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18 years experience fishing the Lower Keys and Key West. If you have any questions about what to target, length of trip recommendations for a specific species/style of fishing, or just in general, please message me first. I will be gladly be able to recommend an appropriate trip to best suit your goals. With 18 years of fishing experience in the Lower Keys and Key West I can help point you in the right direction. My number one priority is a safe and enjoyable day on the water for you when you visit. I strive to do the best I can to provide that opportunity for you.

Purple Heron Charters runs fishing trips year-round and full time out of Key West and offers to show you what the local fishery and ecosystem is all about.

Capt. John will do his best to make sure you have a fun day full of fishing. He specializes in spin fishing, fly fishing, and sight fishing. All to get you on that bite. This involves 4 to 10-hour trips, mainly fishing for Bonefish, Seatrout, Sharks, Pompano, Barracuda, Tarpon, Snapper, Permit, Jacks, and Goliath Grouper, depending on the season and conditions of the day.

Your adventure begins on board a 18ft Dolphin skiff powered by a Mercury 115 Pro XS that can fit a maximum of 2 anglers. The boat is fitted with an ice box.

All rods, reels, and terminal tackle are included in the price so you can focus on what really matters, fishing. The captain will supply all the needed fishing licenses for your trip. You can keep anything you catch, as long as it's legal to do so.

The boat will be supplied with drinking waters in recyclable aluminum cans for your pleasure, be sure to let the captain know if you have any questions or want to bring your own.

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Book your trip now and hit the water with Purple Heron Charters.

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Spinning gear or Fly gear, your choice. Best option for getting out on the water affordably and convenient for the schedule to still allow you the other half of a day to enjoy other parts of Key West. Recommended for general fishing and sightseeing. Not recommended for technical fisheries.

Half Day Morning Fishing Trip 

Half Day Morning Fishing Trip  with Purple Heron Charters

Key West

Satisfied with the boat

Caught fish

Appropriate for children

Friendly captain

Good experience

John Hoover

United States

Key West, Florida, United States

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Fishing license

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Pickup included

You keep catch

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Child friendly

Air conditioning

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Quick nearby trip. Designed to spend some time on the water and try to catch a few fish. Not for technical or targeted sportfishing. Just for a fun time on the water.

Quick Rod Bender

4 hour trip. Fly fishing focus. Good for learning the basics of fly fishing or to try and catch whatever will be most cooperative. Not recommended for technical fisheries.

Half Day Fly Fishing Morning Trip

4 hour trip. Spinning gear or Fly gear, your choice. Best option for getting uout on the water affordably and convenient for the schedule to still allow you the other half of a day to enjoy other parts of Key West. Recommended for general fishing and sightseeing. Not recommended for technical fisheries.

Afternoon Half Day Trip

4 hour trip. Spinning gear or Fly gear, your choice. Best option for getting out on the water affordably and convenient for the schedule to still allow you the other half of a day to enjoy other parts of Key West. Recommended for general fishing and sightseeing. Not recommended for technical fisheries.

Half Day Afternoon Fishing Trip 

Half Day Fly Fishing Afternoon Trip

The extra time over a half day trip allows us to try some different techniques and areas. If we have a species focus it would allow us to cover more ground and try different parts of the tide as well. More time is always the most helpful factor.

3/4 Day Trip

6 hour trip. The extra time over a half day trip allows us to try some different techniques and areas. If we have a species focus it would allow us to cover more ground and try different parts of the tide as well. More time is always the most helpful factor.

Afternoon 3/4 Day Trip

8 hour trip. The best option and always what I recommend if your schedule allows. Allows us to try a multitude of techniques and cover a lot of ground. The recommended option for technical fisheries(bonefish/permit/tarpon) and more dedicted fly fishing opportunities. Also can be for regular fishing and to allow for a multitude of fisheries and techniques all within the same day.

Full Day Trip

A full day eight hour trip out to the Marquesas keys. Fishing the flats, channels, and nearshore patch reefs for a variety of species. A truly unique adventure.

Full Day Marquesas Keys Trip

10 Hour long trip. An extension of the full day trip. Allows for maximum amount of time on the water in a single day. Excellent option for giving a full focus on multiple tides and locations for a sportfish,try for an inshore grand slam, or even to try a multitude of fisheries all within the same day.

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