almost non stop action catching multiple species of fish, jack cervalles, look downs, snappers, barracudas… including hooking into two sharks and a big grouper, they cut the line being we were only fishing with jigs. they still fought like crazy the time inhad them hooked and was awesome.  cant forget the 30lb permit about 30 minutes into the trip.  Captain Ben was awesome! very personable,  knowledgeable and just a great guy to fish with. i cannot wait to schedule another trip, probably one of the best times Ive ever had on the water

We had an amazing day on the water with Captain Ben from Leatherneck Backcountry Fishing! The trip was planned for my 13-year-old son to experience some real fishing during our Spring Break, and Captain Ben absolutely delivered. We asked for some good fighting fish and we got it!

We kicked things off with two hammerhead sharks, which totally set the tone for the day. From there, we hit a hot streak of barracuda and every one of us was reeling them in nonstop! We wrapped up the morning with a beautiful Jack Crevalle, along with plenty of other great catches throughout the day.

Captain Ben was incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and fantastic with my son. His passion for fishing and for making sure everyone had a great time really came through. Even my dad, who’s lived in Islamorada for over 20 years, had an absolute blast.

If you’re looking for a top-tier fishing guide in the Keys, you need to book with Captain Ben. We’re already planning to gift my dad a fly fishing trip with him this summer, and we’ll definitely be booking again the next time we’re in town.

Check out a few snapshots from our day—just a glimpse of the adventure we had!

If you’ve never fished the Florida Keys, it’s a tremendous experience. Capt. Ben made it even better. He put us on his tried and true spots and it didn’t disappoint. My wife and I caught a wide assortment of fish. But his calm, relaxing demeanor sets himself apart from other guides I’ve been with. Many are just too uptight. There’s definitely techniques to catch more fish and listening to Capt. Ben, you will catch more. It was a true pleasure fishing on this charter will I’ll be back with friends next spring.

Even with the king tide, Ben kept us moving and on fish the whole trip. Wife and I been on 3 different backcountry trips in the keys and Leatherneck was the best trip. You can tell Ben loves what he does and gets hype when there’s a fish on.  We will definitely be back!

Pick Ben for a memorable day,  very knowledgeable and patient.  we caught a lot of fish!  Fun.