Captain
Joseph Aiello

Member since June 2021 Islamorada, United States
Background
I was born and raised in Long Island, New York. I fished the Great South Bay since I was old enough to ride my bike. As a young boy, I worked filleting fish at a local fish market and wholesaler. This put me in the company of fishermen at a young age. I ran my own boat since the age of 15. I was catching Striped Bass, Fluke, Yellowfin, and Bluefin Tuna. I have been vacationing in the Keys each year since I was 11 years old, and each time we came down, I fell in love with the lifestyle and the fishing more and more. I thought the guides who used to take us fishing were the luckiest people on earth. In 2015 I left New York and moved down permanently. I have honed my skills and learned the fishery and the numerous techniques used down here. Come have a memorable day with us and get the same feeling I got all those years ago!
Techniques
I run a bay boat and enjoy light tackle inshore and nearshore fishing. We fish the Florida Bay, Everglades national park, and weather permitting, the shallow patch reefs on the Atlantic side. I try to employ live or fresh baits whenever I can. However, my true passion is fishing with artificials.

Hey, I'm Captain Joseph Aiello

Islamorada, United States
Background
I was born and raised in Long Island, New York. I fished the Great South Bay since I was old enough to ride my bike. As a young boy, I worked filleting fish at a local fish market and wholesaler. This put me in the company of fishermen at a young age. I ran my own boat since the age of 15. I was catching Striped Bass, Fluke, Yellowfin, and Bluefin Tuna. I have been vacationing in the Keys each year since I was 11 years old, and each time we came down, I fell in love with the lifestyle and the fishing more and more. I thought the guides who used to take us fishing were the luckiest people on earth. In 2015 I left New York and moved down permanently. I have honed my skills and learned the fishery and the numerous techniques used down here. Come have a memorable day with us and get the same feeling I got all those years ago!
Techniques
I run a bay boat and enjoy light tackle inshore and nearshore fishing. We fish the Florida Bay, Everglades national park, and weather permitting, the shallow patch reefs on the Atlantic side. I try to employ live or fresh baits whenever I can. However, my true passion is fishing with artificials.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(202 reviews)
Islamorada
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Trips from US $450

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 202 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Good experience
97%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
96%
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Joe M.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Incredible day on the water

VERIFIED   NEW  2 Hour Trip (1:00pm) on June 16, 2025
I booked this charter for my sonโ€™s first fishing trip. I wasnโ€™t sure how he was going to like it, but it could not have...
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Davit V.
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Great guide

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip on June 14, 2025
Booked a half day with captain Joey. Heโ€™s a great guide. Super cool, friendly and very knowledgeable. He put us on fish right...
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Emily G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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AMAZING DAY!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Reef on June 13, 2025
We did a half day fishing charter on the bay since the ocean side was too choppy, but we had an amazing time and we caught...
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Mel P.
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Thank you for a great trip!!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip on May 9, 2025
We had a great fishing trip and despite being complete beginners we caught lots of fish. Joey was very kind and patient with...
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Amy A.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Great trip!

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on February 27, 2025
Captain Joey definitely knows how to find the fish!ย  We could hardly keep lines in the water to keep up with it. Our targeted...
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