest assured that you'll be in for a trip tailored to your needs.

Backcountry fishing takes place in the flats and bays looking towards the Gulf of Mexico. You'll mainly be using spinning gear with live bait such as mullet, pilchards, and crabs, but your target is up to how. Fancy the holy grail of Permit and Tarpon? No problem. How about Redfish, Snook, and Trout in the backcountry? You've got it. A trip to the reefs for Barracuda, Snapper, and Grouper? It's yours.

Reel Easy Charters will go out of its way to make sure you have a day to remember. All you need to do is bring some drinks and snacks and settle in for a thrilling day with Reel Easy Charters.

Come aboard and discover some of the best fishing in the US!

Reel easy.

Reel Easy Charters will go out of its way to make sure you have a day to remember. All you need to do is bring some drinks and snacks and settle in for a thrilling day with Reel Easy Charters.

Come aboard and discover some of the best fishing in the US!

Popular features

Fishing license

Live bait

You keep catch

Catch cleaning & filleting

Drinks

Popular features

Fishing license

Live bait

You keep catch

Catch cleaning & filleting

Drinks

Rating

4.9

943 reviews

4.8

Boat & equipment

4.9

Captain & crew

4.9

Fishing Experience

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What anglers say

96%

Great experience

91%

Family friendly

99%

Friendly captain

99%

Good boat

97%

Recommended

93%

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Ben Horstmann

Repeat angler

Minnesota, US

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Member since 2025

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2 trips

5.0

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Caught our Limit… then went Shark Fishing

Half Day Trip on January 13, 2026 • 2 adults

We quickly caught our limit and Captain Zac Barsuglia even sent fish home with us and recommended a restaurant to cook it for us. He was spot on. My wife loved it (Im allergic to fish). I love fishing but my wife is a good sport to go with me. Captain Zac was so patient with us and helping my wife get the hang of things. She had so much fun. THEN we caught some sharks. Caught a half dozen in a half hour. Plus lost a couple. DEFINITELY highly recommend Zac. We even did some bragging at the restaurant to dome inquiring people that definitely want to check him out. Thanks Zac and Reel Easy Charters out of Key West!!!

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Response from Captain

January 13, 2026

thanks for the great review Ben

Joseph Stately

Repeat angler

New Jersey, US

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Member since 2024

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2 trips

5.0

Verified

New

Fishing with Captain David

3/4 Day Trip on May 19, 2026 • 3 adults

Had an awesome day fishing with Captian David! We started off with getting some bait and headed towards the storm for some tarpon. Landed a 5-6ft tarpon after an over 2 hour fight. Then we headed towards shallow waters for grouper and snappers. We ended the day with a nice Barracuda! Captian David was very knowledgeable and we were able to target all the species we wanted to. 
Would highly recommend and would go again.

Response from Captain

May 19, 2026

thanks for the great review Joseph

Sydney Rybuck

Wisconsin, US

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Member since 2026

5.0

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Most Amazing!

Half Day Trip on February 20, 2026 • 4 adults

We had Captain Zack which simply asked what fish we were looking to score on our trip. With a big smile, I told him “Sharks!.” Without hesitation he said that we could do that. We caught 3 sharks in the first 2 hours and then spent the next 2 hours fishing Snapper for our lunch, which we successfully maxed out. So not only did I get to fulfill a lifelong dream of mine, but we also got to eat our catch afterwards! I was so impressed with him and he did such a great job with our group. I highly highly reccommend this charter. Thanks again Capt’n Zack!

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Response from Captain

February 26, 2026

thanks for the great review Sydney

Barry Burnette

South Carolina, US

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Member since 2026

5.0

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New

Fantastic senior trip

Half Day Trip – Tarpon (AM) on May 26, 2026 • 3 adults

We booked two days of fishing for my son's college graduation and it was so much more than we could have hoped.  David was a great captain and made sure that we were able to do everything that we wanted.  We would for sure book Reel Easy Fishing Charters again in the future!

Response from Captain

May 27, 2026

thanks for the great review Barry

Michael Myers

Repeat angler

Ohio, US

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Member since 2018

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6 trips

5.0

Verified

grand daughter lands a goliath grouper

3/4 Day Trip on March 16, 2026 • 2 adults

while fishing for snapper we had a couple of pick ups by a goliath grouper .  Captain got out a rod that mounted thru the rod holder on the gunnel .  the put on a large jig baited with a live fish 8-10” long.  It wasn’t long and we had a taker.  She cranked it in. he was over 60” long and likley over 200 lbs. She is about 80#.  now she just wants to go fishing again.

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Response from Captain

March 18, 2026

thanks for the great review Michael!

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Half Day Trip – Tarpon (AM)

4 hour trip starts at 7:00 AM

US $700